Distance of hike: 60.5 km / 37.6 miles
Difficulty: difficult
Duration: 5 days / 4 nights.
Highest point: step Salkantay 4600 meters / 14991 feet
Elevation gained: 1738 meters, 5700 feet.
Stations: Throughout the year.
Driving time from Cusco to the starting point: 3 h 20 min
Walk nearest city: Village of Mollepata
Beauty: Paramo, Puna, glacial lakes, views of the cordillera Vilcabamba, trail, scenic, area of grassland, local villages,
wildlife: horses , andean and andean foxes, spectacled bear, deer dwarf. Birds, Condor, eagle-hawk, black-chested, hummingbirds.
Activities: hiking route, visits to archaeological sites, visits to nature and the andean community, experiential tourism.
Includes
- Professional bilingual guide
- Pickup from the hotel
- Return transport (bus at the start of the trail and the tourist train back to Ollanta)
- Entrance to Machu Picchu
- 3 bus tickets for travel to Machu Picchu and Aguas Calientes.
- 4 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 4 afternoon snacks and 3 dinners (Breakfast on day 1 and lunch – Dinner in the town of Aguas Calientes are not included).
- Dining tent with tables and chairs.
- Cook
- Tents for 2 people
- Sleeping mattress
- Horseman and mules (to carry cooking and camping equipment)
- 1 night hotel accommodation in Aguas Calientes
- Oxygen
- First aid kit first aid
- Options of vegetarian diet / special available upon request
Need to bring
- Original passport (international student card (ISIC) )
- Travel insurance is essential
- Sleeping bag (Not included – can be purchased for us)
- Boots made for walking
- Waterproof jacket / rain poncho
- A Thick jacket.
- Hat and gloves.
- T-shirts.
- Comfortable pants.
- Hat for the sun.
- Sunscreen (factor 35 recommended)
- Insect repellent.
- Water (For the first 4 Hours)
- Hand sanitizer.
- Personal medication.
- Camera
- Headlamp (which Are useful)
- Shorts
- Cane (with rubber tip)
- Plasters and bandages
- Sandals
- Extra money
- Bathing suit (Hot Waters)
Inscription
- Make the deposit to our account:🏦 Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP)
- Cta. Saving Soles: 194-2279895-0-40
- Name: Corporation Mapi S. A. C
🏦 Bank Interbank.
- Cta. Saving Soles: 413-3098283-6-75
🏦 Continental Bank.
- Cta. Saving Soles: 001 0048 0200078278 65
Important once the deposit, send an email to mapitrekkingperuu@gmail.com or WhatsAPP, issue “Salkantay trek” attaching a photo of the voucher and the number of operation and indicating
- Selected date
- Full name
- ID
- Phone number
MORE INFORMATION
NEXTEL: 956 772 493 RPC: 959194711
mapitrekkingperu@gmail.com
✔ YOU CAN PAY WITH CREDIT CARD FROM OUR PAYMENT LINK VISA:
Price per person:
- 2 hikers: $ 755
- 3 hikers: $ 730
- 4 hikers: $ 680
- 5 or more hikers: $ 655
Conditions
- The Salkantay Trek begins from march to December. Do not do this hike in January or February, being in maintenance, the inca trail and rainy season in the sierra.
- Our tours are based on the number of people in a group.
- Student discount: $ 25 off per person
- Student discounts apply to students who possess a card Green ISIC. Children under the age of 16 years are eligible for student discount. Please send all information or details to the email mapitrekkingperu@gmail.com
- Your guide will give you their train tickets. The train usually leaves at around 2:55 p. m. and you arrive to Cusco at 7:45 p. m. although this may be subject to changes. You can choose to have an extra night in Aguas Calientes to explore Machu Picchu and visit the hot springs in Aguas Calientes.
- The train included in all tours is the backpacker Bolt ( Ollanta). The schedules of the trains will only be confirmed once you have paid the full amount of the tour. The first train that you can take is 13:37 p. m. and the 9:20 p. m. it's the last train. Mapi Trekking Peru will arrange transportation back to Cusco (taxi or bus).
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