Adventure Trek 2006

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Salkantay to machupicchu Trek (5D / 4N)
COD: T4

Classification: Adventure Trek
Start: Cusco

ITINERARY

Day 01 Cusco – Mollepata – Soraypampa - Salkantaypampa
(6-7 hours trek, medium difficulty)

Departure from Cusco (3,300m) at 4am. To arrive at Mollepata (3,100m) at 7.30am. We continue in bus to Soraypampa (3,800m) where we eat lunch. In the afternoon we start the walk up to Salkantaypampa (3,900m) where we make camp for the night.

Day 02 Salkantaypampa- Collpa Pampa

We leave Salkantaypampa at 7am. and continue to ascend to the pass at 4,300m after which we descend for 6kms (about 3 hours) to Collpa Pampa(2000m) where we set up camp next to the thermal baths.

Day 03 Collpa Pampa – La Playa

We walk for two hours at around 2,800 m before descending to the village of La Playa where we eat lunch and then continue towards the hydroelectric village. Camp for the night.

Day 04 Hydroelectric village – Machupicchu

Start at 7.00am with a visit to the archaeological ruins, we then take transport to Aguas Calientes where we spend the night in the hotel. (not included in price)

Day 05 Machupicchu-Cusco

In the morning we take the bus up to Machupicchu, relieve a guided tour before returning in the afternoon to Cusco.

Note: Within the biodiversity of the place we have Cockerels of the Rocks, bears, orchids and primary forests of Q’euñas etc.

Includes:

• Collection from your hotel in the morning and transfer in bus to Mollepata
• Professional Guide: English and Spanish speaking
• Igloo tents: 2 people in each 4-people-capacity tent, to allow for higher comfort and a safe keeping of backpacks
• Cook and cooking equipment
• Horsemen and horses (to carry tents, food and cooking equipment) – days 1 to 4
• One mattress per person
• Dining tent with tables and chairs
• Porters (to carry tents, food and cooking equipment)
• Porters to 7 kg per pax, the fourth day each passenger carry their own backpack
• Meals 5b, 4L, 4D
• Santuary Machupicchu entrance fees
• Night hotel in Aguas Calientes (4º day)
• First-aid kit including emergency oxygen bottle
• Kitchen tent
• Accommodation for our guides, cook and porters / horsemen
• Train ticket (Backpacker service) from Aguas Calientes to Cusco. Transfer train station-hotel included if returning on 5th day.

Does not include:

• Sleeping bag
• Lunch on the fifth day.
• Bus down from Machupicchu to Aguas Calientes

We recommend Taking:

• Sleeping bag
• Bottled water for the first morning, alter which we will provide all the drinks.
  Water purification tablets
• Extra money for the 4th nights accommodation and tips.
• Passport in plastic as it may get wet.
• Insect repellent
• Sun cream
• Sun glasses.
• Torch
• Altitude pills
• Warm clothes (hat, scarf, jacket and gloves)
• Walking boot
• Six pairs of socks (its important to have dry warm feet)
• Rain jacket
• In the rainy season its essential to take all equipment wrapped in plastic
• Toilet paper
• Snacks
• Camera, film and batteries.