Peru Machu Picchu & Salkantay Lodge-to-Lodge Trekking

Tour, Escorted tour
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Experience Peru's most famous sites on this memorable 10-day adventure. Your trip begins and ends in Cusco, a timeless town dominated by the fine stonework of ancient craftsmen and the evocative remnants of the Inca Empire. Journey lodge to lodge along the lightly traveled Salkantay Trail through the Cordillera Vilcabamba, the magnificent Andean Mountain range. After days of hiking amid sparkling glaciers, azure lakes, dreamy cloud forests, and snow-capped peaks, enjoy ample time to explore Peru's star attraction: Machu Picchu, whose mystical ruins and misty peaks have lured humankind for centuries.

Highlights:
  • Revel in high-altitude trekking by day and the luxurious comfort of remote alpine lodges at night
  • Discover the mist-shrouded wonder of Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas
  • Stroll through the ancient Inca capital of Cusco, a UNESCO World Heritage site

Important Trip Details:
Moderate to strenuous high-altitude hiking 3 to 8 hours a day on 6 consecutive days over rugged mountain trails with a high altitude pass above 15,000'

Minimum Age: 16

Interests
  • Adventure and Active
  • Hiking/Trekking
About MT Sobek
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This is where adventure travel began! Since our first Everest Base Camp trek in 1969, we’ve been connecting adventurers to the world through genuine, active and immersive experiences. We can’t think of anything more fulfilling than being outside and going deep into nature, exploring hidden places and getting to know local people. It’s what we love to do, so let us share it with you.

To feed your spirit of adventure, Mountain Travel Sobek offers a wide range of unique and perfectly paced itineraries led by incredible local guides. We keep groups small, usually fewer than 10 people, and seek out great food and characterful accommodations everywhere we go.

Beyond the seamless logistics and careful attention to detail, our aim is to create a space for truly special moments in unforgettable places.

We are the Adventure Company—come explore with us.

May 15, 2025 through
May 24, 2025
May 11, 2025 7:00 PM
9 Nights from CALL
May 30, 2025 through
Jun 08, 2025
May 26, 2025 7:00 PM
9 Nights from CALL
Jun 13, 2025 through
Jun 22, 2025
Jun 9, 2025 7:00 PM
9 Nights from CALL

Itinerary

Day Destination
1 Arrive in Cusco
2 Journey to Salkantay Lodge
3 Hike to Humantay Lake
4 Trek over Salkantay Pass to Wayra Lodge
5 Hike in Dramatic Cloud Forest Scenery to Colpa Lodge
6 Follow the Santa Teresa River Valley to Lucma Lodge
7 Final Trek to Aguas Calientes with First Views of Machu Picchu
8 Explore Machu Picchu
9 Return to Cusco
10 Depart from Cusco
Prices are per-person based on double occupancy, unless otherwise noted.