Lares Trek to Machu Picchu

This is the less frequented and more remote way to reach the famous lost city of the Incas, Machu Picchu. Participants will transverse the Sacred Valley highlands along the Lares Track and witness first-hand the way of life of the Andean people that tend the land in much the same fashion as their Incan ancestors. The alpacas and llamas roam green fields beneath the enormous snow-capped peaks of the Andes.
The tour will begin in Cusco with transport to the trailhead in Quisuarani to begin the hike to the first mountain pass. The first night the group will camp in Cuncani. The second day of the hike we will see many beautiful lakes and the flat area around Maras. The tour will camp in Cuyoc beside a forest. The third day we will be spent moving along the Pumahuanca Valley and crossing the Pacchaspata community and the ruins located there. The travellers will then be picked-up by the transport and taken to Ollantaytambo, where the group will catch the afternoon Vistadome train to Aguas Calientes to spend the night in a hostel. The fourth day will consist of an early wake-up call to get on the bus up the mountain to Machu Picchu. There will be a guided tour of the Machu Picchu Sanctuary with some extra time to explore the site by yourself. In the afternoon, the tourists will descend down the mountain to board the train back to Cusco. There will be transport provided back to the respective hotels of the guests.

Included with the tour:

• Private transport from Cusco to Quishuarani (first day)
• A professional bilingual guide
• A cook to prepare all meals
• Cooking equipment, mess tent, dining tent, chairs, tables, accommodation for the porters and cooks
• Mountain Hardwear tents (a 3-person tent for every 2 people)
• Foam mattress (self-inflating mattress can be rented)
• Pack horses to carry equipment and personal gear
• Wranglers responsible for the horses
• Meals (snacks, 4 breakfasts, 3 lunches, and 2 dinners)
• Boiled water provided at meal times to refill water bottles
• Private transportation from Urubamba to Ollantaytambo (3rd day)
• Vistadome Train from Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu (3rd day)
• Hostel in Aguas Calientes (3rd day)
• Round-trip bus from Aguas Calientes to the Machu Picchu Sanctuary
• Entrance fee to Machu Picchu
• Backpacker Train from Machu Picchu to Poroy (4th day)
• First aid kit, emergency oxygen and radio communications
• Transfer From Poroy train station to your hotel in Cusco

Not included in the tour:

• Sleeping bag
• Lunch on the final day
• Tips for guides, cooks and wranglers

For rent:

• Trekking poles: Leki and Black Diamond, 1 for USD $7 and 2 for USD $10
• Sleeping bag (may be rented for USD $16) Our sleeping bags are the mummy model and are rated 11 Celsius (12 Fahrenheit)
• Therm-a-rest inflating mattress (USD $10)

Train-tickets can be different as the ones described above and will be purchased according to availbility.