Lares 04 días – 03 noches – arqueotrekkingperu

Lares 04 days - 03 nights

Highly recommended tour

★★★★★ 4.5/5

Description

With the “LARES VALLEY TREK TOUR”, You can reach Machu Picchu by a less-traveled alternative route and on the last day enjoy a wonderful walk to visit the Inca Sanctuary of MACHU PICCHUThe trail begins at the hot springs of Lares, 3 hours away from Cusco, crosses the Huacawasi pass at 4,300 meters above sea level, descends and ends in Yanahuara or Ollantaytambo, which is the access to Aguas Calientes to carry out the Machu Picchu tour. This four-day hiking trip will take you through the local villages that you will visit on the Andes Trail. The beauty of the mountains is paralleled by the generosity of the people who come to experience this wonderful cultural tour, ideal for families and friends, which is why it is one of our hikers' favorites.

The most important thing

Explore the valleys around Machu Picchu.
Relax your body in its thermal waters.
Enjoy camping nights under the Andean sky.

Includes

Private tourist transport.
Adventure tourism guide.
Cultural tour guide with experience in Machu Picchu.
Camping equipment.
Entrance ticket to the Lares hot springs.
Entrance ticket to the Inca site of Machu Picchu.
Camping equipment.
1 duffel bag for personal luggage; this will be carried by the passengers. Porters are welcome to carry their own equipment, but this will be an additional cost.
Professional trekking chef with one assistant.
3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 dinners (vegetarian, vegan or special menus available at no additional cost).
Daily Afternoon Tea Time during the hike: In the afternoons before dinner, the chef will prepare popcorn, cookies, coffee, hot chocolate, tea, hot water, etc. for you.
Hygiene products: a small towel before each meal to wash your hands and every morning there will also be a bucket of warm water to wash.
Medical kit and oxygen cylinder.
Train tickets: Aguas Calientes/Ollantaytambo (departure time is confirmed on the day of the meeting and is subject to availability).
Return transfer to Cusco: Private tourist transportation to your hotel in Cusco.

Not Included

Sleeping bags -18ºC.
Consettur bus to the Inca city of Machu Picchu.
Walking sticks.
1st breakfast and last lunch and dinner in Aguas Calientes.
Clothing and personal equipment.
Mineral water.
Snacks.
Personal expenses.
Tips.

NOTE: Additional costs or delays beyond the control of management (bad weather, itinerary modification due to a safety issue, illness, change in government policy, political instability/strike, etc.)

Summary Itinerary

DAY 01: CUSCO – CALCA – LARES – HUANCAWASI

05:00 am. We pick you up at the hotel and drive to the Calca village 45 minutes. After a short break, the bus continues its 2-hour journey to the Lares hot springs. Here we will enjoy a nice lunch before our hike begins, you can swim in the natural hot spring pools that have beautiful surroundings with the mountain environment. The day's hike is uphill, it will be open roads and some steep ascending trails. It will last 4 hours, then we will arrive at the Huacawasi campsite where a delicious dinner awaits us.
DAY 02: HUACAWASI – HUACAWASI PASS – AURORUY COCHA – YANAHUARA

The LARES VALLEY is home to many traditional weavers and farmers and is famous for home-made textiles. Huacahuasi is a traditional weaving village where hikers often try their hand at weaving. The indigenous people in the area speak Quechua and Spanish. Lares Hiking is one of the main alternative routes to the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, it is a bit shorter and a bit higher than the Inca Trail, it is accessible from Cusco. Unlike the Inca Trail, hiking in Lares does not require a permit. Early in the morning, the guide will wake you up with a nice cup of tea and breakfast. Then, we ascend to the top of the mountain of Abra Huacawasi (4300 m), where we will have a breathtaking view of the mountain surroundings, flora and fauna. From there, the Lares hike will take us downhill for 1 hour to the village of Auroruy Cocha, where our chef will prepare us a fantastic lunch. For the next 4 hours the route continues downhill to the Yanahuara campsite, it will be open roads and some uphill trails. Upon arrival we will enjoy dinner together and settle in for the night.
DAY 03: YANAHUARA – OLLANTAYTAMBO – AGUAS CALIENTES.

OLLANTAYTAMBO is an Inca city and archaeological site and the capital of the Ollantaytambo district, located approximately 90 kilometers northwest of the city of Cusco. During the Inca Empire, Pachacútec conquered the area and built cities and ceremonial centers. At the time of the conquest, it was the stronghold of the Inca resistance leader Manco Inca Yupanqui. In Ollantaytambo there are resistance terraces (to prevent landslides), not agricultural ones like in the other archaeological sites in Cusco. Today it is an important tourist attraction due to its Inca constructions and because it is one of the most common starting points of the Inca trail to Machu Picchu. 06.30 am. On this day, after a hearty breakfast and morning tea, we will hike from the campsite. We first walk 40 minutes to La Pista Central, where the bus to Ollantaytambo awaits us. The bus ride takes only 30 minutes. In Ollantaytambo we had a delicious lunch and then walked around the town and its market. You can choose to visit the archaeological site of Ollantaytambo, which will give you a good idea of Inca architectural craftsmanship. After visiting Ollantaytambo, we completed the hike through Lares and then continued by train to Machu Picchu, a town known as Aguas Calientes. We checked into the hotel and enjoyed a nice dinner.
DAY 04: AGUAS CALIENTES – MACHUPICCHU – CUSCO

After having a very early breakfast at the hotel, we will head to the bus station to board and take the tour to Machu Picchu (30 minutes). Our tour leader will give us a 2-hour introductory guided tour of the Machu Picchu citadel. After that we have the option to climb the steep staircase of Huayna Picchu, a steep and challenging hike that takes about 2 hours and offers great views of Machu Picchu or in Aguas Calientes a visit to the new local museum or bathe in the hot springs (Not included in the price). At the end of the visit, we will descend to Aguas Calientes and then board the Expedition train to the Ollantaytambo train station. And at the station we will meet our transportation and be transferred to the hotel in Cusco.

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Recommendations

Original passport/document.
Good 50 liter backpack.
Headlamp.
Insect repellent.
Walking sticks (you can rent them from us).
Comfortable shoes for hiking (lightweight with good soles).
2-3 t-shirts.
2-3 hiking pants.
4 sets of underwear.
4 sets of socks suitable for hiking.
1 warm jacket for the night.
1 rain jacket and pants / rain poncho.
1 sun hat.
Comfortable shoes for walking around the resting place at the end of the day.
Quick-drying towel.
Small bottle of soap.
Battery charger: no place to plug it in during trekking!
Large plastic bags: to help organize and keep clean.

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The views are beautiful and magical. The guide patiently explained everything to us and took lots of photos. We entered quickly and without any problems. It was an incredible and beautiful experience that I will always remember.

We had a fantastic tour with Adriel on the Classic Sacred Valley tour. I highly recommend it! It was an amazing day. We learned a lot and saw some of the most beautiful places. The scenery was spectacular.

Great tour and great guide! Very informative and we were able to see a lot of Cusco in a very short amount of time. I would definitely recommend this to anyone thinking about taking a tour.

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Lares 04 days - 03 nights

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Summary Itinerary

DAY 01: CUSCO – CALCA – LARES – HUANCAWASI

DAY 02: HUACAWASI – HUACAWASI PASS – AURORUY COCHA – YANAHUARA

DAY 03: YANAHUARA – OLLANTAYTAMBO – AGUAS CALIENTES.

DAY 04: AGUAS CALIENTES – MACHUPICCHU – CUSCO