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This package is the most fantasc adventure in the ; it combines 's most amazing places (Cusco, Sacred considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. As a finishing touch, you can walk to the Valley, Machu Picchu, Ausangate and, Rainbow Mountain). Discover the personality of the Andes on a long-winded mountain, also known as Rainbow Mountain, Mountain of 7 Colors or simply Mountain of Colors due to the stripes of trek. Recharge yourself near the most powerful energy points in the Cusco region. Immense sacred glaciers such as colors that its surface exhibits as a result of its complex mineral composion. the imposing Apu Ausangate, turquoise lakes, wild animals, and the capvang Rainbow Mountain will be the perfect prelude to the ancient citadel of Machu Picchu.

Discover together with Salkantay Trekking the best that Cusco has to offer. In 6 days you'll have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the fascinang culture and history of this part of the world. Feel the call of the Incas as you tour the city of Cusco. Get to know the monumental agricultural laboratory of with its circular terraces and the thousands of small salt pools of Maras. See ferle cornfields in the middle of huge mountains during your visit to the of the Incas. Be amazed by the genius of the ancient Peruvian builders in the citadel of Machu Picchu,

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1 2 3 4 5 6 DAY DAY DAY DAY DAY DAY We welcome you to Cusco – Cusco | Chinchero - Maras- Aguas Calientes | Machu Cusco | Tinque - Upis - Abra Pucaccocha | El Abra Puca - Yanacocha | Rainbow City Tour Cusco Half Day Moray - - Picchu - Ollantaytambo - Arapa - Yanacocha - Anantapata - Warmisaya - Mountain (sunrise walk) - Aguas Calientes Cusco Pucacocha Lake Yanacocha (Sunset Hike to Cusipata - Cusco the Rainbow Mountain) Cusco´s Cathedra Chinchero Aguas Calientes Upis Anantapata Rainbow Mountain Koricancha Temple Moray Machu Picchu Yanacocha Lake Warmisaya Saqsayhuaman Maras Pucacocha Lake Yanacocha Q`enqo Salt Mines Puka

HOME FULL ITINERARY INCLUDED | NOT INCLUDED BEFORE YOU GO TERMS & CONDITIONS FULL ITINERARY The Spirit of Machu Picchu 6 Days 1 F E A T U R E D D E S T I N A T I O N O F T H E D A Y DAY SACSAYHUAMAN Archaeological Site THE SPIRIT OF 6 DAYS 6 N I G H T S 1 We welcome you to Cusco – City Tour Cusco Half Day M A C H U P I C C H U DAY City Tour Cusco

e'll be waing for you at the airport upon your arrival in the ancient capital of Tawannsuyu and we'll take you in our comfortable mobility to your hotel. You'll have me to refresh Wyourself and rest a bit. In the aernoon we'll visit the main spots of this ancient city. Among the most important sites that you'll visit are the Temple of the Sun or Qorikancha, the Cathedral, and the Inca fortress of Saqsayhuamán. At the end of the tour, we'll drop you back at the door of your hotel.

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e'll pick you up from your hotel At noon, we'll be heading to Urubamba to in the city of Cusco at 07:30 am. recharge our energies with a well-deserved WWe'll go to our first stop in lunch. We'll connue our tour of the Sacred Chinchero, a beauful place known not only for Valley and arrive at Ollantaytambo, considered its impressive landscapes but also for the by many to be the only living Inca city to this quality of its texle art. We'll visit the home of a day. Its streets preserve the original layout local family where we'll learn some of the main made by the ancient Peruvians and the water texle techniques inherited from generaon to sll runs through the canals that are found next generaon. The low prices and the very high to the main roads. In addion, you'll visit its quality of Chinchero fabrics make this an ideal impressive archaeological site in the company opportunity to do the best shopping. of our guide who'll show you the most extraordinary details. As we connue our journey we'll observe endless fields of culvaon, small tradional When we've finished touring this dazzling place, communies, and huge snow-capped peaks. we'll go to the Ollantaytambo train staon and Aer a short while we'll arrive at Moray and will enter the Amazon jungle. It'll be an visit its spectacular concentric terraces. unforgeable 3 hours of travel on the rails next Scholars have verified that Moray funconed as to the furious Vilcanota River. We'll arrive at a true agricultural laboratory where food from Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu Town), an other altude and climac regions could be intense miniature metropolis where you'll produced. Next we'll go to the Maras salt mines spend the night in a hotel. that have been in operaon since pre-Inca mes. Be amazed by the more than 5000 salt pools that are flooded, day aer day, by water that comes from inside the earth.

