[Chaullay → Llactapata] I bet you woke up smiling and full of self-confidence! Another reason to smile is that this will be the easiest day of the trek. It will be downhill on a graded, not steep, slope for almost 90% of the day, so no need to wake up so early. In this day, …
[Mollepata → Soraypampa] The Salkantay trail starts from Mollepata and it takes 4 days to reach Aguas Calientes. Mollepata can be reached independently and on budget easily from Cusco by taking a collective from a designated stop in Cusco (click to request info) to the main square in Mollepata. The journey is a bit long …
[Soraypampa → Chaullay] This is the big day! It is the day that you should cross the Salkantay pass at +4,630m to the other side of the mountains where the descending part starts. Although the total elevation gain in this day is only +740m till the pass, it is all at high altitude and you …
Argentina: Buenos Aires, Puerto Iguacu Brazil: Angra Dos Rios, Iguazu Falls, Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro Chile: Pucon, Punta Arenas, Santiago de Chile, Torres del Paine NP, Valparaiso Peru: Cusco, Lima, Machu Picchu, Salkantay Trail, Sacred Valley
Salkantay Trail There are several multi-day treks that can be for the adventure traveler to reach the sacred city of Machu Picchu from Cusco: the Inca Trail, Lares Trek, and the Salkantay Trek. The most famous of these treks is, of course, the Inca trail; however, due to the regulations from the Peruvian government, this …
