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Salkantay Trek & Inca Trail 7 Days
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- Positive impact on nature
- Jobs for local tour guides
- Jobs for local muleteers & porters
- Empowering those who have fewer chances
- Money for local transportation
Salkantay Trek and Inca Trail 7 Days, A Premium Collection Trek!
Salkantay Trek and Inca Trail 7 days. Add a special perspective to your mythical adventure and experience hiking the Salkantay trek plus Inca Trail, which is a premium 7-day trek to get Machu Picchu, exploring the two best popular treks in Cusco. Treks, which are blessed with forested natural mountainscapes, ancient Inca temples crowning the mountains, and the inca trail where takes a step back in time and mysterious Machu Picchu citadel declared as a new seven world wonders.
Hike with our experts to be teeming with fascinating legends and history on an exciting trek adventure.This famous trekking route of the world, takes adventurers along an epic and sometimes challenging journey to the city in the clouds because on the trail we reach until 5,000 m.a.s.l / 16,350 feet, which is the highest pass located right next to the second highest peak in Cusco, and hikers will be struck by the majestic beauty and human ingenuity of the Inca temples that remained hidden until just over 100 years ago as the trails goes just close by still covered Incan ruins. Only this particular trek offers you to go winding and exploring the spectacular sceneries of the Peruvian Andes, the past centuries-old Incan sites located on the trail itself to the mythical and awe-inspiring Machu Picchu–Salkantay and Inca Trail 7 days.
Join us for the adventure of a lifetime – give us a call at +51 984 464 391 or shoot us an email at info@perusummit.com to learn more or book your spot today!
This trip is officially operated by Peru Summit Adventures, a 100% local tour operator based in Cusco.
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Traveling with us you are making a big difference in favor of the environment, our trips are rated as eco-friendly trips to ensure that fragile ecosystems are protected and maintained for future human generations, also maintain ecosystem and environment integrity through considering a sustainable and ethical business model. Making genuine and sustainable itineraries often translates to real costs, with a host of responsible travel practices that underpin our prices.
Inca Trail Availability 2022 Per Month
To see the available spaces for the 4-day Inca Trail, please write to us through this form, and one of our travel experts will check availability for you.
Trip Details
Service Level

Upgraded Comfort
UPGRADED COMFORT: Premium or Comfort trips are led by Peru Summit Adventures experts, an experienced crew at your side, or top trip leaders/guides, and tap into private local experts' resources to allow for in-depth exploration and special access to unique sites that only the local leaders/guides know. Itineraries are carefully crafted and fully planned, with plenty of free time to roam. Camping gears are high-end and accommodations are high-end or best available. Ground transportation and most meals (especially in hikes) and activities are included in the trip price.
Physical Grading

VERY STRENUOUS, CHALLENGING: Designed for very experienced active travelers in excellent physical and health condition. 5-day to 8-day trips are in this category. Full-day hikes (8-9 hours), mountainous, some very steep terrain (hiking up or down as much as 4,000 feet) on many days, with some camping and hiking at extreme altitudes. Most hikes take place at altitudes above 11,500 feet, with some days ascending as high as 16,850 feet with some exposed sections.
Activities

Hiking, Camping, Archaeology & Cultural Adventures
Important Note
While we expect the tour will run as the itinerary describes to Salkantay Trek & Inca Trail 7 Days. Participants should accept that there is the possibility of changes, being necessary liable to local conditions, eg, strikes, natural disasters, these changes might be at the discretion of your travel company.
Accomodation
Pro 4-season tents in Black Diamond and North Face with Pro Sleeping pads in Therma-Rest and pillows, tents are roomy and cozy designed for 3 people but used only for 2 guests.
Group Size
Min 2 ppl, Max 8 ppl
Minimum of 02 people is needed to depart. Family groups, couple travelers, friends, or even if you’re a SOLO traveler, you are welcome to our trips. Price is per person, which is based on two people who might share a room/tent. The itinerary is described and based on shared services as well as semi-private service; however, if you are looking for a private service, that would be upon request.
Limited Spaces
YES, to protect the historical trail, the number of people allowed to hike the Inca Trail 4 days each day is limited to 500. That is why, you should reserve your space as soon as possible. Spaces can be filled up three to four months in advance. Spaces fill more quickly in the high tourist season, from May to September.
Acclimatization
Please allow a minimum of 1 day in Cusco city before your hike begins to Salkantay and Inca Trail 7 Days.
