Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu 4 days

SALKANTAY TREK TO MACHU PICCHU

4 DAYS / 3 NIGHTS

Salcantay trekking package is suitable for those trekkers who wish to see Mt Salcantay from near but they do not have sufficient time to go all the way or restricted to go there by other reasons.

This short Salkantay trekking package offers you to face breathtaking view of Salcantay glacier and other mountain peaks. Not only mountain views, you will get great opportunity to explore Machu Picchu inca city and have a close look at their fascinating Andean culture”...

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Weather on Salkantay Trek

Weather on Salkantay Trek

Weather on Salkantay trek is very varied, due to the fact that it winds its way through wildly different terrain at different altitudes. The only place where weather is a serious concern is the Salkantay Pass, and the nearby areas. Temperatures here, and at the nearby Soraypampacampsite, can fall below freezing. The other camps are much warmer, due to their proximity to the cloud forest.

AVERAGE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE IN CUSCO

The months September, October, November and December have a nice average temperature.
On average, the warmest month is September.
On average, the coolest month is January.
The monthly mean minimum and maximum temperatures over the year in Cusco, Peru (FAHRENHEIT)

Weather on Salkantay trek monthly mean minimum and maximum temperatures over the year in Cusco, Peru (Celsius)

Most rainfall (rainy season) is seen in December – March .

AVERAGE HUMIDITY OVER THE YEAR

This is the mean monthly relative humidity

AVERAGE WIND SPEED OVER THE YEAR

This is the mean monthly wind speed (meters per second)

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Salkantay trekking is a great alternative to the Inca Trail. Going this route, you’ll be able to visit some of the most beautiful places in the Andean jungle and see the snow covered Salkantay Mountain (altitude is 6372 m). You will have the opportunity to see beautiful landscapes with a variety of endemic flora and fauna and stop by part of the Inca trail, Llactapata, which is an enclosure built on the mountain facing Machu Picchu.

Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu 5 days

Salkantay Trek "Classic" to Machu Picchu 5 days

Salkantay is really exceptional, located less than fifty miles northwest of the city of Cuzco in south central Peru. It is the highest mountain of the Cordillera Vilcabamba. Because of its proximity to the city, it is easily accessible and is climbed frequently. Join us on this incredible Hiking Tour to Machu Picchu. Book early.

ITINERARY

DAY 1 : Cusco - Mollepata - Soraypampa.

Day 2 : Soraypampa - Salkantay Pass - Huayrac Machay - Challway

Day 3 : Collpapampa - La Playa - Lucmabamba.

Day 4 : Santa Teresa - Hydroelectric - Machu Picchu Pueblo.

Day 5 : Tour to Machu Picchu

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Inti Raymi - Festival of the Sun

The Inti Raymi Festival of the Sun in Peru

It makes perfect sense to worship the sun, After all, what is the true source of life giving energy on this planet, but, the sun? It helps plants grow, like the hundreds of different types of nourishing Andean potatoes. Sun nourished green, leafy life forms give us air to breathe and feed grazing animals like llamas, which are perhaps the coolest creatures on the planet. 

That many cultures actively praise this life giving behemoth of scorching gas is a testament to the undiluted awe our ancestors felt upon seeing the sun. The Incans were sun masters as they built their temples ever closer to the sun, and their festivals are a lasting tribute to that fireball in the sky.

The name of this is from Quechua “Inti” “Sun”, “Raymi”  “Festival”, the Inti Raymi (festival of the sun) was a religious ceremony of the Inca Empire, dedicated to the divinity Sun, one of the most venerated gods in Inca religion. It was the festivity of the Winter Solstice and the Inca New Year.

During the Empire of Incas, the Inti Raymi was the most significant of four rites feasted in Qosqo. The ceremony was also said to show the mythical descent of the Incas. It was crowded with colorific dances and processions, as well as animal sacrifices to thank Pachamama and to ensure a good cropping season.

In 1944, a historical reconstruction of the Inti Raymi was directed by Faustino Espinoza Navarro and indigenous actors. The first reconstruction was largely based on the chronicles of Garcilaso de la Vega and only referred to the religious ceremony. Since 1944, a theatrical representation of this festivity has been taking place at Sacsayhuamán, two kilometers from its original celebration in central Cusco) on June 24 of each year, attracting thousands of tourists and local visitors.

