Salkantay Trekking Cusco

365 Calle Plateros, Cusco , Peru - Phone: 00 51 84 23 64 82
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  • Do it on you own !

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    chahan 2 contributions Bern, Switzerland May 19, 2012

    The Salkantay trek is awesome. You start in the high mountains and end up in the jungle before going to the Machu Picchu. I also recommend to anybody who is fit to do it on his own. There are many camping sites on the way and you can rent all the gears in Cuzco.

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    On the footsteps of the mighty Incas

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    My first camping trip

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    So I finally did it – my dream that I had been having for almost 2 years now – it has finally happened – I did the hike to Machu Picchu (Salkantay Trek – 5 days and 4 nights) This also happened to be my first camping trip – had never done a multi day hike either. So I was looking forward to the experience for more …

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    Mudslides make a mess of plans

    25 photos

    Well the last couple of days has certainly been filled with ups and downs
    but I leave Cusco with good memories of fantastical scenery and new friends.

    My attempts to trek to Choqueriao was thwarted by the river smashing the
    bridge that went over the river, and it was deemed too dangerous to
    continue so I was offered the …

  • 4

    Getting High On Machu Picchu

    73 photos

    After leaving Lima we arrived in the early morning to the city of Cusco. Leaving our last hostel was actually a bit of a disaster because they ended up charging us more than they had advertised on their website. (Suddenly the receptionist didn't speak very good English at all!)

    We were both immediately affected by the altitude in Cusco, …

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    The world wonder of Machu Picchu - Peru

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    The day we had been waiting for had come. It had stopped raining thank god as we left our hostel at 4:30am so we could be one of the first at the bridge where we showed our tickets. We then had a one hour walk in the pitch black darkness vertically up the steepest Inca steps ever built. After sweating all the way up and having had enough of walking …

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    Five days Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu - Peru

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    We began our Salkantay trek with a 3am wake up at our hostel. The famous Salkantay Trek was named among the 25 best Treks in the World, by National Geographic Adventure Travel Magazine. We were picked up by our guide and taken by bus for two hours to Mollepata, a small village, at an altitude of 2,900 metres. Here we had breakfast and met the rest …

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    I'm such an Ass!!

    15 photos

    Okay so i got here on saturday and i already screwed up everything. the dude from the Salkantay trekking agency "Se Borró" as they say for the weekend of easter. Pain in the ass, but that's not the worst part. So i had taken a butt load of photos and ...

  • 2

    The gringo capital of the world

    ... de verschillende plaatsen. Jammer genoeg werd Rinske aan het einde van de dag ziek. Dit had onder andere tot gevolg dat we de volgende dag niet de Salkantay trekking konden gaan doen zoals gepland. Dus met een dag vertraging aan onze tocht ...

  • 3

    SALKANTAY

    ... hour ascent to the Apacheta Pass at 15,060 feet (4,590 meters).  From the pass, hikers can see three mountains, Salkantay Trekking, Humantay, and Huayanay. After a five hour downhill hikes, trekkers arrive at Rayan-Niyoc or Chaullay to camp ...

  • 4

    day 90: volounteering and booking

    ... confirmed, that there won't only be sporty Super-Hikers and that we could hire a horse at any time, we booked the 5 days 4 nights Salkantay Trekking Tour. The highest point will be at 4600m and we'll have to walk up to 10 hours a day (well maybe less, ...

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    Beware of Being Trampled by Llamas

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    ... , I unfortunately had to be ready to leave by 5am the next morning so I went to sleep early. ---- Start of 5 day / 4 night Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu --- For better or worse the company I booked with had received a lot of interest for this departure ...