Why experience the Salkantay Trek & Inca Trail 7 Days
- Trek in a high Andean realm. Stay in a mountain 4 season roomy tents (Black Diamond tents).
- Your own private guide, porters, muleteers, horses, delicious camp cuisine prepared by your personal cook.
- Taste our innovative cuisine made by our professional cook like “Peru Summit Quinoa Salad®”
- Explore trail-side archaeological sites that only Inca Trail hikers have access to.
- Travel & Trek with someone who hiked the Inca Trail for over 300 times, Salkantay Trek for over 200 times, Choquequirao Trek for over 150 times, Ausangate Trek for over 100 times, Lares Trek for over 50 times, being at Machu Picchu for over 600 times.
- View ice-clad Salkantay, Huamantay, and the diverse ecosystems of the Cordillera Vilcabamba.
- Hike to Machu Picchu on mystical, stone-paved paths built by the Incas.
- Enter Machu Picchu on foot through the Gate of the Sun, as the Incas once did.
- Spend the last day at Incomparable Machu Picchu, “Lost City of the Incas” with a private guide.
- Direct & official local tour operator with headquarter in Cusco, accredited by the Peruvian Ministry of Tourism.
Trip Itinerary
DAY 1: Cusco - Challacancha - Salkantaypampa
Cusco - Challacancha - Salkantaypampa
We go to your hotel to pick you up very early in the morning to start our journey to Tarawasi ( 2,600m / 8,502 feet), an important incan site located about one and half-hour away from Cusco; in which, we will enjoy about the history recounted by our tour guide. after that we will keep driving to Mollepata town where we will meet up with our muleteers after a while we will get ready for the hike, about 1:00pm we will have lunch enjoying the scenic views around us, then to walk for couple of hours to get the first camp site called Marqokasa ( 3,600m / 11,772 feet) from this camp site we will have astonishing views around, and one of them is the mountain of Rayusqa(5,450m / 17,822feet). in the evening we will have our tea time, next we will have dinner, and eventually we will go to sleep.
DAY 2: Salkantaypampa - Incachiriaska Pass - Sisaypampa
In the morning we will wake up with a hot coca tea provided by our muleteer, then we will have our breakfast. In the morning we will walk for four hours to get the lunch spot called Soraypampa( 3,890m / 12,720feet). in which we wll be at the bottom part of Tuqarway mountain( 5,930m / 19,391feet), in the afternoon we will have a two-hour walking uphill to get the second camp site, known as Salkantaypampa(4,150m / 13,571feet), at this camp site we will be at the skirt part of the stunning Salkantay mountain( 6,279m / 20,533feet) thus we will have an amazing sunset at the Salkantay’s summit. In the evening we will have our tea time, next we will have dinner, and eventually, we will go to sleep.
DAY 3: Sisaypampa - Paucarcancha
As usual every morning we will wake up with hot coca tea, and this morning that is not the exception, right away we will have our breakfast, enjoying the beautiful sunrise at the summit of Salkantay mountain. After that we will set off uphill to Incachiriasca pass that is located at an altitude of 4,990m / 16,317feet) and which is the highest point on this trail to Machu picchu; from this point we will have spectacular views; such as: the Salkantay Mt, glacier lagoons, and it is possible to see condors soaring around. Subsequently we will walk downhill to get our lunch spot about 1:00pm, where will enjoy the succulent lunch, afterward we will continue walking to get the third camp spot which is located at Sisaypampa (4,100m / 13,407feet), the views around are undeniably beautiful. In the evening we will have our tea time, next we will have dinner, and eventually we will go to sleep.
DAY 4: Paucarcancha - Wayllabamba - Llulluchapampa
Wake up hot coca tea in the morning to start another great day, right away to enjoy our breakfast, then we will walk through the highland valley of Pampaccawa, where we will see the remains of ancient incan canals, later on after having a great walk we will arrive to Paucarcancha that is a small archaeological remains from the incan time, then we will have a short hiking to get the fourth camp site which is Wayllabamba (3,000m / 9,810feet), at this camp site that is provided by the Ministry of Culture, we will meet up with our quechua porters for the next days, and we will say goodbye to our muleteers and horses; because horses and mules are not allowed into the inca trail to Machu picchu, so that only quechua porters are allowed. In the evening we will have our tea time, next we will have dinner, and eventually we will go to sleep.
