MOUNTAIN LODGES OF PERU - SALKANTAY INCA TRAIL Mountain Lodges of Peru provides you with the most luxurious way to go on trek on an Inca trail to Machu Picchu - experience the unique adventure where the journey is equally as inspirational as the destination, within all the essential luxury of a mountain lodge retreat and an innovative gourmet that will recharge your body and soul for each day of this majestic trail. Follow the footsteps of the Incas and experience an extraordinary, luxurious and one of a kind lodge-based adventure in which you will encounter Peru at its best. Mountain Lodges of Peru takes you from the base of towering Mt. Salkantay (6,271m) to Machu Picchu along an ancient and alternative Inca pathway called the Salkantay Route to Machu Picchu. Salkantay Mountain is the second most important mountain god (also known as ‘Apu’ in Quechua, the original language of the Incas) in Inca mythology. During this 7-day adventure you will hike or ride along uncrowded trails through 12 different bio-zones, traverse a mountain pass over 4,600 meters high through verdant cloud forest and along pristine creeks, see the convergence of three rivers and snow-capped Andean peaks with their emerald-green glacial lakes, discover local Andean communities that still maintain their age-old traditions, and witness the majesty of Machu Picchu, the crown jewel of the Inca Empire. You start of journey from Cuzco. At the end each day’s trek, you are welcomed by native staff to a mountain lodge retreat with all the essential luxury where you can enjoy a massage, hot shower, a soak in the outdoor Jacuzzis, gourmet meals and the comfort of king-sized beds with goose-down feathered comforters. At the end of the trail you will spend the night at Machu Picchu’s top luxury lodge and then get to know the lost city of the Incas, Machu Picchu (one of the New 7 Wonders of the World and a UNESCO World Heritage Site) with a guided tour and the opportunity to climb up the steep peak of Huayna Picchu for breathtaking views of the Inca citadel. You journey ends with a transfer by train and car back to Cuzco but you will carry with you this unforgettable unique experience for your lifetime, whether you did it on foot or had an equestrian adventure.