Women’s Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu
Cusco, Peru
Trip Highlights
- Women Only Adventure
- Circle Mount Salkantay
- All-inclusive Extended Package
- Dramatic, Glaciated Peaks
- Fantastic Peruvian Cuisine
- Premier Camping Accommodations
Description
This all-women version of our classic Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu takes you through unique and varying landscapes, from cloud forests to grassy highlands and the confluence of sub-alpine passes with colossal, snow-capped mountains. This trek is for the adventurous! Since ancient Incan times, Mount Salkantay has been considered sacred and the protector of the Quechua people. The name Salkantay derives from the Quechua language and means “Savage Mountain.” Mount Salkantay (20,574 feet) is the highest peak in the Vilcabamba Mountain Range and in the Cusco area of the Southern Peruvian Andes.
This trip is led and supported by women guides, drivers and assistant chefs. The main chef and horse wranglers are men. This trip also includes pre-trek and post-trek amenities, airport pick-up and drop-off, and wonderful acclimatization activities so you can focus 100% on enjoying Peru.
From $195 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT
The single supplement on this trip applies to all nights in hotel. If traveling solo, you will have a tent to yourself the other nights.
DIFFICULTY LEVEL 4
Scale of 1-5. 1 is least difficult; 5 is most difficult
Hiking Distances:
Up to 10 mi
Backpack Weight:
10-20 lbs
Terrain:
Moderately Rugged
Max Daily Elev. ↑↓:
3,000 ft
Heights Exposure:
Light
PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF THIS TRIP
- Hiking uphill or downhill with a 10-20 lb backpack for 7-8 hours
- Maintaining balance and footing on variable, uneven terrain
- Hiking at high elevations of 15,000+ feet
SOLITUDE LEVEL 3
1 least solitude, 5 most solitude
We rate this Peru hike a solitude 2. You can expect to have hours of solitude at a time while hiking.
Make the most of your time in Peru with an add-on day hike around Cusco! Explore a stunning alpine lake with amazing turquoise water (Lake Humantay); or one of the most unique and breathtaking mountains in the world with rainbow-colored soils that make for spectacular photography (Rainbow Mountain).
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