Salkantay Trek

Welcome at Cusco airport and transfer to the Royal Qosqo Plaza de Armas hotel. Check-in and a guide briefing about the excursion.

Free time to explore Cusco and acclimatize.

04:45: hotel pickup and departure from Cusco towards Mollepata, passing through Izcuchaca and Limatambo. The drive is described as approximately 2 hours.

06:30: breakfast in Mollepata, according to the program schedule. Continue by vehicle for approximately 1 hour to Soraypampa.

Start the hike from Soraypampa to Humantay Lake, with glacier and lake views. Return to Soraypampa and continue walking to the first camp, Salkantay Pampa.

Lunch and rest. In the afternoon, explore streams and enjoy different views of Mount Salkantay. Tea time, dinner and overnight in Andean huts.

06:00: wake up with coca tea and prepare your luggage.

07:00: breakfast and start of the hike to Salkantay Pass, 4,620 meters above sea level, the highest point of the route. Take part in a ceremony honoring the coca leaf.

Descend to Huayracmachay for lunch. Continue for approximately 3 hours to Chawllay camp.

Tea time, dinner and a campfire with Andean stories. Overnight in Andean huts.

Wake up with coca tea and prepare your luggage. The wake-up time is to be confirmed.

07:00: breakfast and start of the Chawllay–La Playa–Cochapampa hike towards Mayta Capac camp. The walk takes approximately 6 hours, passing local flora and fauna and coca, cacao and coffee plantations.

Arrival at camp, lunch and rest, followed by a coffee tour.

In the afternoon, visit Cocalmayo hot springs. Return to camp for dinner and rest.

06:00: wake up with coca tea and have breakfast.

07:00: begin walking from Cochapampa. Climb along an Inca trail to Llactapata for approximately 3 hours to enjoy views of Machu Picchu.

Descend to Hidroeléctrica for lunch. Continue walking for around 3 hours to Aguas Calientes, where a hotel is reserved.

Free time to explore the town. At 19:00, dinner at the restaurant and a guide briefing for the following day’s visit. Rest at the hotel.

04:00: basic boxed breakfast. Walk up to Machu Picchu, approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, or take an optional bus, approximately 25–30 minutes. The program lists a bus fare of US$ 24 for international travelers and US$ 15 for Peruvian nationals; confirm current pricing and which journey it covers before purchasing.

06:00: scheduled arrival at the sanctuary, with an approximately 2-hour guided visit. Afterwards, free time to explore and take photographs, subject to the confirmed admission time and circuit.

Return by bus: reach Hidroeléctrica no later than 15:00. Walk back or purchase a train ticket to Hidroeléctrica. From there, the road journey to Cusco takes approximately 6 hours.

Return by train: arrive at Aguas Calientes station at least 1 hour before the time on your ticket. Travel approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes to Ollantaytambo, where transportation awaits for Cusco and the Royal Qosqo hotel.

The return option is agreed when booking. Overnight at the Cusco hotel to rest.

Transfer from the hotel to the airport. End of the tour.