Caminata Salkantay y Llactapata
5 Días y 4 Noches
Group Size
Up to 8 people
Transportation
Van, Train, Bus
Max Altitude
4200 m.s.n.m
Difficulty
Challenging
Service
Group
Duration:
5 Days
Caminata por Salkantay desde Llactapata
Si eres de esas personas aventureras, que aman la naturaleza y también aman explorar las mejores rutas de senderismo del mundo, entonces el Salkantay Trek a la maravilla mundial de Machu Picchu está perfectamente diseñado para ti. Nuestro exclusivo Salkantay Trek Clásico de 5 días por Llactapata es la alternativa de trekking más conocida al Camino Inca Clásico. La revista National Geographic lo considera una de las 25 mejores rutas de senderismo del mundo. Hemos diseñado un itinerario premium de Salkantay que te permite ser el primero en llegar a la laguna Humantay y el primero en llegar a la montaña Salkantay y contemplar un hermoso amanecer, sin la presencia de las otras 500 personas que están diariamente en Humantay y Salkantay. Este itinerario te permite disfrutar de un atardecer y amanecer en Llactapata, ya que dormimos en el mirador remoto más hermoso de Machu Picchu. La mayoría de agencias ofrecen Llactapata como punto de referencia y no como lugar de camping y lo mejor de Llactapata es pasar la noche allí y contemplar las estrellas de Machu Picchu por la noche
Detalles Caminata Salkantay y Llactapata
DAY 1. CUSCO – SORAYPAMPA – HUMANTAY LAKE – SALKANTAYPAMPA.
- Hiking distance: 6.2 miles/10 km (6-7 hours)
- Campsite altitude: 4.150 meters above sea level
- Considered: Moderate to difficult day
- Meals: Breakfast,snacks, lunch, tea time, dinner! All served as buffet
- Weather: Cold and windy
We will pick you up from your hotel around 4:30 am. and you will be driven for 3 hours to Soraypampa, point from where your adventure in the salkantay trek to Machu Picchu will begin. Upon your arrival, your cook and porters will prepare a delicious and nutritious breakfast; then you will get ready to start ascending for 2 hours and 30 minutes through a path with panoramic views of the vast and green valley of Mollepata. Then you hike through a path full of aromatic and medicinal bushes, among which are: la muña, el marko, la chilca, la kallara, la mulahuacatay and many wild species of potato. Also on this trail you will be able to observe in the distance the white and imposing snow-capped Humantay.
Arriving at the Humantay Lake, you will be surprised by a panoramic view of this famous turquoise lake. You will be the first or one of the first tourists to arrive at the Humantay lake and thus contemplate it avoiding the crowds. You will also have the opportunity to observe a beautiful sunrise over the snowy peak and the Humantay lake. Your tour guide will share interesting information about the coloration of the lake and the importance of the Andean snow-capped mountains with the environment. After you have taken memorable photos of you and your loved ones, you will begin to descend for 1 hour, to Soraypampa, the first base camp of the Salkantay trek and where you will have lunch. Lunch consists of a fruit drink, an Andean soup ideal for cold weather, and buffet-style main dishes.
After digesting the food for about 30 minutes, you will walk uphill for 1 hour and 30 minutes. This section of the hike will surprise you with a beautiful view of the snow-capped Salkantay. Upon arrival at the camp, your porters will give you a container with warm water, liquid soap and a small towel, so you can clean up a bit. To celebrate the first day of the Salkantay trek by Llactapata to Machu Picchu, at night you will share a welcome tea time with all the hikers and porters team besides tasting a delicious buffet dinner.
** The highlight of the day: The dazzling Humantay lake and the starry sky over the Salkantay glacier.
DAY 2. SALKANTAYPAMPA – SALKANTAY PASS – WACRAYMACHAY – CHAULLAY.
- Hiking distance: 12.4 miles/20 km (9-10 hours)
- Campsite altitude: 2.900 meters above sea level
- Considered: Challenging
- Meals: Breakfast,snacks, lunch, tea time, dinner! All served as buffet
- Weather: Cold, windy and warm and humid in the second half
Your guide will wake you up very early with a cup of hot coffee and then the porters will hand you a bowl of warm water so you can wash and get ready for a second day full of scenic beauty on the Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu. After a nutritious breakfast, we will hike uphill for 3 hours and 30 minutes to the Salkantay Pass; Along this trail we will have a privileged view of the Salkantay mountain, which will be at all times like a sentinel taking care of us. This section will be one of the highlights of the entire 5-day Salkantay Trek and at the same time the most challenging of all, because we will reach the highest point of our entire journey. Once we are in the Salkantay mountain pass, we will have a 360-degree view of the Soraypampa valley, the Wayracmachay valley and also the Vilcabamba snow-capped chain.
