Salkantay + Inca Trail Package 10 Days
Tour Description
An extraordinary 10-day trip, the Cusco and Inca Trail to Machu Picchu hiking tour, which begins and concludes in Lima. This meticulously organized adventure encompasses the culture of Cusco, Peru, and takes you on an unforgettable hike. Your experience includes comfortable hotel accommodations, expert guides, delicious meals, transportation and more!
Upon arrival in Lima, transfer to your hotel is provided. In the afternoon, after settling in at your hotel, we head to the Magic Water Circuit, a system of Guinness World Record-certified fountains located in the exhibition park. This fascinating attraction, known as the Magic Water Circuit, captivates visitors all year round and has become one of the most popular destinations in Lima. At the end, we suggest places for your dinner, then return to your hotel to rest and prepare for the next flight to Cusco.
Pick up from the airport – hotel in Lima and Cusco. The morning will be free to rest a little and get acclimatized. At 1:30 p.m. pick up from the hotel to take the tour: 4 hours. Guided visit to the convent of Santo Domingo and Qoricancha, then visit to the Inca archaeological remains located on the outskirts of the city of Cusco “Sacsayhuaman, Q’enqo, Pukapukara and Tambomachay”. Return to Cusco.
After breakfast, pick up from your hotel at 7:30 am to take the tour, we start in Pisaq with a visit to its typical crafts market and archaeological remains, then we continue to Urubamba where we will have an exquisite buffet lunch, we continue with a short rest and then continue with the tour to the tourist center of Ollantaytambo where we will see important archaeological remains on the way back to Cusco through Chinchero, another tourist center and colonial town. There we will visit the church and the plaza, finally arriving in Cusco.
What's Included?
- Pick-ups at the places mentioned in the itinerary
- Domestic flight Lima Cusco
- 9 breakfasts, 8 lunches and 4 dinners (vegetarian option available)
- Entrance city tour and Sacred Valley
- Entrance to the Mollepata – Salkantay route
- Entrance to Machu Picchu – circuit 1
- Professional bilingual guide
- Chef and assistants
- Large tent, dining room and kitchen
- 1 night in Lima
- 3 nights in Cusco
- 3 nights of camping
- 1 night accommodation in Machu Picchu Pueblo (Aguas Calientes)
- Round trip bus Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu
- Return train Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo
- Transportation from Ollantaytambo to Cusco
- Personal care items
- International flights
- Return flight Cusco – Lima
- Food not mentioned in the itinerary
- Tip for the guide and muleteers.
- Walking sticks
- Sleeping bag
- zip line activity
- Entrance to Cocalmayo thermal baths and transportation
- Ticket to Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain Ticket – additional cost US $70 per person. Book in advance, at least 3 months in advance
Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up Lima Airport - Hotel - Magical Water Circuit
Upon arrival in Lima, transfer to your hotel is provided. In the afternoon, after settling in at your hotel, we head to the Magic Water Circuit, a system of Guinness World Record-certified fountains located in the exhibition park. This fascinating attraction, known as the Magic Water Circuit, captivates visitors all year round and has become one of the most popular destinations in Lima. At the end, we suggest places for your dinner, then return to your hotel to rest and prepare for the next flight to Cusco.
DAY 2: Flight Lima / Cusco - City Tour Cusco
Pick up from the airport – hotel in Lima and Cusco. The morning will be free to rest a little and get acclimatized. At 1:30 p.m. pick up from the hotel to take the tour: 4 hours. Guided visit to the convent of Santo Domingo and Qoricancha, then visit to the Inca archaeological remains located on the outskirts of the city of Cusco “Sacsayhuaman, Q’enqo, Pukapukara and Tambomachay”. Return to Cusco.
DAY 3: Sacred Valley of the Incas
After breakfast, pick up from your hotel at 7:30 am to take the tour, we start in Pisaq with a visit to its typical crafts market and archaeological remains, then we continue to Urubamba where we will have an exquisite buffet lunch, we continue with a short rest and then continue with the tour to the tourist center of Ollantaytambo where we will see important archaeological remains on the way back to Cusco through Chinchero, another tourist center and colonial town. There we will visit the church and the plaza, finally arriving in Cusco.
DAY 4: Cusco – Humantay Lagoon – Salkantaypampa
Early pickup at your hotel, enjoy breakfast in Mollepata and then begin your hike in Soraypampa (3900 masl), where we will meet our riders and horses, who will load all the camping equipment and we will begin our hike to the Humantay lagoon (4200 masl). After the visit to the Humantay lagoon, we will return to Soraypampa, where our cook will be waiting for us with lunch, then we will go to our Salkantaypampa base camp, from where we can enjoy the beautiful views of the Salkantay snow-capped mountain. In the afternoon, we will relax...
DAY 5: Salkantay Pampa - Lucmabamba
Wake up with a cup of coca mate and enjoy breakfast with fantastic views of the mountains, then reach the highest point of the Salkantay Pass at 4600 meters above sea level in 3 hours. From there we will walk to Wayrac Machaq, to have lunch. Then, we will continue towards the high jungle, where we will observe large trees with their arms extended over the streams, all full of bromeliads and orchids, and we will descend to the 2nd campsite.
DAY 6: Lucmabamba - Hydroelectric - Aguas Calientes
We woke up early with a great breakfast, then began a hike through the cloud forest for 3 hours. Observe the fantastic landscape of rivers, waterfalls and Machu Picchu; We continue walking downhill until we reach Hidroeléctrica where we will have lunch. Finishing lunch, we continued walking another 3 hours to Aguas Calientes. Tonight you will spend in a hotel.
DAY 7: Aguas Calientes – Chachabamba – Wiñayhuayna – Aguas Calientes
Upon reaching kilometer 104, where we begin our walk to the archaeological remains of Chachabamba, from there we will continue until we reach the archaeological remains of Wiñay Huayna where we will enjoy lunch to continue the walk to Inti Punku (Puerta del Sol) here we will have the first view of Machu Picchu and then we will go to the control and entrance gate of the citadel of Machu Picchu where the bus takes us down to Aguas Calientes; Here we will spend the night, have dinner and prepare for our visit to Machu Picchu the next day.
DAY 8: Machu Picchu – Ollantaytambo – Cusco
After breakfast, we will board the bus to the citadel of Machu Picchu, where we will have a guided tour of the different sectors for around 2 hours, then a brief time to enjoy the citadel before descending by bus to Aguas Calientes to board the return train to Ollantaytambo, then to Cusco. Note: If you want to climb Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain, you must book at least three months in advance, due to limited availability. This activity is optional (US $70.00).
DAY 9: Cusco - Vinincunca Mountain of Colors
Pick up from your hotel around 4:30 am – 5:00 am, we will head south to the town of Urcos to the district of Checacupe (2 hours by bus), then to Pitumarca where we have breakfast, then we pass through small towns until we reach the community of Hanchipata – Quesiuno (1 hour and 20 minutes by bus), an ideal starting point to start the walk to Vinicunca (Rainbow Mountain) which will last 3 hours. approximately. On the way back, lunch in Pitumarca and then return to the city of Cusco.
DAY 10: Flight to Lima
Finally transfer to Cusco airport. From Cusco, take your flight back to Lima and then head to your next destination or return home.
