{"id":7023,"date":"2017-04-15T12:30:38","date_gmt":"2017-04-15T18:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/?p=7023"},"modified":"2017-05-19T14:46:01","modified_gmt":"2017-05-19T20:46:01","slug":"introduction-to-the-luxury-salkantay-lodge-to-lodge-trek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2017\/04\/15\/introduction-to-the-luxury-salkantay-lodge-to-lodge-trek\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to The Luxury Salkantay Lodge to Lodge Trek"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/peru\/?c=trek\">Trekking in Peru<\/a> is one of the best and most sought-after adventure opportunities in South America. Experience the Salkantay Trek with our South America specialist, Gretchen!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Salkantay Luxury Lodge to Lodge Trek<\/li>\n<li>Humantay Lake Hike<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To elevate your trekking experience, there are currently two lodge-to-lodge luxury trek options to Machu Picchu: <a href=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/peru\/overview.php?trip=7-day-Luxury-Lodge-to-Lodge-Salkantay-Trek-to-Machu-Picchu\">The Salkantay Trail<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/peru\/overview.php?trip=5-day-Lares-Luxury-Lodge-Adventure-to-Machu-Picchu\">The Lares Trail<\/a>. Both ancient Inca trails, each offers unique views on Peru\u2019s incredible landscapes and Andean cultures- come experience the first day of the <a href=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/peru\/overview.php?trip=7-day-Luxury-Lodge-to-Lodge-Salkantay-Trek-to-Machu-Picchu\">Salkantay Trek<\/a> here!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7025\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7025\" data-attachment-id=\"7025\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2017\/04\/15\/introduction-to-the-luxury-salkantay-lodge-to-lodge-trek\/salkantay-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Salkantay.jpg?fit=960%2C450\" data-orig-size=\"960,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SX10 IS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1276190889&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;31.876&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Salkantay\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Salkantay&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Salkantay Peak: One of the coveted vistas throughout this trek&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Salkantay.jpg?fit=640%2C300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7025\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Salkantay.jpg?resize=640%2C300\" alt=\"Salkantay\" width=\"640\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Salkantay.jpg?w=960 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Salkantay.jpg?resize=300%2C141 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Salkantay.jpg?resize=768%2C360 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7025\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Salkantay Peak: One of the coveted vistas throughout this trek<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>SALKANTAY LUXURY LODGE TO LODGE TREK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This morning, we set off on a four hour drive from the Lamay Lodge (start of the Lares Trek), along winding bumpy roads, past verdant peaks and gushing rivers, through several valleys and small mountain villages to finally arrive at the Soray Lodge. Located in Soraypampa, this lodge marks the beginning of the famous Salkantay Trek- a gorgeous alternative original Inca trail to Machu Picchu.<\/p>\n<p>The lodge sits on an unlikely flat little plateau between several enormous green mountains with epic hanging glaciers dominating the background of the picturesque scene. I never wanted leave.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7026\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7026\" data-attachment-id=\"7026\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2017\/04\/15\/introduction-to-the-luxury-salkantay-lodge-to-lodge-trek\/salkantay-lodge-entrance-view-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Salkantay-Lodge-entrance-view.jpg?fit=1024%2C682\" data-orig-size=\"1024,682\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Salkantay-Lodge-entrance-view\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Salkantay&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Soray Lodge Entrance &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Salkantay-Lodge-entrance-view.jpg?fit=640%2C426\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7026\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Salkantay-Lodge-entrance-view.jpg?resize=640%2C426\" alt=\"Salkantay\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Salkantay-Lodge-entrance-view.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Salkantay-Lodge-entrance-view.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Salkantay-Lodge-entrance-view.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7026\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soray Lodge Entrance<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We have the afternoon to relax so we advantage of the hot tub and sauna beside the lodge while conversing with other guests who are getting ready to embark on the Salkantay Trek. We have dinner next to cozy fire places and retire early to get rest for our hike tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HUMANTAY LAKE HIKE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This morning we rise early and head off with Johan and our local guide Antonio. Antonio has his horse, Justin (short for Just In Case- in case a hiker, one of us, needs assistance), and two dogs, Draco and Chico, in toe.