Salkantay Trail

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 trail cannot be hiked independently and has to be attempted with a guide/tour company; hence, it beats the idea of independent traveling. The Lares trek can be done independently albeit you will not reach Machu Picchu hiking as the last leg of the trek takes you to Ollantaytambo from which you will have to take transport to Aguas Calientes and Machu Picchu which will ruin the ecstatic feeling of reaching these sacred places on foot.

This leaves the Salkantay trail as the only true independent way that an adventure traveler can take to reach Machu Picchu On His/Her Own.

Hiking the Salkantay trail to Machu Picchu requires 4 full days & 1 day to head back, click each day’s link & start your adventure:)

Day 1	Mollepata → Soraypampa
Day 2	Soraypampa → Chaullay
Day 3	Chaullay → Llactapata
Day 4	Llactapata → Aguas Calientes
Day 5	The Way Back

Below are general maps for the trail to give you an overview of this amazing adventure!