Trek Lares 4D/3N

This spectacular 4 day program has been made for people who are looking for an exclusive route far away from the habitual tourist routes and lets them see the traditional Andean communities.

The route begins in Lares and crosses a difficult mountain before descending a Chanchani and Chaullacocha where we have the opportunity to visit their school. These are typical Andean communities dedicated to agriculture, farming and weaving where the inhabitants still use the impressive traditional clothing of the area and where we can appreciate their generous hospitality.

Finally we descent to Ollantaytambo from where we take the train to Machu Picchu where we dedicate the last day to visit the famous Inca citadel.

Day 1: Cusco – Lares – Huaca Wasi

We pick you up at your hotel at 6:00 a.m. to begin our journey. We pass through the village of Calca and get the chance to visit the archaeological site of Humanmarca, a small pre-Inca citadel where we can observe spectacular terraces, a church and Incan streets before continuing to the Lares valley where we will have breakfast surrounded by incredible views of the Andes mountain range. Later you are able to enjoy the hot springs that are made up by various pools going from cold to nearly boiling water, they are composed by pure volcanic water which is considered good for the bones, stress, muscles and headaches. After bathing we have lunch and meet our horseman and horses that will be carrying our backpacks.

We continue with a 3 hour walk where our guide will explain about textile, farming, agriculture and the cultivation of many varieties of potatoes and medicinal plants. During this walk we can see many alpacas, vicuñas and the most impressive thing; “the decorations of the Andean houses”. When we reach the campsite Huaca Wasi (3770 m.a.s.l.) our guide accompanies us to the village where we visit some local houses where we can learn about their lifestyle and  the antique traditions of the locals.

Day 2: Huaca Wasi – Huaca Punku – Mantanay – Yanahuara

We wake you up at around 6:00 a.m. with a hot coca tea. After breakfast we continue walking for 3 hours until reaching Huacarpunku where we can see a waterfall with impressive views. You will see lakes, waterfalls, llamas and alpacas. We have an emergency horse that you can use if you get too tired. We begin our descend to the place where we are going to have lunch, we pass through two lagoons; the first one named Auro Q’ocha where we can see local birds and the Other one Yurac Q’ocha (3600 m.a.s.l.) where we stop to enjoy our lunch. After lunch we descend through a forest until we get to Yanahuara (3400 m.a.s.l.) where our tents are waiting.

Day3: Yanahuara – Yanahuara viewpoint – Ollantaytambo

We wake at 7:00 a.m. and after breakfast we continue walking, along the road we can see the preparation of chicha (traditional beverage) as well as try this delicious Incan beverage, we will also pass through fruit trees and different micro climates, here we can see the difference in the cultivating from the high mountain. Here we can observe maize, quinoa, peaches, avocados and other fruits. We continue our ascent until the Yanahuara viewpoint where we get an impressive view of the Sacred Valley and then we continue ascending a bit further until we reach our chef that has our lunch ready. We say good bye and board the bus that takes us to Ollantaytambo where we take the 12:58 p.m. train to Aguas Calientes.

Day 4: Machu Picchu – Ollantaytambo – Cusco

This is the most magical day of all as we finally get to visit Machu Picchu. We rise really early and take the first bus at 5:30 a.m. to Machu Picchu. We get a 2 hour guided visit and afterwards we get some free time to explore on our own and take photos. In the evening we take the train back to Ollantaytambo where a transfer bus is waiting to take us back to our hotel in Cusco.

Included:

• Transportation
• Horses
• Porter
• Hotel
• Meals (3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 dinners)
• Entrance fee to Machupicchu

Not included

• Sleeping bag
• Entrance fee to Huaynapicchu