Author: Luis Alberto Del Castillo

DAY 1: CUSCO – HOT SPRINGS – CASCADA QUISWARANI CAMPING

We pick up from your hotel at 5:00 to start the famous Lares Trek. It will be a three-hour trip along the beautiful landscape of the Sacred Valley and across the Andes, until you reach the Lares Thermal Baths site, where you will have your first breakfast accompanied by stunning views of the Andes Mountains. You can then enjoy the hot springs, which are divided into several groups ranging from freezing cold to boiling. All of them are composed of pure volcanic water, which is medicinal in nature and considered to be good for bones, muscles and stress, headaches.
After soaking in the baths for a while, we continue driving 20 minutes to the trailhead, Punta Carretera at 3,300 m / 10,827 feet above sea level. It is here that he will meet his horses and riders. You will give your canvas bags to riders to be transported to the camp site. To start, it will be two hours, gradual rise uphill, until we reach our lunch spot in the first town, called Quiswarani.

QUISWARANI

This section of the walk is considered the sector of the potato valley, where people grow many varieties of organic potatoes. The guide will help you point out some indigenous, medicinal plants that grow along the way. Next, we will arrive at our lunch place, where you can enjoy your first delicious meal prepared by our chef on the route. After a good nap, we will be ready to explore the town and visit some local houses, where you will learn about ancient lifestyle traditions and the local population. If there is time, we will visit the school where the children speak Quechua, their mother tongue. If you wish, you can bring some toys, notebooks or any type of school supplies to share. Maybe you can even teach them some words in English or another language.
It will be another two hours, gradual, uphill until you reach the campsite, where you will be welcomed by our trekking staff, who will have their tents established. We will enjoy some hot drinks, as the sky darkens and the stars begin to appear. Our guide will take you to a specific place to enjoy the magnificent view of the sky, and we will learn about the Inca constellations, which were carefully studied by the Inca people, to learn about the seasons of the year and to help them in their sowing.

CHAKANA

Your guide will use our telescope to observe the famous Inca constellations, such as the Chakana (Southern Cross) cosmic constellation, Orion and many others. Finally, you can enjoy a dinner prepared on site. If you want to keep watching stars, you can stay for a longer time or, if you prefer, you can activate in your tent.lares trek to machupicchu

• TOTAL DISTANCE: 9 km (5,6 miles approx.)
• ALTITUDE OF THE CAMP: 3850 meters above sea level
• DIFFICULTY: Moderate
• MEALS: Breakfast | Lunc | Dinner

DAY 2: QUISWARANI – CONDOR PASS – CANCHA CANCHA PUEBLO

Today they woke up around 5 am, with our hot drinks service. You will have stunning views of the lake and colorful the Kiswarani Valley. The local people will already be standing, having their llamas and alpacas to graze. Breakfast will be served soon as you finish packing your equipment. Next, we will fill our water bottles.

It will be a three or four hour climb to reach the top of the mountain. This pass is called, or Condor Pass. Let’s zigzag our way to compensate for the steep climb. The views of the area are stunning. You will see lakes, waterfalls, llamas, alpacas and we will have an emergency horse to ride in case you are tired. Once you reach the Condor Pass you will be above the clouds, above the mountain peaks and the 360 ​​degree views of the surroundings are stunning. In front of you will be the majestic Pitusiray Mountain, which is 5,700 m / 18,700 feet high, and the Condor Pass is 4,680 m / 15,354 feet high. Next, we will enjoy the hot drinks service that your porters will take with them. Let’s take some great photo opportunities, and start the descent. lares trek to machupicchu

EL MIRADOR

You will start the one hour, downhill, descent to El Mirador (Point of View), where you can enjoy lunch. There are maybe there will be some llamas grazing nearby. After lunch, there will be an excursion during the last three hours of descent, with fantastic views of many lakes, llamas and alpacas, before arriving at your camp, the town of Cancha Cancha, which is the only town that does not have modern technology . Cancha Cancha is a town (3,750 m / 12,303 feet), where people still practice royal traditions of the Incas. In this Inca town, 85 percent of the houses are still original, of ancient construction, made of stone, with thatched roofs.

Unlike any other town in the Lares Valley, where this town has no electricity or cars. Here, not only will you enjoy nature, but your goalkeepers will also set up your tents. You will have a little time to meet with the local children. We provide them with food and school supplies, so we invite travelers to share this support in the education and health of this native town.

