4 Day Lares Trek to Machu Picchu 2024
This Lares Trek to Machu Picchu includes a cultural inmersion activities in the villages along the way. where we are no going just to hike, with us you will visit the locals and learn about their culture, agricultural tecniques, and much more.
Why hike with Do Adventures? we are an authentic local tour operator from Cusco, we are the only company who provide experiences no just tours Visit local towns, learn about the andean villages in all our hikes offered by us.
Day by Day
Day 1: Thermal Baths – Cultural Immersion in Quihuarani – Blue Lagoon Camp
Day 2: Conquer the Condor or Pachatuq Pass – Accopata – Cancha Cancha Village
Day 3: Weaving Process – Pachamanca Food – Huran – Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes
Day 4: Visit to Machu Picchu – back to Cusco Hotel
ItineraryDay 1: Cusco - Thermal Baths - Cultural Immersion in Quihuarani - Blue Lagoon CampStop At: Lares Hot Springs, Camino Por Los Aguas Termales, Lares Peru
Our tour guide will pick you up at your hotel at 5:00 a.m. to travel to the Lares Hot Springs. In Lares, we will have free time to enjoy the hot springs.
After that, we will take our van for 40 minutes to Quishuarani at 3,300m / 10,827ft where we will meet our support staff, we will also go to a local family's house where they will welcome us with love singing, dancing, with a gift as a souvenir made by them, after that, they will show us their traditions, customs, Techniques, and also explain us how they build the houses in Inca style. The activities will depend on the season of the trip.
Here we will also serve lunch accompanied by the locals and our professional chef, after lunch it is time to say goodbye to the family, as we will begin our hike along the road to Lares, it is 3 hours to our first campsite next to the blue lagoon.
Duration: 7 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Conquer the Condor or Pachatuq Pass - Accopata - Cancha Cancha VillageStop At: Lares Trek, 08002 Peru
Our lovely team will wake you up with a hot Andean tea inside your tent, after another delicious breakfast we will start our hike zigzagging uphill through Lares for 4 hours until we reach the summit called Condor or Pachacuteq Pass, we will see lagoons, snowy peaks, herds of alpacas, sheep, and wildlife such as Goose, Cara Cara Eagle, Chinchillas.
Once we reach the summit at 4,680m / 15,350ft, we will make an Andean offering directed to the Apu (God) Pitusiray. We then begin a downhill hike to Accopata where we will have our lunch.
From here, it is another 2 hours of descent until we reach the second camp located in the village Cancha Cancha, on the way it is also possible to see more shepherds and children waiting for us for some gifts.
Finally, after enjoying our tea time and dinner we will teach you about the Andean constellations and the importance in agriculture as the calendar, we will also show you in the sky those constellations like the Andean cross, and much more.
Duration: 7 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: Weaving Process - Pachamanca Food - Fundo Huran - Ollantaytambo - Aguas CalientesStop At: Lares Trek, 08002 Peru
Another delicious breakfast served by our team and fill in your water bottles before to say goodbye Cancha Cancha, we are going to visit another family carrying some groceries as a present, there they will teach us a little about their spinning, weaving, and iconography of their clothing, also we recommend you to take part of those activities.
After we will start our last descend hike until Huaran, it is like 4 hours. Once we arrive our chef will serve us a good entrance before the main course called Pachamanca. Also, our chef will teach us how to prepare this main course and we will take part in this.
Time to say bye to all team that supported us along the trek (chefs, horse runners). After, begins our trip in our van to Ollantaytambo where we are going to explore the Inca Town, there we are going to have our dinner in a local restaurant before boarding the train to Aguas Calientes to sleep for the next day.
Duration: 6 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 4: Visit to Machu Picchu – Aguas Calientes – Back to CuscoStop At: Santuario Historico de Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu Peru
Finally, the day arrived, we are ready to enter and start to explore Machu Picchu archeological site, according to the new regulations we need to follow just one way and take distance from other groups, our tour guide are going to provide you fully explain of the all most important sites of Machu Picchu, the religious area, the agriculture area and the urban sector, etc.
Once we finish the guided tour, if you booked in advance the entrances to the Mountain of Machu Picchu or Huayna Picchu, is time to start the extra hike, once you arrive at the summit and took photos, return to Machu Picchu archeological site and take the bus to Aguas Calientes for lunch.
After lunch, you need to be 30 minutes prior in the train station to board and travel to Ollantaytambo or Poroy, where our driver is waiting for you, and will take you back in our private van to your hotel at Cusco, arriving at 19:00 pm approximately.
Duration: 5 minutes
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Informacion Adicional
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"Service animals allowed"
"Near public transportation"
"Infant seats available"
"Not recommended for travelers with back problems"
"Not recommended for pregnant travelers"
"No heart problems or other serious medical conditions"
"Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level"
"A current valid passport is required on the day of travel"
"This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund"
"This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers"
"Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability"
Start Time:
05:00 AM
Duration: 4 Days
Start location: Traveler pickup is offered
We will pick you up from your hotel, remember this is door to door service.
Cancellations and refunds:
All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.
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