5-Day Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu via Humantay Lake

• Leave Cusco by the company's private bus and arrive in Mollepata.

• Pass through Anta and Limatambo before reaching our destination.

• Have breakfast and prepare for the trek.

• Take transport to the starting point of the trek, from where we will walk for approximately 4 hours until we reach Soraypampa.

• Break here for lunch, then continue to Humantay Lagoon.

• Walk back to the camp, where tea and dinner will be served.

The trek is 12 km and takes approximately 5 hours.

• Drink a cup of coca tea served in your tent and have breakfast.

• Ascend from Soraypampa to reach Salkantay Pass. If the weather is good, we will see the majestic APU Salkantay, one of the most important mountains in Incan culture.

• Start the descent to Huayracmachay and stop here briefly for lunch.

• Continue descending to the community of Chaullay, where we will spend the second night.

• Arrive at the campsite at around 5:00 pm. Here, you can take a hot shower (optional, at an extra cost of 10 soles).

• Enjoy tea, followed by dinner, and rest overnight.

The trek is 22 km and takes approximately 9 hours.

• Start trekking from Chaullay.

• Pass through the community of Collpapampa and continue the descent through the local vegetation.

• Cross the thermal waters in a valley near the Santa Teresa River. The area is full of orchid gardens and large waterfalls.

• Feel the change in climate as we enter the area known as the eyebrow of the jungle, or the High Jungle.

• Arrive at Playa Sahuayaco, where we will have lunch prepared by our tour chef.

• Take local transport to the town of Santa Teresa, where we will spend the third night.

• Visit the thermal baths of Cocalmayo in coordination with the tour guide (optional, approximate cost: 15 soles).

• Enjoy a campfire and a party at night.

The trek is 14 km and takes approximately 5 hours.

• Register at Hydroelectric and enter the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu.

• Stop here briefly for lunch.

• Continue to Aguas Calientes, also known as Machu Picchu town.

• Have dinner and discuss the tour details for the next day, when we visit the Sacred City of the Incas, Machu Picchu.

• You may opt for canopy or rappelling to save the first 3 hours of trekking if you wish (optional, extra cost).

Trek of 20 km with a duration of 6 hours.

• Begin an early ascent toward the Inca Citadel of Machu Picchu.

• Visit the main buildings and temples of this important city.

• Explore Machu Picchu and marvel at the Sun Gate or the Inca Bridge. Photography enthusiasts can also head toward Waynapicchu Mountain or Machu Picchu Mountain (optional, extra cost) until 4:00 pm.

• Return to the village of Aguas Calientes.

• Take the train back to Ollantaytambo.

• Depart for Cusco by bus.