• Hiking distance: 2 miles/18 km (8-9 hours)
• Campsite altitude: 300 meters above sea level
• Considered: Challenging
• Meals: Breakfast, snacks, lunch, tea time, dinner! All served as buffet
• Weather: Cold, windy and warm and humid in the second half

Our tour guide will wake us up very early with a cup of hot chocolate, after a few minutes our super porters will bring us warm water in a container to wash our faces and get up in a better mood. After a nutritious Andean breakfast, we will get ready for the most challenging day of the Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu. We will hike uphill for 4 hours and 30 minutes to the highest point of our excursion; Our motivation in this section will be the imposing view of the snowy Salkantay (the second peak highest in Cusco).

Once at the Salkantay pass, we will do a small ceremony of gratitude to mother earth, our guide will take unforgettable photos of us; and also our porters will give us a cheese sandwich and a cup of hot chocolate, to recharge fuel and continue with our Salkantay Trek. Later we will descend for 2 hours and 30 minutes to the Wacraymachay farmhouse, where we will have lunch. This section of descent has a panoramic view of the Vilcabamba mountain range and the beginning of the cloud forest of Machu Picchu.

After a delicious organic buffet lunch, we will hike downhill for 3 hours and 30 minutes to the town of Chaullay, where we will camp for the second night. In this place we have the option to rent hot showers, local people rent it for 3 dollars. After our dinner, our guide will show us some stars of the southern hemisphere.

** This day on the Salkantay Trek we do not have meditation and yoga sessions; because this day will be challenging and we will focus mainly on getting safely to our camp.

• Hiking distance:10 miles/16 km (5 hours)
• Campsite altitude:750 meters above sea level
• Considered: Moderate
• Meals: Breakfast, snacks, lunch, tea time, dinner! All served as buffet
• Weather:Warm and very humid

After a yummy breakfast we get ready to hike downhill for 2 hours to the Wiñaypoco hamlet. This section of the Salkantay trail has a stunning scenery, we will be able to observe three mountains together with special features each one. The first has the view of the cloud forest, the second of the the subalpine grassland and the third, is a snow-capped-mountain of 18 thousand feet high. In the farmhouse of Wiñaypoco we will board a van that will transport us for 40 minutes to the town of Lucmabamba. Upon arrival we will hike uphill for 15 minutes to a coffee plantation, where we will harvest and prepare our own organic coffee. Here we will also have lunch.

After 30 minutes of digestion, we will hike uphill for 4 hours along a well-preserved stone Inca trail that will take us to Llactapata. Along the way we will have incredible views of the Santa Teresa valley and also we will stop in half way to swing on the sky cinema as people call two local-made swings with stunning 360-degree views of the mountains. Upon arrival to Llactapata, the viewpoint of Machu Picchu, we will have a nice first glimpse of the sacred city of the Incas. Llactapata, is the place where we will camp the third night and where we will carry out many activities to prepare for a really healing Ayahuasca experience. This place is considered by previous hikers as the most magical and energetic place of the Salkantay Trek; It also has an amazing scenery of the mountain chain that surrounds the lost city of the Incas.

After resting for about 45 minutes, we will head up to a small viewpoint, where we will do a yoga session in front of Machu Picchu and a beautiful sunset. After dinner, we will gather around a bonfire where we will talk about our intentions when experiencing Ayahuasca; Also we will sing and play some instruments.

** Day highlight on the Salkantay Trek: magical day, that gives us the possibility of doing many connection activities in front of Machu Picchu.

• Hiking distance:2 miles/15 km (5-6 hours)
• Hotel altitude:000 meters above sea level
• Considered:Easy to moderate
• Meals:Breakfast, snacks, lunch, dinner! All served as buffet
• Weather:Warm and very humid

Today our porters will wake us up with a fruit smoothie and we will walk to a viewpoint from where we´ll see the entire Aobamba valley. We will perform a Munay meditation observing the sunrise and receiving all its energy. After tasting a delicious Andean breakfast, we will hike downhill for 3 hours to the town of Hidroelectrica, located at the foot of the Machu Picchu mountain. In this place we will taste for the last time a delicious vegetarian lunch prepared by our expert cook.

After a farewell ceremony for our super porters, we will hike for 3 hours on a flat surface surrounded by incredible Amazonian vegetation. This section is full of biodiversity, we will have the opportunity to observe beautiful birds such as: the cock of the rock, the Andean motmot, the Andean guan, the great Andean toucan, parrots, eagles to mention just a few. The 3-hour section to Aguas Calientes, was the last stretch traveled by Hiram Bingham in 1911 before arriving and scientifically discovering the lost city citadel of the Incas.

Once we arrive at Machu Picchu town or better known by the nickname Aguas Calientes, due to some hot springs that are in the upper part of the town. Our guide will drop us off at our hotel and tell us the time to meet up and go to a local restaurant to enjoy a delicious dinner. During dinner, Ikaro Ayahuasca Retreat will give us a nice souvenir and the guide will also plan the visit to Machu Picchu the next day.

** Finally, today we can say that the preparation journey for an Ayahuasca retreat on the Salkantay Trek is finished.

• Meals included:Breakfast Only

In order to get well rested and have plenty of time to enjoy the views, pictures and guided tour at Machu Picchu; we suggest you to wake up by 5:00 in the morning, get ready, pack the essentials and take the bus from Aguas Calientes town to Machu Picchu citadel. This will be a ride of 30 minutes until reaching the Inca citadel at 6:15 am. more or less. Thus, you will have the chance to see the sunrise on this magnificent location. Your guide will give enough time to take pictures into the most beautiful spots of the Inca citadel, share information about this amazing Incan masterpiece and display you the most impressive details of Machu Picchu.

Then we take the bus back at more or less 12:00 pm. Down to Aguas Calientes to enjoy without rush our lunch. This lunch is optional and not included. At lunch, your guide will deliver out train tickets, so if you opt to skip this; please arrange to get these train tickets before leaving your tour guide at Machu Picchu citadel. Unless you requested for an upgraded train, we will book the Expedition class train departing Aguas Calientes at 3:20 p.m. or 4:22 p.m. This will be a 2-hour drive to Ollantaytambo or 4 hours to Poroy (this is based on which train you board). At Ollantaytambo or Poroy, an INCAS PATH driver will meet you and drive you back to Cusco, then we drop you off at the door of your hotel or the closest possible if there is not car access until your accommodation.

** These 5 days of hiking and preparation on the Salkantay Trek for the Ayahuasca ceremony; it will be of great help for an experience of complete satisfaction and fulfillment.