12-Day Semi-Private Tour: Salkantay to Machu Picchu & Cusco

Cusco, Peru
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Duration12 days
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

Go on this semi-private classic adventure to the Incan Empire. Visit Cusco City "The Capital of the Incas", The Sacred Valley of the Incas and go trekking through the great mountain pass of Salkantay until you reach the Lost City of the Incas - Machu Picchu. While traveling with your tour guide, you will learn all about the Incan and Peruvian Culture, how it was in the past but also today. In the end of the trip you will go an adventure to the colorful Rainbow Mountain.

All the tours in this package are in private service (only the Salkantay Trek is with a group).

Options

3 Star Hotels

Experience the best of Cusco, The Sacred Valley of the Incas, Trekking through Salkantay and Machu Picchu in 3 star hotels
Pickup included

Hotels Excluded

Experience the best of Cusco, The Sacred Valley of the Incas, Trekking through Salkantay and Machu Picchu (Hotel reservations on your own, but camps during the Salkantay Trek are included)
Pickup included

4 Star Hotels

Experience the best of Cusco, The Sacred Valley of the Incas, Trekking through Salkantay and Machu Picchu in 4 star hotels
Pickup included

What's included

  • All accommodations (unless the option "Hotels Exluded" is chose)
  • Transportation throughout the trip
  • Bus from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu (round trip)
  • All entrance fees
  • Sleeping bag & duffle bag (on the Salkantay Trek)
  • Snacks and daily tea time (on the Salkantay Trek)
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Mules for carrying 7 kg of your personal belongings (on the Salkantay Trek)
  • Breakfast
  • Dining tent with tables and chairs (on the Salkantay Trek)
  • Chef and cooking equipment (on the Salkantay Trek)
  • Accommodations in camps (on the Salkantay Trek)
  • Camping equipment: tent and mattress (on the Salkantay Trek)
  • Train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo
  • Professional bilingual tour guides
  • All tours in private service (only the Salkantay Trek is with a group)
  • Boiled water (on the Salkantay Trek)
  • First aid kit and oxygen bottle (on the Salkantay Trek)
  • Entrance ticket to Huayna Picchu & Hot Springs in Aguas Calientes
  • Flights
  • Tips

What to expect

Day 1: Welcome to the Sacred Valley of the Incas
  1. Sacred Valley
    1h
    - Arrival to the airport of Cusco

    - Briefing and transportation to your hotel in the Sacred Valley

    - Free time the rest of the day

    - Overnight stay at hotel in the Sacred Valley
Day 2: Pisaq & Ollantaytambo (B - L)
  1. Parque Arqueologico Pisac
    1h 30m · Admission ticket included
    - Visit to the archaeological site of Pisaq

    - Lunch at a touristic restaurant
  2. Archaeological Park Ollantaytambo
    1h 30m · Admission ticket included
    - Visit to the archaeological site of Ollantaytambo

    - Overnight stay at hotel in the Sacred Valley
Day 3: Chinchero & Maras Moray (B - L)
  1. Chinchero
    1h 30m
    - Visit to the archaeological site of Chinchero and textile demonstration
  2. Maras Moray Tours
    45m · Admission ticket included
    - Visit to the archaeological site of Moray
  3. Salinas de Maras
    45m · Admission ticket included
    - Visit to the salt mine of Salineras in Maras

    - Lunch at a touristic restaurant

    - Transportation to your hotel in Cusco

    - Overnight stay at hotel in Cusco
Day 4: Cusco (B)
  1. 45m · Admission ticket included
    - Visit to the Sun Temple of Qorikancha
  2. Cusco Cathedral
    45m · Admission ticket included
    - Visit to the Cathedral of Cusco
  3. Tambomachay
    30m · Admission ticket included
    - Visit to the arcaheological site of Tambomachay
  4. Puka Pukara
    30m · Admission ticket included
    - Visit to the arcaheological site of Puka Pukara
  5. Q'enqo
    30m · Admission ticket included
    - Visit to the arcaheological site of Qenqo
  6. 1h · Admission ticket included
    - Visit to the arcaheological site of Saqsayhuaman

    - Free time the rest of the day

    - Overnight stay at hotel in Cusco
Day 5: Salkantay Hike 1st Day (B - L - D)
  1. Salkantay Trail
    1 day · Admission ticket included
    - Transporation from Cusco to Mollepata (2 hours)

    - Breakfast

    - Transportation to the starting point of the hike (1 hour)

    - Hike to Huamantay Lagoon (2 hours)

    - Hike to Quiswarniyoc camp (1 hours)

    - Lunch

    - Dinner

    - Overnight stay at Quiswarniyoc Camp
Day 6: Salkantay Hike 2nd Day (B - L - D)
  1. Salkantay Trail
    1 day · Admission ticket included
    - Breakfast

    - Hike to Salkantay Pass (3 hours)

    - Hike to Wayracmachay (2 hours)

    - Lunch

    - Hike to Chawllay camp (2,5 hours)

    - Dinner

    - Overnight stay at Chawllay Camp
Day 7: Salkantay Hike 3rd Day (B - L - D)
  1. Salkantay Trail
    1 day · Admission ticket included
    - Breakfast

    - Hike to Lucmabamba camp (5 hours)

    - Visit to a local coffee plantation

    - Lunch

    - Visit to Santa Teresa Hot Springs

    - Dinner

    - Overnight stay at Lucmabamba Camp
Day 8: Salkantay Hike 4th Day (B - L - D)
  1. Salkantay Trail
    1 day · Admission ticket included
    - Breakfast

    - Hike to Llactapata (3 hours)

    - Hike to Hydroelectric train station (2 hours)

    - Lunch

    - Hike to Aguas Calientes (3 hours)

    - Dinner

    - Overnight stay in hotel in Aguas Calientes
Day 9: Machu Picchu & Train back to Cusco (B)
  1. Machupicchu
    3h · Admission ticket included
    - Breakfast

    - Bus from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu

    - Guided tour at Machu Picchu

    - Bus from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes

    - Free time in Aguas Calientes
  2. 1h 30m · Admission ticket included
    - Train from Aguas Calientes to the Sacred Valley

    - Transportation from the Sacred Valley to your hotel in Cusco

    - Overnight stay in hotel in Cusco
Day 10: Free day in Cusco (B)
  1. Cusco
    1 day
    - Free day in Cusco

    - Overnight stay in hotel in Cusco
Day 11: Rainbow Mountain Tour (B - L)
  1. Rainbow Mountain Peru
    1h · Admission ticket included
    - Transportation from your hotel in Cusco to the starting point of the hike

    - Breakfast

    - Hike to the Rainbow Mountain (3 hours hike in total)

    - Lunch

    - Transportation to your hotel in Cusco

    - Overnight stay at hotel in Cusco
Day 12: Farewell Cusco (B)
  1. Cusco
    15m
    - Transportation from your hotel in Cusco to Cusco airport

    - Farewell Cusco

    We hope that you had a unique experience with us!

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

Pick-up at Cusco Airport

Additional information

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Please remember to inform us about;
  • Your domestic and internationl flight information
  • Your food restrictions, allergies or if you are a vegetarian
  • A photo of the passport of each passenger, in order for us to book your tickets and so we can declare our taxes here in Peru
  • Health conditions
  • If you need a matrimonial bed or two single beds in each overnight stay
  • If you would like to go on one of the additional hike at Machu Picchu (Wayna Picchu Hike or Machu Picchu Montaña Hike)

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