Today will be an arduous day because you will pass the 4 Day Salkantay hiking tour highest and coldest point and you will also travel in a local minibus.

Have breakfast at 5.30 am and start walking to the highest point. From the Salkantay pass, enjoy excellent panoramic views of huge snow-capped mountains. After all, start descending towards Huayracmachay where you will enjoy a delicious lunch prepared by our local cook.

After lunch, continue descendent through the rainforest to Chaullay, from where you will travel in local mobility for 1 hour to Sahuayaco beach, is the place where you will spend the second camping night.

At 5:40 pm hot drink time, at 6:40 p.m. dinner inside the humid jungle.

Food

B, L & D

Physical Level

3, Demanding

Distance Hiked

19 km / 11.8 miles

Tour Length

8-9 hour

Starting Altitude

3,880masl/12730 ft, Soraypampa

Min Altitude

2,060 meters / 6759 feet, Play Sahuayaco

Max Altitude

4,620masl / 15,157ft, Salkantay pass

Today will be an unforgettable, unique and wonderful day because you will explore the best part of the 4 Day Salkantay hiking tour through Llaqtapata. It is a virgin and unknown place by trekkers, guides and travel companies.

To start the hike on this beautiful Inca trail through Llaqtapata. Have breakfast at 6:00 a.m. and then, take the recently discovered Inca trail to the Llaqtapata archaeological site. As you ascend, you will have breathtaking panoramic views, even more when you are in Llaqtapata, as in the distance and between the high Andes mountains slopes, you will be able to see the Machu Picchu Inca city.

After marveling, descend to the hydroelectric plant where you will enjoy your last lunch prepared by our local expedition cook.

After lunch, say goodbye to the cook and the other members of the trek. You will then have two options to reach Machu Picchu town (Aguas Calientes). The first option is to walk along the railroad for 3 hours. The second option is to travel by train for 40 minutes (train tickets can be purchased on site).

At 6:30 p.m. Dinner at a restaurant in the Aguas Calientes town and overnight in a hotel.

Food

B, L & D

Physical Level

2, Moderate

Distance Hiked

19 km / 11.8 miles

Tour Length

8-9 hour

Starting Altitude

2,060 meters / 6759 feet, Play Sahuayaco

Min Altitude

2,050masl/6,726ft, Machu Picchu town

Max Altitude

2,780masl / 9.119ft, Llaqtapata

Today you will visit Machu Picchu, which is your adventure main destination. To get to this sacred place, you have 2 alternatives.

• First alternative. Take a 25-minute bus.
• Second alternative. Walking for 1.5 hour.

In both alternatives, you must be at the main gate of the Machu Picchu Inca city at the indicated time on your ticket.

Within the city of Machu Picchu, make a walk of 2.5 hours together with your tour guide. Your tour guide will take you to all the places of great importance and will explain everything about this enigmatic Inca city.

After finishing the circuit. Go down to the Aguas Calientes town. You also have two options: You can catch the bus or walk. Once in the village, have lunch on your own and in the afternoon, at the indicated time on your train ticket, go to the train station. Board your return train to the Ollantaytambo or Poroy station. Upon your arrival, our staff will be waiting for you to escort you to your hotel in Cusco.

Food

B

Physical Level

2, Moderate

Distance Hiked

1.7km / 1.1 miles

Tour Length

1.5 hour

Starting Altitude

2,050masl/6,726ft, Machu Picchu town

Min Altitude

2,450masl / 8,038 ft, Machu Picchu

Max Altitude

3,350masl/10,991ft, Cusco