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Cusco, Sacred Valley and Salkantay Trek

Duration: 8
From: $ 800.00 per person
Code: PSTSV
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Cusco, Sacred Valley and Salkantay Trek

The Salkantay Trek Sacred Valley tour package has many of Peru's main Andean attractions - Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu and Salkantay Trek. It is for the adventurous traveller and is fascinating cultural Andean experience. If your goal is Machu Picchu and you want to achieve it by hiking, but you cannot decide whether to trek the famous Inca Trail, now you do not miss even one of them, since you can undertake the Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu with us!!! 

This packages involves the capital of the Incas - Cusco, Sacred Valley of the Incas and trekking expedition takes you to the foothill of the sacred snowy peak of Salkantay (6,271 m/20,700 ft), considered by local native people to be the "Guardian Spirit of the Jungle"! The first part of the trek provides you with an opportunity to observe remote native communities and enjoy gorgeous mountain scenaries before joining the trek! This second part enables you to discover remote Incan ruins that are hidden to common visitors as they are not accessible by means of transport! In the end, you experience the once-in-a-lifetime atmosphere of the New Wonder of the World - Machu Picchu!

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Before you go

Sacred Valley and Salkantay Trek Overview

Crew: Salkantay Trek Machu representatives in Cusco as well as professional bilingual Tour Guides, a Cook , Muleteer and Horses on the hike.
Accomodation: 3* hotels (3 nights), campsites (3 nights) Hotel in Machu Picchu (1 night).
Meals: 7x breakfast, 4x lunch, 4x dinner, 4x afternoon tea duringt the Salkantay Trek.
Transportation: 1x domestic flight, transportation by private van, 1x train (Expedition Class).
Camping equipment: You can view our camping equipment! click here!

 

Quick Itinerary

Day 1: Cusco

Day 2: Sacred Valley of the Incas

Day 3 - 7: Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu

Day 8: Departure Day

 

Highlights of Cusco, Sacred Valley and Salkantay Trek:

  • The tour starts in Cusco so that you can confortably enjoy the visits in Cusco + Salkantay Trek!
  • Get to know the Cusco City
  • Guided tour of the Sacred Valley of the Incas
  • 5 days Salkantay trek Package with a professional Tour Guide, a Cook and Muleteers
  • Rest in Cusco after the hike

Departures 100% guaranteed!!

Do I need to book it in advance? Cusco, Sacred Valley and Salkantay Trek has departures guaranteed, but Inca Trail permits, train tickets and entrances to Huayna Picchu Mountain are subjet to availability! For that reason, we HIGHLY recommend booking it well in advance to ensure you receive exactly what you want!!

PLEASE NOTEMay, June and July are peak months of a HIGH TOURIST SEASON in Cusco. It means that Inca Trail permits are SELL OUT MANY MONTHS IN ADVANCE!!

 

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Please fill in your personal details in our booking form of the following link: Booking Cusco, Sacred Valley and Salkantay Trek to request a reservation.

Please note: It is very important that you will complete all information correctly to obtain your Inca Trail permits and Machu Picchu tickets! Except of this, please do not forget to read and accept our service policies before clicking on the Registration & payment option. Please call us at (+51) 999884236 with any questions or to confirm availability over the phone.

 

One of our Trip Coordinators will contact you, often within two business hours, to confirm availability of the trip and/or provide you with other options. Once availability is established, we will ask for a deposit of 50% of the total amount to confirm your spot on the trek! The remaining balance can be paid in cash upon your arrival to Cusco.

 

To pay your deposit, you can choose one of the following methods: 

Bank´s name: Banco de Credito

Bank account number: 285-21647033-1-55

SWIFT code: BCPLPEPL

Address: Av. El Sol 189

City: Cusco

Country: Peru

Owner of the account: Edwin Edgar Caviedes Laura

 

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Day 1: Arrival to Cusco
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Day 1: Arrival to Cusco

Transfer from airport to hotel free to explore Cusco. There is no place more beautiful to take a leisurely stroll than the ambient streets of Cusco. In the main square, the Plaza de Armas you can see the Baroque style cathedral of Cusco. There are plenty of archaeological sites in and around Cusco if you wish to see, such as Sacsayhuaman, Qenko, Puca Pucara, Tambomachay etc or the Qoricancha temple is exquisite if you just feel like a short walk.

