M A N Y E X P E R I E N C E S SALKANTAY IMPERIAL T O M A C H U P I C C H U 8 D A Y S | 7 N I G H T S DESCRIPTION

Allow us to show you the Imperial City as you acclimaze to the altude! sits at nearly 3,400 meters above sea level, many need a couple of days to adjust before embarking on the strenuous Salkantay Trek. We are itching to show off our and our ancestors home to you before we hit the trail! From Cusco we will head to the to explore ancient ruins, remote villages, and begin our trek to . The Salkantay Trek is a secluded hike. Less people means beer views of the mountains and more autonomy over your trip!

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DAY DAY DAY DAY DAY DAY DAY DAY Arrive in the Explore the Sacred Hike to the Jewel in The Stunning Jungle Adventure The Day of Incan Tour of the Bid Farewell to the Imperial City of Valley of the Incas the Mountains Salkantay Pass and and Coffee Ruins and Your First Incredible Incan Imperial City Cusco and Tour the Descent to the Experience Glance of Machu Fortress: Machu Sites Jungle Picchu Picchu

Cusco´s Cathedral Pisaq Challacancha Salkantaypampa Collpapampa Llactapata Machu Picchu Transfer Koricancha Temple Soraypampa Salkantay Pass La Playa Hidroelectrica Saqsayhuaman Chinchero Humantya Lake Wayracmachay Lucmabamba Aguas Calientes Q`enqo Sky Camp Chaullay Jungle Domes Puka Andean Huts

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elcome to the imperial, Andean carved wood such as the choir, pulpit and altars, city of Cusco, the cultural capital beauful painngs from the Cusquenian School Wof ! Upon arrival, we will take of Art (including a Last Supper painng in which you to your hotel (included in the price of your Christ and His disciples eat cuy – guinea pig!) tour) to drop off your luggage and freshen up. Koricancha Temple and Santo Domingo Convent: When you are ready, we will take a leisurely half- This religious center was built to worship the day tour of this amazing place as you acclimaze Sun, the most revered deity during the Inca to the high altude (3399 MASL – 11151 FASL). Empire. Inside the temple, you will find smaller Cusco has a long history and is the oldest temples dedicated to the sun, moon, stars, etc. connuously inhabited city in all the Americas! Outside are beauful, regal gardens and Since about 1000 B.C. people have lived in Cusco fountains on the grounds of the monumental and regarded it as a center of the surrounding temple. culture (then called Qosqo). It has been an important part of every civilizaon that has lived Saqsayhuaman: Located 2 km from Cusco City, in the area throughout history, starng with the this fortress was built using enormous carved nave people of Peru long before the famous rocks joined with compelling precision.

Incan people. On arrival of the Incan Empire to Q`enqo: Located 1 km from Saqsaywaman, this Peru and beyond, Cusco (then called Cuzco) complex was an Inca ceremonial cult center. The became of the naval of their far-reaching and most prominent feature of this complex is an powerful empire! Of course the Incans were then open space called the amphitheater. conquered by Spaniards who also used Cusco as a colonial, regal capital for the area. Puka Pukara: This complex is known as the ´´ red fortress´´ due to its reddish nts resulng from The aracons visited on this tour include: the vast amounts of iron in its rocks.

Cusco´s Cathedral: Located in Cusco´s Main Tambomachay: This complex is made up of a Square, the cathedral is a colonial monument of combinaon of finely carved stones, waterfalls, great arsc value. It was built on top of the and aqueducts to carry water coming from Wiracocha Inca Palace and houses works of nearby springs and hot springs.

