3 Nights / 4 Days

Lares Trek To Machu Picchu

from

$595USD

Itinerary: Lares Trek To Machu Picchu

Pre-trek briefing (required)

We provide a full pre-trek briefing at our office or at your hotel in Cusco. This gives you the chance to ask questions about the trek itinerary. Briefings are scheduled for the day before your trek starts.
Please take this into consideration when booking your travel plans to Cusco, to ensure you arrive in time for the briefing.

Day 1: Cusco - Ollantaytambo - Patakancha – Champa Cocha

The first day after breakfast at the hotel, we will pick you up at 05:00 a.m. from your hotel In the Ollantaytambo town we will stop to make the necessary purchases for the trekking. We travel 2:30 hours to the town of the Sacred Valley of the Incas we will walk a total of 12 km (7.44 miles). We arrive to Patakancha, a Quechua community where people live very much like their Incan ancestors, in their stone homes with thatched roofs. The local people make their own clothing, work the land with foot ploughs and live off their Llamas and Alpacas whilst supplementing their income working as porters. We spend some time visiting their community and school. After meeting with our porters, your kit will be loaded and we will start our hike. Leaving the village we enjoy views of the Llama and Alpaca herds grazing along the trail. The scenery is typical of the high Andes, with high altitude grass and Polylepis trees. After trekking an ascent for one and a half hours the trail will level out and we will reach Lake Ipsayccocha, a beautiful lagoon, here we stop for lunch. We continue walking and cross our first high pass of Ipsayccocha Pass at 4600masl or (15,000 feets) The rest of the hike will be downhill towards our campsite in Champa Qocha or Huaca Wuasi at 4200masl or (13,776 feets) Our camp will be set up and we will enjoy dinner and spend the night

Overnight in Soyrococha

Camp site

Meals: Lunch and Dinner

Starting with an early morning breakfast, we begin our 2 hour descent until we reach the community of Huaca Wasi, we will walk a total of 13 km (8,000 miles). The scenery will be completely different from yesterday, there will be fields full of potato, barley, quinoa and corn. In the morning we learn about the local weaving techniques and take a look at some of their high quality ponchos, wool hats and other garments. Our walk will be continued for another 3 hours then we arrive at Tambohuaylla, where lunch will be served, before heading to the local school to meet with the children who are involved in our social project. We will then walk another one hour and a half before reaching Hot Springs near the colonial village of Lares. Here we set up camp and take a relaxing dip in the warm waters, which are famous for their healing powers. Finally, we will have dinner and spend the night.

Overnight in Lares (Hot Spring)

Camp site

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

After a delicious breakfast, we will continue our tour and take a bus trip for a time of 3 hours approx. (1.5 miles) We will arrive at the Ancasmarka Archaeological Center where we will visit with our respective Guide to know the importance and at the end we will have lunch. Once we have had lunch we will say goodbye to the chef and support staff. Continuing our tour
The bus will take us further down the sacred valley to the Inca town of Ollantaytambo.
In the afternoon we take the train to Aguas Calientes, this will be a spectacular journey that begins in the Quechua highlands and slowly descends into lush tropical vegetation as we approach.

Spend the night in a hotel in Aguas Calientes and meet for dinner

Expedition Train Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes

Upon arrival at the station you will be waiting for a staff of the company to transfer to their respective hotels in Aguas Calientes Town

Overnight in Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu)

Accommodations: Hotels 3⭐⭐⭐ standard (Hotel Hatun Samay, Flower House and other in the same category)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodations: Hotels ⭐⭐⭐ standard

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Breakfast at the Hotel

After a delicious breakfast at your hotel. You will meet your guide and take the 25-minute bus ride up to Machu Picchu. You will have a 2 hours and 30 minuts aprox. the tour with your guide. where we will visit the incredible architecture and the mysterious temples left by the Incas. A
professional English-speaking guide will help us understand the sophisticated ideas and technology of this highly advanced culture. The suggested time to descend from Machu Picchu to the town of Aguas Calientes is 13:00 p.m depending on the departure time of the train to be always 30 minutes before the departure of train.

Expedition Train Aguas Calientes - Ollantaytambo or Poroy (Cusco)

Upon arrival at the station you will be waiting for a staff of the company to transfer to their respective hotels in Cusco

Meals: Breakfast

Trip Details

duration-ico

Duration

3N / 4D

activities-ico

Activities

Adventure

difficulty-ico

Difficulty

Moderate to challenging

hiking-distance-ico

Hiking Distance

25KM / 15 miles

height-ico

Minimum Height

2000 m.s.n.m. or 6,560 ft (Aguas Calientes Town)

height-ico

Maximum Height

4600 m.s.n.m. or 15,088 ft (Ipsayccocha Pass)

destinations-ico

Destinations

Machu Picchu

language-ico

Tour Language

English, Spanish

accommodation-ico

Accommodation

02 Nights Camping /01 night Hotel

medals-ico

Meals

03 Breakfast, 03 Lunch, 03 Tea time and 03 Dinners

starts--ico

Starts / Ends

Cusco – Cusco

IMPORTANT: Please Allow 2 - 3 Days for Acclimatization

The services included

Not included

Prices: Lares Trek To Machu Picchu

Group Service

USD $595.00 per person

Private Service

Number of people

Price per person USD​

1 - 2 people

USD $745.00 per person

3 - 5 people

USD $695.00 per person

6 - 8 people

USD $635.00 per person

9 + people

USD $595.00 per person

Discount

Children 17 years old and under - $40USD off

* To receive the child discount you must send us a copy of the child’s passport.

Additional Options: Lares Trek To Machu Picchu

Huaynapicchu Mountain: USD$70.00

Machu Picchu Mountain: USD$70.00

Vistadome Train: USD$45.00

Sleeping Bags: USD$25.00

Trekking Poles: USD$15.00 (1 pair)

Prívate Tent: USD$40.00

What to bring to: Lares Trek To Machu Picchu

How to book: Lares Trek To Machu Picchu

To book the tour, please send us an email peruvianpathsandadventures@gmail.com with the information of each person: full name, nationality, date of birth and gender (Copy of your passport) Please include the tour you want to do, the date start, and how many people are in your group.

Tour Map: Lares Trek To Machu Picchu

Lares Trek To Machupicchu - Peruvian Paths & Adventures

Booking

We accept the following payment methods

tripadvisor logo