4 Day Glamping Luxury Salkantay Trek – Deluxe Salkantay Treks

We’ll pick you up from your hotel at 4:30 a.m. We’ll drive for about 3 hours to Mollepata where we’ll start our Salkantay Trek. As soon as we arrive at Mollepata, while you have breakfast the cook and the horseman will pack all the camping equipment and cooking stuff. We’ll start hiking uphill the first 3 hours, to get to Cruzpata. In Cruzpata we will have lunch with panoramic views of the beautiful snow-capped mountains (Humantay; 4120m/13500ft and Salkantay; 6271m/20575ft). This is just the start!

We will begin our Salkantay Trek towards Soraypampa. Our first Salkantay Trek camping spot is there (3800 m/11750ft; the highest and coldest campsite of the trip). We will be very close to the second highest Salkantay snow capped mountain of Cusco. 

1ST DAY

• Total distance: 15 km (aprox.) 
• Estimated walking time: 7-8 hours 
• Maximum altitude point: 3,800 m (aprox.) 
• Campsite altitude: 3,800 m (aprox.)

After the second breakfast of the Salkantay Trek, we’ll start walking at 5:30 am. This day will be the longest. The first 4 hours goes uphill to get to the highest point of the Salkantay Trek (4650 m/15200 ft). This point is located halfway between 2 mountains. Salkantay on the right and Tucarhuay on the left. From this pass, the views of the 2 snow-capped mountains are incredible. You may encounter snow in this part. After a break, we will continue our walk (downhill) through a dramatic cloud forest towards Huayracpunku, where we will have lunch. We’ll hike again after lunch towards the jungle.  We’ll reach our second Salkantay Trek camping spot in Chaullay or Colcapampa (3000m/9800ft). 

2ND DAY

• Total distance: 19 km (aprox.)
• Estimated walking time: 8 – 9 hours
• Maximum altitude point: 4,650 m (aprox.)
• Campsite altitude: 2,750 m (aprox.)

After breakfast, at 6.30 am, we’ll start walking through the upper jungle crossing the Lluskamayo River and a variety of little brooks to reach La Playa. This walk takes about 6 hours. Today we will pass through valleys and have wonderful views of waterfalls, tropical plants. As soon as we are at La Playa, the horses will go back to Mollepata by taking the same Salkantay Trek. After lunch, we’ll take a bus to the Hydroelectric Station. From there, we will walk for 2 more hours next to the railroad to Aguas Calientes. 

3RD DAY

• Total distance: 16 km (aprox.)
• Estimated walking time: 6-7 hours
• Maximum altitude point: 2,750 m (aprox.)
• Campsite altitude: 1,600 m (aprox.)

This is the most important day in the Salkantay Trek. We’ll wake up early in the morning at about 4 am. We’ll have breakfast and leave to walk up to Machupicchu (one and a half hours) up to Machu picchu, but there is another option to catch the first bus. In order to appreciate the magnificent city as the sun is rising we wake up early. A walking tour (approximately 2 hours) will be hosted by your guide and after this you can explore the mysterious city by yourself. If you still have energy you can also climb Huaynapicchu (2720m/8890 ft)! It takes 45 minutes to reach the top. After enjoying Machupicchu we’ll go down to Aguas Calientes to take the train back to Ollantaytambo and then the bus back to Cusco.

4TH DAY

• Total distance: 4 km (aprox.)
• Estimated walking time: 1- 2 hours
• Maximum altitude point: 2,700 m (aprox.)