You can join us and bring something you would like to complement the life of these Quechua-speaking children. Following, your guide will take you to one of the houses of the local family, where you will learn about the way of life of the local inhabitants. You can see how they raise their guinea pigs, and you will learn about traditional textiles, hand-woven, made of llama wool and alpaca. This is the best day of your hike. At night you can enjoy dinner.

lares trek to machupicchu

• TOTAL DISTANCE: 13,5 km (8,4 miles aprox.)
• ALTITUDE OF THE CAMP: 3850 meters above sea level
• DIFFICULTY: Challenging
• MEALS: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

DAY 3: CANCHA CANCHA – HUARÁN – MINA DE SAL DE MARAS – OLLANTAYTAMBO – AGUAS CALIENTES

Our trekking team will help you get up with a hot drink and you will have some time to pack and enjoy breakfast. Afterwards, you will have time to explore the town and visit the local primary school, where the ancient language of the Incas, Quechua, is still taught. Once you are ready, the last stage of your Lares journey will begin. It will be four hours of walking downhill, along this beautiful route, where you will pass through more llamas and alpacas. We will pass through farms where potatoes, beans, and many other traditional tubers are grown, in the traditional Inca style. This is a great opportunity to learn about Peruvian agriculture, because people still grow by hand with traditional Inca agricultural tools.

Now, let’s start descending to the hottest area, the sacred valley. You will begin to feel the microclimate changes and begin to see the crops that are different from the high mountains. Around the people Sacred Valley corn, quinoa farm, kiwi, peaches, avocados and other types of fruits. Of course, this area has a lot of Inca history. You will finish the tour in the small town of Huaran, in the Sacred Valley, at 2,700 m / 8,858 feet, where you will say goodbye to your horses, riders, cook and porters, as we will return to their homes.

HUARAN

From Huarán, we will take a car and make the short trip to the valley to visit the Salineras salt flats, in the town of Maras. Here, at 11,000 feet above sea level, a spring of saltwater sprouts and spills down the side of the mountain. More than 3,000 small evaporation chambers have been created and look as if they are falling down the side of the mountain. These have been in use since pre-Inca times. Salt is said to have healing properties because it is loaded with natural minerals, some of them even come out pink. Local families own each of these pots, and make their salt from being supplied to the towns in the area. There is a small shop in the place, if you want to take salt from home with you.

After visiting Salineras, we will board the van for a 45-minute drive, which runs along the Sacred Valley to Ollantaytambo. That is the only and intact Inca people. It still has many Inca water channels, houses and walls. Your guide will take you around to see this small town until it is time for dinner, which will be at a local restaurant. Then we will take the train at 7 pm, for Aguas Calientes, the town at the foot of Machu Picchu (train schedules may vary, depending on availability). Upon arrival in Aguas Calientes, you will be transferred to the hotel and prepare for the most amazing day of the entire trip.

• TOTAL DISTANCE:  9 km (5,6 miles aprox.)
• ALTITUDE OF THE CAMP: 2000 meters above sea level
• DIFFICULTY: Easy
• MEALS: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

DAY 4: MACHUPÌCCHU – CUSCO

The fourth day is the most magical day because you will finally visit Machupicchu. You wake up early to ascend walking or take a bus to travel up to Machu Picchu. We will have a guided tour of 2 hours and 30 minutes to know the most important places of Machupicchu, you can visit the most impressive places such as the Royal Mausoleum, the 3-window temple, the main temple, the Sacred Square, the famous Intihuatana where Incas sages tied the sun on the winter solstice in June, stairways, squares, fountains, etc.

After the tour you have free time of a few more hours to visit Machupicchu on your own and if you go if you want to climb one of the mountains – Huaynapicchu (must be booked in advance) Then you will have to return to the town of Aguas Calientes, where you will have time for lunch (not included). In the afternoon you will take the train back to Ollantaytambo or Poroy (Depends on availability) where our transport will wait for you to return to Cusco.

• DIFFICULTY: Moderate
• MEALS: Breakfast

INCLUYED

  Pick up from your hotel.

  Tourist transport on the mentioned routes

  Entrance to the thermal baths of Lares & Entrance to Machu Picchu Archaeological Sanctuary.

  Professional bilingual guide (Spanish / English)

  Cargo mules to carry all equipment, tents, food, kitchen equipment, restaurants and tents, passenger equipment (5 kilos maximum).

  Meals: 3 breakfasts, 3 appetizers, 3 lunches and 3 dinners.

  All these meals are prepared by our chef and his assistant.

  Coca tea is served every morning in your tent.

  Boiled water after breakfast, to refill your water bottles (one liter per person).

