Cusco region, Peru
Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu
Route detail
About this route
Five days with Cusco guides over the Salkantay pass, down into the jungle and up to Machu Picchu at sunrise.
Daily activity
5–8 hr/day.
Terrain
Andean pass, cloud forest, railway path and stone stairways.
Best season
April to October
Your guide office
Salkantay Trekking
Based in Cusco, Peru
What's included
Guides, camping and lodges, all meals, Machu Picchu entry, train.
Not included
Flights to Cusco, tips, sleeping bag rental.
Itinerary
- 1
Soraypampa
Time: 2–3 hr
Drive from Cusco and the walk to Humantay lake.
- 2
Salkantay Pass
Time: 4–5 hr
Crossing 4,630 m under the glaciated south face.
- 3
Into the cloud forest
Time: 5–7 hr
Long descent to coffee farms and hot springs.
- 4
Aguas Calientes
Time: 6–8 hr
Hydroelectrica walk along the railway line.
- 5
Machu Picchu
Time: 7–9 hr
First bus up, guided tour of the citadel, train back.
Questions about this route?
Talk to the guides who run it — gear, fitness, weather windows, private dates. We answer within one working day.
€990
per person
Guides, camping and lodges, all meals, Machu Picchu entry, train.
Next departure · May 10
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