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oday, you will have the opportunity to texle-making presentaon. The Cusco region is visit some of the most beauful and known for its amazing, colorful texles, and here Thistorically rich towns of the Sacred you will learn how each color of wool is naturally Valley of the Incas. We begin the day by picking dyed, how the intricate cloths are woven, and you up from your hotel in Cusco at 8:30 AM and the symbolism held by the tradional designs heading toward the town of Pisaq. Before you find in their beauful creaons. Here, you reaching Pisaq, we will stop at both the Qorao will also visit an archeological site and a colonial and Taray lookouts so you can admire the beauty church. Aer your tour, you will be brought back of the Sacred Valley from afar and take pictures. to Cusco and dropped off at your hotel at 6:45 Once in Pisaq, we will visit both Pisaq PM to rest up for tomorrow’s excing acvies! archaeological site and famous market. For lunch, we will drive to the town of Urubamba, where you will enjoy a delicious buffet lunch of tradional Peruvian dishes.

Connuing on, we will drive to the classic Incan town of Ollantaytambo and visit the town´s amazing and extensive archaeological site with its royal baths, high terraces, temples, etc. surrounded towering mountain peaks and colorful valleys (plus a view of a faraway glacier)! This town is the most well-preserved layout of a typical, Incan-built city with its narrow, cobbled streets and stone walls. Its conservaon allows for the enduring legacy of the Incan people to live on for us today!

To finish our day, we will visit Chinchero and meet some of the town´s talented women in a

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Today’s Highlights: Walk from Challacancha to Soraypampa with very few tourists. Relish in an aernoon visit to the absolutely whimsical Humantay Lake nestled at the base of Apu Humantay mountain. Take in your first views of the enigmac Apu Salkantay. Spend the night in our glass-topped Sky Camp, and stargaze from your bed in our exclusive campsite! SALKANTAY IMPERIAL 8 DAYS 7 N I G H T S 3 Hike to the Jewel in the Mountains T R E K T O M A C H U P I C C H U DAY Cusco Mollepata Challacancha Soraypampa Humantay Lake

Meals: Accommodaon: Difficulty: Walking Distance: Highest Elevaon: Campsite Elevaon: Lunch and Dinner Sky Camp Moderate 7.45 miles 4600 m / 15091 3920 m / 12861

e start the day by picking you up water to farmers in the lower valleys. For the from your hotel at approximately next three hours, we will travel 7 km (4.35 miles) W04:00 AM. Aer the first two to Soraypampa, where we will have our lunch at hours of driving, we will stop in a small town the base camp of Salkantay. Aer lunch and a called Mollepata for a quick oponal breakfast. short rest, we do the climb up to the Then, we will connue for another hour to unforgeable Humantay Lake (4200 MASL – Challacancha, the starng point of our trek. As 13779 ). This is a 5 km (3.1miles) round-trip we drive, and as the sun begins to peek over the hike, which will take a total of 3 hours. Humantay mountains, the white, snow-capped peaks of Lake is one of the most beauful locaons in all Apus Salkantay and Humantay, two colossal gods the with unbelievably blue-green water, of the Incas, will start to materialize. which reflects the mountain glacier of Apu Humantay. It’s truly like something out of a fairy Aer arriving at Challacancha we will meet our tale! Aer we enjoy dinner back at camp, the support staff. The support staff consists of a head background of the valley at sunset creates the chef, a sous chef, and horseback riders. Day to most peaceful scene with an energy that can day, they will strap all the luggage and only be felt and not described!, Because equipment to mules and ride ahead of us to set Soraypampa, is located far from the hustle and up camp and prepare the food. At around 09:30 bustle of any city lights, at night the pitch-black AM, we will begin trekking to Soraypampa (3850 sky lights up with thousands of stars, MASL – 12631 FASL), the first campsite on our constellaons, and comets. As you lay in bed, journey at the base of the Humantay and gazing at the expanse that is unfolding before Salkantay Mountain. you, you will be overcome by feelings of peace Besides, at the very beginning, the first secon of and tranquility as you are humbled by the glory the path is relavely flat and snakes through a of all the beauty that has been created for us to deep glacial valley. Much of the trail follows a enjoy. restored Incan aqueduct, which sll supplies

