Overview
Salkantay Biking Tour 4 Days.New and amazing! in search of a different adventure of pure adrenaline, enjoy the wonder of the Andes and the city of Machu Picchu, we offer you this new option of adventure tourism, Salkantay Biking Tour 4 days, to Machu Picchu, Enjoy this adventure, Salkantay! (Wild Mountain) a different perspective of adventure in Cusco, crossing mountains, valleys, forests and rivers. We are Pacha Expeditions, your best option – Enjoy the salkantay Biking Tour 4 Days
The Incas were great master builders of trails that traveled through South America, from cusco and many of these are found on the coast, mountains and jungle. In Cusco there are now alternative routes to the classic Inca Trail to reach Machu Picchu. Pacha Expeditions offers the best hiking alternatives, salkantay Trek to Machu picchu 4 dyas, most of which do not require permits and can be arranged through any certified company. Some of these hikes are available a day in advance. Salkantay Biking Tour
*Difficulty level depends very much on your fitness and acclimatization.
We offer daily departures in the inca trail and alternative routes: check availability here.
Useful Information
- Starting altitude – 2900 9515 m.
- Higher altitude – 4650 15.200 m
- Total distance – 60.5 km / 37.5 miles
- Longest Day – Day 2, approx 21 km / 13 miles
- Coldest night – 1st around 0 degrees Celsius
- Meals – Breakfast /Lunch / Dinner
- Accommodation: Camping/ hostel
- Difficulty – difficult / Moderate
Overview Day to Day
- Day 01: MOLLEPATA – SORAYPAMPA
- Day 02: SALKANTAY MOUNTAIN
- Day 03: ZIP LINE – SANTA TERESA
- Day 04: MACHU PICCHU – CUSCO.
* Note:Level of difficulty depends a lot on your fitness and acclimatization.
PLEASE SEE: OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND F.A.Qs
Conditions for the Mountain – Machu picchu and wayna picchu.
Itinerary
DAY 01: Mollepata – Soraypampa
Salkantay Biking. we pick you up, from your hotel and travel by bus about 03 hours to Mollepata (2.700.msnm) where we have a technique for breakfast and to use the restrooms and make last-minute shopping, then continue to Sayllapata place to begin our tour. This place will use bicycles to Soraypampa lunch spot, after lunch visit the Laguna de Humaytay where the scenery is spectacular and the evening will continue with a hike of 2 hours Soyrococha campsite.
DAY 02: Salkantay Mountain.
Early we start, our breakfast will be at 5.30am and begin our adventure at 07.30. We will have a walk of about 40 minutes to reach the salkantay pass (4.600.msnm) of this point begin the descent on bicycles on a path of adrenaline and adventure, we will have a 3 hour downhill to reach Chaullay this is a small town, a place where you control the bikes to continue for 2 hours at the playa, where we have lunch and then continue to Santa Teresa place overnight.
- Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Tea – Dinner
- Camping facilities: Accommodations
- Minimum height: 1500 m
- Maximum altitude: 4620 m
- Distance: 35km / 15 miles
- Time: approx 7h
- Difficult: challenge
DAY 03: Zip Line – Hidroeléctrica.
After breakfast, at 6: 30 we continue our journey this day we will tour the Zip line for about 2 hours (optional) and then continue on our bikes to the Hydroelectric, where we have lunch. After lunch we will start a walk through a very beautiful place for approximately 2 hours to the town of Aguas Calientes where we spend the night.
- Meals: Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner
- Facilities: Accommodation Hostel
- Minimum height: 1,500 m
- Maximum altitude: 2000 m
- Distance: 18 km / 5 miles
- Time: Approximately 5h.
- Difficulty: Moderate
DAY 04: Machu Picchu – Cusco.
We will have breakfast, at the hotel and then go to the bus station and we can get on the first bus to the city, about 25 minutes on a winding road to reach the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu. The guide will offer a visit (about 2 hours) and after that, you have free time to explore the city and if you still have energy, you can also climb Huayna Picchu mountain (2720m). It takes 45 minutes to get to the top. To return to Aguas Calientes has 2 options, on foot or by bus (optional), where we boarded the train back to Cusco.