DAY 5: Llulluchapampa - Dead Woman Pass - Pacaymayu - Chakiqocha
This morning after having a great breakfast we continue hiking on the inca trail, the path is uphill until getting the Deadwoman Pass ( 13,784 feet/ 4215 m), as we hike to this pass, we will get in different ecotones ( a transition area between two adjacent ecological communities “ecosystems”), befote to crown the Deadwoman pass we have lunch at place known as Llulluchapampa, so using that lunch’s energy to fulfill the summit, when we will have made it, we will take a well-deserved break to enjoy the sceneries around, from this highest point we walk downhill to get the second campsite called Pacaymayu. At the arrival, we will be welcomed warmly with claps by our porters, after a while tea time, eventually dinner.
DAY 6: Chakiqocha - Wiñay Wayna
Early in the morning we take our breakfast, then to keep walking uphill on the inca trail until we reach the pass called Runkuraqay 13,015 feet/ 3980 m, this sixth day as distinct from the other previuos days, you will enjoy several incan sites (Runkuraqay, Sayaqmarka, Phuyupatamarca, Intipata) where you get a rich information on history and the importance of each incan site, and we get the high jungle a proper cloud forest jungle, as we hike to the third campsite we will see couple of gorgeous orchids. About midday we will have lunch at place called Chaquiqocha. . Later, we will reach Wiñaywayna, translated to “Forever Young,” ( 2,650 m / 8,694 feet.) At the arrival, we will be welcomed warmly with claps by our porters, after a while tea time, eventually dinner.
DAY 7: Wiñay Wayna - Machu Picchu - Cusco
The most important day, because that day, it is the day of llaqta(city) MACHU PICCHU, there is no way to describe the feeling of the first sights of Machu Picchu from the Sun Gate, as the mist rises off the mountains early in the morning and the astonishing llaqta (city) appears in front of you. this day, all the sores, and the other uneasiness of the trek are transformed in happiness, because we will be iluminated by the energy, that way we will be entering in the wonder, underneath the sunrise; eventually, after walking about fourty five minutes from the Sun Gate, we will have arrived to the new seven wonder of the world, where the masterpiece is combined in one element with thounsands of elements to have a brilliant combination and perfection. in which, all our dreams will come reality. The morning is dedicated to exploring the extraordinary Machu Picchu, where your guide will give you a thorough three-hour tour. Following your tour, you will have time to yourself before taking the bus to Aguas Calientes. We will then have our last lunch before you take the train back to Cusco. In the afternoon you will go aboard the train back to Ollantaytambo train station and/or Poroy train station, where our transfer will be waiting for you to take you back to the hotel in Cusco.
Note on Itinerary
Although we do our very best possible to adhere to the schedule above, this itinerary is subject to change for several reasons beyond our control, including strikes, weather, natural disasters, and terrain conditions. On some occasions, these conditions may demand us to deviate from our original schedule, in which case we will provide the best available alternative options. And we’ll make a great experience of it!
Inclusions
Included on the Salkantay Trek & Inca Trail 7 Days
- Private transportation from your hotel to the start of the trail.
- Entrance ticket to the Inca trail.
- Entrance ticket to Machu Picchu.
- Entrante ticket to Salkantay park.
- Bus ticket from Machu Picchu to Aguas Calientes.
- Train ticket back to Cusco at the end of our hike.
- Camping Equipment 4 season tent (03 people tent for 02 people)
- Other camping equipment, a dining tent with table and chairs, and a kitchen tent, manned by a professional cooking staff.
- Private bus from the train station to hotel in Cusco.
- Trek Leader, Our Leaders are equipped and trained to practice First-Aid, administer oxygen if needed, and conduct radio communication.
- Meals: Breakfast (6), lunch (6), dinner (6), and snacks.
- A professional chef.
- Horses, and muleteers that carry your 7 kg / 14 pounds personal items.
- Emergency (backup) Horse to escort us during the hike (only Salkantay Trek section).
- Oxygen tank.
- Porters for inca trail section.
- Personal porter to carry your /kg/ 14 pounds of your personal belongings.
Not Included on the Salkantay Trek & Inca Trail 7 Days
- Sleeping bags (available for rent).
- Trekking poles (available for rent).
- Extra expenditure during the trek, such as: soda, alcoholic drinks, extra snacks.
- Gratuities for the guides, porters, and other staff
- Travel insurance (bring copies with you please), we highly recommend to get an insurance of trip cancellation, interruption; an insurance to protect your travel investment, Included with your pre-departure package, bring your travel insurance to cover trip cancellation, interruption, baggage loss and delay, emergency medical evacuation insurance and emergency medical expense insurance. Any unexpected situations occurred during the journey and which are beyond our control, including changes in scheduling trains or flights, delays, strikes, cancellations, missed connections, etc. it should be covered by the passenger as a whole. Also, if you for physical reasons of health cannot continue the trek or walk, and will need emergency evacuation then all charges incurred such as transportation, hotel, ambulance, doctors, medication, hospitalization, etc. will be at passenger’s expense.
