3 Day Salkantay Trek Challenge

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  • Location: Cusco, Peru
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The ultimate Salkantay Trek Challenge takes you to hike 49 km (31 mi) to the world wonder of Machu Picchu in just 3 Days! Although this route is shorter, you still get the stunning scenery of the classic trek and the Salkantay Mountain. Cross the rugged highlands down to the sheer verdant Cloud Forest valleys as you sleep in comfort at the Andean Huts and Aguas Calientes. You’ll complete this immersive challenge when you reach The Lost City of the Incas.

• Enjoy 3 days along the Salkantay Trek, the best alternative to the Inca Trail
• Snap an epic photo at the Salkantay Glacier Mountain
• Hike from the Andean highlands down to the mighty cloud forest valleys in just 2 days
• Stay at exclusive campsites with small groups
• Explore the world-class site Machu Picchu with a private Guide


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Posted By : F5827XRcarolinad
Buenisima experiencia! Juan Carlos fue nuestro guía, siempre se mantuvo atento y a disposición nuestra para que pudiéramos pasarlo excelente!! Experiencia única !!
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Posted On : 2024-06-30 18:23:19 full ratings


Posted By : 594hamzaa
We had a lovely time on the 3 day/ 2 night Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu. The views along the trails were amazing, the accommodation was great, and the food prepared by the chefs that travelled with us was fantastic. Our guide, Nico, was very supportive and a great source of information.

One note to be aware of: we didn’t realise this beforehand but we were joining a group that was doing the 4 day / 3 night trek on their 2nd day, which felt a little strange at the start as we weren’t sure what was going on. Also, there was some miscommunication regarding our driver from Cusco to the first campsite, who got us there late for the start of our first day.

These caveats aside, this was a fantastic and incredibly memorable experience, which I would highly recommend.
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Posted On : 2024-06-19 22:24:23 full ratings


Posted By : Roam49038651712
We had the pleasure of experiencing an unforgettable trekking tour in Peru with Rambo. His expertise, passion, and dedication made the journey an absolute highlight. Rambo knows the region like the back of his hand and shared fascinating insights into the culture, history, and nature. His professionalism and caring nature ensured that we felt safe and well taken care of at all times. We highly recommend him – a top rating for a top tour guide!
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Posted On : 2024-05-18 16:11:52 full ratings


Posted By : ajbT3013EV
The hike and views were amazing. Porfirio, our guide, was well prepared, knowledgable about the area, and helped us have an unforgettable trip!
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Posted On : 2024-04-20 22:16:50 full ratings


Posted By : parheshk
We had an absolutely amazing and memorable time on the 3-day trek with Porfirio! The hike itself was challenging and Porfirio was incredibly helpful in helping me press through and showing me how to breathe at elevation. At many points of the hike we referred to his experience and expertise to guide us and he never failed, it was a phenomenal time because of him and we couldn’t recommend him more!
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Posted On : 2024-04-18 23:51:26 full ratings


Posted By : Maeve G
Porfirio was the most amazing guide!! He prioritized our safety while ensuring we had a great time. Several things went wrong due to Mother Nature but Porfirio was a true professional! He stayed calm, helped us through, and made sure we had a great time. This is a challenging hike, and we could have not have asked for a better guide than Porfirio!! Certainly request him if you choose to do this hike!!!
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Posted On : 2024-04-18 23:27:09 full ratings


Posted By : U9804VGbenw
This is a challenging trek but absolutely worth the experience. Porfirio was an amazing guide and he helped keep spirits high the entire length of the trek. He’s extremely knowledgeable, passionate and makes the trek very enjoyable!

Definitely hope to do another longer trek with Porfirio in the future.
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Posted On : 2024-04-14 08:05:15 full ratings


Posted By : Z2198MWivyl
Salkantay Trekking was amazing! Big thanks to our tour guide, Javier Mollinedo, who took care of us and made us have very good experience for the Salkantay Trek. I was having altitude sickness and he pushed me to finish the trek. He motivated me and helped me with the hard parts. I couldnt have done it without him!
Salkantay Trekking had a very good response team too. We had a series of landslide that we needed to pass through to continue the trek and the team was able to make us pass safely.
And, The accomodation and food was good too!
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Posted On : 2024-04-06 21:37:58 full ratings


Posted By : adventuresofafatkid1
It has been a challenging but a very rewarding experience. It was my first time hiking / trekking and I couldn’t be happier that Javier was our guide. He was our physical trainer, shaman, psychologist, encyclopedia all in one. There were landslides after the rain all night - it was amazing how Javier and the rest of the Salkantay team cleared the path mad sure we were still following our itinerary. Kudos to our chef and our horsemen as well who worked extra hard given the circumstances. Highly recommend SALKANTAY TREKKING and request for JAVIER!
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Posted On : 2024-04-03 14:29:06 full ratings


Posted By : E2390RTphilipped
Big big thanks to Javier and all the Salkantay team! The trail was amazing, and on the second day we had a lot of fresh landslides on the way that destroyed the road. The full team had to immediately find a solution, and built new trails to help us go through, and had our bags carried from one place to another by hand as no horses or cars could go through. They managed to have all the groups go through safely and without delays! I was very impressed by how they handled professionally the situation and ensure that all of the hikers were safe!
Javier was amazing, and had a great wealth of knowledge about the mountains we crossed as well as the Inca culture in general.
And also a big thanks to the Chef who carried over all the food and made delicious meals for us, as well as the horseman who ensured that our belongings arrived on time and dry at destination!
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Posted On : 2024-04-03 13:43:52 full ratings