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he dream day starts very early. At 05:30 choose one of the countless restaurants in am, aer enjoying breakfast at your Aguas Calientes for lunch (price not included in Thotel, we'll board a bus that'll take us the tour). Then, according to the departure to the archaeological site of Machu Picchu. This me of your train, you'll return to the journey takes about 25 minutes. Ollantaytambo staon where our mobility will be waing for you to transport you to the door As soon as you enter Machu Picchu you'll be of your hotel in the city of Cusco. invaded by an intense energy. This pre-Hispanic marvel of architecture and engineering is built on the top of a mountain in complete harmony with nature. We'll be one of the first groups to enter, so you'll be able to contemplate - without the distracon of a multude of tourists - how the orange light of the dawn sun is covering these ancient corners.

Learn about the true history of Machu Picchu on a 2-hour guided tour. You'll discover the main sectors of this citadel and then have free me to rediscover this enigmac archaeological site on your own.

If you have managed to obtain an entrance to the mountain, our guide will accompany you to the starng point of the trek. It will take approximately 2 hours to ascend and descend.

At the end of this unforgeable tour you can

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Meals: Accommodaon: Difficulty: Walking Distance: Highest Elevaon: Minimum Elevaon: Breakfast, Lunch, Camps Challenging 6.21 miles 4850 m / 15912 4599 m / 15088 Dinner

e'll start our adventure very spectacular Ausangate mountain. From the top early. We'll pick you up from of the pass (4,798 masl / 15,744 fasl) the Wyour hotel at 5:00 am and we'll beauty of the landscape mulplies. You'll be go in a private vehicle to the city of Urcos, able to observe the size of the mountain range capital of the province of Quispicanchi. On the and, if you're lucky, the solemn flight of the way we'll be able to observe picturesque towns condor. Our guide will explain a lile more and beauful lagoons along the Vilcanota about the impressive local flora and fauna. Valley. We'll connue to the town of Ocongate Then we'll begin to descend and will run into and then towards Tinque where you can make the beauty of the crystalline mul-colored your last minute purchases before we reach the lagoons of Yanacocha (black lagoon) and community of Upis (3,799 masl / 12,464 fasl), Pukacocha (red lagoon), as well as several the starng point of our walk. Aer breakfast, waterfalls. Later, we'll arrive at our camp where our first day begins on a plain that looks directly you'll have me to take a reenergizing nap. In at the immense Ausangate glacier (6,300 masl / the aernoon, we can explore the vicinity of 20,900 fasl). You can concentrate and feel the the lakes and drink a delicious tea. Obviously, emoon that this great mass of snow provokes before you go to sleep, a nutrious dinner in your heart. As we move forward, we'll meet awaits you. local people wearing their beauful and colorful tradional clothes. Herds of llamas and alpacas will also accompany our steps. We'll arrive at the thermal baths of Upis (4,198 masl / 13,776 fasl) to enjoy our lunch.

Aer a delicious Lunch in the middle of the cold of the high mountains and then begin our walk in a beauful high Andean valley towards the Arapa pass, always accompanied by the

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Meals: Accommodaon: Difficulty: Walking Distance: Highest Elevaon: Minimum Elevaon: Breakfast, Lunch, Camps Challenging 11 miles 5050 m / 16568 4400 m / 14435 Dinner

here’s nothing beer for your body observe the vastness of the horizon. We only than waking up to a hot herbal tea of have to descend for 20 minutes to the Tcoca leaves. Get up early to start one of Yanacocha lagoon where the camp will be the most beauful days of the enre excursion. waing for you. Before stopping, we’ll connue Be amazed by the stunning views of the snow- our 1 hour walk to the Rainbow Mountain pass capped mountains and deep green valleys. to see the majesc sunset show over the Aer a hearty breakfast, we will go up to Abra Rainbow Valley. Once we have rejoiced in the Puca. Feel the impressive presence of the Apu sunset, we’ll return to the camp in 45 minutes Ausangate and take photos of its beauful to enjoy happy hour (drinks and snacks) and turquoise lagoons. Once you reach the top, then a dinner that will surprise you. you’ll feel that you have the giant face of the Apu Ausangate right in front of you. In addion, you’ll be able to observe the extended beauty of the Chilca Valley where llamas and alpacas will be passing quietly. From this open you can already see the beginning of the Rainbow Mountain range with its striking stripes of colors.

