Inca Trail Salkantay Trek Machu Picchu 8days
Salkantay Inca Trail Trek to Machu Picchu: This program begins in Cusco, where we’ll explore the ruins surrounding the Imperial City and begin the Salkantay Inca Trail trek. Along the way, we’ll admire beautiful Andean landscapes and catch glimpses of the majestic snow-capped Salkantay mountain (6,271 meters above sea level). We’ll also have the opportunity to bathe in the natural hot springs of Cocalmayo. This trek, after the classic Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, is the next most popular due to its stunning natural scenery. Finally, to relax, we’ll visit the Moray archaeological complex and the salt mines in the southern valley of Cusco.
Salkantay Inca Trail Hike Machu Picchu: This program first arrive in Cusco where we will visit the ruins that are around the Imperial City, and the Inca Trail Salkantay trek, in the way we appreciate beautiful Andean landscapes and beautiful and we saw the big snow Salkantay trek (m.sn.m 6271) and can bathe in the hot springs of Cocalmayo that are natural, this tour after the classic Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is the most popular attraction at next natural landscapes. Finally a way to relax visit the archaeological complex of Moray and salt mines in the south valley of Cusco.
CUSCO CITY TOUR – Inca Trail – Salkantay Trek – MACHU PICCHU – Moray – SALINERAS
Detailed Itinerary of INKA JUNGLE TREKS:
Salkantay Inca Trail Hike Machu Picchu 8 days / 7 nights:
TREK DAY 1: CUSCO CITY TOURS:
Arrival to Cusco reception at the airport or land
CITY TOURS CUSCO:
Duration: 2-7 pm
You will be picked up at the hotel at 1:30 pm
Places to visit in city tours Cusco:
- tour Koricancha
- tour Sacsayhuaman
- tour Kenko
- tour Pucapucara
- tour tambomachay
TREK 2nd DAY: THE INCA TRAIL TREK SALKANTAY:
CUSCO – TREK TO MOLLEPATA – TREK TO SORAYPAMPA
The pickup from the hotel will be at 4:30 am then headed by tourist bus to the town of Mollepata we located 2,850 meters above sea level this trip takes approx. 3 hours from here we organize all our horses loaded 5 kilos of your luggage for 3 days. We started to walk in the way we appreciate very beautiful scenery in the distance we saw some mountains that belong to the chain of Salkantay trek lasts 5 hours and arrive at our campsite Soraypampa.
TREK 3rd DAY: TREK TO SORAYPAMPA – TREK TO COLPAPAMPA – TREK TO Challhuay
Early breakfast prepared by our chefs enjoyed a beautiful sunrise and the first thing you see will be the majestic Salkantay snow, we continued the journey and walk for 7 hours this journey is very beautiful and continue along different altitudes and into a kind of cannon that will take us to the foot of Salkantay lunch continue down the path and watched the start of the forest arriving at our next camp Challhuay.
TREK 4th DAY: TREK TO CHALHUAY – TREK TO PLAYA – TREK TO SANTA TERESA
Early breakfast with its own very mild climate of the jungle with a fresh air and this day will walk through valleys look pretty flora and fauna of the area and appreciate the people of this place in your daily comings and goings enjoy exotic fruits such as pineapple, papaya and Coca visit coffee plantations on the way you can enjoy the waterfalls and hot springs Waynapoco. We continued our walk and arrive at the small town of Santa Teresa where we camp, hike about 8 hours overall.
It is possible to take a bus if they were tired.
TREK 5th DAY: TREK TO SANTA TERESA – TREK TO HIDROELECTRICA – HOT WATER
Early breakfast walked approx. 40 minutes to reach the banks of the Urubamba river and we are transported to the other side by a barrage and hydroelectric hast continue where the Urubamba River valley and the huge waterfall that flows from the mountains of Machu Picchu we will have lunch and continue to be seen our hike to Aguas Calientes 2:30 hours by rail and river banks of this journey is very beautiful and rich in flora and fauna to arrive to Aguas Calientes overnight stay in a hotel and at 8 pm at dinner we will have a brief chat guide about the tour the next day in Machu Picchu.
TREK 6th DAY: HOT WATER – HIKE MACHU PICCHU – CUSCO TOURS
According to information from the guide we left very early to the citadel of Machu Picchu where we will enjoy the sunrise and see the sunrise over Machu Picchu will have a guided tour of two hours in the main sectors of Machu Picchu and then have free time to wander freely or take pictures in the Citadel or just come down and visit the botanical garden or the thermal baths.
A time indicated by our guide boarded the tourist train that will bring it back to Ollantaytambo and from there it accommodates our transfer person on a bus that will bring up finishing the tour in Cusco Plaza de Armas.

TREK 7th DAY: TOURS Maras – Moray – SALINERAS:
At 8:40 am we will pick you up from the hotel and then it will take our tourist transport to the town of Maras where guided tour and will continue until finally terraces of Moray and salt mines. We return to the city of Cusco arriving approx. at 3 pm.
Includes in Salkantay Inca Trail Hike Machu Picchu:
- Transfer from the airport / hotel / airport
- City Tour City tour guide and transportation
- Tour Salkantay route to
- Transfer to Mollepata
- Entrance to the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu Salkantay and
- 04 breakfasts, 04 lunches, 04 dinners
- 01 night hotel in Aguas Calientes
- Entrance to the ruins of Machu Picchu
- Professional bilingual guide
- Team camp tents bedroom and mattress
- Porters or horses to camping equipment to 5 kl per passenger
- Maras Moray Tour guide and tourist transport
- Train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo expedition tourism service
- permanent assistance
Not included in the Salkantay Inca Trail Hike Machu Picchu:
- Food and drinks that are not mentioned in the itinerary
- Additional nights for bad weather or flight cancellations or delays
- VAT and taxes
- Sleeping bag
- tips










