Humantay Lake + Salkantay Trek 2D/1N

• MAXIMUM ALTITUDE: 4630 meters above sea level
• TOTAL HIKING DISTANCE: approximately 26 km
• DIFFICULTY LEVEL: MODERATE
• BEST TIME TO VISIT: Mar-Nov

This is a new hike for those with limited time and nature lovers (also known as Salkantay TrekExpress). It’s named among the top 25 hikes in the world, awarded by National Geographic Adventure Travel magazine. Traverse mysterious trails of our Inca ancestors, challenge the heights of the mountains, and delight in the beautiful landscapes that our mother nature offers us, all of this is offered by this adventure route to our travelers in a two-day journey.

ITINERARY

Day 01: Cusco – Mollepata – Challacancha – Soraypampa – Laguna Humantay

We will rise very early to begin the 2-day Salcantay trek tour. We will pick you up from your hotel in our private transportation, then head to the town of Mollepata where we will enjoy a delicious breakfast before continuing to Challacancha route. We will start the hike enjoying landscapes, flora, and fauna until reaching the Soraypampa camp. Later, we will arrive at our campsite where we will settle in. Located in a perfect spot, situated in front of the majestic Salkantay and Humantay snow-capped mountains, where our staff will be waiting with a delicious lunch. Then we will have free time, in the afternoon we will visit the beautiful turquoise lagoon known as Humantay, located at 4200 meters above sea level. We will return to our campsite for dinner and spend an unforgettable night accompanied by thousands of stars and constellations.

Day 02: Soraypampa – Salkantay Pass – Cusco

Today will be the big challenge as we reach the highest point of the hike and appreciate wonderful landscapes bordered by a large complex of mountains. We will gradually ascend along a path known as “THE TRAIL OF THE 7 SERPENTS” until we reach the impressive Salkantay Pass, which is located at 4638 meters above sea level. Time truly freezes when you think you will have a unique and unforgettable experience. After having enjoyed wonderful views of the snow-capped mountains and feeling the force of living nature, we will pass through a great landscape of rocks and descend until we reach our lunch spot at a place called Soyrococha. After lunch, we will descend to Soraypampa and in the distance, we will have a remote view of the great stone forest covered in snow. The effort is rewarding because we will take away an experience of the Salkantay trek and a beautiful memory of having lived it. Then we will continue our final hike where our transportation will be waiting for us to return to the city of Cusco, arriving approximately between 6 pm / 6.30pm.