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Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu (5 Days)

4.3(3 reviews)
120 hours
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About This Tour

The Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu is an alternative to the Inca Trail and considered by most to be the best alternative route (and maybe even better!). This magnificent trail is perfect for adventurers who wish to become personally integrated in changing ecosystems from one day to the next. You will walk through sweeping, magical landscapes of a snowy mountain paradise to a tropical jungle where you will find a wide range of animals and medicinal plants and flower varieties. Witness with your own eyes a living, but ancient, culture in remote villages hardly ever seen by foreigners! The Cordillera Vilcabamba is an impressive mountain range extending over 260 km,. The snow-capped mountain Salkantay rises to 6271 MASL– 20574 FASL in height. It is an outstanding snowy peak, located less than fifty miles northwest of the city of Cusco in south-central Peru. Because of its proximity to the city, it is easily accessible by car and it has been climbed by professional mountaineers since 1952.

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Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu (5 Days)
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Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu (5 Days)
Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu (5 Days)
Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu (5 Days)
Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu (5 Days)
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What's Included

Bio-degradable personal hand soaps and Bio-degradable dishwashing detergents used by our staff
Second day Andean ceremony, offering to the mother earth
Transport back from Ollantaytambo to Cusco
Camping equipment (tent, cooking and eating tent. Chairs and tables)
Lunch
Horseman, mules or porters (they just carry cooking and camping equipment) 7kgs your personal things
Dinner
Breakfast
Transport to Soraypampa ( trailhead)
Professional bilingual tour guide
Entrance fee Machu Picchu
7 kilos of your personal belongings to be carry by the horses
Collection from your hotel (we pick you up from where you are staying)
Entrance fees to The Salkantay Trek
Vegetarian/special diet options available
Tourist train back to Ollantaytambo
Thermarest(air mat) sleeping mat
First Aid kit

What's Not Included

Entrance fees to Huyanapicchu
Extra horse to ride or for any extra backpack

Additional Information

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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4.3

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