Aer taking some photos we connue with a gradual descent for 2 hours to our lunch point located in Anantapata (4,400 masl / 14,435 fasl). Once we have filled our stomachs, we’ll take the opportunity to rest and relax before connuing with an ascent to the Warmisaya or Pitumarca pass (5,050 masl / 16,568 fasl). From there you’ll feel like you are a bird and you’ll

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Meals: Difficulty: Walking Distance: Highest Elevaon: Minimum Elevaon: Breakfast, Lunch, Challenging 5.6 miles 5050 m / 16568 4250 m / 13943 Dinner

er a tasty breakfast at 5:00 am, we will return to the Rainbow Mountain to contemplate this colorful valley lit by dawn. You'll have me to enjoy this paradise for 1 hour before the tourist Acrowd begins to arrive. Our expert guide will take you directly to the key places to get the best pictures.

Your guide will explain in detail why this mountain has such unique colors. It's one of the most amazing places in South America and one of 's main natural aracons. The only other colored mountains can be found in China.

Once we get to the Rainbow Mountain viewpoint, you'll have enough me to take pictures of this presgious geological phenomenon.

We'll begin the return descent for 1.5 hours to the base camp of Phulawasipata, where the transport will be waing for us to take us back to Cusipata. There we'll sasfy our appete with a delicious lunch.

You can enjoy the beauful Andean landscape at sunset from the car while we return to the city. We'll arrive in Cusco at approximately 6:00 pm to drop you at the door of your hotel.

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High Quality Service & Safety Day 4, 5, and 6: Ausangate and Rainbow Mountain Trek Pre-departure briefing Meals: 3 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches, 2 Dinners You will meet your tour guide and group in our office for an orientaon before your tour. The Our chef prepares the best dishes in the middle of the mountain. Our passengers love our food! We meeng will be at 5:00 PM the evening before the trip begins. respect all diets(Vegetarian, vegan, or special menus are available at no extra cost ), so let us know if Experienced Guide you have any parcular restricons on your reservaon form and remind your guide during the All our guides are graduates of the professional career of Tourism of the Naonal University San briefing. You’ll enjoy breakfast, lunch, and dinner, in addion to hot drinks and snacks. Antonio Abad of Cusco. Our guides are chosen for their professionalism, experience, responsibility, Water seriousness, unbridled passion for exploring, and a desire to share in the experience. They’ll make From the first lunch to the last breakfast, Salkantay Trekking will provide you with all the water you sure you are safe and happy. need. We will provide boiled water, filtered, and cooled. You need to bring a camel bag or an empty Camping Equipment bole. We recommend a capacity of 2 liters. You’ll be able to fill your boles during each meal. Salkantay Trekking uses the best equipment to ensure your safety and comfort. Every two people will Wake up tea share Eureka Timberline tents or Mountain Hard Wear Tents with capacity for four people. Also, Every morning at the campsite, you will be woken up with a cup of coca tea! Our staff will provide you’ll have a spacious dining tent where you can enjoy your food without problems. you the tea in your tent so that you will be warm from inside out before you start your day. Medical Kit Tea me or Happy Hour All Salkantay Trekking guides have received specialized training in first aid. We hold mandatory Every aernoon before dinner, the cooks will provide popcorn, biscuits, coffee, hot chocolate, teas, training sessions with our guides every February. Your guide will always carry a first aid kit to face hot water, etc. Aer a long day of hiking, you will not have to wait unl dinner to relax, warm-up, and basic emergency situaons (altude sickness, traveller’s diarrhoea, cuts, scrapes, etc.) as well as enjoy a bite to eat! oxygen. If necessary, we’ll evacuate you from the path as quickly as possible and ensure that you Snacks on the trail daily arrive at a clinic for treatment. Before starng your trekking, our tour leader will provide you a Cloth bag with local fruits, biscuits, Customer Service 24/7 chocolate, caramels, etc. We will give this snack to you at the beginning of each day in your cloth We have telephone service available 24 hours/day for ease of communicaon and preparaon with bag. the agency leading up to your trek. One cloth snack bag per person To avoid the usage of plasc bags that contaminate our environment, we will give you a cloth bag for Meals your snacks. Day 2: Breakfast in the Hotel, Buffet Lunch in the Sacred Valley and Dinner in Aguas Calientes Products for hygiene Vegetarian, vegan, or special menus are available at no extra cost. You will be provided with a small towel before each meal to clean your hands. Day 3: Breakfast in the Hostel(Aguas Calientes).