After celebrating our conquest, enjoying the landscape and taking unforgettable photos, we will descend for 2 hours to the Wayracmachay farmhouse, where we will have lunch. Upon our arrival, our porters will bring us a cold apple juice and we will enjoy a delicious buffet lunch. We will hike downhill for 3 hours and a half through an enchanting landscape. This section takes you away little by little from the big snowy hills and takes you little by little to the cloud forest or the beginning of the Amazon jungle. For lovers of plants, flowers and birds, this section of the Salkantay Trek offers a first and good opportunity to observe nature.
Once we arrive at the Chaullay village, your tents will already be installed so you can rest after a very challenging day on the Salkantay trail. In this hamlet there is the possibility of taking a hot shower, as the locals rent it for 3 dollars. At night we will enjoy a pleasant conversation and tea time, in addition to a delicious buffet dinner.
** The highlight of the second day in el Salkantay Trek via Llactapata: are the imposing views of Salkantay (the second highest mountain in Cusco) and the transition between the Andean foothills and the beginning of the Amazonian cloud forest.
DAY 3. CHAULLAY – LUCMABAMBA – MACHU PICCHU OVERLOOK.
- Hiking distance: 10 miles/16 km (7 hours)
- Campsite altitude: 2.750 meters above sea level
- Considered: Easy to moderate
- Meals: Breakfast,snacks, lunch, tea time, dinner! All served as buffet
- Weather: warm and very humid
After a nutritious breakfast, we start hiking downhill for two hours. In this section we can glimpse many types of endemic orchids of the Salkantay Trek, ferns and medicinal plants. Once we arrive at the village of Wiñaypoco, we will board a private transport owned by the locals. Then we will be driven for an hour to the town of Lucmabamba. Once here, we will visit a family that has a coffee plantation. This visit consists, of harvesting the coffee beans, peeling them, drying them, roasting them, filtering them and finally taking a sip. After enjoying this extraordinary coffee experience and savoring our delicious buffet lunch. We will ascend by an original section of the Inca trail to Llactapata.
This 4-hour uphill hike is surrounded by one of the most amazing views of the whole trek in Salkantay. In half way there are two swings with a stunning scenery of the Santa Teresa valley and of course we will stop here to swing and enjoy an incredible complete view of surrounding mountains and the majesty sky. Llactapata is a place from where you can see Machu Picchu in the distance. What makes the view of Machu Picchu from Llactapata truly spectacular is the astonishing set of mountains around the Inca citadel, the view of the rear of the Salkantay snow-capped mountain and the entire Aobamba valley in front of us. Without a doubt, one of the best views of the entire Classic Salkantay Trek. After enjoying the Machu Picchu view, we descend for 30 minutes to our camp.
Our camp in Llactapata is considered the most beautiful campsite of the Salkantay Trek (see it for yourself). In the evening we enjoyed our happy hour and a delicious dinner. After dinner our guide will spot some of the most important constellations of the southern hemisphere; Llactapata is located in a mountain with an extraordinary position to stargaze stars through the eyes of the Incas.
** The highlight of the day: Amazing organic and local coffee experience, besides to sleep in the the most incredible Machu Picchu overlook.
DAY 4. LLACTAPATA- HIDROELÉCTRICA – AGUAS CALIENTES
- Hiking distance: 9.2 miles/15 km (5-6 hours)
- Hotel altitude: 2.000 meters above sea level
- Considered: Easy to moderate
- Meals: Breakfast,snacks, lunch, dinner! All served as buffet
- Weather: warm and very humid
We will get up early to enjoy with a cup of hot chocolate in our hands, a spectacular sunrise in front of Machu Picchu. After getting ready and having breakfast, we will descend for 3 hours through a steep path, surrounded by a gigantic amount of orchids, ferns, mushrooms, mosses and more; this section is the best for the observation of orchids of the Salkantay Trek.
Upon our arrival at Hidroelectrica, our porters will be waiting for us with a cold fruit juice and a varied buffet lunch. After lunch, we will have a small farewell ceremony for our porters, since it will be the last time we will see them. Later for 3 hours along the railway to the town of Aguas Calientes. This is the closest town to the citadel of Machu Picchu. In this final section of the trek, we will have the opportunity to observe the most beautiful and colorful birds of our Classic Salkantay Trek; birds such as: the cock of the rock, the great Andean toucan, the motmot, the Andean guan, among others. This ornithological richness is due to the fantastic canopy of the Amazon jungle that surrounds this section of the hike. We can also see perched on the mountains the retaining walls of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu.
Once we arrive in Aguas Calientes, we can say: «The Salkantay Classic Trek through Llactapata is done«. Your guide will accommodate you at your hotel and coordinate dinner time and plan the visit to Machu Picchu the next day.
The highlight of the day: watch the sunrise from the most beautiful viewpoint of Machu Picchu and the observation of colorful birds on the last day of the Salkantay trail.
