Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu 3D / 2N

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Salkantay Trek 3 days is an exciting and less-traveled option for adventurers seeking a shorter route to Machu Picchu. With daily departures offered by Hikinguideperu, this trek is accessible and affordable for those with limited time or budget constraints. 

It’s shorter duration, the 3-Day Salkantay Trek offers a stunning journey through diverse landscapes, including glaciers, rivers, lagoons, and jungle valleys. You’ll reach the trek’s highest point, Abra Salkantay, at an elevation of 4,630 meters (15,226 feet), and witness the breathtaking beauty of the Peruvian, Machupicchu  

duracion imgDuration 3 Days / 2 Nights
tipo de tour imgTour type Intermediate
dificultad imgDifficulty -----
guia imgGuide English, Spanish
grupo imgGroup size From 02 - 10 people
altitud imgMaximum altitude -----
Day 1 Cusco – Soraypampa – Salkantay Pass – Chawllay ( local Cabins)
  • Duration: 1 Day Hike  
  • Hiking Distance: 23.5 Km / 14.6 mi  
  • Highest Elevation: Salkantay Pass 4,630 m / 15,190 ft  
  • Hiking Time: 9 to 10 hours  
  • Accomodation: Local Cabins  

We pick you up around 3:00 am from your Hotel and the we travel to mollepata where we will stop for do Breakfast and then we continue to Soraypampa to is the beginning of this Hike  

From Soraypampa we will start the ascend of 4 hours to the Highest point ( Salkantay Pass 4,630 m / 15,190 ft ) celebrate reaching the summit and revel in the stunning views of Salkantay Mountain  

Begin your descent, covering a total of 15 kilometers downhill to reach an elevation of 2,900 meters. This downhill trek is divided into two sections. The first segment, from the summit to the lunch point, takes about 2 hours. After a well-deserved lunch break, continue for another 3 hours to our camp at Chawllay.( Local Cabins) 

Day 2 – Chawllay – Santa Teresa – Hidroeléctrica – Machupicchu ( Aguas calientes)
  • Hiking Distance: 27 Km / 16,78 mi 
  • Hiking Time: 9 to 10 hours  
  • Highest Elevation: 2,950 m / 9,678 ft 
  • Accomodation: Hotel***(Machupicchu) 

After breakfast, at 6:00 am, we start trekking down for the day through the upper jungle crossing the Lluskamayo River and a variety of little Brooks. Today we will pass through valleys and have wonderful views of waterfalls also we can enjoy of tropical fruits and plants such as palms and orchids and as so on, untilto reach Playa Sahuayacco Hiking about 5 to 6 hours, from where we Will take a local transportation to go to Hidroelectrica train station, where we Will have lunch. Then we will continue Hiking, passing a variety of crop plantations, coca, banana, we will Hike approximately two and a half hours along the train rail until we reach the town of Aguas Calientes where we will spend the night in a hotel. In Aguas Calientes we will have dinner at a local restaurant, where you will have an informative meeting with your guide about the visit to Machu Picchu the next morning. 

Day 3 Machu Picchu – Ollantaytambo – Cusco

We wake up early morning about 4:00 to 4:30 am to have breakfast and start Hiking up to Machu Picchu which takes one and half hours up to Machu Picchu but there is another option to catch the first bus which leaves 5:30 am to Machu Picchu (25-minutes long) bus up and you will arrive at 6 am in the morning to Machu Picchu , Machu Picchu open at 6 am, you will get in and you will have the opportunity of experience the Sun Rise in Machu Picchu, a Guided tour (approximately 2 hours and 30 Minutes) is given by your Guide and after this you can explore the mysterious city by yourselves. If you still have energy you can also climb Huayna Picchu (2720 masl/8890 feet). It takes 45 minutes to reach the top. Also if for Huaynapicchu there are not available spaces you can also climb the Mountain Machu Picchu which takes 1h 30 minuts to get to the top (you need to le tus know in advance if you want to clim up one of those Mountains). After experiencing the grandeur of Machu Picchu you need to go back to Aguas Calientes to take lunch (optional) then you need to go to the station train to go back to Ollantaytambo then to Cusco. About the train, we will provide you the touristic class train 

Noté  

If you wish to visit Huaynapicchu mountain It is necesary to buy another ticket in advance 3 Months before ( extra US$ 85 ) 

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