  Lunch with hot drinks such as tea and coffee coke.

  Oxygen and first aid kit.

  Executive tourist train of Ollantaytambo / Aguas Calientes / Ollantaytambo or Poroy (According to availability)

  Tourist transport train station / Cusco.

  Bus Aguas Calientes / Machupicchu / Aguas Calientes.

  02 camp nights

  01 night of 3 * Hotel in Aguas Calientes

  24-hour support service from our offices in Cusco

 

NO INCLUYED

  Breakfast on the first day, lunch and dinner on the last day.

  Huayna Picchu Mountain Ticket or Machu Picchu Mountain.

  Sleeping bag.

  Walking sticks.

  Tips in general to the entire work team

  Travel insurance.

  Additional features.

OFFICIAL PAPERS

  Original passport and migration card

  Student card (valid per year)

  Travel insurance

SLEEPING TEAM

  Sleeping bag (can be rented at the agency)

  Thermal rest mattress (can be rented at the agency)

CLOTHES AND ACCESSORIES

  Warm clothes: layers of varying temperatures, especially at night.

  Thermal / gloves / scarves: wool socks / wool hat for cold nights, t-shirts for the entire walk.

  Rainwear: a good raincoat and rain pants and a plastic rain poncho.

  Long hiking pants

  Hiking shorts

  Tshirts

  Underwear and casual stockings

  Hiking socks

  Small towel.

  Waterproof gloves

  Swimwear for hot springs (optional).

FOOTWEAR

  Rugged, waterproof, lightweight hiking boots

  Camping shoes such as tennis shoes or sandals or other footwear for use in our camps

TRAVEL ACCESSORIES

  Light backpack of 30-50 liters, which is light for the walk

  Trekking poles (can be rented at the agency)

  Bottle of water “canteen” or camelback

  Personal medical kit

  Personal hygiene kit

  Insect repellent

  Hand sanitizer gel

  Toilet paper

  Headlamp (very important)

  Camera and spare batteries

  Extra battery charger

  Sunscreen / hat and sunglasses

  Earplugs

EXTRA MONEY

  Extra money for drinks

  Tips or gratitude for the work team

  Memories, etc. (soles or dollars)

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

• To climb the mountain of Huayna Picchu or Machupicchu mountain, there is a limit of spaces per day, it is recommended to check availability with us and book in advance.
• The pick-up, arrival and train schedules are referential, this will depend on the availability of the train company.
• We always do our best to follow the fixed itinerary, however it may change from time to time based on temporary weather and park restrictions, availability, weather, road closures, guest / injury capacity and natural events such as fires and floods.

ABOUT THE SERVICE

• Prices are per person in US dollars USD
• The cost of the program is based on a minimum 02 program in Shared and Private Service. In the case there is only 01 person to ask if we have a confirmed group to group it in shared service.
• The reservation of trains, tickets and hotels is subject to space availability.

DISCOUNT

• Foreign tourists up to 25 years with a student card and effective date per year, get a discount of $ 25.00 USD.

ADDITIONAL

  Huayna Picchu Mountain $ 25.00 USD

  Machupicchu Mountain $ 25.00 USD

  Sleeping bag $ 20.00 USD

  Inflatable air mattress $ 20.00 USD

  Walking sticks (Trekking) $ 20.00 USD

  Improve the category to 4 * and 5 * Hotels in Aguas Calientes (Consult us)

 lImprove the category of panoramic return train $ 70.00 USD

  Improve the luxury return train category $ 450.00 USD

DAY 1: CUSCO ‐ ESCULA PUKUTUNI – PUCACCOCHA

The pick-up will be very early and it will be a three-hour trip to the beginning of the trail at Pukutuni School. Here you can enjoy a rich breakfast and meet the whole team, the chef, porters and horsemen. It will be a three-hour walk to your lunch spot in the village of Upis, on the foot of Ausangate Mountain. After lunch, you will climb another 1.5 hours uphill to the first pass called Vicuña Pass (4850 masl) and then approximately 3 hours to your afternoon camp in Pucaccocha. Along the way there are stunning views of valleys, waterfalls and glacial peaks.

