Sky Capsules Salkantay Trek 4D/3N

DAY 01: CUSCO – MOLLEPATA – CHALLACANCHA – SORAYPAMPA

Pick up from your hotel at 5:00 am. Travel by bus to Soraypampa (4 hours): on the tour you will observe ancient villages, small Inca citadels. Breakfast at Mollepata in a rustic restaurant. Then we will continue the trip until we reach the trekking point, where the mountain guide will join the group and make an offering to the Apus (Gods) with the famous kintu, which is the union of the three coca leaves and begin to make a small ritual as payment to the Pachamama, as our Inca ancestors used to do, to obtain the permission of the Apus and to enter sacred spaces and thus arrive without any problem to the Inca citadel of Machupicchu. After 3 hours of trekking we will arrive to Soraypampa, to our base camp, where you will enjoy a delicious lunch (12:00 pm), with a view to the Salkantay and Humantay glaciers. In the afternoon (1:00 p.m.) We are going to visit to the Humantay Lake: magical lake of turquoise waters, located on top of the snow-capped mountain, this tour will take 3 hours' round trip. You will surely be impressed with the panoramic view of seeing the turquoise lake at 4200 masl. 13779 ft. close to an astounding glacier.

After we will return to our base camp (17:00 hrs), where our personnel will we waiting with delicious appetizers, before dinner and then rest in our Igloos, where you will spend the night in transparent glass balls, which will allow you to observe the Milky Way from the comfort of your bed.

BEAR IN MIND

• Walking distance: 12km = 7,5 miles
• Start altitude: 3350 masl = 10990 feet
• Maximum altitude: 4600 masl = 15091 feet.
• Campsite elevation: 3920 masl / 12861 feet.
• Difficulty: Moderate.
• Meals: Lunch and dinner (in addition to Snacks and in the afternoon tea time).
• Accommodation: Igloo which are transparent glass Camps like crystal balls.

DAY 02: SORAYPAMPA – SALKANTAY PASS – WAYRAMACHAY – CHAULLAY

This day you will test your physical and mental strength, since you will walk a stretch of 22 km, but at the same time totally rewarding because you will cross different landscapes from mountainous areas, snowy peaks, cloud forests and jungle scenery, and at the end of this day all your expectations will have been satisfied.This second day starts with an alarm clock at 4:30 am and a delicious breakfast at 5:00 am. At 5:30 am we start our trek for 3 hours until we reach the highest point of the trail, the gigantic snowy Salkantay.

Then we will descend through the desert of stones, for a time of 2 hours until we reach the lunch point, called Wayra Machay term in Quechua which means Wayra wind and crazy Machay. Continuing with this challenging day, prepare yourself to immerse yourself in the cloudy forest, where you will glimpse flora and fauna, that will leave you amazed and you will be enveloped by the soft melody of the song of the birds that will introduce you to this magical and mystical place. We will arrive at approximately 5:00 p.m. to our Capsule Trek in Chaullay, where the team of chefs will be waiting for you to offer you a varied and traditional dinner. Finishing this day of full trekking, you will arrive to another adventure, this time to the capsules suspended in the air, totally transparent, that will be your refuge of rest and at the same time the perfect viewpoint towards the stars and the awesome space.

BEAR IN MIND

• Walking distance: 22Km = 13,7 miles
• Meals: Lunch and dinner (in addition to Snacks and in the afternoon tea time).
• Altitude of beginning: 3800 masl = 12467 feet.
• Campsite elevation: 2750 masl = 9022 feet.
• Difficulty: Easy.
• Accommodation: Capsule Trek (hanging capsule in the mountain).

DAY 03: CHAULLAY – LA PLAYA – SANTA TERESA – AGUAS CALIENTES

Welcome to the unforgettable, be part of the trek that will take you to the wonder of the world, during your stay in Peru. This day 3 starts, with breakfast at 6:00 AM, then start a trekking of 6 hours of walking, through the Santa Teresa Valley, where you can meet and taste the fruits of the jungle, the popular fruit of the passions, avocado, banana, orange, in their own natural habitat.

At 12:00 hours we will arrive at the town called Playa Sahuayaco, where after lunch, we will take a local vehicle that will take us to Hidroelectrica.

In this place we offer you two options:

1) Go by train to Aguas Caliente which has an additional cost of 31 dollars, with a travel time of 45 minutes.

2) Continue the trekking to Aguas Calientes, for a time of three hours, following the train track, walking on the slopes of the Machupicchu mountain.

Following the itinerary of this day, during the dinner schedule, the tour guide will organize your income for the citadel of Machu Picchu the next day. This day ends, with your stay in a comfortable hostel in Aguas Calientes.

BEAR IN MIND

• Walking distance: 26km = 16,1 miles
• Starting altitude: 2750 masl = 9022 feet.
• Difficulty: Easy.
• Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner (in addition to snacks).
• Accommodation: Hostel

DAY 04: THE MOST DREAMED DAY – MACHUPICCHU!!!