A weeklong celebration begins prior to the new year festivities with concerts and street fairs. This part is less about tradition and more focused on fun. Lose yourself in song and dance at Cuzco’s Plaza de Armas while sampling local Peruvian cuisine and just generally absorbing the good times.

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SALKANTAY TREK VS INCA TRAIL

SALKANTAY TREK VS INCA TRAIL

Salkantay Trek

This is a great alternative to the Inca Trail. Going this route, you’ll be able to visit some of the most beautiful places in the Andean jungle and see the snow covered Salkantay Mountain (altitude is 6372 m). You will have the opportunity to see beautiful landscapes with a variety of endemic flora and fauna and stop by part of the Inca trail, Llactapata, which is an enclosure built on the mountain facing Machu Picchu.

Inca Trail

Inka Trail to Machu Picchu is one of the world’s most popular tours, this road is full of beautiful landscapes, trails surrounded by mountains, cloud forests, etc. They are somewhat natural appeal of this road which was created by the Inkas centuries ago, this path made of stones used it to reach the lost city of Machu Picchu.

Read the next items to see the differences between two famous routes to Manchu Picchu.

• Salkantay trek is know like the no.1 alternative to the Inca Trail.
• Most people do this salkantay trek because they cannot get Inca Trail or they want to avoid the crowds.
• Salkantay Trek is more of a nature trail.
• Has much better landscapes than the Inca Trail.
• Inca Trail has arceological sites.
• There are no ruins on the Salkantay trek route.
• Salkantay trek is a lot cheaper than the Inca Trail.
• With Salkantay Trek you also do get to experience the sunrise over Machu Picchu, because you arrive in Aguas Calientes on the 4th day and then on the 5th day you get up early to walk up to Machupicchu for the sunrise.

Difference between Salkantay trek tour and Inca Trail tour

See Salkantay Trek 4 days itinerary. Also called Salkantay Trek “Short” to Machu Picchu 4 days.
See Inca Trail 4 days itinerary. Also called classic Inca Trail Tour to Machupicchu 4 Days.

Launch the Feasts of Cusco 2016

Feast of Cusco 2016

Ancient fire ritual was staged to begin the Festivities of Cusco and the Inti Raymi.

More than 200 actors on stage gave life to the ancient Inca ritual called 'Willqa Nina' on Explanade of Qorikancha, to officially begin with the Feasts of Cusco 2016.

Guided by the Inca, played by Cusquenian player Nivardo Carrillo, musicians, priests and Inca warriors danced a ritual fire, whereby they asked the gods and apus (guardians) tutelary of Cusco, your permission, to begin honror festivities at the Imperial City.

 

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Cusco, Sacred Valley and Salkantay Explorer to Machu Piccchu in 7 days

This Trek the Salkantay includes two nights of acclimatization in Cusco before the Trekking to Machu Picchu, the complete 5 days hike Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu, an overnight by Machu Picchu in the town of Aguas Calientes and back to Cusco for a last night.

INCLUDES

• Transfers In / Out
• Transportation Cusco - Mollepata. (Start walking)
• Professional bilingual tour guide English / Spanish.
• Assistant tour guide (for groups of 9 or more people)
• Hotel for 2 nights in Cusco.
• Tour to the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
• Entrance Fee to Machu Picchu.
• 4 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 4 afternoon snacks, 4 dinners. ” Vegetarian (vegan) food on request at no extra cost!
• Cook. (Professional)
• Drinking water along the Salkantay trail, only on meal times.
• Dining tent with tables and chairs
• 1st Aid Kit
• 01 Oxygen Ball
• Horses (to carry tents, food and cooking equipment)
• Horse men
• Quadruple & waterproof Camping tent “02 people only”
• 01 Sleeping Mattress per person
• 01 night in touristic hostel in Aguas Calientes “Machupicchu Village”.
• Return train tickets in Expedition Service (Machupicchu - Ollantaytambo and bus to Cusco) transfer to Hotel.