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The Salkantay Trek and Inca Trail Hike is a unique and rewarding journey to Machu Picchu, offering travelers the best of both worlds. Many adventurers struggle to choose between these treks, but this combined experience provides the ideal solution. This comprehensive trek involves 7 days of hiking, making it more challenging than the Classic Inca Trail Trek and suitable for experienced hikers in the Peruvian Andes.
This epic journey allows you to visit the Humantay Lake sitting like a jewel among the white mountain peaks. You get to see the imposing Salkantay Mountain before joining the ancient Inca trail leading to Machu Picchu. The best time to trek to Machu Picchu is during the dry season, which runs from late April to early October. This period, especially from May to September, offers the most favorable weather conditions with minimal rainfall and warm, sunny days.
Itinerary | Maximum Altitude | Walking/Hiking |
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Day 01 Arrive at Cusco International Airport, Peru | 3,400m/11,155ft | |
Day 02 Sacred Valley Tour; Pisac and Ollantaytambo Ruins | 2,972m/9,751ft | |
Day 03 Cusco to Soraypampa | 3,850m/12,632ft | |
Day 04 Soraypampa - Salkantaypampa- Pampa Japonesa | 6,271m/20,575ft | 6-8 hrs |
Day 05 Pampa Japonesa – Incachiriaska – Canal Inca | 5,158m/16,923ft | 7-8 hrs |
Day 06 Inca Aquaduct – Huayllabamba – Ayapata | 3,475m/11,401ft | 6-8 hrs |
Day 07 Ayapata – Warmiwañusqa – Chaquicocha | 3,970m/13,026ft | 7-8 hrs |
Day 08 Chaquicocha – Phuyupatamarca – Wiñaywayna | 2,650m/8,695ft | 6-8 hrs |
Day 09 Wiñaywayna – Machupicchu – return to Cusco | 2,745m/9,006ft | 4-6 hrs |
Day 10 Final Departure | 3,400m/11,155ft |
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During the Salkantay & inca trail:
During your Salkantay trek and Inca trail hike, in Cusco, you will be served a welcome dinner upon arrival and will enjoy a farewell dinner before your departure, along with nourishing breakfasts at the hotel where you stay overnight. Throughout the trek, you will have access to three-course meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A professional trekking cook will be responsible for preparing your meals. Additionally, during the trek, you can look forward to afternoon snacks, often referred to as 'Happy Hours.' (Please let us know ahead of time if you have any dietary preferences or restrictions (vegetarian, non-vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free) so that we may meet your needs during the trek.)
Throughout, your Salkantay trail and Inca trail hike, you will be accommodated at Hotel Moaf Boutique or a similar category of hotel in Cusco. Similarly, as you explore the Soraypampa, you’ll be accommodated in tented camps, experiencing the unique atmosphere of the Winaywayna, known as “the mountain of eternal youth”. While on the Salkantay trek and the Inca trail hiking, hotels serve rooms on the basis of twin-sharing with an attached bathroom and hot shower facilities. Single supplement rooms are served with an extra charge.
All our published dates are guaranteed departures. If the dates don’t match with your travel plans, we are more than happy to create your desired date. Let us know what kind of trip you are looking for and our travel experts will help plan your tailor-made trips in your dream destination.
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