HOME FULL ITINERARY INCLUDED | NOT INCLUDED BEFORE YOU GO TERMS & CONDITIONS Accommodaon Permits & Entrance Tickets Hotel in Cusco Entrance cket to Machu Picchu Archeological Site. Day 1, 2 and 6: 3 Nights Hotel in Cusco Entrance for the Ausangate Trek Hostel in Aguas Calientes Entrance for the Rainbow Mountain Day 3: Spent in a hostel in Aguas Calientes with a double or Matrimonial, private bathroom, hot shower, wifi, breakfast, and luggage storage while you visit Machu Picchu. 2 nights Accomodaon in Tents - Ausangate Trek Day 4, and 5: Salkantay Trekking uses the best equipment to ensure your safety and comfort. Every two people will share Eureka Timberline tents or Mountain Hard Wear Tents with capacity for four people.

Transportaon & Tickets Transport • Day 1: A representave of Salkantay Trekking will be waing for you at the Cusco Airport to take you directly to your hotel. Aer lunch, we pick you up from your hotel to explore the city on the aernoon city tour. • Day 2: You will be picked up from your hotel to enjoy the Sacred Valley(Chinchero, Maras Moray and Salt Mines). • Day 3: Transfer from the train staon to your hotel in Cusco. Bus Ticket - Consetur • Day 3: Bus cket from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu(Round Trip). Train Ticket • Day 2: Train from Ollantaytambo Train Staon to Aguas Calientes(Expedion Service). • Day 3: Train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo (Vistadome Service). Vistadome train offers a unique and different way to travel to Machu Picchu. Each of the cars features panoramic windows, enabling you to feel part of your surroundings. PeruRail Vistadome approaches you to the amazing landscapes and nature on-route to the Inca Citadel, creang a real connecon.

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Huayna Picchu You can climb the famous mountain that’s always seen in the photos, behind the archaeological site of Machu Picchu. It’s 45 minutes uphill. Going down can be scary if you fear heights. You can take this excursion once your guided tour to Machu Picchu ends. The addional cost is US $ 30.00. The permit must be issued at least 1 month in advance due to high demand. To protect your integrity, there may be changes due to weather condions. Entrance for the City Tour Entrance for the Sacred Valley Day 3: Lunch and Dinner Travel Insurance Tips for our staff Tips are usual on any excursion to Machu Picchu. Although we pay good salaries to our enre team, something extra is always welcome, especially considering the hard work they do. Typically, group parcipants collect their ps to hand out to the porters and chefs together. Addional costs or delays out of control of the management Landscape, bad weather condion, inerary modificaon due to a safety concern, illness, change of government policy, polical instability/strike, etc.

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We want to make your trip to Peru as amazing and as easy as possible. On this secon you will find The Briefing speedy answers to all those quesons you had about trekking Salkantay in one place. This meeng will take place the night before the trek’s departure at 5 PM at our office which is Please read carefully the following informaon – it will help you with any quesons you may have located at Triunfo Street 392, Office 212 (second floor). We are 1 block from the Main Square (Plaza about our services. de Armas) of Cusco. Have another queson that we haven’t answered here? Drop us a line and we will get back to you asap! What about the balance?

