Lares Trek to Machu Picchu - 4 Days
Peru.
4 days.
$620.00
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Andean Path Travel
The Lares Trek to Machu Picchu is one of the Alternative Treks available to the Machu Picchu Inca site. Along this route, you will be spoilt with amazing views of native forests, crystal lakes, and the Peruvian Andes. You will get the chance to meet the local Quechua people of Cuncany village, see native animals such as llamas and alpacas and sleep under the starriest skies. The Lares Trek 4 Days has been specially designed for people who could not book the oversubscribed Classic Inca Trail and as a result, we offer the best less crowded Route and a more authentic, peaceful trekking experience. This Lares Valley Hike 4 Days is a perfect Alternative Route to get into the beautiful site of Machu Picchu passing through the unique and spectacular landscape of Urubamba mountain range and sacred snow peaks of Colque Cruz which are still worshipped as gods for the Quechua people.
Included:
Professional English Speaking Tour Guide
Assistant Tour Guide for groups of 9+
Chef and Assistant Chef
Porters for trekking
6 kg of your personal items
Pick-up from your hotel
Private bus from your hotel to Quishuarani
Train back to Ollantaytambo
Private bus from Ollantaytambo to Cusco
Water (excluding the first 4 hours of the trek when you need to bring your own)
4 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches, 3 Afternoon Snacks and 3 Dinners. If you have a dietary request such as vegetarian food please let us know.
Kitchen tent and Dining tent with tables and chairs
4 man tent for every 2 trekkers
Sleeping mattress
Oxygen bottle
First aid kit
Entrance fee to Machu Picchu ruins
Bus from Machu Picchu ruins to Aguas Calientes
Not included:
Sleeping Bag (Can be rented from us: US$20.00)
Hiking poles (Can be rented from us: US$15.00)
Air mattress (Can be rented from us: US$ 20.00)
Lunch and Dinner on Day 4
Entrance to Huayna Picchu Mountain or Machu Picchu Mountain
Tips
Travel Insurance – you are strongly recommended to take out travel insurance for the duration of your Lares trek
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Price$620.00 per person
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Suggested Itinerary
Cusco – Quishuararny - Cuncany
We will pick you up from your hotel at 5.30 am on our private tour bus and drive for approximately three hours to reach Lares town, the starting point of Lares Trek to Machu Picchu. This hike combines beautiful views of local Quechua villages, deep valleys, and scenic lakes, The Lares Trek will begin at a leisurely pace with a 3-hour uphill hike to our first summit of Cuncani pass from there we will spoil Colque Cruz mountain and cristal lakes below. After all those views we keep going downhill for 1 hrs to our lunch spot at Yanacocha at an elevation of about 4000 m. After lunch, we will continue along the mountain path downwards for another 1:30minutes stopping to take in the beautiful vistas and meet the local children. At approximately 5 pm we reach our campsite for the night, a small community-run site in the remote village of Cuncani (elevation approx. 3800 m). After having a hearty dinner we will settle into our tents for the night to get some much-needed sleep ahead of the following day’s early start.
WALKING DISTANCE: 8 km
STARTING ELEVATIOn: 3224 m / 10,853 ft
HIGHEST ELEVATION: 3800 m/ 13,853 ft
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