Inca Trail With Salkantay
(7 Days Expeditions)
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Classic Inca
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Salkantay Trek
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Why this tour is
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Your safety is our primary concern, from start to finish. We invest in our equipment, staff and food, transportation to bring you simply the best the historical Capital of the Incas has to offer. We go above and beyond and can provide.
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Sustainable
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Give Back! Southern Peru Explorers is an eco friendly, green company who sources local food and staff. Give something back with your holiday by investing in a company who invests in the environment.
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Authentic
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Do it properly! Accredited and Peruvian owned, Inca Trail operator with local, qualified tour guides who are with you every step of the way. Eat local Peruvian food, trek the original Inca steps and do it all with the people that know!
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→DAY 01
Cusco – Soraypampa
Early pick up from your accommodation to head towards Limatambo, where you’ll visit the Tarawasi ruins.Then, we’ll drive up a bumpy road along the Apurimac river. Once we get to Mollepata town, you’ll meet the rest of the team: chefs and porters. We’ll start our hike taking less popular paths, where you’ll learn about the native flora and fauna. After an hour, we’ll get to Marco Casa, our camping site for the first night.
→ Meals L, D → Distance 7 km → Time 5 Hours → Highest Altitude 3,200m / 10,499ft
→DAY 02
Soraypampa – Hichupata
We’ll have a gentle ascent towards the Vilcabamba mountain range. On the way, you’ll get to appreciate the views of the magnificent Humantay, Salkantay and Tucarhuay peaks. By joining the main Salkantay route, we’ll get to Soraypampa where we’ll need to hike up one more hour to get to our campsite, Hichupata. Due to the altitude, this spot could be really cold. We strongly recommend you bring extra layers.
→ Meals B, L, D
→ Distance 16km
→ Time 8-9 Hours
→ Highest Altitude 3,800M / 12,500ft
→DAY 03
Hichupata – Inca Chiriasca
We’ll have a gentle ascent towards the Vilcabamba mountain range. On the way, you’ll get to appreciate the views of the magnificent Humantay, Salkantay and Tucarhuay peaks. By joining the main Salkantay route, we’ll get to Inca CHiriasca where we’ll need to hike up one more hour to get to our campsite, Inca Canal. Due to the altitude, this spot could be really cold. We strongly recommend you bring extra layers.
→ Meals B, L, D
→ Distance 18km
→ Time 6-8 Hours
→ Highest Altitude 4,415m /13,828ft
→DAY 04
Inca Chiriasca – Paucarpata
We’ll have a gentle ascent towards the Vilcabamba mountain range. On the way, you’ll get to appreciate the views of the magnificent Humantay, Salkantay and Tucarhuay peaks. By joining the main Salkantay route, we’ll get to Soraypampa where we’ll need to hike up one more hour to get to our campsite, Salkantaypampa. Due to the altitude, this spot could be really cold. We strongly recommend you bring extra layers.
→ Meals B, L, D
→ Distance 18km
→ Time 9-10 Hours
→ Highest Altitude 4,515m /14,828ft
→DAY 05
Paucarpata – Llulluchapampa
After leaving the campsite, we’ll walk for 3 hours to visit the Paucarcancha ruins. After having lunch at the ruins, we’ll walk a bit further to get to the Inca Trail. We’ll pass on our equipment to our porters, who’ll carry it to our next campsite. After that, we’ll start a gentle 3-4 hour ascent in direction to our next campsite, Llulluchapampa. We’ll go through a native Queña tree forest and then along the Puna, a treeless grassland.
→ Meals B, L, D
→ Distance 18km
→ Time 9 -10 Hours
→ Highest Altitude 4,215m /13,828ft
→DAY 06
Llulluchapampa – Phuyupatamarca
We will be treated to a more relaxing day, making an easy climb to arrive at the third pass of Phuyupatamarca. We’ll be walking on an Inca path, semi-detached from the mountainside, passing through a tunnel, and then to the archaeological complex of Phuyupatamarca, which means “town over the clouds.” We’ll be able to see impressive water fountains and the vast Urubamba river valley below. We will slowly make our way down Inca-made stone steps to our campsite at Wiñaywayna.
→ Meals B, L, D
→ Distance 18km
→ Time 10 Hours
→ Highest Altitude 4,215m /13,828ft
→DAY 07
Phuyupatamarca, Machu Picchu & Cusco
THE DAY! Early start to get to Inti Punku, or The Sun Gate, to enjoy the sunrise gleaming over the sacred citadel of Machu Picchu. From here, there will be a 40-minute walk down towards the Guardian’s House, where you’ll start your 2-hour guided tour around Machu Picchu. You’ll also have some spare time to explore on your own. Lunch will be in Aguas Calientes before catching the train back to Cusco. Drivers will meet you at the train station to drive you back to your Cusco accommodation
→ Meals B - L
→ Distance 16km
→ Time 7 Hours
→ Highest Altitude 3,600m / 11,811ftAll You
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INFO & INCLUSIONS
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AVAILABILITY
Check the available dates for this trek. Make sure your vacation dates match with the official government Inca Trail Permits calendar.
GALLERY
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We newly offer photography tours lead by professional photographers alongside our guides. By request you can turn any of our treks into a photography tour. We provide you with expert knowledge of the best moment, place and time to get that perfect shot. If you are a photography enthusiast or a newbie our photographers can teach techniques to master your camera. We will also take your photographs back to our office for our experts to edit and enhance them if you wish. Please get in touch if you are interested. Below is some of the shots that you could be taking.
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