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Today’s Highlights: Hike along the winding Salkantay trail with the mountain’s tallest peak in front of your eyes all morning! Challenge yourself as we make our way up some steep slopes while looking out on the valley far below unl we reach the base of Apu Salkantay. Around midday, you will be standing in the middle of the Andes mountain range! In the aernoon, we make our way into the incredible cloud forest and tropical jungle around Chaullay. This is your most challenging day but also your most rewarding! SALKANTAY IMPERIAL 8 DAYS 7 N I G H T S 4 The Stunning Salkantay Pass and Descent to the Jungle T R E K T O M A C H U P I C C H U DAY Soraypampa Salkantaypampa Salkantay Pass Huayracmachay Chaullay

Meals: Accommodaon: Difficulty: Walking Distance: Highest Elevaon: Campsite Elevaon: Breakfast, Lunch, Andean Huts Challenging 13.7 miles 4650 m / 15255 2750 m / 9022 Dinner

er an early wake-up with the first hours on a wide trail in the thick and magical daylight at 05:30 AM and a quick but tropical forest. During this part of the trek, you Aenergizing breakfast, we will start will noce a dramac change in landscape and trekking up to the highest point of the trail: the the earth’s energy as we move from Andes to Salkantay Pass (4650 MASL – 15255 FASL). The Amazon! This hike is truly beauful; the hills are distance is a 7 km (4.34 miles) of difficult ascent decorated with colorful scenery, wildlife, and in 3 hours between the rocky valley base and the nave plants. The forests are warm and tropical magnificent Salkantay Mountain (6271 MASL– most of the year with temperate climates. At the 20574 FASL). When we reach the top of the pass, end of this outstanding hike, we arrive at we will appreciate the spectacular views of the Chaullay Village (2900 MASL – 9514 FASL) for a surrounding valleys and the imposing snowy much-deserved reward of rest from our long day peaks of Salkantay, Humantay, Tucarhuay and of trekking! This is our base camp in the jungle as Pumasillo mountains. Salkantay Mountain is the we connue to make our way to Machu Picchu. second highest mountain in the Cusco region and one of the Inca gods called “Apu”. Connuing from this climax of today’s trek, there is a 5 km (3.1 mile) downhill walk to the site for lunch.

The walk downwards is on a serpent-shaped, rocky, gravel path which leads to the Huayracmachay lunch campsite. To rest on the way down, there is a perfect valley outlook that is absolutely stunning! In the aernoon aer our meal, we will enter the upper part of the Amazon jungle, which is also called “the cloud forest”. This is a 10 km (6.2 mile) hike completed in 3

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Today’s Highlights: We leave our camp early today to enjoy a serene and empty trail and appreciate landscape, scenery, and wildlife, including the roaring river below us in the valley us for much of the day. While trekking through the luscious jungle, you will find countless wild fruits such as banana, avocado, passion fruit, and granadilla. There are also waterfalls and streams where you can refresh your feet and cool off! Aer having lunch in the small town of La Playa, we will take a short hike to our base camp at Lucmabamba and visit organic plantaons of coffee, oranges, and avocados! SALKANTAY IMPERIAL 8 DAYS 7 N I G H T S 5 Jungle Adventure and Coffee Experience T R E K T O M A C H U P I C C H U DAY Chaullay Collpapampa La Playa Lucmabamba

Meals: Accommodaon: Difficulty: Walking Distance: Highest Elevaon: Campsite Elevaon: Breakfast, Lunch, Jungle Domes Easy 11.8 miles 2750 m / 9022 2400 m / 7874 Dinner

t 06:00 am, we will start our trek to the farming industry of the local people here in the small town of La Playa through the jungle, and they farm many acres of coffee to ASanta Teresa valley. You will be able to export to the USA, Asia, and Europe. Coffee was soak up this new, lush landscape during our 6 first discovered in Ethiopia, but it wasn’t unl the hours of hiking today! During the hike we will see Spanish invaded Cusco that it was brought to this rivers, waterfalls, wild orchids, and plantaons of region. We will also explore an orange plantaon coffee, banana, and avocado. You can taste the and an avocado plantaon this aernoon. famous passion fruit and granadilla fruit along the way! We will see a village called Colpapampa, also called the “brow of the cloud forest,” where waterfalls, birds, hot springs, fruit-bearing trees, and flora and fauna can be observed. If we are lucky, we will even be able to see the beauful bird called “The Cock of the Rocks,” the naonal bird of Peru! Aer a hearty lunch at La Playa, we will hike for approximately 1 hour to our base camp called Lucmabamba (2400 MASL – 7874 FASL).