The day so expected for all the trekking, the exploration of the citadel of Machupicchu, one of the wonders of the world and in this guided tour you will discover the reason. On day 5, start waking up very early to see the sunrise and the first rays of sunlight towards the citadel, which will arrive by bus (with an additional cost of $ 12) arriving in a time of 30 minutes.

Then we will enter the royal Inca sanctuary, where you will feel all the energy of the Andean cosmology and thus initiate a guided tour for approximately 2 hours and feel part of our ancestral culture. Seeing this place of great beauty, which is in the middle of a tropical mountain forest, the sanctuary of Machu Picchu that was the most amazing architectural realization of the Inca Empire in its heyday, you will enjoy its ramparts, terraces and gigantic ramps that the impression of have been sculpted in the escarpments of the rock, as if they were part of it. In this fantastic place every space within it is fascinating, and no matter where you look, you will be amazed.

After this tour, you can go up to Huayna Picchu, it will take you about 3 hours.

We recommend that you return to the city of Aguas Calientes no later than two hours before the departure of the trains to Ollantaytambo, trip that lasts 2 hours, upon arrival at this place, our staff will be waiting for you, to take you back to the Imperial city of Cusco, trip that lasts 2 hours.

BEAR IN MIND

• General description of the activity: Visit Machupicchu
• Activity level Easy.

Includes:

• Bilingual and certified Tour Guide
• A briefing about the trek with your guide the day before
• Pick up from your accomodation
• Transportation: they will pick you up from your hotel and take you to the starting point of the trek (Challacancha) High mountain guide: professional in high quality tourism, with command of the English language
• Accommodation: In mountain refuge (Igloo and capsules in the air)
• Night 1: If you dreamed of a mountain refuge and / or an Igloo of pure transparent glass, to enjoy the best views of the space, on your hike to Salkantay this is your opportunity, and to enjoy from the Snow Slope Salkanatay and Humnatay
• Night 2: If you've ever liked the vertical world and have a spectacular view from the top of the mountains, this is the trek you expected to sleep in our domes hanging on the cliff
• Night 3: Aguas Calientes hostel
• Camping equipment: kitchen, tents, tables, chairs and complete menajeria, all this carried by horses and muleteers
• Canvas bag: To carry your belongings, 5 kilos per person
• Load mules: On the first and second day the mules and the muleteer transport everything, on day three and four the luggage will be taken in the car or train
• Professional Cook
• 3 Meals per day during the trek (food served in a buffet style)
• Availability of meals to your preference (vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, pesquetarian, etc)
• Snacks on the trek: Our snacks consist of local fruits, cookies, chocolate, candies, etc. We will give you this snack at the beginning of each day
• Medical kit: Our company provides our groups with a first aid kit on the route, an emergency oxygen bottle for height
• Train tickets: return from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo (Day 4)
• Transportation: Private bus from the Ollantaytambo train station to your hotel in Cusco
• 24-hour customer service: We have telephone service available 24 hours a day
• First Aid kit
• Survivor T – Shirt for each member of the group.

Doesn’t includes:

• Entrances fees to the Natural hot spring of Santa Teresa (10 soles per person)
• Transport to go to the Natural hotspring of Santa Teresa (20 soles per person)
• Entrance fees to Waynapicchu Mountain or Mountain Machu Picchu. (it has an extra cost of 25 dollars per person)
• Sleeping bags (you can rent from us which cost 20 dollars for a professional one, which can support until -15 degrees celcius or 5 degrees farenheit)
• Walking sticks (you can rent from us which cost 15 dollars for a professional black diamond pair)
• Bus up and down from Aguas Calientes to Machu Pichu (Round trip bus cost 24 dollars but just one way cost 12 dollars)
• Extra expense if you want to buy things during the tour
• Upgrade your Touristic Train to a Luxury Vistadome Train to Ollantaytambo (70 $)
• Last day: lunch and dinner in Aguas Calientes
• Travel insurance
• Tips for the team (Is not obligatory but if you wish to do it, it will be welcome)
• Option: If you feel tired after the walk to and from Llactapata, you have the option of taking a train from Hidroelectrica to Aguas Calientes. (Cost: USD $ 31.00).

• Original Passport
• A valid student card if you book this trek as student (25 years old as máximum)
• Travel Insurance card (you have to le tus know the name of your Travel Insurance company and you travel Insurance Number)
• Day Pack
• Rain coat or Rain Poncho
• Cold Clothes (For the first and Second day)
• Trekking shirts and trekking pants
• Waterproof hiking shoes
• Bottle of Water
• Flash Light
• Toilet Paper
• Sun Block
• Sun Glasses
• Caps or Hats
• Gloves (for the first and second day)
• Insect Repellent (30% DEET Recommended)
• Sleeping Bags
• Walking sticks
• Camera with extra batteries
• Extra money especially in soles to buy thing along the trek

POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE.

Note:

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