Day 1
:
We will pick you up between 4:00 and 4:40
from your hotels or accommodation places. Then we
will take a local bus towards Mollepata, small town
located over 2,850 m above sea level, with a
tempered climate and vegetation from the Edge of the
Jungle, in its surroundings we will be able to
appreciate some snowcapped picks that belong to the
chain of Salkantay, where we will enjoy the
beautiful sight that is part of the snowcapped pick
Salkantay which is at an altitude of 6,270 ms above
sea level., contemplating this landscape we will
begin our long walk which will approximately last 7
to 8 hours. Likewise, we will observe the vegetation
pertaining to the Edge of the Jungle, along the road
we will have lunch, and then we will continue until
we get to SORAYPAMPA, place of our first camping
site.
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Day 2 :
At dawn, when we wake up our first sight
will be the impressive of the majestic Salkantay. At
7:00 a.m. we will get ready to have breakfast and
after that we will continue our trek, also, this
time will take us 7 to 8 hours. Along our walking we
will be able to observe the echo tones and the
differences among the altitudinal floors, we will
enter into a kind of canyon which will lead us to
the to the foothills of the Salkantay, after 3 hours
walking we will have lunch, to keep on our walking
we will have to get through this pass in order to
descend and contemplate the Edge of the Jungle. This
day, we will arrive to CHALLWAY where we will spend
the night.
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Day 3 :
We begin a new day and a new landscape
and a new temperature, because here begins the warm
weather related to the Edge of the Jungle zone.
After breakfast we will follow our route, today we
will go along valleys, watching a variety of birds,
mammals, insects and other animals. Moreover, we
will have the opportunity to observe the life of the
settlers and enjoy of the thermal baths (collpapampa),
the rainfalls (wiñaypoco), if we really have some
spare time. Then, we will continue walking for about
4 a 6 hours before lunch (sahuayacu o playa), next
we will take the bus to get to Santa Teresa where we
will spend the night..
Day 4 :
Waking up we will have breakfast and
after it, we will walk for about 40 minutes to get
to the edge of the river VILCANOTA, here we will
have to use the hanging bridge after which we will
walk for 3 more hours towards the Hydroelectric,
once there, we will be able to appreciate the valley
of the Urubamba river, a huge rainfall that flows
from the Machupicchu mountain, on the northeast we
will find an appropriate place where we can have
lunch. Afterwards, visit the Intihuatana at Km. 121.
At the end of our visit, we will have to wait for
the train, that will take us to Aguas Calientes,
where we will rest in a comfortable inn.
Day 5 :
Today is the great day because we will be
able to know the Historical Sanctuary of MACHUPICCHU.
At 6:00 morning we will get ready to hike towards
MACHUPICCHU, where we will have a guided tour.
Include:
- 4 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 4 dinners
- Horses (only for equipment)
- Entrance ticket to Machupicchu
- Train back from Aguas calientes to Cusco
- Bus fares (Cusco, Mollepata), train (Hydroelectric
- Aguas calientes)
- A professional guide ( English-Spanish)
- Tents
- A mattress
- Tents for dinning / cooking
Not include:
- First breakfast
- Last lunch
- Bus fares from Aguas Calientes to Machupicchu
- Sleeping bags |
