Lares Valley Trek with Hot Springs to Machu Picchu 8D/7N

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrival to Lima
1 stop
1
Lima
Upon arrival into Lima, a representative will be waiting for you to transfer you to your hotel located in Miraflores or San Isidro.
2 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Fly Lima to Cusco – Cusco City Tour in the afternoon.
1 stop
2
Cusco
After breakfast, be picked up from the hotel and transfer to the airport for your flight to Cusco. Be met upon arrival at Cusco airport (Alejandro Velasco Astete) and taken to your hotel in the centre of the city. Take the remainder of the day to explore this colonial and beautiful city on your own pace.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Sacred Valley Tour
1 stop
3
Ollantaytambo
This tour is one of the most traditional tours in Cusco. The Sacred Valley of the Incas was a crucial area for the Inca empire and it functioned as both an agricultural, spiritual and political center for them. Throughout its length there are many Inca and Pre-Inca ruins that can be found and the sacred valley tour visits the three main sites, Moray, Chinchero andOllantaytambo. Lasting a full day you will get to appreciate the fine works of craftsmanship that the Incas produced and see the beautiful scenery of the Urubamba valley. Many tourists pick out to do this tour just before their visit to Machu Picchu as you can choose to finish in Urubamba from where you take the bus to Pumahuanca.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Urubamba - Pumahuanca (Sacred Valley) – Puyoc
1 stop
4
Urubamba
We depart Urubamba early in the morning and travel to the Sacred Valley of the Incas and our first day of the trek starts off in the small village of Pumahuanca in the Sacred Valley. We’ll gently make our way up one of the side valleys covering about 14 km in total and climbing about 1150m / 3373 ft as we make our way towards the village of Puyoc. On our way up we’ll visit the small Inca site of Pumahuanca and learn about the native plants, flowers and birds that inhabit this region. This particular route for the Lares expedition is not commonly done by other companies so we can enjoy the peace and tranquility of our surroundings, without any distractions or disturbances. Because so few people visit the area there is a good chance of seeing Viscachas (a rabbit like Chinchilla) and we may also spot Andean Fox. Our campsite for the night is at Puyoc (4100m / 13451ft); it’s quite barren at this altitude and it is not uncommon for it to snow up here during the dry season so gloves and a hat are recommended.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Puyoc – Yanacocha lake – Cuncani village
1 stop
5
After breakfast you begin to ascend for about three hours until you reach the highest point of Lares Trek Siclla Qasa pass. Today the scenery will be dramatically different from yesterday where you get to see fields of potato, small lakes, etc. Today is the most spectacular day of the trek and quite a bit easier going than yesterday as well. From our campsite it’s about a 13km walk to the village of Cuncani but most of that is downhill and on a rocky path. As we make our way to Cuncani we’ll pass by snow capped peaks high above us, serene mountain lakes (including Yanacocha –Black Water lake) and get to meet the local people dressed in their traditional bright red clothing. This side of the pass is completely different culturally to the other side and as we wind our way down from the pass your guide will teach you about the people and their way of life. You’ll also get to learn a few Quechua phrases so that you can interact with the local people.
5 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 6
Cuncani village – Lares Hot Springs - Aguas Calientes
1 stop
6
Our staff will wake you up with a hot drink at your bedside, you will have some time to pack your backpacks and duffle bags, enjoy breakfast, and get to take in the lush green mountains that surround you. We focus today to meet the local people. Then we’ll be taken by our guide to one of the houses where we’ll get to meet a local family. The people are incredibly welcoming and are just as eager to learn about you as you are of them – hopefully by now you’ll have mastered a few phrases and be able to ask a few questions (much to everyone’s delight and amusement). After the visit you’ll have the opportunity to give any gifts you’ve brought for the local people and also to buy some of the locally made alpaca products that the region is famed for. Leaving Cuncani it’s just a short distance (6 km) until we reach the hot springs of Lares. Along the way we’ll pass through several small communities and see the people growing a variety of foods such as Quinoa and Tarwi, we’ll also probably spot flocks of Andean parrots flying overhead (they’re easy to spot thanks to their piercing calls). After a relaxing dip in the hot springs we’ll be picked up by our bus and driven back to the Sacred Valley from where we’ll catch our train to Machu Picchu Pueblo.
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
Day 7
Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu - Cusco
1 stop
7
Machu Picchu
Waking up early we’ll take the first bus back up to Machu Picchu to enter the site as it opens. We’ll have a 2 hour guided tour of the site during which you’ll learn about the Incas and visit all the most important areas of the Citadel. After your tour you’ll have free time to explore the site by yourself and if you have permits to climb either Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu mountain. In the afternoon you will take the train back to Ollantaytambo from where you will carry on by bus back to Cusco.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 8
Fly to Lima
1 stop
8
Lima
After breakfast, enjoy some more leisure time before transferring to the airport for your flight back to Lima and Home.
2 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Service animals allowed
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

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