• TOTAL DISTANCE: 16 km (9 miles approx.)
• ALTITUDE OF THE CAMP: 4650 meters above sea level
• DIFFICULTY: Challenging
• MEALS: Breakfast | Lunc | Dinner

DAY 2: PUCACCOCHA – PASO DEL CONDOR – PASO DE ALPACA –  SORORNI LAKE

After an early and nutritious breakfast, the trek will continue with a 2-hour climb to the Condor Pass (4900 masl). Along the way you will have magical views of the mountains and lagoons of Ausangate and maybe you will see some llamas and alpacas. It is then a gradual downhill walk for 2 hours to our lunch spot. After lunch, you will have a small climb to the Alpaca pass (4950 masl), where you can see a small part of the Rainbow Mountain. After 1 more hour of walking downhill, you will arrive at this camp at night. This is one of the most beautiful places to contemplate the Andean sky. rainbow mountain trek machupicchu

• TOTAL DISTANCE: 8 km (5 miles)
• ALTITUDE OF THE CAMP: 4700 meters above sea level
• DIFFICULTY: Challenging
• MEALS: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

DAY 3: SORONI LAKE – RAINBOW MOUNTAIN – KAYRAWIRI – AGUAS CALIENTES

Chaullay in the cloud forest, starting early in the morning to the Beach Podras absorb this new and lush landscape during our 6 hour hike today !, cross the small town called Collpapampa, the Salkantay River becomes the Santa Teresa River. After a short break, we continue our descent to the shores of the Totora River, after passing the waterfalls in Coripacchi, the settlement in Wiñaypoko where many varieties of fruits like passion fruit, mango, banana, avocado and coffee there, at noon we to reach the small town of La Playa for lunch and continued the trip by bus (1 hour) to Santa Teresa Huaquiña (1600 masl) where we have our own camp in the afternoon is optional Thermal Baths a total (s) / 15.00) after cooling off and resting at the hot springs, return to the camp and spend the night in the tents.rainbow mountain trek machupicchu

• TOTAL DISTANCE: 12 km (7,50 miles)
• ALTITUDE OF THE CAMP: 2400 meters above sea level
• DIFFICULTY: Moderate
• MEALS: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

DAY 4: MACHUPÌCCHU

We arrived that we were all waiting for, one of the 7 wonders of the world and a World Heritage Site by UNESCO we will wake up early and after breakfast option to walk or board the bus to Machupicchu, we will make a 30-minute trip arriving at the citadel of Machupicchu. We will have a guided tour of 2 hours and 30 minutes to know the most important places of Machupicchu, you can visit the most impressive places such as the Royal Mausoleum, the 3-window temple, the main temple, the Sacred Square, the famous Intihuatana where Incas sages tied the sun on the winter solstice in June, stairways, squares, fountains, etc.

After the tour you have free time of a few more hours to visit Machupicchu on your own and if you go if you want to climb one of the mountains – Huaynapicchu (must be booked in advance) Then you will have to return to the town of Aguas Calientes, where you will have time for lunch (not included). In the afternoon you will take the train back to Ollantaytambo or Poroy (Depends on availability) where our transport will wait for you to return to Cusco.rainbow mountain trek machupicchu

• DIFFICULTY: Moderate
• MEALS: Breakfast

INCLUYED

  Pick up from your hotel.

  Tourist transport to Mollepata, point of the departure tour.

  Entrance Mountain Vinicunca & Entrance to the sanctuary of Machupicchu

  Professional bilingual guide (Spanish / English)

  Cargo mules to carry all equipment, tents, food, kitchen equipment, restaurants and tents, passenger equipment (5 kilos maximum).

  Meals: 3 breakfasts, 3 appetizers, 3 lunches and 3 dinners.

  Diet options * Vegetarian available.

  All these meals are prepared by our chef and his assistant.

  Equipment: Kitchen and dining tent.

  Tents for 2 people

  First aid kit with oxygen balloon.

  Emergency horse.

  Return transport: Train station / Hotel Cusco.

  02 camp nights

  01 night of 3 * Hotel in Aguas Calientes

  24-hour support service from our offices in Cusco

 

NO INCLUYED

  Breakfast on the first day, lunch and dinner on the last day.

  Huayna Picchu Mountain Ticket or Machu Picchu Mountain.

  Sleeping bag.

  Walking sticks.

  Tips

  Travel insurance.

  Additional features.

OFFICIAL PAPERS

  Original passport and migration card

  Student card (valid per year)

  Travel insurance

SLEEPING TEAM

  Sleeping bag (can be rented at the agency)

  Thermal rest mattress (can be rented at the agency)

CLOTHES AND ACCESSORIES

  Warm clothes: layers of varying temperatures, especially at night.

  Thermal / gloves / scarves: wool socks / wool hat for cold nights, t-shirts for the entire walk.

  Rainwear: a good raincoat and rain pants and a plastic rain poncho.