We will explore the tropical forest for a lile while and visit at an organic coffee farm. If you are a coffee lover, this will be especially heavenly for you – you can taste coffee freshly prepared by the local people! If not, you can sll enjoy the decadent aroma of freshly roasted and ground coffee waing through the air! Coffee is the main

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We get to travel along part of the famous Inca Trail! On this path, we will come to the impressive archeological site of Llactapata right in front of its more well-known big brother, Machu Picchu. You will meet some of the nave people who live their day-to-day lives in the area. Don’t forget to turn around and see Apu Salkantay again in the background before you look forward to have your first glance at the glorious Machu Picchu!. SALKANTAY IMPERIAL 8 DAYS 7 N I G H T S 6 The Day of Incan Ruins and Your First Glance of Machu Picchu T R E K T O M A C H U P I C C H U DAY Lucmabamba Llactapata Hidroelectrica Aguas Calientes

Meals: Accommodaon: Difficulty: Walking Distance: Highest Elevaon: Campsite Elevaon: Breakfast, Lunch, Comfortable Hostel Challenging 13.7 miles 2700 m / 8858 2000 m / 6561 Dinner

ike previous mornings, the chef of the staon to have lunch. One of the most trek will wake you up early with a hot cup impressive sites in this area is the 300-meter-tall Lof coca tea served in your bed. You will natural waterfall which generates electricity for get ready for today’s acvies while enjoying the enre region of Cusco! Aer lunch, we will your last prepared breakfast by the talented trek arrive at Inwatana, a famous ancient rock used chef. We will begin the hike early, and you will as a sundial in the Incan era. According to history, have the opportunity to enjoy a small part of the Inwatana worked together with the famous famous and highly-acclaimed Inca trail! Aer a sundial stone in the Machu Picchu site. climb of 2 hours with amazing views of the Santa The people used these two stones to measure Teresa valley we will arrive at the Llactapata Inca and read the winter solsce, which was the site right in front of Machu Picchu. This will be beginning of the new farming season for the the first archaeological site we will see of the Incas. Aer passing this interesng Inca site, we mysterious Lost City of the Incas! It is a very will reach train tracks which lead to the town of special place to enjoy together and spend me Aguas Calientes. Here you will have two opons: learning a bit more about this land’s roots and 1) If you are exhausted, you may take the train to history. We will be able to see not only the ruins Aguas Calientes ($34.00 extra). 2) If you are sll of Machu Picchu from this spot, but also Huayna eager to hike, you may walk from Hidroelectrica Picchu and Machu Picchu Mountain. We will to Aguas Calientes for about 3 hours along the explore this Inca site with the guide, and he will train track. Next to the tracks, there is a nice path connue telling the history of the Incas who used we will through the warm paradise of the cloud and worshipped this land. Of course, you will forest. This is the same trail used by the have plenty of me to take as many photos as American professor Hiram Bingham who you want to capture these memories and share rediscovered Machu Picchu aer centuries of it with your friends back home! being lost to the outside world! Aer the Llactapata ruins, we will connue our Note: During the rainy season, the hike up the trek with a 2-hour downhill hike. On this part of Llactapata Trail is not 100% guaranteed due to the trail, you are always able to view Machu safety concerns. When heavy rains are frequent, Picchu unl we arrive at the Hidroelectrica train this trail becomes very dangerous.

