4-Day Lares Trek to Machu Picchu from Cusco
4 days
About this activity
The Lares trek is filled with plenty of high mountain scenery, alpine lakes and waterfalls. In the Lares Valley, women and children continue to wear traditional clothing, of bright red and its varying shades of natural dyes. This 4-day hike is a wonderful way to immerse yourself into Peruvian culture and understand typical culture and ways of life. Stone houses are covered with thatched roofs and it's like you have stepped back into the middle ages, while great herds of llamas roam the landscape as you hike. See itinerary below for details.
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Included
- Pre-trek briefing
- Private transportation to Lares - the initial point of the trek
- Accommodation: Campsites (2 nights) and a hostel (1 night)
- Meals: 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 dinners and 2 afternoon hot beverages
- Professional guide
- Professional Cook
- Muleteer
- Horses to carry food, camping and cooking equipment and 5 kg of each passenger's stuff
- Camping equipment: personal double tents, Term-a-rest mattress
- A sleeping bag (for up to -5°C)
- Tables and chairs, a cooking tent with cooking equipment, dining and toilet tents and bottled gas
- Food
- A round trip by tourist train (Expedition Service) between Ollantaytambo and Aguas Calientes
- Tourist bus from Ollantaytambo to Cusco.
Not included
- Breakfast on the day 1 and lunch on the last day
- International and domestic flights nor airport departure taxes
- Travel insurance
- Entrance fee to Huayna Picchu Mountain ($10) or Machu Picchu Mountain ($7)
- A shuttle bus between Aguas Calientes and Machu Picchu ($9.50 - one way, $18.50 - a round trip)
- Tips to local staff (please note: it is a custom to live tips in Peru; however, it is not obligatory)
- Other extras not mentioned
- Please allow USD 20-50 for meals not included.
- Please note that if you have booked the "Single Room" option for this tour, you receive your own single tent and a single room in Aguas Calientes.
- No local flights are included in the trek´s price!
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 4 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Features
Tourism
95%
Cultural
55%
Aquatic
35%
Sport
30%
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Scenery and hike is great. Organisation of the company not satisfactory.