The second day in the morning you will be wakened up with a hot coca tea still in your tent and will have a stunning view of sunrise at Salkantay Mountain; next, we’ll have breakfast while enjoying the awesome views around us, right after breakfast, we’ll begin to walk uphill for 1 one hour and 30 minutes to reach the highest point on this trek, which is the Salkantay Pass located at an elevation of 4,632 m/ 15,193 ft.

Once we arrive at this point we’ll have the Salkantay mountain right next to us and will have a meditation and spiritual time led by our trek guide. After that, we’ll walk downhill for 5 hours until we reach our second campsite, on this section we’ll have our lunch at about mid-day at a place known as Wayraqmachay at 3800 m/ 12,467 ft, after lunch, walking about 30 minutes we’ll be getting a lush high jungle, from where we’ll be entering in a different ecological niche, alongside the trail we’ll see orchids and native flowers, birds, and the landscape will change to more tropical.

We’ll eventually arrive at the second campsite called Collpapampa which is located at an altitude of 2,750 m/ 9,020 ft where we’ll have our tea time, dinner, and rest. All meals included.

• Accommodation type: Tents (roomy 4-season tents, 4 people tents are used for 2 people) come with inflatable mattresses and a pillow.
• Hiking time: 8 – 9 hours
• Hiking distance: 18 km/ 11.18 miles
• Altitude gain: 180 m / 590 ft
• Altitude loss: 1,980 m / 6,494 ft
• Lowest elevation: 2,750 m / 9,020 ft
• Highest elevation: 4,632 m / 15,193 ft
• Highlights: Wake up to amazing morning views of Salkantay mountain, conquer the highest point, snowcapped mountains, and hike through cloud forest.

Wake up tea in the morning in our tents, which is nice to start the day, when we finish having our breakfast we’ll continue hiking along the bank of the river and generally through the forest, the path will be easier than the other days because it is mostly flat, and we’ll have the chance to enjoy one of the local native fruits, that is “granadilla” a type of passion fruit.

After 6 hours of walking through the forest, we arrive at lunch and campsite spot called Lucmabamba, which is located at an elevation of 2,050m/ 6,724 ft, in the afternoon we’ll have a little exploration of the coffee and fruit crops, which are located right next to the campsite, during this visit to the crops you will be able to know about the production of organic coffee in a high altitude and the development of sorts of coffee, by yourself will be able to harvest the coffee beans then to make the process of peeling and roasting, in the evening you will grab some coffee beans to roast them then to grind them and finally you will enjoy in a just made coffee espresso. Later on, we will enjoy our dinner, and we will go to our tents. All meals included.

Accommodation type: Tents (roomy 4-season tents, 4 people tents are used for 2 people) come with inflatable mattresses and a pillow.
Hiking time: 5 – 6 hours.
Hiking distance: 15 km/ 9.32 miles.
Altitude loss: 700 m / 2,296 ft.
Lowest elevation: 2,050 m / 6,724 ft.
Highest elevation: 2,750 m / 9,020 ft.
Highlights: Hike through the cloud forest, coffee crops, and local fruit orchards, and learn of the highest coffee in the world since the hands of a local farmer.

Note: You can also go to the hot springs of Cocalmayo after lunch, it is about 1 hour by car to reach this place from this campsite, the cost of the transportation is not included in the trek cost, so you can plan with your trek guide and hire local transportation, the cost ranges 130 soles – 150 soles. The coffee experience will be skipped if opt to go to the hot springs.

A delicious breakfast will make us ready for today’s hike, after enjoying it, we’ll hike up for 3 hours on a section of the Inca Trail that comes from the jungle side of Cusco and connects to Machu Picchu, this ancient path was used in the past times as a trading route between the jungle and the highlands of the Incan empire.

After walking for 3 hours, we’ll arrive at the small Incan site called “Llaqtapata”, which will be a great reward for us because, from this Incan site, we’ll have the first glances of Machu Picchu at about 3 km/ 1.86 miles away, here your guide will deliver a great history of the Incas as you will be closer to Machu Picchu and at one of the ancient Inca sites.

After enjoying the gorgeous sceneries around and the history lesson, we’ll begin to descend for 3 hours until getting to Hidroelectrica where we’ll have our last lunch made by our cook, we’ll then take the train to Machu Picchu town (Aguas Calientes) for about 1 hour, once we arrive we’ll walk towards our hotel.

At night at about 7:00 pm we’ll have dinner at one of the restaurants (this dinner is not included) right after dinner, you will have a detailed briefing and recommendations for the next day, and eventually, we will go back to our hotel to rest. All meals included, except the last supper.

• Hotel to stay: Hotel Cabaña or a similar hotel.
• Hiking time: 6 – 7 hours.
• Hiking distance: 11 km/ 6.83 miles.
• Altitude gain: 800 m / 2,624 ft.
• Altitude loss: 1,045 m / 3,428 ft.
• Lowest elevation: 1,850 m / 6,068 ft.
• Highest elevation: 2,850 m / 9,348 ft.
• Highlights: Short Inca trail section hike, Incan ruins of Llactapata, first views of Machu Picchu from Llacapata Incan ruins, journey to Aguas Calientes town (Machu Picchu town) on a panoramic train, cozy hotel in Aguas Calientes town (Machu Picchu town).

Probably the most important day!, so we’ll wake up very early to have breakfast provided at the hotel, regarding our personal items, we’ll drop them off at the hotel’s storage, so when we come back from Machu Picchu we’ll pick them up.

After having breakfast at the hotel, we’ll go to the bus station to take the bus and drive for 25 minutes to the sanctuary of Machu Picchu. We’ll eventually have conquered the lost city of the Incas, we will seal our feat with an epic picture with Machu Picchu at the background.

After the photography session, the tour will start where our tour guide will show and teach us about the history, archeology, and ancient architecture of this iconic Incan citadel. This tour will be for 2 or more hours.

Whether you have booked a climb to Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu mountain, you will climb up the mountain after or before the tour, it depends on the spaces available for that date, For more info see the Huayna Picchu option. Anyway, after the guided tour or mountain hike, we have to take the bus from Machu Picchu Inca citadel back to Aguas Calientes town (Machu Picchu town), in Aguas Calientes town you will have time for lunch (not included), after lunch, you will take the train back to Ollantaytambo train station where our transportation will be waiting for you to get you back to your hotel in Cusco. Meals not included, except breakfast which is included at the hotel.