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Today’s Highlights: Today something parcularly special happens – we get to travel along part of the famous Inca Trail! On this path, we will come to the impressive archeological site of Llactapata right in front of its more well-known big brother, Machu Picchu. You will meet some of the nave people who live their day-to-day lives in the area. Along the path you will have the opportunity to harvest several fruits while relishing in one of the best views of the Urubamba valley! Don’t forget to turn around and see Apu Salkantay again in the background before you look forward to have your first glance at the glorious Machu Picchu! SALKANTAY IMPERIAL 8 DAYS 7 N I G H T S 7 Tour of the Incredible Incan Fortress: Machu Picchu T R E K T O M A C H U P I C C H U DAY Machu Picchu

Meals: Touring Level: Hike Level: Machu Picchu Elevaon: Breakfast Easy Strenuous 2430 m / 7972

oday we arrive at the long-awaited finale and restored and is now protected and treasured of our trek, one of the New 7 Wonders by the world at large! of the World and a UNESCO World T Aer this tour, you are free to climb up to Heritage Site – Machu Picchu! We will wake up or Machu Picchu Mountain (Be early aer a refreshing night at our hostel to beat sure to book in advance to get ckets for these!). the crowds to the top of Machu Picchu and enjoy Each mountain takes approximately 3 hours to its serenity in the so morning light. The Machu hike up and down. Another lower-impact opon Picchu entrance check point is open from 06:00 for which you do not need an extra cket is to AM unl 17:00 PM. We will hike up to trek to the Sun Gate, the main entrance from the Machupicchu (a bus ride is oponal for $12.00) Inca Trail (this takes about 2 or 2.5 hours round- and enter the hidden Royal Citadel of the Incas. trip). Another opon is walking to see the Incan Here we will have a 2-hour guided tour through Bridge. You will be able to stay and enjoy this this incredible ancient city to visit temples, magical city for more than 7 hours before hiking terraces, palaces, priest’s houses, the sundial, back down to Aguas Calientes for the train ride the industrial sector, and the farming fields. Be between 01:37 PM and 06:20 PM (subject to amazed at the engineering ingenuity of the Incas availability) to Ollantaytambo. A private bus will which was so far ahead of their me and sll pick up our group and drop you off at your hotel parally a mystery today! Without having in Cusco at about 20:00 hrs. Rest your feet and modern tools or even steel and iron to work your body now, but we can assure you your heart with, the people who built this city were genius will sll be soaring for weeks and years to come! in organizing this community in a sustainable and beauful way on the side of a mountain, even bringing water in canals through its streets for the people to use. When a Peruvian guide showed this site to Hiram Bingham, it was almost unrecognizable, covered in thick vegetaon and in a state of disrepair. It has since been cleaned

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High Quality Service & Safety Pre-departure briefing You will meet your trekking guide and group in our office for an orientaon before your trek. At this me, we will provide you with the duffle bags which will be carried by our horses. The meeng will be at 5:00 PM the evening before the trip begins. Sky Camp Andean Huts Jungle Domes Day 1: City Tour Half Day