  Long hiking pants

  Hiking shorts

  Tshirts

  Underwear and casual stockings

  Hiking socks

  Small towel.

  Waterproof gloves

  Swimwear for hot springs (optional).

FOOTWEAR

  Rugged, waterproof, lightweight hiking boots

  Camping shoes such as tennis shoes or sandals or other footwear for use in our camps

TRAVEL ACCESSORIES

  Light backpack of 30-50 liters, which is light for the walk

  Trekking poles (can be rented at the agency)

  Bottle of water “canteen” or camelback

  Personal medical kit

  Personal hygiene kit

  Insect repellent

  Hand sanitizer gel

  Toilet paper

  Headlamp (very important)

  Camera and spare batteries

  Extra battery charger

  Sunscreen / hat and sunglasses

  Earplugs

EXTRA MONEY

  Extra money for drinks

  Tips or gratitude for the work team

  Memories, etc. (soles or dollars)

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

• To climb the mountain of Huayna Picchu or Machupicchu mountain, there is a limit of spaces per day, it is recommended to check availability with us and book in advance.
• The pick-up, arrival and train schedules are referential, this will depend on the availability of the train company.
• We always do our best to follow the fixed itinerary, however it may change from time to time based on temporary weather and park restrictions, availability, weather, road closures, guest / injury capacity and natural events such as fires and floods.

ABOUT THE SERVICE

• Prices are per person in US dollars USD
• The cost of the program is based on a minimum 02 program in Shared and Private Service. In the case there is only 01 person to ask if we have a confirmed group to group it in shared service.
• The reservation of trains, tickets and hotels is subject to space availability.

DISCOUNT

• Foreign tourists up to 25 years with a student card and effective date per year, get a discount of $ 25.00 USD.

ADDITIONAL

  Huayna Picchu Mountain $ 25.00 USD

  Machupicchu Mountain $ 25.00 USD

  Sleeping bag $ 20.00 USD

  Inflatable air mattress $ 20.00 USD

  Walking sticks (Trekking) $ 20.00 USD

  Improve the category to 4 * and 5 * Hotels in Aguas Calientes (Consult us)

 lImprove the category of panoramic return train $ 70.00 USD

  Improve the luxury return train category $ 450.00 USD

DAY 1: CUSCO – MOLLEPATA – SORAYPAMPA – HUMANTAY LAGOON

Start of pick up from your respective hotel and departure from Cusco is at 4:30 am – 05:00 am, in the morning on the bus ride through small towns and communities such as Izcuchaca, Limatambo and Mollepata a short break for breakfast , 40 minutes and we drive to Challacancha (3600 masl) the starting point of the hike, to get the best views in the upper part of the valley to appreciate the panoramic views of the entire valley of Limatambo and the native peoples and other mountains covered in snow in the Andes.

after a brief introduction of our staff, the walk is through the vegetation and a narrow path between the dark hills, much of the path is flat and flat at the edge of the water channel to Soraypampa, The trail is considered an original Inca trail that connects the Peruvian coast and the oldest cities of the Inca period, following the narrow path and colorful landscapes over the Limatambo valley, in the afternoon rest for the ascent towards the humantay lagoon and to take a pleasant and pleasant time, it is recommended for the views and the sunset, before the evening we descend towards the camping for the dinner and overnight in the tents in Soraypampa (3900 m). salkantay trek to machupicchu

• TOTAL DISTANCE: 12 km (7 miles approx.)
• ALTITUDE OF THE CAMP: 3920 meters above sea level
• DIFFICULTY: Moderate
• MEALS: Lunc | Dinner

DAY 2: SORAYPAMPA – SALKANTAY PASS – CHAULLAY

In daylight it is the awake to have a nutritious breakfast and then to start the hike to the summit of the route (7 km / 4hrs), during the ascent it is clear to appreciate the first view of the Salkantay mountain that is the second mountain Highest in the Cusco region and one of the Inca gods called “Apu”, we will begin our walk to the base of white peak and Apu Salkantay (6271m / 20569ft), crossing Salkantaypampa, and then begin the steep ascent to Soyroccocha, just at side of the impressive views of the Salkantay pass glacier (4600m / 15088ft), the highest step of the trek in which in addition to enjoying stunning views of the surrounding glaciers and the snowy peaks of the Vilcabamba mountain range you can see the jungle High in the Amazon, you can also see chinchillas and condors in their natural habitat.

