Salkantay Trek
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Pros
- I would 100% say do the Salkantay Trek. I did it last may and it was by far the highlight of my trip.
- I did the Salkantay end of Oct last year, and it was the best part of a short trip to Peru for me - I liked the scenery, meeting and staying with the village people and the exertion of the hike itself.
- I loved it - it was truly magical going up to a glacier and ending the trek in the jungle with orchids and butterflies.
- september is a great month for salkantay, you're right in the sweet spot before the rainy season hits so the trail conditions should be solid.
- I've done the Salkantay trek in Peru along with various other hikes, surfing classes, etc. If you can do the activities at home, you can do them abroad.
Cons
- I’ll be honest I also thought the last flat stretch was unnecessary and would take the train for that part, there wasn’t much to see and I did find the train rushing by us demoralizing 😂
- Salkantay is also my recommendation but I would highly recommend doing it on your own so long as you’re well acclimatized to the elevation. I really regret doing it with a group, they wanted to move way too fast and I often felt like I d...
- We had a guide for the Salkantay Trek and for Puerto Maldonado. However, you can also do the trek without a guide. We haven't faced issues with safetly, however, we were only on tourist routes.
Sentiment
16 positive (84%) · 2 mixed (11%) · 1 negative (5%)
Trust + time weighted score: +71% · raw score 79%
What redditors said (10 of 19)
I’ll be honest I also thought the last flat stretch was unnecessary and would take the train for that part, there wasn’t much to see and I did find the train rushing by us demoralizing 😂
Salkantay is also my recommendation but I would highly recommend doing it on your own so long as you’re well acclimatized to the elevation. I really regret doing it with a group, they wanted to move way too fast and I often felt like I didn’t have time to slow down and appreciate what I was seeing. But it is gorgeous.
I would 100% say do the Salkantay Trek. I did it last may and it was by far the highlight of my trip.
I did the Salkantay end of Oct last year, and it was the best part of a short trip to Peru for me - I liked the scenery, meeting and staying with the village people and the exertion of the hike itself.
I loved it - it was truly magical going up to a glacier and ending the trek in the jungle with orchids and butterflies.
We had a guide for the Salkantay Trek and for Puerto Maldonado. However, you can also do the trek without a guide. We haven't faced issues with safetly, however, we were only on tourist routes.
september is a great month for salkantay, you're right in the sweet spot before the rainy season hits so the trail conditions should be solid.
I've done the Salkantay trek in Peru along with various other hikes, surfing classes, etc. If you can do the activities at home, you can do them abroad.
i did the Salkantay trek instead of Inca trail and it was incredible, challenging but the views are something else.
The Salkantay is a great trek to get your first exposure to high altitude as well as your first experience multi-day trekkin, since there's people everywhere, infrastructure all over, and plenty of "outs" (horse rental, different starting points, shuttle from Collpapampa, etc.).
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