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SALKANTAY TO MACHU PICCHU 5 DAYS
Alternative trek to Machu Picchu - 5
days/4 nights
A different way to
reach Machu Picchu, by Inca tracks rarely taken! The wonderful
landscape where you may admire the exotic flora and fauna makes
of this circuit an unforgettable adventure between valleys and
mountains.
Itinerary
DAY 1:
Early in the morning we leave the city of the Cusco and passing
by the localities of Izcuchaca and Limatambo we arrive at
Mollepata (9am. approximately). We stop there for having a light
breakfast in order to start our long walk of the first day
along with the supporting personnel. About 12m. we get ready to
have the lunch in the denominated sector Silca Field. Later,
after three hours of long walk we will arrive at our first
camping: Soraypampa.
DAY 2:
After a good breakfast we prepare ourselves to undertake the
long and hardest stretch of the trip, leaving at 7am. We cross
all the denominated Salkantay Pampas site from where we`ll go
towards the left side of the snow-capped mountain Umantay which
is next to the snowed one Salkantay. About 12pm we will be in
the highest point (step Salkantay Umanata to 4500 a.s.l.). From
this place we observe the snowed ones and glaciers of the
Salkantay. Besides we`ll appreciate the stunning view of the
falling snow ( avalancha). After one hour of having reduced the
trek rythm, we have the lunch. Later we restart the trek until
the place denominated Huayrac we`ll set up our second campsite.
DAY 3:
This day will be unforgettable because throughout the way we
will see a great variety of flora and fauna. Setting off from
Huayrac we`ll go through the Arraniyuc community and getting
along downwards to the forest eyebrow, where we`ll appreciate
the thermal water phenomenon in a small valley. Now we are
closer to follow the course of the river Santa Teresa, observing
in this section diverse varieties of orchids and cataracts of
great magnitude. Finally, we arrive at our camping in the place
called Lluskamayu (5pm. approx.). Supper. We spend the night
there.
DAY 4:
The exit is programmed for the 7,30 a.m. We`ll have a long walk
until the noon by forest eyebrow appreciating a great variety of
coffee cultivating fields, fruit trees, bananas, avocado,
fragmentation hand grenade and the most interesting is to see
some cultivating fields of cocaine leaf, sacred gras in Inca
times. This herb is still cultivated only in tropical zones like
this. Soon we`ll be arriving at Sahuayaco where we`ll start dirt
road trail. Reduction in the trekking rythm until the lunching
point. After 3 hours of reduction we got to descry citadel of
Machu Picchu from a little usual angle and we will stop by one
hour. Now we are about to descend until the hydroelectrical
centre where we will take the train going towards the station of
Bridge Ruins in the Aguas Calientes town, where we will check
in our hotel. Suppe.
DAY 5:
Just after the breakfast we spend the day visiting the
historical sanctuary of MACHU PICCHU, nowadays, regarded as the
new wonder of the world. In the evening, about the lunching time
return to the city of the Cusco in train (back paker). Transfer
to your hotel.
SALKANTAY TO MACHU PICCHU 5 DAYS Code: A - 1 PRICES
2010
TIPS INCA TRAIL
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