Salkantay

SALKANTAY MONTAIN TREK –LLACTAPATA TO MACHUPICCHU I.P. 5 DIAS Y 4 NOCHES

FIRST DAY CUSCO (3250masl.) – SORAYPAMPA (4000 masl)– RAYANNIYOC( 3000masl-campsite):
You will be picked up at your hotel between 4:30am and 5:00am. We will jump on a tourist bus and head toward MOLLEPATA ( 2850masl.), a small town 120 klicks north of Cusco. The bus ride takes 2 and half hours, so we should arrive by 7:30am. We can have breakfast at a restaurant in town and then continue on by bus to Soraypampa at 4000masl. That is where we’ll meet up with the mules and muleteers and get ready for the 4 hour ascent up Mt. Salkantay. (4350 masl.) we’ll eat lunch up on the mountain, and then hike down for four more hours, until we reach Santa Teresa Valley, where we will set up camp at 3000masl at a place called Arayanniyoc .
Distance:
-Cusco –Soraypampa ( bus) 120 klm
Soraypampa – Pass (ascending trek ) 9 klm

SECOND DAY: RAYANNIYOC (camp) –PLAYA (camp)17000 mas
Pass – Arayanniyoc campground nor too cold. We will start walking at 8:00am, for our four hour hike through verdant forests teeming with tropical flora and fauna. ( mosquitos too). We will stop for lunch at Qollpa. In the afternoon we will pass by CHALLHUAY and later come upon the small village of SAWAYACU O PLAYA (1700 masl) where we’ll set up camp.
Distance :
Arayanniyoq cam – Qollpa ( lunch) /9 klm
Qollpa –Beach (camp) /7 klm
Total 2nd day treking 16 klm

THIRD DAY : PLAYA 1700 masl –LLACTAPATA ( archeológical center ) 2400 masl. HYDROELECTRIC STATION (1900 masl).TO MACHU PICCHU PÙEBLO
Breakfast will be served at 7:00am, and at 8:00am we will be on our way. We will walk up 600 meters along the cut stones of the Inca Trail, through fields of bananas and coffee. This part of the trek is very lush, with orquids and lots of different hummingbirds and brightly colored tropical fowl. We will cross the Limonpata pass after about 3 and a half hours and 10 klicks. We will visit the Llactapata archeological site and in the background we’ll see MT.WAQAY WILLKA (6100masl) We will pause for a delicious lunch, typical of that part of the country. Then we will head down hill for a couple hours (4.5 klm.) until we reach the Vilcanota River. There is a train station there and we’ll jump on the train for the 9 klick ride to Machu Picchu. Then we will check into our hotel and relax for the night.
Distance:
Playa –Llactapata (up hill trek )/9klm
Llactapata – Hydroelectric plant( down hill trek ) /4.5
Total : 3rd day of trek 14.5 klm
Hydroelectric plant –to Machu Picchu Pueblo train /9 klm

FOURTH DAY :VISIT TO MACHU PICCHU archeological site. (2400masl ) and HUAYNA PICCHU -2600 (masl). :
This will be a wonderful day to get to know the 7th Wonder of the World, THE SANCTUARY OF THE INCAS. We will have 6 hours at the ruins, so you will be able to see a lot. There are various different sectors to explore. In the afternoon, we will go back down the hill to Machu Picchu Pueblo ( Aguas Calientes) and have a good lunch at a tourist restaurant. The rest of the afternoon is free time.

FIFTH DAY:AGUAS CALIENTES (TRAIN )-TO OLLANTAYTAMBO –CUSCO :
On this 5th day, we will return by train to Ollantaytambo and from there via bus to Cusco, where you can make your connections.
Total Distance:(trek) total :50klm
Maximum altitude :4600masl