Day 2: Sacred Valley Tour full day Hotel in Cusco Day 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7: Salkantay Trek Hotel: 3 Nights Hotel in Cusco(2 nights before the hike and 1 night aer the hike) Day 8: Transfer to the Airport Hostel in Aguas Calientes Experienced Guide The last night of this trek is spent in a hostel in Aguas Calientes with a double or triple room, private All our guides are graduates of the professional career of Tourism of the Naonal University San bathroom, hot shower, wifi, breakfast, and luggage storage while you visit Machu Picchu. Antonio Abad of Cusco. Our guides are chosen for their professionalism, experience, responsibility, Meals seriousness, unbridled passion for exploring, and a desire to share in the experience. They’ll make sure you are safe and happy. Meals in Cusco Camping Equipment • Day 1, 2, and 8: Breakfast at the hotel in Cusco Dining and kitchen tents, tables, chairs, and cooking equipment (all carried by the horses). • Day 2: Lunch in the Sacred Valley Tour Medical Kit Meals in the Salkantay Trek All Salkantay Trekking guides have received specialized training in first aid. We hold mandatory Meals: 4 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches, 4 Dinners training sessions with our guides every February. Your guide will always carry a first aid kit to face Our chef prepares the best dishes in the middle of the mountain. Our passengers love our food! We basic emergencies (altude sickness, traveler’s diarrhea, cuts, scrapes, etc.) as well as oxygen. If respect all diets(Vegetarian, vegan, or special menus are available at no extra cost ), so let us know if necessary, we’ll evacuate you from the path as quickly as possible and ensure that you arrive at a you have any parcular restricons on your reservaon form and remind your guide during the clinic for treatment. briefing. You’ll enjoy breakfast, lunch, and dinner, in addion to hot drinks and snacks. Customer Service 24/7 Wake up tea We have telephone service available 24 hours/day for ease of communicaon and preparaon with Every morning at the campsite, you will wake up with a cup of coca tea! Our staff will bring the tea to the agency leading up to your trek. your tent so that you will be warmed from inside out before you start your day. Tea me daily Accommodaon Every aernoon before dinner, the cooks will provide popcorn, biscuits, coffee, hot chocolate, teas, Personal Accommodaon in Private Campsites hot water, etc. Aer a long day of hiking, you will not have to wait unl dinner to relax, warm-up, and Like our ancestors, we are very considerate of the Pachamama (Mother Earth). Therefore, our enjoy a bite to eat! campsites and lodges are adapted to the environment to avoid generang negave impacts.

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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. • Day 3: You will be picked up from your hotel in the morning and will travel by private transportaon to Challacancha, the starng point of the trek. • Day 7: Private transport from Ollantaytambo train staon to your hotel in Cusco. • Day 8: Private transfer from your Cusco Hotel to the Airport or Bus Staon. Train Ticket Day 7: From Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo. Cargo Mules On days 3, 4, and 5, cargo mules carry all the camping equipment and your allowance of personal baggage (7 kgs/15.4 lbs).

Permits & Entrance Tickets Entrance Ticket for Salkantay Trek Entrance cket to Machu Picchu Archeological Site.

EXTRAS included in our service. We believe that aenon to small details is what sets us apart from other local companies. You’ll receive a cover to protect your backpack on the road, and a rain poncho.

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Rental All our travellers need a sleeping bag to camp and walking scks (with rubber ps) are oponal, but highly recommended. If you do not have them, don’t worry, you can rent them with Salkantay Trekking: • Sleeping bag: US $ 25.00 • Walking poles (pair): US $ 25.00 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. Day 1: Entrance Ticket for the City Tour Day 2: Entrance cket for the Sacred Valley Tour. Day 7: Lunch and Dinner in Aguas Calientes Personal clothing and gear 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.

City Tour Sacred Valley Rainbow Mountain

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Locaon: Soraypampa Our incredible Sky Camp is located in front of the impressive mountains Humantay and Salkantay. Altude: 3900 mts. This campsite allows for the perfect union of sky Igloos: 26 and earth. It allows you to sleep calmly under a deep, blue sky starred with an exceponal view of

SKY Capacity: 2 people per Igloo

CAMP the constellaons. At the same me, you can enjoy

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner all the comforts of a first-class vacaon home.

Like in the mes of our ancestors, our commitment Locaon: Chaullay ANDEAN

is to our Pachamama (Mother Earth) and the Apus HUTS Altude: 2900 mts. (Mountains). Our campsite ANDEAN HUTS is adapted to the natural environment without generang any Andean Huts: 20 audiovisual impact, constructed of the elements, Capacity: 2 people per Igloo surrounded by the mountains and rivers, and under

the shine of the stars. Meals: Breakfast, and Dinner

Locaon: Lucmabamba From the comfort of our domes, you can be in inmate contact with the surrounding nature, Altude: 2000 mts. hearing the wind or the rain or gazing at the stars Igloos: 16 through the central dome from your comfortable bed. The conceptual design of our domes invites Capacity: 2 people per Igloo you to see one of the most beauful landscapes DOMES

JUNGLE Meals: Breakfast, Dinner in the world from your window.

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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 ACCOMMODATION 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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