Day 2: The Sacred Valley
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Day 2: The Sacred Valley

You will be picked up by bus in the morning and head to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. We arrive at Pisac where you will visit the wonderfully vivid market of Pisac and a great place to pick up souvenirs such as artisan products and practice your bargaining skills! Next up is the attractive mountain town of Chinchero, where the Incas claimed that the rainbow was born! A few of the things that Chinchero has to offer are, charming Inca ruins, ancient textile dying and weaving tecniques and products and a vibrant market and a colonial church. Afterwards we carry on till Urumbamba where we have lunch, and then on to Ollantaytambo where there are plenty of ruins to admire and back to Cusco.

Day 3-7: Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu
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Day 3-7: Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu

Today you begin the hike to Machu Picchu. These days follow the same itinerary as the Salkantay Trek to Machu Pichu 5 days. Involves about 6 hours of trekking daily. On the first day we will reach the awe inspiring mountains, Salkantay and Huamantay and have lunch at the Soirococha Lagoon. On the second day we enter a tropical cloud forest where you have the chance to discover exquisite plants and flowers, as well as beautiful birds. We will set up camp at Collpapampa. On the third day we go deeper in to the forest, where you will be surrounded by soaring trees and bamboo groves; wild fruit and pretty flowers, also the Santa Teresa River, before setting up camp at La Playa. 

 

On Day 4 of the trek after a 3 hour hike we will reach El Mirador from where you can admire Machu Picchu the "Lost City of the Incas". We will view the Inca ruins of Llaqtapata, then lunch at the Hydroelectric plant before the trek continues through bamboo groves, orchirds and coffee plantations till we reach our final campsite. Ruins Bridge at the foothill of Machu Picchu. On Day 5 of the Machu Picchu Salkantay trek we continue up to the city of Machu Picchu where you will have a guided tour. Then you are free to explore Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu (not included), and take your pictures. In the afternoon you will be taken back by train to Ollantaytambo, from where you will be taken back to Cusco by van.

Day 8: Departure Day
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Day 8: Departure Day

Airport transfer - Time to extend you Peruvian trip or return home!

Included
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  • Welcome by our Representative at arrival;
  • All airport arrival and departure transfers
  • Accommodation: Hotel*** (3 nights), Campsites (3 nights), Hotel in Machu Picchu (1 night);
  • Entrance fee for the Sacred Valley, Salkantay Trek and Machu Picchu citadel;
  • Meals: 6x breakfast, 5x lunch, 4x dinner and 3x afternoon hot beverages;
  • Professional bilingual Tour Guide;
  • Professional Cook;
  • Horseman;
  • Horses to carry food, camping and cooking equipment and 5 kg of each passenger's stuff;
  • Camping equipment: personal double tents, Therma-a-rest mattress;
  • Tables and chairs, a cooking tent with cooking equipment, dining and toilet tents and bottled gas;
  • A sleeping bag (for up to -5°C);
  • Tourist train from Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu) to Ollantaytambo;
  • Tourist bus on the Sacred Valley, Salkantay and transfers.

Not Included
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  • Pre & post tour accommodation,
  • Local flight, International flights and airport departure taxes,
  • Meals not mentioned,
  • Entrance fee to Huayna Picchu ($80) or Machu Picchu Mountain ($80);
  • Extra Horses to help you carrying up to 5 kg of your personal belonging (USD 130; the Extra Horses can be shared between 2 persons);
  • Travel insurance,
  • Tips and baggage portage to local staff (please note: it is a custom to give tips in Peru; however, it is not obligatory)
  • Other extras not specified.

Meal budget: Please allow USD 100-150 for meals not included.

Single room: Please note that if you have booked the "Single Room" option for this tour, you receive your own single room for all overnights and a single tent for the Salkantay Trek.

Local flights: It is not included in the cost of your tour. 

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