The train service that includes all the tours (the Expedition to Ollanta) and bus to Cusco.
* If you want to stay an extra night in Aguas Calientes you have to tell us in advance to arrange your hotel and change the return train service.
- Meals: Breakfast
- Maximum height: 2, 440 masl
- Difficulty: Easy.
* If you want to stay an extra night in Aguas Calientes you have to tell us in advance to arrange your hotel and change the return train service,
*CONDITIONS FOR THE WAYNAPICCHU AND MACHUPI PICCHU MOUNTAIN
PLEASE SEE: OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND F.A.Qs
Includes
WHAT IS INCLUDED
- Professional and bilingual guide
- Pick up from hotel
- Transport Cusco – Mollepata – Sayllapata.
- Profesional Downhill bike
- Transportation return: Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo – Cusco.
- Entrance to Machu Picchu + Waynapicchu / Machu Picchu (Optional)
- Food: 03 breakfasts / 04 lunches / 03 dinners.
- Dining tent with tables and chairs
- Chef
- 2 person tents, Colchonetas
- Horseman and mules (they carry cooking and camping equipment and up to 07 kilos of belongings of the tourists)
- 01 nights in tents – 02 nights in hostel
- Oxygen bottling. First aid kit
- Vegetarian diet available.
DOES NOT INCLUDE:
- Breakfast the first day
- Sleeping bag
- Lunch last day
- zip Line Activity (Optional)
- Expenses extras.(tips)
** Train included in all tours is Ollanta Expeditions) the train schedule is confirmed only after payment of the full amount of the tour. The first train to be 14.55.pm and the last train at 18:20 .pm PACHA EXPEDITIONS, arrange transport back to Cusco (by taxi or bus).
More Information
WHAT YOU NEED TO TAKE.
- Original passport and student card
- Insurance card is essential
- Sleeping bag (not included)
- Walking boots
- Waterproof jacket / rain poncho
- Warm jacket
- T hat and gloves comfortable pants
- Sun hat
- Sunscreen, insect repellent
- Water purification tablets optional water (Micropur recommended)
- Personal medications
- Flashlight with extra batteries
- * To qualify as a student, it is necessary to have a university card, with current and updated date
- * If desired train back to Cusco can be upgraded to Vistadome (+$.30)
OPTIONAL ITEMS TO TAKE:
- Shorts
- Walking stick
- bandages
- Sandals
- Extra money
- Bathing suit for hot springs in Santa teresa or/and in Aguas Calientes town -not included in price-
OPTIONAL SERVICES (NOT INCLUDED):
- Hire of sleeping bag U.$25
- Daypacks U$.15
- Single Tent U$.35
PLEASE SEE: OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND F.A.Qs
Price & Add – ons
Group: U$: 750
Private: U$ 950
Group versus Private Treks: What’s the difference?
- Depending on the number of people in your booking, additional people may join the trek to make a full group.
- If you choose “private”, no additional people will be joining your group, no matter the size.
- Minimum booking size is two people; one person may book a group trek if Pacha Expeditions Travel Peru, is able to join that person with additional groups.
Discounts
- Under 18 years Discount: USD $20
- Under 07 years Discount: USD $35
Rentals
Upgrades
- Return Vistadome train – USD $50 per person
- Return Hiram Bingham train– USD $380 per person
- Belmond Sanctuary Lodge (5-star hotel) – USD $490 Per person
- Sumaq Machu Picchu Hotel (5-star hotel) – USD $245 Per person
- Tierra viva Machu Picchu (3+ star hotel) – USD $50 Per person
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Reviews
super maravilloso visitar este lugar una experiencia inolvidable caminar a una altura de 5000 metros, fue estar cerca al cielo, las maravillas de mi pais - recomiendo visitar este lugar
May 7, 2022
Estuvimos sólo dos noches alojados en carpa/tienda propia. Buena atención de las personas. Hicimos un pequeño tour al lago Titicaca, estuvo muy buena la experiencia. Quedamos con ganas de mas.... read more
June 20, 2018
Me encantó haber contactado esta agencia, Javier el encargado fue muy atento, servicial y nos brindó una informacion muy detallada acerca de nuestro trekking a Salkantay, todo el servicio fue... read more
May 8, 2018
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