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Salkantay Trek, is considered one of the best trails to visit the Inca city of Machu Picchu. The snowy Salkantay is one of the highest mountains, along with the snowy Ausangate in the Andes mountain range of Cusco. Around this mountain there are many trails and one of them is the trail from Salkantay to Machu Picchu, formerly this trail was done in 7 days and there were few tourism companies that made this tour in the city of Cusco. Over time it was modified to 5 days and the most conducive to enjoy this natural wonder.
Today this trail is considered one of the most popular, after the classic Inca trail. To do this trail, you do not need any permission from the Peruvian government, you can organize it in advance, but you must take into account the availability of spaces in the Inca city of Machu Picchu since this trail is scheduled to visit Machu Picchu the last day.
Peru is considered a mega diverse country, due to its proximity to the equator and the existence of 3 natural regions within the country. The landscape offered by this trail is very varied, since each day is very different from the previous one, there are a variety of microclimates, along the way you will be able to observe a variety of flora, coffee plantations, avocado trees, banana plantations, fruit of passion, variety of tropical plants. The presence of the Salkantay mountain helps this diversity, existing animals according to the type of height along the entire path, you can see condors, chichillas, llamas. In the tropical zone you can see snakes, spiders, peacocks, parrots, cock of the rocks, Andean bears, all in the direction of the Inca city of Machu Picchu.
Llactapata to get to this place, there will be a walk along the original Inca trail and through a tropical area. Small Inca construction at the top of the mountain, where you can see and appreciate part of the Machu Picchu mountain, the Inca city and the Wayna Picchu mountain.
Salkantay Trek. The best time to do this hike is from April to December, this season you will be able to observe the beautiful Andean landscape in all its splendor, enjoy the views of the Salkantay mountain, the blue mountain sky and the mountains surrounding it path.
In recent years, the influx of visitors has increased by 200%, and this has led many tourism companies to dedicate themselves to exploiting this tourist resource, buying land from local residents to build modern camps. Which break the landscape environment and produce great pollution.
The diversity of tourism companies, and the variety of programs that each offer make this tourism product run a terrible risk. In recent years, there were reports, where many companies. who sold this tour at excessive prices, did not comply with the service, because they were not operating companies, etc., etc. For this reason, Salkantay Expeditions recommends making the purchase from a direct tour operator, so you can avoid inconvenience.
Salkantay Expeditions. Local Trek Operator, is a 100% local company, with more than 20 years of experience. We offer a service according to international standards, we operate our own programs and groups, we respect the local community, we practice responsible and sustainable tourism for future generations. We have an adventure team, suitable for this type of work. We use local people’s camps and respect nature (Andean huts). Enjoy salkantay Trek.¡¡¡¡
