Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu Extended Package
Cusco, Peru
4.9 (16 reviews)Trip Highlights
- Circle Amazing Mount Salkantay
- Most Scenic Trek to Machu Picchu
- All-inclusive Extended Package
- Dramatic, Glaciated Peaks
- Cloud Forests & Alpine Valleys
- Charming Quechua Culture
- Fantastic Peruvian Cuisine
- An Entire Day at Machu Picchu
- Premier Camping Accommodations
- Guides Choice Trip
Description
This extended version of our classic Salkantay Trek 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 (see classic version). This trek will take you through unique and varying landscapes, from cloud forests to grassy highlands and where sub-alpine passes meet 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.
The Salkantay trek begins on the south side of Mount Salkantay and Machu Picchu and circumnavigates the mountain and ancient ruins to the town of Agua Calientes. It contains parts of the original Inca trail and provides mysterious and magical feelings associated with the history of the Inca. This wonderful Peru trek is simply unforgettable!
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:
15-25 pounds
Terrain:
Moderately Rugged
Max Daily Elev. ↑↓:
3,000 ft
Heights Exposure:
Light
PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF THIS TRIP
- Hiking uphill or downhill with a 15-25 pound 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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