Highest Altitude:
4600 m / 15092 ft
Recommended Seasson:
April to November
Trip Length:
4 days
Group Size:
2 to 10 persons
Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu 4 days or Salkantay trek 4 days through Machu Picchu offers an amazing scenery and a great ecological biodiversity.
The name Salkantay Mountain comes from the Quechua meaning “Wild Mountain” located in the Cordillera del Vilcanota is the second-highest mountain in Cusco and of great spiritual value for its inhabitants. This hike is the perfect alternative to visiting Machu Picchu and has a similar level of difficulty to the 4-day Classic Inca Trail.
On the Salkantay trek, you will have the opportunity to enjoy a change in temperature from cold to warm. This hike is considered by National Geographic as one of the most pleasant in the world, where you can enjoy the beautiful scenery and a rich variety of flora and fauna.
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On this hike you will enjoy spectacular Salkantay scenery, where you will be in real contact with nature and the bravery of the mountains, which will challenge you at every moment, the route is composed of snow-capped mountains, glaciers, turquoise lakes, Andean plateaus, waterfalls, and a high jungle to Machu Picchu.
In our Salkantay trek 4 days tour, we will have the option to visit the original part of the ancient Inca trail to Machu Picchu that connects with the Peruvian jungle.
You can even hike part of the original Inca trail to a small Inca ruin and a unique Machu Picchu, before reaching the famous city. This hike has a distance of only 60 km and ascends to 4,600 m. It is the second most popular hike in the Cusco region (after the Inca Trail), so many travelers seek to hike it. This hike has a distance of only 60 km and ascends to 4,600 m. It is the second most popular hike in the Cusco region (after the Inca Trail), so many travelers seek to hike it.
The Salkantay trek is located in the department of Cusco, at an altitude of 6,271 meters above sea level, this tour combines a majestic natural scenery of great beauty with the attraction of the most famous pre-Hispanic remains in the world: Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail. The route begins by traveling the old Inca trail carved into the rock that leads to the citadel of Machu Picchu and crosses a mountain pass between the snowy Salkantay and Humantay (5,917 meters above sea level), to continue along the ravine of the Aobamba River to reach the archaeological site.
The Salkantay route to the Inca Sanctuary of Machu Picchu is another alternative for tourists. During the hike you have impressive scenery of different snow-capped peaks and ending in the cloud forest of the Amazon jungle.
# Of Persons | Price per person | Total ($ USD) | Book Now |
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2 | $ 925.00 | $ 1850.00 | BOOK NOW |
3 | $ 746.00 | $ 2238.00 | BOOK NOW |
4 | $ 676.00 | $ 2704.00 | BOOK NOW |
5 | $ 620.00 | $ 3100.00 | BOOK NOW |
6 | $ 570.00 | $ 3420.00 | BOOK NOW |
7 | $ 560.00 | $ 3920.00 | BOOK NOW |
To get to Salkantay you will necessarily have to get to the city of Cusco, where it will be necessary to go with a guide to direct the way to make your adventure tours of Salkantay treks.
Salkantay or Sallqantay (in Quechua) is the highest mountain in the Vilcabamba range. It is located in the Cusco Region, about 60 km northwest of the city of Cusco. The proximity of Salkantay to Machu Picchu makes trekking around it an alternative to the Inca Trail.
Before starting the tour to Machu Picchu by the sacred snowy peak of Salkantay you must have a series of accessories for the way, as primordial a backpack that will be your companion during the five days of the tour. We will detail the things that your backpack should contain:
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You can rent horses, which is usually taken on the second day, to be able to turn the most difficult step, so you can avoid the fatigue to get to Machu Picchu, is several cost between 70 to 100 dollars for the three days, consult the muleteers and your guide in any case if you are on tour, the horses also always leave accompanied with a muleteer to avoid any accident during the trip, keep in mind these aspects.
Yes, you can do it without problems, since it is not yet regulated by the Peruvian government. If you are encouraged to do this adventure without a guide, keep in mind to respect the regulations of how to use the road, to preserve the environment and that the government does not put rules, to charge the entrance, as it happens with the classic road.
Like the Inca Trail, the entrance to Machu Picchu mountain hasta cost s/.200 soles $70 dollars as an adult and students have a discount with the only ISIC card up to 24 years of age, so you must ask an authorized operator to process your income as students and you are hiring a package to ask for a discount as a student, for them to send the updated student card.
A private tour for two people is an average of 800.00 dollars per person, which you receive personalized attention with good food, good personal guide of muleteers and trained cooks, which is not the same to say that you will receive a luxury service, since the trekking is an adventure tour, for them you should look for a tour operator of your choice.
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