I did the 5D/4N Salkantay Trek with Machu Picchu team and it was great!!! Amazing landscapes and getting to fully experience the region. The guides were so friendly and wonderful - Edgar was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic and Gabriel added to the vibes. The food was excellent and was hard to believe the amazing quality of what was prepared for us so remotely. Overall the organisation was good, however I would recommend getting the train back, or at least full details about the car option before deciding, as it wasn’t fully explained to us earlier that we would have to carry our duffel bags for a few hours with the car back option if we wanted more than just our small backpacks for the last night.
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Awesome team. My partner and I had such an amazing 5 day salkantay trek. Some tough days but a huge payoff. It was great to have structure, food, and accom sorted in advance. We had two very helpful guides. Edgar was incredibly knowledgeable, kind and enthusiastic. Gabrielle always brought good vibes. The food was also fantastic. Amazed at how hard these people work
Also, take the altitude seriously and give yourself at least 48-72 hours in Cusco (or equivalent altitude)
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Had an amazing time with Machu Picchu Team. Accommodation was great was very clean and had the best views! Edgar and Grabiel were great tour guides they really looked after us and were very informative along the hike. Food was also amazing had such great cooks food was fresh and delicious the team worked so hard to ensure we had the best time.
Excellent experience for the whole trip. Our tour guide Nestor was nothing short of a legend. Was very friendly could chat all day. Would highly recommend Nestor as a tour guide
Couldn’t recommend it any more, our guide was welcomed into our Wolfpack straight away, a very knowledgeable and funny man. Good on u Nestor!! 🐺
The 5-day salkantay hike is one to not miss. A great opportunity to make new friends, enjoy great vibes, marvel at some of Perus most iconic natural landscapes and learn about the Incan culture/history. All made possible by a super friendly team which included some amazing guides, Hans and Jetly, who are incredibly dedicated to making all hikers feel safe and most importantly having a good time. Can’t speak more highly of Hans in particular, who was leading the trek and by the end became more of a friend to the group than a tour guide. Accomodation and food was incredible just make sure to bring some extra cash and warm clothes.
Wir haben den 5-Tage Salkantay Trek spontan gebucht und es nicht bereut!
Zuerst möchten wir uns bei unseren Tour-Guides Edgar und Gabriel bedanken! Die beiden machen ihren Job mit viel Leidenschaft und Aufopferung und ermöglichen uns damit ein unvergessliches Erlebnis. Sie waren jederzeit für Fragen da und haben darauf geachtet, dass es allen in der Gruppe gut geht. Danke danke danke!
Das Essen auf dem Trip war ebenfalls phantastisch und reichlich. Was Wilfredo und seine Frau täglich auf den Tisch gezaubert haben war immer lecker und gerade für mich als Vegetarierin gab es auch immer mehrere Optionen zur Auswahl, was nicht selbstverständlich ist!
Auch bei unserem Horsedriver Antonio möchten wir uns bedanken, da er immer dafür gesorgt hat, dass unsere Taschen am richtigen Ort waren, wenn wir ankamen.
Man muss sich auf eher rustikalere Unterkünfte und vor allem in den beiden ersten Nächten auf Kälte einstellen, aber das würde ich jederzeit wieder in Kauf nehmen.
Mein einziger Verbesserungsvorschlag: Ein paar wenige Dinge hätten vorab klarer kommuniziert werden können, z.B. dass man, wenn man nach dem Trek mit dem Bus von Hidrolectrica zurückfährt, den Weg von Aguas Calientes nach Hidrolectrica (ca. 2-3 Stunden flach entlang der Bahngleise) mit seinem Daypack & der Reisetasche (die sonst von der Firma/Antonio transportiert wurde) zurückgehen muss. Außerdem hieß es, dass der Trip zu den heißen Quellen an Tag 3 15 Soles pro Person kostet und vor Ort wurde uns dann gesagt dass noch weitere 35 Soles pro Person für den Transport dorthin dazukommen. Das hätten wir einfach gerne vor der Abfahrt gewusst.
Alles in Allem war es ein unglaubliches Abenteuer, das wir jedem nur empfehlen können!🌞🥾
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Our guides Genrri & Eduardo were very supportive, kind and funny.
The route was beautiful and the trip was very well organized. The combination of great food, unique accommodations, wide variety of landscapes and constant good vibes with the group made it awesome!
From Canada and very last minute booking but trek was very very enjoyable and I’m so appreciative of guide Genrri for making the trip special. Not only great energy but was a very good pace keeping our entire group together and in good spirits. Highly recommend.
This was such an awesome experience! Our guide Genri was amazing! And our chef Jesus made the best food!