From the highest point we begin the descent to lunch place “Huayracmachay” is in the middle of the day, from this point; We began to descend towards a more tropical climate and in the so-called foggy forest. Along the route, we can see the remains of an ancient Inca trail, which is approximately 3 meters wide, enjoying the increasingly abundant vegetation, passing waterfalls. After the last 3 hours walk we arrive at the small community of Chaullay base camp (2,900 masl – 9,514 feet)

• TOTAL DISTANCE: 22 km (13,50 miles)
• ALTITUDE OF THE CAMP: 2750 meters above sea level
• DIFFICULTY: Challenging
• MEALS: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

DAY 3: CHAULLAY – LA PLAYA – SANTA TERESA – HOT SPRINGS

Chaullay in the cloud forest, starting early in the morning to the Beach Podras absorb this new and lush landscape during our 6 hour hike today !, cross the small town called Collpapampa, the Salkantay River becomes the Santa Teresa River. After a short break, we continue our descent to the shores of the Totora River, after passing the waterfalls in Coripacchi, the settlement in Wiñaypoko where many varieties of fruits like passion fruit, mango, banana, avocado and coffee there, at noon we to reach the small town of La Playa for lunch and continued the trip by bus (1 hour) to Santa Teresa Huaquiña (1600 masl) where we have our own camp in the afternoon is optional Thermal Baths a total (s) / 15.00) after cooling off and resting at the hot springs, return to the camp and spend the night in the tents. salkantay trek to machupicchu

• TOTAL DISTANCE: 12 km (7,50 miles)
• ALTITUDE OF THE CAMP: 2400 meters above sea level
• DIFFICULTY: Moderate
• MEALS: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

DAY 4: SANTA TERESA – HYDROELECTRIC – AGUAS CALIENTES

Early wake up to enjoy breakfast, on this day it is optional to zipline / zipline for 2 hours before the hike, the hike is next to the river following the dirt road towards the Hydroelectric there is the main electricity plant, and a time nice appetizers and lunch box, the last 3 hours walk is surrounded by lower valley of the Machupicchu complex where there is a large amount of biodiversity of plants, orchids and wildlife such as Bears, Capiso and Puma of the jungle. salkantay trek to machupicchu

Next to the train line to the town of Aguas Calientes, the road is next to the river willka mayu and we will appreciate beautiful landscapes. Early arrival to Aguas Calientes to accommodation in comfortable hostel in Aguas Calientes.

• TOTAL DISTANCE: 18 km (11,2 miles)
• ALTITUDE OF THE CAMP: 2000 meters above sea level
• DIFFICULTY: Moderate
• MEALS: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

DAY 5: AGUAS CALIENTES / MACHU PICCHU TO CUSCO

The magical day arrived, we woke up early and after breakfast we had the option of walking or we will take the bus to Machupicchu, we will make a 30-minute trip to the citadel of Machu Picchu and appreciate the majestic sunrise. We will have a guided tour of 2 hours and 30 minutes to know the most important places of Machupicchu, you can visit the most impressive places like the Royal Mausoleum, the temple of the 3 windows, the main temple, the Sacred Plaza, the famous Intihuatana where the wise Incas tied to the sun in the winter solstice in June, stairways, squares, fountains, etc.

After the tour you have free time of a few hours to visit machupicchu on your own and if you go if you want to climb one of the mountains – Huaynapicchu (must be booked in advance) Then you will have to return to the town of Aguas Calientes, where you will have time for lunch (not included). In the afternoon you will take the return train to Ollantaytambo or Poroy (depending on availability) where our transport will wait for you to return to Cusco. salkantay trek to machupicchu

• DIFFICULTY: Moderate
• MEALS: Breakfast

INCLUYED

  Pick up from your hotel.

  Tourist transport to Mollepata, point of the departure tour.

  Professional bilingual guide (Spanish / English).

  Entrance to the Salkantay Trail & Entrance to Machu Picchu Archaeological Sanctuary.

  Cargo mules to carry all the equipment, tents, food, kitchen equipment, restaurants and tents, passenger equipment (5 kilos maximum).

  Meals: 4 breakfasts, 4 appetizers, 4 lunches and 4 dinners.

  All these meals are prepared by our chef and his assistant.

  Todas estas comidas son preparadas por nuestro chef y su asistente.

  Coca tea is served every morning in your tent.

Boiled water after breakfast, to refill your water bottles (one liter per person).

  Lunch with hot drinks such as tea and coffee coke. Appetizers every morning or snacks.

  Almuerzo con bebidas calientes como el té y el coque de café.

  Oxygen and first aid kit.

