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Classic Salkantay Trek Machu Picchu 5 Days

It is an ancient and remote trail alternative to the Inca Trail , has much more spectacular views and with diverse ecological floors we will walk between lagoons, impressive snows like Salkantay and Humantay , crossing the rivers and subtropical zones of abundant vegetation and fauna. This route is an excellent option for those who wish to escape from the most congested routes and in a faster way, or for those who are looking for an alternative when the spaces of the traditional Inca Trail are occupied. This impressive tour passes beneath the magnificent Salkantay Mountain (6,710 m / 22,014 ft), one of the highest and most impressive in the Peruvian Andes. Its first two days will be dominated by the impressive snows of Salkantay and Humantay, as it travels through the high Andean landscape. The third day will descend to the warm cloud forest, to reach Aguas Calientes the fourth day. The impressive sacred citadel of the Incas Machu Picchu is visited during the last day of the progra

Inca Trail reservations 2022

Do you want to visit Machu Picchu through the Inca Trail? Book your Inca Trail reservations online 6 months in advance. Decide what type of food, tent, tour guide and accessories to have during the trekking route. Pay with credit or debit cards and enjoy one of the best 5 hiking trails in the world. What is the Inca Trail? The Inca Trail is the most famous hiking route to Machu Picchu. In total it covers 43 kilometers in 4 days and 3 nights through an ancient network of trails made by the Incas hundreds of years ago. The beginning of the route is in Pisqacucho (kilometer 82), near the town of Ollantaytambo in Cusco. The end is at the Intipunku (Puerta del Sol) in the Inca City of Machu Picchu . The Inca Trail is considered among the 5 best hiking trails in the world. Daily they only allow a maximum of 500 people to enter their roads. Of them, approximately 200 are tourists. The others are support staff: guides, porters, cooks. This route is the way the Incas formerly arrived at