Prices & Dates
Number of participants | Price per person | Total ($ USD) | |
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1 Participant | We have special rates for SOLO travelers. Get started by filling out the inquiry form. | Enquire Now | |
2 Participants | $ 2,400.00 | $ 4 800.00 | Enquire Now |
3 Participants | $ 2,380.00 | $ 7 140.00 | Enquire Now |
4 Participants | $ 2,350.00 | $ 9 400.00 | Enquire Now |
5 Participants | $ 2,300.00 | $ 11 500.00 | Enquire Now |
6+ Participants | We have special rates for groups, which are over 6ppl. Get started by filling out the inquiry form. | Enquire Now |
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1 person (We have special rates for SOLO travelers. Get started by filling out the inquiry form.) | Enquire Now |
2 people $ 2,400.00 | Enquire Now |
3 people $ 2,380.00 | Enquire Now |
4 people $ 2,350.00 | Enquire Now |
5 people $ 2,300.00 | Enquire Now |
6+ people (We have special rates for groups, which are over 6ppl. Get started by filling out the inquiry form.) | Enquire Now |
- Flexibility on dates: Choose your own dates, you decide when to start your journey.
- Perfect for families, group of mates (friends), honeymoon: Make this trip for you and your loved ones or someone special.
- Totally customizable: Travel the way you want; so you can travel exactly how you want. Book this trip as is or customize it to be as active or relaxed, rustic or luxurious as you wish to go. Perfect for multi-generational families and to celebrate a special anniversary or milestone birthday.
- Go at your own pace: Walk or explore on your own rhythm, forget to stay or keep up with the large groups. It's your own journey.
Note on Prices
- A personal porter included to carry your 7kg / 14 pounds personal items.
Prices are quoted in US Dollars and all payments must be made in US Dollars. Prices are per person based on SEMI-PRIVATE service; we depart with 2 ppl as a minimum, 8 ppl as maximum, and an average of 4 ppl in a group. This trek is also based on double occupancy for tents in the trail.
Trip Payment Schedule
- At time of reservation: 30% of the total balance.
- 60 days prior to departure: Balance should be paid fully, or once upon your arrival in Cusco the other 70% of final balance must be paid fully.
Cancellation and Transfer Fee Schedule
- Minimum fee (hike permit fee): $250 per person
- 61-90 days prior to departure: 30% of trip cost
- 46-60 days prior to departure: 50% of trip cost
- 45 days or less: 100% of trip cost
What Makes Us Different!… Here’s, Why You Should Book With Us!
Making a choice of your right travel company/ tour operator is the most important decision you will make as you make your plans for a long-anticipated dreamed adventure. At first glance, some companies may seem cheaper. However, when you research a little deeper, you will see why traveling with Peru Summit Adventures assures that you will have the most memorable travel experience possible. In fact, we guarantee it, our TripAdvisor reviews say that.
Making genuine and sustainable itineraries often translate to real costs, with a host of responsible travel practices that underpin our prices, here are the reasons why you should go with us!
1. We Focus on Details
2. Our Safety Record is Flawless
3. Knowledge and Expertise
4. The Smallest Groups en Route “Salkantay Trek and Inca Trail 7 Days” – Averaging Just 4 Travelers
Besides, Machu Picchu offers one of the world’s most spellbinding travel experiences. But it’s also a world-renowned destination, and touring the site in a big group with multitudes of tourists shoving for photos, and competing to hear the guide, your once in a lifetime visit to this World Heritage Site may lose its magic. Our Machu Picchu Trips are scheduled with an average of just four travelers, allowing for a deeper exploration of the lost city of the Incas, with our Local Experts / Tour Leaders.
5. We Deliver on Our Promises
We are very confident the quality of our Salkantay Trek and Inca Trail 7 Days will get your expectations and that you will savor the best possible of cultural travel experience, nature travel experience, and adventure travel experience if you are dissatisfied, we’ll happily give you credit for an extra trip or for a future journey. It’s, to our knowledge, the best guarantee in the travel business.