  Caballo de emergencia.

  Executive tourist train from Aguas Calientes / Ollantaytambo or Poroy (according to availability).

  Tourist transport train station / Cusco.

  Bus Aguas Calientes / Machupicchu / Aguas Calientes.

  03 nights of camping.

  01 night of Hotel 3 * in Aguas Calientes.

  24-hour assistance service from our offices in Cusco.

 

NO INCLUYED

  Breakfast on the first day, lunch and dinner on the last day.

  Huayna Picchu Mountain Ticket or Machu Picchu Mountain.

  Sleeping bag.

  Walking sticks.

  Tips in general to all the work team.

  Travel insurance.

  Additional features.

OFFICIAL PAPERS

  Original passport and migration card

  Student card (valid per year)

  Travel insurance

SLEEPING TEAM

  Sleeping bag (can be rented at the agency)

  Thermal rest mattress (can be rented at the agency)

CLOTHES AND ACCESSORIES

  Warm clothes: layers of varying temperatures, especially at night.

  Thermal / gloves / scarves: wool socks / wool hat for cold nights, t-shirts for the entire walk.

  Rainwear: a good raincoat and rain pants and a plastic rain poncho.

  Long hiking pants

  Hiking shorts

  Tshirts

  Underwear and casual stockings

  Hiking socks

  Small towel.

  Waterproof gloves

  Swimwear for hot springs (optional).

FOOTWEAR

  Rugged, waterproof, lightweight hiking boots

  Camping shoes such as tennis shoes or sandals or other footwear for use in our camps

TRAVEL ACCESSORIES

  Light backpack of 30-50 liters, which is light for the walk

  Trekking poles (can be rented at the agency)

  Bottle of water “canteen” or camelback

  Personal medical kit

  Personal hygiene kit

  Insect repellent

  Hand sanitizer gel

  Toilet paper

  Headlamp (very important)

  Camera and spare batteries

  Extra battery charger

  Sunscreen / hat and sunglasses

  Earplugs

EXTRA MONEY

  Extra money for drinks

  Tips or gratitude for the work team

  Memories, etc. (soles or dollars)

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

• To climb the mountain of Huayna Picchu or Machupicchu mountain, there is a limit of spaces per day, it is recommended to check availability with us and book in advance.
• The pick-up, arrival and train schedules are referential, this will depend on the availability of the train company.
• We always do our best to follow the fixed itinerary, however it may change from time to time based on temporary weather and park restrictions, availability, weather, road closures, guest / injury capacity and natural events such as fires and floods.

ABOUT THE SERVICE

• Prices are per person in US dollars USD
• The cost of the program is based on a minimum 02 program in Shared and Private Service. In the case there is only 01 person to ask if we have a confirmed group to group it in shared service.
• The reservation of trains, tickets and hotels is subject to space availability.

DISCOUNT

• Foreign tourists up to 25 years with a student card and effective date per year, get a discount of $ 25.00 USD.

ADDITIONAL

  Huayna Picchu Mountain $ 25.00 USD

  Machupicchu Mountain $ 25.00 USD

  Sleeping bag $ 20.00 USD

  Inflatable air mattress $ 20.00 USD

  Walking sticks (Trekking) $ 20.00 USD

  Improve the category to 4 * and 5 * Hotels in Aguas Calientes (Consult us)

 lImprove the category of panoramic return train $ 70.00 USD

  Improve the luxury return train category $ 450.00 USD

We will go through their respective hotel to pick them up between 4:30 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. and then travel on our transport to the town of Mollepata located in the lush valley of the Apurímac River. After a well-deserved breakfast to fill up with energy we will continue our trip to Soraypampa (3900msnm) after a short break, we will begin our trek to Laguna Humantay located at 4200mt 13779 feet, after the ascent of 1 hour and 30 minutes we will be able to appreciate such a wonderful place “Laguna Humantay, they will have time to take photos, explanation of the guide and free time to connect with the place and return to the town of Mollepata to have our lunch with beautiful panoramic views of the snowy peaks and then return to the city of Cusco at 17 : 00 approximately. tour humantay lake

INCLUDED

  Pick up from the hotel

  Tourist transport at the beginning of the walk

  Professional English / Spanish bilingual guide

  Food: 01 breakfast and 01 local lunch

  Entrance Tickets

  First aid kit

  Trekking sticks

 

NOT INCLUDED

  Drinks

  Snacks

  Emergency riding horses (Optional)

  Tips

  Travel insurance

  Additional features

  Small backpack.

