SALKANTAY GROUP TREK

Day 1: Cusco – Soraypampa – Humantay Lake

Day 2: Soraypampa – Salkantay Pass – Wayracmachay

Day 3: Wayracmachay – Rayanpata- Colpapampa – Loreta

Day 4: Loreta – Lucmabamba – Llactapata – Hidroelectrica – Aguas Calientes

Day 5: Machu Picchu – Return to Cusco

Included:

• Professional English-speaking Guides
• Briefing: A night or two before your trek, you will receive a full briefing, together with your duffel bag for the trek which will stay with your porters, while you hike. This bag should not exceed 7 kg/14 lbs. Please allow around 2kg for your sleeping bag and air mattress.
• Porters & Horsemen: We include a personal porter, who is responsible for carrying your duffel bag containing your personal items. There is no additional fee for this. We will give you your duffel bag at your briefing the night before, to be filled with the things you will need for the next night and day. You will not have access to your duffel bag until you arrive at your evening campsite.
• Emergency Horse: an extra horse is included for our clients to use if they need a break from trekking. Due to the path conditions, this horse is only available for the first day and a half, so please conserve your energy. If you are feeling unwell, you will also have the option to take a car to the second campsite, with the porters.
• Hotel: The trek will include three nights at simple Lodges and one night in a hotel in Aguas Calientes, the town below Machu Picchu. We include a 3-star hotel. Upgrades are always possible.
• Transportation: All your transportation is included in this trek. You will be picked up directly from your hotel (unless you are staying in Ollantaytambo before the trek) and brought to the trailhead to begin your trek. Your train returning after Machu Picchu is Expedition class and can be upgraded on your way home to the Vistadome train for $ 90 per person. Once you arrive at the train station, you will be brought back to your hotel in Cusco.
• Food: The chefs cook delicious meals that many previous trekkers have raved about. We honor all food restrictions. Be sure to remind your tour guide of any food restrictions at the beginning of your trek. Food is typically served family-style. You will enjoy breakfast, lunch, and dinner each day of the trek, along with a happy hour of tea and snacks. You will also be provided a snack each morning, for you to enjoy along the hike. Your last meal with your chef will be dinner on day four. Lunch the last day is not included.
• Water: Beginning with your first lunch until your last breakfast, we will supply all the water needed. This water will be boiled, filtered and then cooled, before distributing. You must supply your own water bottles or camelback. We recommend carrying about 3L worth. We will refill our waters at each meal.
• First Aid: Every guide has received training in first aid from a physician. We conduct mandatory training sessions every February, which every single tour guide must attend. Your tour guide will always have a first-aid kit for basic medical problems (traveler’s diarrhea, cuts, scrapes, etc.) and oxygen. We will get you off the trail as quickly and comfortably as possible, if needed, and ensure you get directly to a clinic for treatment.
• Satellite Phones: Our top priority will always be the safety of our clients and our team. While we are prepared and all our guides are trained for most of the issues clients have on the mountain, being a phone call away from any doctor, hospital or friend helps everyone feel assured that they are safe. Radios, which all our guides have, are limited in how far they can reach, so we have added Satellite Phones to every trek. Every guide will have a fully charged phone that can be used anywhere on the mountain to connect us anywhere in the world. And they can be used by our clients for non-emergencies as well.

Not Included:
Rentals: Every trekker needs a sleeping bag on this trek. Walking sticks (with rubber tips) are optional but encouraged. If you don’t want to bring any of the above, they are all available for rent:

Sleeping Bag: $ 40 (Beds are provided at the Lodges, but you will need to provide your own sleeping bag)

Walking Sticks (Pair): $30

Huayna Picchu: Huayna Picchu is the mountain that stands next to Machu Picchu. It is a 45-minute hike to the top. Going back down is quite steep if you are scared of heights. This is done after your tour of Machu Picchu. The cost is $ 90.-. Arrangements need to be made at least one month in advance, due to popularity. Please understand that weather is out of our control.

Machu Picchu Montana: $90.- per person

Prices in USD per person:

1 person USD 850.-

2 people USD 835.-

3 people USD 820.-

4 people USD 795.-