6. The Best Fare For The Best Trip
7. You Book, You Go…Don’t Worry… We Won’t Cancel
8. We are Local Entrepreneurs, A Family Enterprise (we are not a gringo company)
Probably you will see that most of the tour operators mention it on their websites that are local tour companies, however, if you research a little deeper you will find out that’s not true, they might be although half of the operation is done from here and another half abroad, they even have NorthAmerican phone number or European phone numbers, which is a clue to find out, we are not against the foreigner companies or half foreign companies, what we are against is that they lie.
In Cusco exist just few truly local tour operators. If you did not know, foreign companies come to Peru to get rich without paying a General Sales Tax or Tax Contribution to our country. If you did not know that, according to the United Nations, for every US $100 spent on a tour in a developing country or foreign travel companies, only $5 stays in the local economy. Normally, almost all of the money flows back to large companies operating outside the destination countries. As we are a local family enterprise, we guarantee that your travel expenditures will support the local economy, and improve the lives of Peruvians through contributing to general sales tax.
9. Responsible Travel
Be a responsible traveller! Let’s make this world a better place for everyone and for everyone that lives in it! The natural environments that we travel to are fragile and abundant with beautiful culture and traditions that are often reliant on tourism. We have a responsibility as travelers to minimize the impact of our presence, protect what is delicate, and leave a positive influence everywhere we can.
As a locally owned and based Peruvian tour company, we integrate these practices into our in-country operations we are aiming for a style of travel that makes the world a better place for everyone, and for everyone that lives in it. Since our very first days as a tour operator, responsible business has been at the heart of what we do. Peru Summit Adventures is committed not just to treading lightly, but to making a real difference by helping and investing in local communities, education initiatives, environmental conservation projects. These values are not more than just words, they are ingrained in the culture and philosophy of our crew, daily operations of Peru Summit Adventures trips, and at our office too.
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- Original passport and some copies.
- Travel insurance and some copies.
- Sleeping bag (available for renting).
- Sleeping bag liner.
- Backpack to carry your things.
- Phone and Camera charger and adapter.
- Bathing suit (if you would like to enjoy the hot springs in Aguas Calientes).
- Camera.
- Torch or headlamps.
- Deet or mosquito repellent ( recommendable 30% deet).
- hands sanitizer.
- Hiking poles ( or you can rent one pair from us).
- Rain gear (especially if traveling in the wet season, from October to March).
- Comfortable hiking clothes, including warm clothes for the nighttime.
- Good hiking boots with protector ankle or similar, and one pair of flip-flops or light sandals.
- Sunblock and sunglasses.
- Hiking long sleeve T-shirts.
- Hiking trousers.
- Thermal underwear.
- Hiking socks.
- Water bottle or canteen.
- American dollars and peruvian soles in cash.
- Sun hat, cap, and warm hat and gloves for the nighttime.
- Toilet paper, and face tissue paper.
- Credit or debit card.
- Anti-inflammatory tablets (e.g. Ibuprofen).
- Personal first-aid kit (should contain lip salve, Diamox (acetazolamide), Aspirin, Band Aids, Anti-histamine, Imodium or similar tablets for mild cases of diarrhea, re-hydration powder, extra prescription drugs you may take).
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Trip Leaders
Trek Leaders or Guides Are Part of the Core of Peru Summit Adventures and Your Perfect Local Companion
The perfect custom-made private tours, adventure tours, or expeditions don’t just happen. It takes a team of talented, knowledgeable, passionate, and experienced professionals to bring it all together and possible. Our team of Peru Summit Adventures Leaders is comprised of local trip veterans, seasoned tour veterans with rich backgrounds on history, archaeology, culture, cuisine, geology, biology, and more.
With the highest staff-to-guest ratio in the travel industry, our Trip Leaders safely deliver your trip-of-a-lifetime to maximize your Peru journeys and adventures every step of the way. Our Tour/Trek Leaders have worked extensively in the Peru isolated mountains, archaeological sites, hiking the Inca Trail (at least 150 times), Amazon jungle, and being at Machu Picchu for over 400 times at least, this guarantees your trip a unique and memorable experience.
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Lodging
Camping Equipment: Great gear is a key part of every great journey, so we’ve made our gear warehouse featuring top-performing brands like Black Diamond, Patagonia, North Face Summit Series, Therma Rest, Marmot, Leki, this is a fantastic collection of our outdoor gear, accessories, which are offered in all trekking adventures, expeditions, and Peru Summit Adventures Logo items.
In all hikes, you’ll enjoy Pro 4-season tents in Black Diamond and North Face with Pro Sleeping pads in Therma-Rest and pillows, tents are roomy and cozy designed for 3 people but used only for 2 guests.

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