Salkantay Domo to Domo to Machupicchu – 5D/4N

We will have breakfast around 5:30 am. and start our hike to the highest pass of this trek (4,650 m / 15,200 ft.) located halfway between 2 huge mountains, Salkantay on the right and Tucarhuay on the left. From this pass, the views of the 2 snow-capped mountains are incredible, there is a possibility of seeing snow here.

After a rest, we will continue our hike (downhill) through a spectacular cloud forest to Huayraqpunku, where we will have lunch. Then we hike again after lunch in the direction of the beginning of the jungle until we reach our second campsite, Chaullay or Collpapampa (3,000 m / 9,800 ft).

After breakfast, at 6.30 am, we start the day’s hike through the high jungle crossing the Lluskamayo River and a variety of streams to reach Playa walking approx. 4 hours, where we will camp in geodesic domes in a coffee plantation where we will learn about the coffee process so we will harvest, roast and grind coffee as part of this hike.

Today we will pass through valleys and have wonderful views of waterfalls, tropical fruits, plants and as soon as we are at the beach place where we will spend the night, on the other hand, the horses will return to Mollepata. From here, there is something optional to do, so we can take a local bus to drive one hour until we get to santa teresa, where we can enjoy the natural hot springs (bus fares and entrance fees to the hot springs are not included in this tour and are optional).

Today’s highlight: The best day of the trek! We will try to arrive as early as possible to Llactapata. We walk along a part of the original Inca trail and get some experience from the natives who live here in the area. Have the opportunity to harvest various fruits and have one of the best views of the Urubamba Valley, see the Salkantay Trekking mountain in the background and get your first glimpse of Machu Picchu!

We will have breakfast at 6 am. and we will leave our camp on the beach, we will walk for about 20 minutes to get to Lucmabamba, so we will do the original Inca Trail of Llactapata from this place, we can see Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu from far away, after arriving to Hydroelectric where we will have lunch then we continue walking, passing a variety of plantations of crops, coca, banana we will be walking approximately two and a half hours along the train track until we reach the town of Aguas Calientes where we will spend the night in a hostel in Aguas Calientes, you can take advantage of the hot springs of the town (entrance 10 soles) a real pleasure after finishing the hike.

We get up early in the morning around 4 am. to have breakfast and leave for Machu Picchu which takes 1:30 minutes walking, but there is another option to take the first bus that leaves at 5:30 am. to Machu Picchu (takes 25 minutes) to appreciate the magnificent city as the sun rises.

Your guide will give you a 2-hour tour and then you can explore the mysterious city on your own. If you still have energy, you can also climb Huayna Picchu (2,720m. / 8,890 ft.) It takes 1:45 minutes to reach the top (optional and check availability). Then you will take the train around 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm or 6:20 pm depending on the availability of the train, so you will arrive to Ollantaytambo after 2 hours of travel, so a private transportation will take you back to Cusco.