5 Day Salkantay Adventure Humantay Lake and Machu Picchu

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Humantay Lake & First Camping Site⌄

   Start with a **4:30 AM pickup** and travel to Challacancha. From there, hike to **Soraypampa (3,900 m)**, where you’ll set up camp and have lunch. In the afternoon, hike to **Humantay Lake (4,200 m)** and return to the campsite.

   Meals: Lunch: This is a good meal prepared by our cook, we have in every meal vegetarian options and vegan options. · Dinner: This is a good meal prepared by our cook, we have in every meal vegetarian options and vegan options.

   Overnight: This Night will be in tents for 2 people, if you are a solo traveler you will share with another person

2. 2Crossing the Edge of the Andes⌄

   Early in the morning our assistant will wake up the whole expeditionaries to give them a good tea, so they can be better acclimatized by the height, and then we will take our breakfast to be ready to start a 3 hours hike until reach the highest point of our expedition, the Salkantay Pass 4600meters (15091 FASL) full of wonderful sceneries, with powerful and intimidating Andean mountains, then we will do what the Inkas did in the pass, we will pray and ask to the Apus (Mountain Gods) the permit to pass. From there, we walk down towards Wayracpunku (HuayraPampa), to have lunch. Afterwards, the trip will continue going to the high jungle where we will observe large trees with their arms extended over the streams, surrounded by bromeliads and orchids. This walk will takes us around 5 hours to reach our base camp in Chaullay 2900meters (9514 FASL), Where we will have dinner and rest.

   Overnight: This Night will be in tents for 2 people, if you are a solo traveler you will share with another person

3. 3Entering the Inca Jungle & Relaxing in the Hot Springs⌄

   After having breakfast around 6:30 am, we will head towards Sahuyaco (La Playa) 2000meters (6824 FASL) in a jungle trekking where the temperature oscillates in 25°C during the day and 14°C during the night. We will have lunch in this place. Then we continue our trip in our transport to Santa Teresa 1550meters (5085 FASL) where we will set up our base camp and we will enjoy a relaxing reward in Cocalmayo (Hot Spring) Then we will have a traditional Peruvian dinner and rest well to be prepared for the next day.

   at the end of the tour you can enjoy the hotsprings, ot is not included you can pay at the spot, the price is $ 6.00 USD

   Overnight: This Night will be in tents for 2 people, if you are a solo traveler you will share with another person

4. 4Ziplining & Hiking Near Machu Picchu⌄

   After breakfast, enjoy a **zipline adventure or a 2-hour trek from Santa Teresa to Hydroelectric**, where the group will meet for lunch. Then, hike for about **3 hours along the railway to Aguas Calientes**, arriving around 5:00 PM. Spend the night at a hostel, enjoy dinner, and attend a briefing about the next day’s **Machu Picchu visit**.

   Overnight: Hostel Night in Aguas Calientes, with wifi and hot shower

5. 5Exploring Machu Picchu & Returning to Cusco⌄

   Start at 4:00 AM with a hike to Machu Picchu and enjoy a sunrise visit. At 6:00 AM, have a 2-hour private guided tour, followed by free time to explore. At 11:30 AM, hike back to Hydroelectric, where the bus departs at 3:00 PM, arriving in Cusco around 10:00 PM. Optional: Add an extra night in Aguas Calientes or upgrade to the return train for more time and a more comfortable journey.

   it is an additional of $30USD to climb the mountain, you can pay it later or here in cusco, let us now after the booking to check the availability.