DAY 5 AGUAS CALIENTES- MACHU PICCHU- CUSCO
In order to get well rested and have plenty of time to enjoy the views, pictures and guided tour at Machu Picchu; we suggest you to wake up by 5:00 in the morning, get ready, pack the essentials and take the bus from Aguas Calientes town to Machu Picchu citadel. This will be a ride of 30 minutes until reaching the Inca citadel at 6:15 am. more or less. Thus, you will have the chance to see the sunrise on this magnificent location. Your guide will give enough time to take pictures into the most beautiful spots of the Inca citadel, share information about this amazing Incan masterpiece and display you the most impressive details of Machu Picchu.
Then we take the bus back at more or less 12:00 pm. Down to Aguas Calientes to enjoy without rush our lunch. This lunch is optional and not included. At lunch, your guide will deliver out train tickets, so if you opt to skip this; please arrange to get these train tickets before leaving your tour guide at Machu Picchu citadel. Unless you requested for an upgraded train, we will book the Expedition class train departing Aguas Calientes at 3:20 p.m. or 4:22 p.m. This will be a 2-hour drive to Ollantaytambo or 4 hours to Poroy (this is based on which train you board). At Ollantaytambo or Poroy, an INCAS PATH driver will meet you and drive you back to Cusco, then we drop you off at the door of your hotel or the closest possible if there is not car access until your accommodation.
** Our Salkantay service has a door to door service.
Included
- Transfer from the airport to your hotel
- Pick up at your hotel in the morning of the trek departure
- Private transport from Cusco to Soraypampa (starting point of the trek)
- Entry fee to Machu Picchu
- Guided tour of Machu Picchu
- English speaking, experienced professional guide
- Meals as indicated in the itinerary
- Toilet tent for our group only
- 2 Bus tickets from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu and return to Aguas Calientes
- First Aid kit including emergency oxygen bottle
- Train ticket from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo
- Transfer to your hotel in Cusco
- Dinner in a restaurant in Aguas Calientes
- Hotel in Aguas Calientes with private room and bathroom
- Mules and horses (for equipment and personal items) including horsemen, 7 kgs of your personal items such as extra clothes, sleeping bags, etc
- Provision of a horse in case of emergency such as illness, to ensure the trek is completed by all participants
- Entrance to Machu Picchu.
- Boiled water for drinking and washing purposes, available at every mealtime
Excluded
- Sleeping Bag
- Air Mattress
- Walking Poles
- Personal tent
- Tips for guides and field staff.
- Vistadome Train Upgrade
- Huayna Picchu Mountain
- Lunch on the last day in Aguas Calientes
- Lunch on the last day in Aguas Calientes
WHAT TO TAKE WITH YOU
- Original Passport (it has to be the same you have used for booking your trek)
- Valid student card (if you booked as a student)
- Good daypack (the smaller, the better)
- Water storage: 2-3L (water bottles must be reusable, not disposable)
- Comfortable hiking boots with ankle support
- Sleeping bag (can be rented from SAM Travel)
- Headlamp: essential
- Toilet paper
WHAT TO PUT IN THE DUFFEL BAG
- 2 t-shirts
- 2 hiking pants at least
- 4 sets of undergarments
- 3 sets of hiking socks
- Bathing Suit for the thermal waters
- Couple Fleece/ Thermals
- Warm clothes, down jacket — 2nd campsite temp around 3º C
- Waterproof gloves (even if they are ski gloves, bring them)
- Comfortable shoes for camp
- Quickdry towel. We provide small ones, you might prefer something larger
- Small bottle of soap: we provide warm water each day to wash
- Battery Charger: No electricity along the trek
- Large plastic bags will be provided at the office to line your duffel
- Sleeping bag: It has to be at least -15ºC – This can be rented from us
TOILETRIES
- Face moisturizer
- Hand sanitizer
- Wet wipes
- Toothbrush and toothpaste
- Personal medications
- First aid kit: band aids, moleskin, etc.
PRECIO Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu via Llactapata
This unique Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu can be done on any date that is best for you as long as we have a minimum of 2 participants!
GROUP PRICE $557 USD per person PRIVATE SERVICE PRICES:
- 2 – 3 Trekkers: $697 USD per person
- 4 – 5 Trekkers: $657 USD per person
- 6 – 8 Trekkers: $617 USD per person
**** This price includes the extra pack horse who will carry your belongings up to 7 kgs, we will provide you with a duffel bag in which to put your things.
***We provide large Eureka 4 person tents for each 2 trekkers.
DISCOUNTS
- 18 to 25 years old: $30 USD Information required on student card: name of university, student name, photo of student, expiration date etc. A copy of the card is required at booking for government approval for discount.
- Under 18 years old: $30 USD Please send us a copy of your passport at the time of booking.
- Under 11 years old: $40 USD Please send us a copy of your passport at the time of booking.
- Group of 5 or more: $30 USD – All you need is to book the trek together at the same time.
Caminata Salkantay y Llactapata
4 Días
Price
$
500
USD
Per Person
Group Size
Up to 16
Activity Level
Moderate
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