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    Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu 5 Days/ 4 Nights
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    Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu 5 Days/ 4 Nights

    By Green Peru Adventures

    Machu Picchu, Cusco, Peru
    5 days
    Available year-round
    Group size 4 – 16
    +51993365936
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    Overview

    Overview A new and amazing trek! Come and hike Salkantay (“the savage one”). Experience Machu Picchu uniquely and in a breathtaking way by trekking through diverse landscapes, including valleys, grasslands, snow-covered areas, cloud forests, and steamy jungles. The famous Salkantay Trek, recently named one of the best treks in the world by National Geographic Adventure Travel Magazine, connects Cusco…

    What to bring

    • Backpack to carry personal items
    • Sleeping bag
    • Warm clothing for variable temperatures (especially at night)
    • Flashlight with extra batteries
    • Camera and batteries
    • Sun protection: sunscreen, sun hat, sunglasses
    • Insect repellent
    • A rain poncho and a good rain jacket
    • Toiletries
    • Bathing clothes for the hot springs
    • Water bottles, water purifying tablets
    • Personal medical kit
    • Original passport and student card if applicable
    • Extra money for souvenirs, drinks, and tips

    What's Included

    • Pre-departure orientation
    • 24-hour support from the company owner
    • Pick-up from your hotel in the morning and transfer to Mollepata (the starting point of the trek)
    • Personal tents: 2 people in each 4-person-capacity tent, to ensure higher comfort and the safekeeping of the backpacks
    • English-speaking professional and official tourist guide (2 guides for groups of over eight people)
    • Chef and cooking equipment
    • Accommodation in Aguas Calientes
    • Pack animals (to carry tents, food, and cooking equipment)
    • Pack animals to carry personal gear up to a maximum of 6kg per person (including sleeping pad and sleeping bag)
    • 1 emergency horse for every eight persons
    • Meals (4 breakfasts, four lunches, four dinners, daily morning snack, daily tea service except for the last day)
    • Vegetarian or special dietary menus are available at no extra cost. Please advise when booking
    • One textile snack bag per person, to avoid the usage of plastic bags that contaminate our environment
    • Filtered, boiled water from lunchtime
    • Bio-degradable personal hand soaps
    • Our kitchen staff uses biodegradable dishwashing detergents
    • Hot water every morning and evening for washing/ boiled water to fill up your water bottle every morning and night, and at lunchtime if requested, with enough time ahead
    • First-aid kit including an emergency oxygen bottle
    • 1 Day Machu Picchu entrance ticket
    • Bus ticket Machu Picchu – Aguas Calientes (one way)
    • Train ticket Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo (Expedition Service)
    • Transfer Ollantaytambo Train Station – Cusco

    What's Not Included

    • Sleeping bag
    • Breakfast on the first day
    • Lunch and dinner on the last day
    • Visit the hot springs in Aguas Calientes
    • Insurance of any kind
    • Tips: Please note that our agency staff is well paid, so please feel free to tip or not as you prefer

    Pricing

    Plan

    Moderate

    680 $