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7019\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7019\" data-attachment-id=\"7019\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2017\/04\/11\/an-introduction-to-the-luxury-lares-lodge-to-lodge-trek\/starting-trek-at-soray\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Starting-trek-at-Soray.jpg?fit=720%2C960\" data-orig-size=\"720,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Starting trek at Soray\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Salkantay &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Starting Salkantay trek at Soray&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Starting-trek-at-Soray.jpg?fit=640%2C853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7019\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Starting-trek-at-Soray.jpg?resize=640%2C853\" alt=\"Salkantay \" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Starting-trek-at-Soray.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Starting-trek-at-Soray.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7019\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Starting Salkantay trek at Soray<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As the morning clouds lift, we begin our way up the valley sides towards the base of a moraine. Here, we cross a glacial stream (that ultimately feeds into the Amazon River !) and continue up, over another rocky hill to our final destination: Humantay Lake.<\/p>\n<p>The lake sits just below the largest hanging glacier in the valley and is an electric turquoise color. We can only see parts of the glacier as the fog dances along the boarder of the lake; it is eerie and mesmerizing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7015\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7015\" data-attachment-id=\"7015\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2017\/04\/11\/an-introduction-to-the-luxury-lares-lodge-to-lodge-trek\/huamantay-lake\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Huamantay-Lake.jpg?fit=960%2C720\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Huamantay Lake\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Salkantay&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Huamantay Lake&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Huamantay-Lake.jpg?fit=640%2C480\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7015\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Huamantay-Lake.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"Salkantay\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Huamantay-Lake.jpg?w=960 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Huamantay-Lake.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Huamantay-Lake.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7015\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Humantay Lake<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We have a snack and then continue our way back down to hot showers awaiting us.<\/p>\n<p>By 11AM we are back on the mountain road to the Cusco airport &#8211; only three hours this time. As we leave the valley we excitedly discuss our plans to return to do the entire trek- if we experienced only the beginning, and it was that awe-inspiring, doing the entire trek must be beyond incredible!<\/p>\n<p>Want to book your own <a href=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/peru\/overview.php?trip=7-day-Luxury-Lodge-to-Lodge-Salkantay-Trek-to-Machu-Picchu\">Salkantay Luxury Lodge to Lodge Trek<\/a>? Contact us!<\/p>\n<p>Check out our previous blog for more information on how the Salkantay and Lares Treks vary:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2017\/01\/29\/difference-between-the-salkantay-and-lares-lodge-to-lodge-treks\/\">Difference Between the Salkantay and Lares Lodge-to-Lodge Treks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Your friendly South America expert,<\/p>\n<p>Gretchen<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trekking in Peru is one of the best and most sought-after adventure opportunities in South America. Experience the Salkantay Trek with our South America specialist, Gretchen! Salkantay Luxury Lodge to Lodge Trek Humantay Lake Hike To elevate your trekking experience, &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2017\/04\/15\/introduction-to-the-luxury-salkantay-lodge-to-lodge-trek\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7026,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[241,11,14,15,20,400,26],"tags":[269,298,246,116,367,579,211,580,242,582,578,581,251,554],"class_list":["post-7023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family-travel","category-inca-trail","category-luxury","category-machu-picchu","category-peru","category-south-america","category-trekking","tag-adventure-travel","tag-andes","tag-family-travel","tag-inca-trail-2","tag-lodge-to-lodge","tag-luxury-lodge-to-lodge-trek","tag-machu-picchu-2","tag-mountain-lodges-peru","tag-peru","tag-romantic-travel","tag-salkantay-trek","tag-soray","tag-trekking","tag-women-travel"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Salkantay-Lodge-entrance-view.jpg?fit=1024%2C682","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Xxsg-1Ph","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7023"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7586,"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7023\/revisions\/7586"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}