It would be greatly appreciated if you pay in cash at our office (US dollars or Peruvian soles) here in Is it for me? Cusco. We have many cash machines in the historical center to withdraw money. You can also pay by The Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu is a great alternave for the Inca Trail trek and beer suited for VISA or PAYPAL online but you will have to pay a 8% service charge, charged by VISA and PAYPAL. To more adventurous trekkers who are able to handle higher altude and longer distances. Ascending pay your balance through PAYPAL, you need to log into your PAYPAL account using our email address to reach the famous Apacheta Pass at 4650 MASL - 15088 FASL is not too strenuous since it is at the of [email protected] beginning of the trek, neither is it very steep, but it does require stamina and a lile me in Cusco to acclimaze to the altude before beginning the trek. Daffle Bag for Salkantay Trek Classic 5 Days

The evening before you start your trek, you will be given a SMALL DUFFLE BAG to pack your clothes How many days do I need to acclimate in Cusco before the Trek? for the next four days. Your weight allowance is up to 7 kg/15.4 lbs. Our horseman will carry your It is very important to be well acclimated to the altude before exerng yourself on a trek. We do duffle bag for you together with the food and camping gear. It is important to be aware that you will recommend that you arrive to Cusco at least 2 or 3 days before the trek starts to help you become not have access to your items in the duffel bag unl the end of each day as the horsemen and horses acclimazed and avoid possible problems with altude sickness while on the trek. will always be ahead of the group. During the travel, you need a day backpack big enough to carry If you have already been in another area of Peru at high altude before arriving in Cusco, we sll your personal belongings such as a warm jacket, raincoat, camera, sunscreen, snacks, water, etc. recommend you have a complete day in Cusco to rest, recover from your travel, and enjoy the sights Usually, a 30 to 50 litre backpack is sufficient. and sounds of Cusco before deparng for the trek. Here some suggesons for acvies to do in the Cusco vicinity before starng your adventure trek: Can I store my luggage at your office?

Of course! During the travel, your main luggage can be stored at our office or at your hotel, both free of charge.

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Acceptance and Knowledge of our Terms and Condions Inca Trail: For Inca Trail packages we need a deposit of US $ 350.00 per person. Remember that these deposits are not refundable nor transferable to another person. There are no excepons. The terms and condions set out below in this document are mandatory and binding. They apply to For the treks: Salkantay, Lares, , , Inca Jungle, Ancascocha and all reservaons and acvies made through our website, via email or face-to-face. The use of any of Cachicata, and the tours that take more than 3 days, a deposit of US $ 250.00 per person will be these channels implies the knowledge and acceptance of them. made. Remember that these deposits are non-refundable and non-transferable. There are no excepons. Modificaon of the terms of use Rainbow Mountain: For Rainbow Mountain packages we need a deposit of US $ 100.00 per person. Salkantay Trekking reserves the right to make modificaons or updates to our terms of use at any Remember that these deposits are non-refundable and non-transferable. There are no excepons. me. It's the responsibility of the customers to review them. Humantay Lagoon: For the day tour to Humantay Lagoon we need a deposit of US $ 100.00 per person. Remember that these deposits are non-refundable and non-transferable. There are no Reservaon confirmaon excepons. Once the client sends his reservaon request, the confirmaon to this will be subject to the payment Sacred Valley: For Sacred Valley packages we need a deposit of US $ 50.00 per person. Remember support according to the request, detailing all the services included and not included. If no response that these deposits are not refundable nor transferable to another person. There are no excepons. from the client is received, the acceptance of our terms and condions will be assumed. In this City Tour: For the half day tour in Cusco we need a deposit of US $ 25.00 per person. Remember that sense, Salkantay Trekking is not responsible for any extraordinary situaon. these deposits are not refundable nor transferable to another person. There are no excepons.

