Welcome
The road to machu picchu through the lares mountains is the best alternative trek if you are looking to explore off the beaten path. this amazing trek will take you to visit andean villages, local schools and walk alongside llamas, alpacas while enjoying spectacular views of the mountains and glacial ice lakes and exploring the andes in solitude. you will learn all about life in these isolated villages, feel their culture and traditions and visit the lares natural hot springs, we will participate in the preparation of the traditional pachamanca an ancient inca technique of preparing food
Lares Trek 4D3N
This day we are picked up very early from the hotel to transfer to Calca where we will have breakfast and begin our walk along a path that will take us slowly to the community of Canchacancha. After 3 hours of walking we will stop at a strategic point to have lunch prepared by our cooks after a delicious lunch we will walk 2 more hours to the community of Canchacancha where you will have the opportunity to interact with the locals and be part of their path of life we also offer you tea before dinner to warm your body, also dinner and the comforts for a night of camping. If you wish, you can learn a little quechua the Inca language, we will have dinner around 7:00 pm and then you will enjoy the beauty of the sky full of stars.
At 5:00 am our support staff will stop by your tents to wake you up with a hot drink coca tea or coffee. After you repack your personal belongings we have a breakfast prepared by the expert chefs to start our hike around 6:30. In the morning after 4 hours of uphill hiking we reach the Pachacutec pass 4700 mt / 15420 ft to enjoy the panoramic views of the beautiful area and also appreciate the Pachacutec mountain from very close, then we organize an offering for the gods of the mountains and after done the ritual we continue the hike for 1 hour downhill towards Coyalago which is the lunch place located on the edges of a beautiful lagoon after lunch we walk 1.5 hours more towards the camp, on the way we will appreciate beautiful waterfalls and local people getting ready for nightfall. Then we reach the camp for tea and dinner and camp in the community of Quiswarani at 3700 mt / 12139 ml.
We wake up at 5:00 in the morning with a cup of coca mate and then have breakfast to start the hike around 6:00 in the morning. We start the last part of the full hike. Walking 2 hours approximately on the last uphill section of the hike that goes to the Cuncani pass at 4200 mt / 13779 ml from this height you have a spectacular view of the Cuncani valley with its amazing views of the colorful lagoons surrounded by mountains if you are lucky. You will see on the way Chinchillas, Andean foxes, you will surely see many alpacas, llamas you will have the opportunity to be very close to them to photograph them. After the summit we will descend for approximately 2 hours to the community of Cuncani where we will have lunch. After lunch a company car will take us to the hot springs of Lares once there you will have time to take a bath and relax in the medicinal hot springs. Then we continue by car for 2.5 more hours to Ollantaytambo to have dinner and take the train to Aguas Caliente and spend the night in a hotel.
In our case, after doing the Lares trek, you will not only get to know Machu Picchu, but you will deeply understand and feel the meaning of the Inca civilizations. After early morning breakfast to take the bus to Machu Picchu, the bus takes about 25 minutes approximately to the main entrance of Machu Picchu. The point is to arrive at 6:00 am to Machupicchu to be able to see it almost without people and enjoy the sunrise. After 20 to 30 minutes you will have a guided tour service for approximately 2:30 hours in Machupicchu then we will leave you free to explore the lost city of the Incas. Then, if you wish, you can go to the Sun Gate or the Inca Bridge. If you booked in advance the tickets for the Huaynapicchu or Machu Picchu mountains you can climb them. After having done all the activities we return to the town of Aguas Calientes by bus to have a delicious lunch. In the afternoon you will take a train back to Cusco and then we will take you by car to your hotel.
Includes/Excludes
Cost Includes
- Safety Briefing the day before the tour at 6:00 pm.
- Complimentary Luggage Storage.
- Pick up from your hotel the morning of the tour
- Transportation Included throughout the lares trek
- Emergency horses
- Highly trained professional mountain guides.
- Experienced cooks and porters.
- 4-night camping with comfortable equipment.
- Variety of meals with local ingredients.
- Entrance ticket to the lares and hotspring
- Bus round trip to Aguas Calientes.
- Panoramic return train (Vistadome or 360°).
- Satellite phones, first aid kits and oxygen tank.
- Eureka tent for 4 people for every 2 passengers.
- Private portable toilets.
- Return to your hotel.
- Drinking water and snacks every day.
- All taxes and reservation fees.
Cost Excludes
- Sleeping bags, inflatable mat or trekking poles (can be rented from us).
- Lunch on the last day after the tour to Machu Picchu.
- Entrance to Huayna Picchu mountain (optional).
- Travel insurance
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IDs (passport, student ID, immigration card, etc.)
Backpack (the smaller the better)
Water container – containers like Camelbags of 2-3 liters are recommended.
Hiking boots and comfortable camping shoes
2-3 T-shirts
2-3 hiking pants
4 sets of underwear
4 pairs of hiking socks
1 windbreaker
1 warm jacket – it gets very cold at night
1 rain jacket and pants
1 wool hat
Headlamp
Waterproof gloves (even if they are ski gloves, bring them)
Waterproof rain poncho
Towels
Small bottle of soap – we provide warm water every day for cleaning – you may feel refreshed if you have some soap on you. Battery charger – there is no place to plug it in during the hike
Sleeping bag – we recommend bags rated for a minimum of -10°C.
Sunscreen
Facial moisturizer
Insect repellent
Hand sanitizer
Wet tissues
Toothbrush and toothpaste
Personal medications
First aid kit
Sun hat
Camera
Music (cell phone)
Alcohol gel
Toilet paper and a small plastic bag for waste
Extra money for souvenirs, drinks, and tips
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