We start the tour with pick-up from the reception of your hotel at 5 am (this time may be subject to change or modification), then go to the Sacred Valley of the Incas, specifically to the thermal baths of Lares. In this place we will have free time to relax in the hot springs then have lunch, and finally start the 4 hours walking until we reach our first camp.
Duration
4 Days/ 3 Nights
Departures
Daily
Service Type
Shared
Group Size
2 - 10 People
Transportation
Difficulty
Challenging
Tour Type
Treks to Machupicchu
Destination
Cusco
About the tour
The Lares Trek is an alternative road to Machu Picchu for 4 days and 3 nights, which runs through high Andean landscapes inhabited by Quechua peoples. This adventure tour is also known as the Weavers Circuit because during its journey, you learn the technique of ancestral yarn in the native villages.
Cuye Travel Peru, will take you to enjoy this magnificent experience, together with the best guides available to provide the best of their knowledge.
Day 01: Cusco - Calca - Lares Thermal Baths - Huacawasi
Day 02: Huacawasi - Ipsaycocha - Patacancha
After an exquisite breakfast we will continue our walk to the community of Huacawasi, a well known place for the production of fine fabrics. Here we can observe their skills and techniques in the manufacture of different garments.
Then we will begin to ascend until the second step Abra de Condorpasa (4100msnm). From this point we will be able to observe the snow-covered of La Verónica 5750 msnm. We will descend approximately for 1 hour until we reach the beautiful lagoon of Ipsaycocha and from there to the community of Patacancha.
Dinner and overnight.
Day 03: Patacancha - Wylloc - Pumamarka - Ollantaytambo - Aguas Calientes
After breakfast we will descend through the valley until we reach the community of Willoc; place where we will have lunch, from here we will walk for 2 hours approx. until arriving at the community of Pumamarka where we can appreciate the Inca terraces and finally we will arrive at Ollantaytambo located in a fertile valley and protected by huge mountains.
Then we will go to the Ollantaytambo station where we will board the train which will take us to Aguas Calientes (Machupicchu).
Day 04: Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu - Cusco
After breakfast at the hotel we will leave very early to take the first bus to the Inca citadel of Machupicchu.
Once arrived at the entrance of the old Citadel, our guide will provide a tour of two hours; You will visit the urban and agricultural area as well as the turrets, ceremonial plazas, the sacred fountain, the Intihuatana or solar clock and terraces from where you can contemplate the domains of the Inca.
You will also have time to explore Machu Picchu for yourself, taking care of the edges of the buildings and enjoy the beauty of the landscape and take pictures,
After our tour in Machu Picchu, we will board the return bus to the town of Aguas Calientes, and have time for lunch and then show up 30 minutes earlier at the station to board the train back to Cusco.
At the final station we will pick you up to take you to your hotel.
It does include:
- Pick up from the hotel.
- Tourist transport from Cusco to Lares (starting point of the walk).
- 03 breakfasts, 03 lunches, 03 dinners.
- First aid kit: first aid kit, oxygen.
- Complete camping equipment: kitchen tent, tables, chairs, bedroom tent, matra, etc.
- Horses and horseman to move the camping equipment, food and luggage of the passenger.
- 01 night in Hostal de Aguas Calientes.
- Basic breakfast at hotel in Aguas Calientes.
- Professional Guide in tourism
- Aguas Calientes bus ticket - Machu Picchu - Aguas Calientes.
- Entrance ticket to the citadel of Machu Picchu.
- Return train ticket from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo.
- Return bus from Ollantaytambo to Cusco.
- Briefing (One day before the walk)
It does not include:
- Food not mentioned in the itinerary.
- Sleeping bag (you can rent it with us)
- Entrance to the mountain of Huayna Picchu (ask for availability)
- Other expenses not mentioned in the itinerary
- Visit to the thermal baths of Aguas Calientes (10 soles) and Lares (10 soles)
What should I take?
- Original Passport
- ISIC Card (Students)
- Sleeping bag
- Flashlight - hand light
- Repellent
- Sunscreen
- Toilet paper
- Plastic bags (protect cameras and trash)
- Water purifying tablets
- Waterproof jacket
- Long pants
- One shorts
- Several pairs of stockings
- Rain poncho
- Slippers or sandals to rest your feet in the camp
- A hat or hat
- Personal medications
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$700.00/per person
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