Obligaons of passengers established according to Policies of SALKANTAY TREKKING. For groups greater than 08 people we accept bank transfers. If you want more informaon about Respond clearly and precisely to responses and requests, such as forms to be filled out by your this possibility, send us an email to [email protected] assigned Experience Designer. Follow the instrucons of the team en route. Policies for payment methods in person Compulsory aendance at the informave meengs, which are held prior to your tour, are essenal Cash, Credit Card, Western Union, and PayPal will be accepted for final payments. No passenger can to begin the experience en route. start their tour unl payment has been completed. Comply with all the obligaons set forth in these Terms and Condions. Cash payments are due the day before your tour and can be made during the pre-briefing. We accept US dollars and soles (Peruvian currency) for cash payments. Payment Policies Ripped or torn bills, no maer how small, will not be accepted. We use PayPal so that you can make your deposit, which makes it easier to use a credit card. There's PayPal payments are due one week before the tour or trek departure. an 8% fee for using PayPal for internaonal transfers. If the balance is not paid 2 days before the departure of the trip, the commission will be 10%. And We also use Western Union which have different rates. The amount of the deposit will depend on not 8% the type of inerary that the client reserves, as shown below: All bank commissions will be covered by the client. For more informaon you can contact your assigned Experience Designer.

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Cancellaon request Permits for the Inca Trail are processed with the name and passport number, in no case may they be transferable to another person. The change of dates is also not possible once the permit has been The cancellaon request must be made via email by the person who made the reservaon and paid acquired. These are not refundable or transferable. Please note that this is a Peruvian government the deposit to [email protected] regulaon and not Salkantay Trekking. Cancellaon fees: In the extreme case that the Inca Trail is declared closed for security reasons, or causes it to escape our responsibility, Salkantay Trekking will replace your excursion with an alternave route. Cancellaons made 30 days in advance have no addional charges except for excursions on the Inca Trail. If you book the Inca Trail tour with a Student Card. During the walk the original must be carried along If the client cancels between 10 and 30 days before their trip, they must pay 50% of the total cost of the with the passport. The personnel of the Ministry of Culture will prohibit entrance if the student card trip. is not shown, a situaon that will escape our responsibilies. If the client cancels between 10 and 3 days before their trip, they must pay 80% of the total cost. If the client cancels 2 days or less before their trip, they must pay 100% of the total cost. Modificaon policies In the rare event that a client decides to leave once the trek has started, no refund will be given. The To modify the date of the excursion, other than the Inca Trail, there's a fee of US $ 50.00 per person, client must also pay for the addional expenses incurred by her own decision such as food, if the modificaon occurs more than 30 days in advance. accommodaon, and transportaon. If they wish, the client can join the group and parcipate in the If the modificaon occurs between 21 and 30 days before the excursion, the rate is US $ 75.00 per Machu Picchu tour on the last day if they wish. person. If the client is unable to parcipate in the trek due to illness or physical problems, no refund will be If the modificaon occurs between 10 and 20 days before the excursion, the rate is US $ 100.00 per given. The client must also pay for the addional expenses incurred such as food, accommodaon, and person. transportaon. If they wish, the client can join the group and parcipate in the Machu Picchu tour on the For modificaons made with less than 10 days in advance, different rates will be applied that will be last day if they wish. calculated at the me of making the change, according to availability and date. In the event that a natural disaster or an act of God prevents a service from being completed, the client Modificaons must be made for another group excursion with a minimum of 2 people. If a single will receive a 50% refund, considering administrave expenses. traveler needs to change dates and there's no opon on the required date, the change will not be In the event that a natural disaster or act of God causes the change in the route of the walk, there'll be possible. no refund. In consideraon of the last pandemic that was experienced globally, we include that, in case the service Travel insurance is not performed due to a pandemic or act of God, no refund will be made, but an open cket will be We recommend travel insurance for all our clients. given so that you can receive the service on another date subject to availability. For more informaon, check the following: Safe Experience Policies and Our Responsibility with Health and Safety. Coverage must include lost luggage, accidents, emergency air rescue, and trip cancellaon. The trip cancellaon insurance must reimburse non-recoverable air or land expenses if you cancel your trip Failure to appear at the informaonal meengs will be considered a no show. due to a personal or family illness, as well as cover the expenses of medical evacuaon if the Failure to appear on the assigned tour will be considered a no show. situaon requires it. In no case will there be a refund opon. In the event of illness or injury in one of our circuits, we are trained to provide emergency first aid There'll be no refund in case of no show. and organize transportaon to a suitable medical facility. However, we are not responsible for the cost of transportaon services or medical care.