  Photocopy of your passport

  Warm clothing

  Waterproof (long poncho) in rainy season (November to March)

  Sunglasses.

  Sunscreen, wide-brimmed hat for sunny days.

  Trekking pants

  Mountain boots

  Bottle of water “canteen”.

  Snack

  Medicine and / or articles for personal use.

  Have checks and coins on hand in small denominations soles or dollars.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

• We always do our best to follow the fixed itinerary, however it may change from time to time based on temporary weather and park restrictions, availability, weather, road closures, guest / injury capacity and natural events such as fires and floods.

ABOUT THE SERVICE

• The shared service is available from 01 person to group with more travelers. For the reservation of the private service a minimum of 02 people is required if in the case it is 01 person request the rate based on 01 person.

DISCOUNTS

• Children under 9 have a discount of $ 15.00 USD

Our tour begins with the hotel pickup in Cusco, we will go to Maras, a traditional village where we will appreciate its church made of adobe, we will continue to the archaeological center of Moray north of the city of Maras. Moray is a unique construction of several circular platforms that served as an agricultural laboratory to experiment with different products in the Inca period.

Continuing the tour we will arrive at the salt mines of maras, impressive salt platforms formed by thousands of white wells that appear like snow. These have been used for thousands of years, long before the Inca Empire and to this day, they remain in use by local inhabitants.

End of the tour and return to Cusco in the afternoon. tour maras moray, tour maras moray

We will return to the Cusco city.

INCLUDED

  Pick up from the hotel

  Tourist transport

  Professional English / Spanish bilingual guide

  Entrance tickets

 

NOT INCLUDED

  Alimentation and drinks

  Tips

  Additional features

  Original passport and migration card.

  Wear shoes or light shoes or tennis shoes.

  Waterproof (long poncho) in rainy season (November to March)

  Long sleeve shirts.

  Long pants.

  Bottle of water “canteen”.

  Sunscreen, wide-brimmed hat for sunny days.

  Sunglasses.

  Medicine and / or articles for personal use.

  A small backpack.

  Camera or video camera.

  Have checks and coins on hand in small denominations soles or dollars.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

• We always do our best to follow the fixed itinerary, however it may change from time to time based on temporary weather and park restrictions, availability, weather, road closures, guest / injury capacity and natural events such as fires and floods.

ABOUT THE SERVICE

• The shared service is available from 01 person to group with more travelers. For the reservation of the private service a minimum of 02 people is required if in the case it is 01 person request the rate based on 01 person.

DISCOUNTS

• Children under 9 have a discount of $ 15.00 USD

Our tour begins with the hotel pickup in Cusco, then we will transfer by bus to the archaeological zone of Pisaq (1 hour), located on the top of the highest mountain of the town of the same name. Here we will have a guided tour of approximately 2 hours and in the town we will visit its artisanal market. Continuing with the trip, we will go to the city of Urubamba passing through picturesque traditional villages along the way and other places of great natural beauty.

We will arrive to Urubamba at noon and we will stop for lunch, then we will go to the town of Ollantaytambo “living village”, where there will be a guided tour of its archaeological complex.

After this visit, we will go to the town of Chincheros, a place that stands out for its platforms that were used as an agricultural area in the Inca period, we will also visit a craft center, who will explain very uniquely the process of weaving the purest pre-Columbian style. sacred valley tour, sacred valley tour

Finally we will return Cusco.

We will return to the Cusco city.

INCLUDED

  Pick up from the hotel

  Tourist transport

  Professional English / Spanish bilingual guide

  Entrance tickets

  Buffet lunch

 

NOT INCLUDED

  Drinks

  Tips

  Additional features

  Original passport and migration card.

  Wear shoes or light shoes or tennis shoes.

  Waterproof (long poncho) in rainy season (November to March)

  Long sleeve shirts.

  Long pants.

  Bottle of water “canteen”.

  Sunscreen, wide-brimmed hat for sunny days.

  Sunglasses.

  Medicine and / or articles for personal use.

  A small backpack.

  Camera or video camera.

  Have checks and coins on hand in small denominations soles or dollars.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

• We always do our best to follow the fixed itinerary, however it may change from time to time based on temporary weather and park restrictions, availability, weather, road closures, guest / injury capacity and natural events such as fires and floods.

ABOUT THE SERVICE

• The shared service is available from 01 person to group with more travelers. For the reservation of the private service a minimum of 02 people is required if in the case it is 01 person request the rate based on 01 person.

DISCOUNTS

• Children under 9 have a discount of $ 15.00 USD