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Once the tour reservaon is confirmed, we will send the informaon immediately to the Inca Trail By booking any of our adventure trips (Salkantay, Inca Trail, Machu Picchu, Lares, Ausangate, reservaon office and the LLaqta Machu Picchu reservaon office so that the permits are issued and Choquequirao, Rainbow Mountain, and more) the client assumes the risks associated with personal we guarantee the tour. accidents, medical emergencies, problems with air travel, etc. Before any of these disagreements The original passport must be carried for all services. Photocopies will not be accepted. Salkantay Trekking is not responsible. The informaon that we will send to the reservaon office of the Llaqta Machu Picchu includes full name, passport number, naonality, gender, and age. This informaon cannot be modified. Policies for adventure travel The only excepon is in the case of passport numbers that could be changed due to renewal. Salkantay Trekking should be informed of any medical problems or allergies that you may have. Good To renew passport it is suggested to also carry the old one. physical health is essenal. Otherwise, the client should consult a doctor. If you are over 70 years old, you must present a valid medical cerficate that aests to your health in condions of being If the passport number changes between the reservaon and the start of the tour, both the old and able to travel. new passports must be carried. If the passport informaon does not match the informaon provided to us above, you will not be The guide must be informed if you want to leave the group or the camping area to go hiking or able to start the tour. sightseeing on your own. If you have any problems during the tour, you must nofy the guide If the client does not report the existence of a new passport upon arriving in Cusco, it will not be the immediately. responsibility of Salkantay Trekking. Therefore: All balances must be paid by cash, credit card, or PayPal.

1 It will be the complete responsibility of the client to assume the addional expenses that are To receive a discount for being a student, the valid student card must be sent to Salkantay Trekking at generated such as transportaon, food, lodging, and other expenses when returning to the city the me of booking. This document must have a name, photo and valid expiraon date. No card of Cusco, or to the place of origin of the Tour. without expiraon date will be accepted. You must carry the original student card for the excursion. Remember that you will not be allowed to go through the checkpoint without the original card. 2 In none of the cases menoned, Salkantay Trekking will assume any responsibility for reimbursement or modificaon of the tour, considering that everything is organized and subject At the entrance control point to the Inca Trail, you will be asked to show the original passport (not a to government policies. copy) with which the reservaon was made. If the reservaon was made with an expired passport that was later renewed, both must be carried, in this way the idenficaon will not be rejected.

Force Majeure or Causes of God Cancellaon Policies Adventure Travel This includes any event that is outside the scope of Salkantay Trekking, such as threat of war, pandemic such as the Coronavirus, riots, civil strikes, terrorist acvies, industrial disputes, diseases, The deposit is 100% NON-refundable (CHECK CANCELLATION POLICIES) natural disasters, adverse weather condions, fires, or the like. In any of these cases, Salkantay Permits for the Inca Trail are issued with a name and cannot be transferred to anyone under any Trekking will limit itself to the use of responsibilies and will not assume what does not correspond. circumstances. Changing dates is also not possible once a permit has been purchased. The permits are not refundable or transferable. Please note that this is a regulaon of the Government of Peru and not of Salkantay Trekking.

HOME FULL ITINERARY INCLUDED | NOT INCLUDED BEFORE YOU GO TERMS & CONDITIONS All adventure treks include transportaon to Cusco. The return train will depend on availability. If the walk cannot connue, due to illness or injury, one of our representaves will accompany the affected person to a place where they can receive immediate assistance. Air transport by helicopter and medical assistance are the responsibility of the trekker. If you cannot complete the walk, you can join the group for the visit to Machu Picchu, only if you wish. Salkantay Trekking will take all possible precauons to avoid accidents, illnesses and loss of personal property. For this reason, it only hires trained and qualified personnel. Salkantay Trekking is not responsible for unfavorable weather condions, natural catastrophes, pandemics, strikes, accidents, illnesses, injuries, loss of personal items, etc. It is the client's responsibility to carry insurance that covers this type of event. We reserve the right to modify or cancel the program due to any of the unforeseen condions menoned above. In extreme cases when the Inca Trail is declared closed for security reasons, Salkantay Trekking may replace the excursion with an alternave excursion subject to availability.

Right to use images

The client accepts and grants Salkantay Trekking the right to use images, photos, and videos during the parcipaon in any of our packages for any type of adversing, at no cost.

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