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- Lares Trek To Machupicchu
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From US$ 840 per person
A.M. Reception at the airport and transfer to the hotel in Cusco, where an aromatic coca-leaf tea for the height of the city will be served for you3, and then you can relax and have lunch before the tour of the city.
1:30 PM City Tour: We will visit the Temple of the Sun or Koricancha, Main Square, main streets also visit the 04 ruins nearby the city, the Fortress of Sacsayhuaman, Kenko, Puca Pucara, finally "Los Baños del Inca" Tambomachay 6:00 PM Transfer to the hotel.
Night hotel in Cusco.
The tour starts at 8:00 AM with the pick up from your hotel in Cusco, then we will make the trip to the "Sacred Valley of the Incas", we'll start by Corao, then travel over the Vilcanota River for a panoramic view of the Inca citadel of Pisac and visit a typical Indian market of Pisac where we will have the opportunity to learn about the customs of its inhabitants and haggle prices with vendors. Lunch at a local restaurant in the Sacred Valley of the Incas (optional $ 20 USD). In the afternoon, we'll visit the Fortress and Citadel of Ollantaytambo, built to guard the entrance to this part of the valley and protect it from possible invasion from the tribes of the jungle.
We will have the opportunity to walk on the streets of the town and get a clear idea of ​​what this military, religious and cultural center during the Inca Empire was.
On the way back to Cusco, we'll visit the picturesque village of Chinchero where there are the remains of the "Royal Hacienda of Tupac Inca Yupanqui". You will admire its well preserved Inca Wall in the Main Square and visit the beautiful colonial temple with interesting frescoes on the portico, this temple was built on the foundations of an Inca building.
Once the visit completed, we'll return to Cusco, we'll arrive to the city at approximately 07:00 p.m.
Hotel night in Cusco.
Early in the morning, we will pick you up at your hotel at 05:30 a.m and travel for 1 hour towards the Sacred Valley of the Incas, we will stop at the lookout to take panoramic photos of the valley and the tour guide will give a brief explanation of the place, then we'll continue to the village of Calca where we will make a short stop and a visit to the local market where typical local products are sold, then we will take the transport for about 2 hours to the village of Lares (3,100 m.a.s.l. / 10,170 ft.) in this place, we will welcome our road team (chef, carrier) before the walk, we will have the opportunity to go to the medicinal thermal baths of Lares (3,250 masl / 10,662 ft.) and enjoy a relaxing bath, the temperature varies between 28 °C to 34 °C.
Then, we will begin our adventure, walking over Andean flat terrains for about two hours for better acclimatization to the bridge of Vilcabamba where our team awaits us with lunch, after lunch we'll enjoy a short break and continue for 3 hours to the village Wacahuasi (3,750 masl / 12,303 ft.) during the trek, we'll find children from nearby villages using their traditional costumes to welcome us, it's a great opportunity to support and share good times with them. Wacahuasi is the place of our first day of camp, at this camp the night will be colder, we recommend wearing warm clothes for the evenings, then we'll have teatime ideal for sharing experiences in the day time. Later, we'll enjoy dinner and finally the night.
Camping night in Wacahuasi.
This day is one of the most exciting days, after breakfast early in the morning, we're going to start our trek where we'll see beautiful lakes, ridges and glaciers; worth mentioning is the longest day and arduous trek. The first leg of the trek will be for 4 hours until the highest point, during the tour we will stop to observe native animals of this area such as llamas and alpacas villagers use these animals for their daily lives; Alpaca is used in the production of their clothing, the fur of this animal has the nolina a chemical that repels water and is also used as food; meanwhile, the llama is used as cargo transport. The tour guide will give a brief description of these animals and you will be able to also differentiate. These animals were sacred to the Inca period, sometimes they were sacrificed in honour of their gods. We may also see birds in the area as the Cara Cara a bird of prey.
Upon arrival at "Abra de C’asa Pasa" (4,500 masl / 14,763 ft.) the highest part of the route, we will see the beautiful Lagoon of Cocha Auroray (4,470 masl / 14,665 ft.) and at this point the tour guide will provide more explanations about the place and the customs of the people who inhabit it. After taking the pictures, we'll start to descend by about 1 hour to the Lagoon Cocha Auroray and there will be waiting for us our team lunch. After enjoying lunch, we'll continue walking downhill for 4 hours between cloud forests on the road also observe another beautiful Lagoon Cocha Yura until we reach our camp Punto Toro (3,100 masl / 10,170 ft.), arriving at the camp, we could have some rest and share anecdotes of this long and arduous day; to end the day we will have dinner. Overnight in the camp.
Camping night in Punta Toro.
This day will be the easiest, we'll get up a bit later and calmly enlist our belongings and have breakfast, then we'll say goodbye to our team of road and start to descend for 1 hour to the town of Yanahuara (2,850 masl / 9,350 ft.) town that has a mild climate which is a provider of food to the city of Cusco, in this place we will take a transport for 15 minutes to the town of Ollantaytambo (2,850 masl / 9,350 ft.) living Inca town where the architecture is seen as Inca streets narrow. After lunch, we'll take the train, the trip is about 2 hours to the town of "Aguas Calientes" (2,160 masl / 7,087 ft.) Upon arrival at the village, our tour guide will take you to the hotel where you will be informed about some activities you can do in this time and coordinate the dinner.
Accommodation in a comfortable hostel.
After an early breakfast (approximately at 05:00 a.m), we'll begin the ascent for an hour of hike to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, in this way, we will be one of the first groups within the Inca city allowing us to enjoy the majestic sunrise, then we will have a tour of the most important compounds Inca temples and Palaces inside the citadel of Machu Picchu, with your tour guide for approximately 02 hours, then you could explore the mysterious city on your own (Optional climb of the mountain of Huayna Picchu - cost $25 per person).
At the appropriate time, we'll descend from Machu Picchu to "Aguas Calientes" to board the train back to Ollantaytambo and then the bus to Cusco.
Hotel night in Cusco.
At the appropriate time, pick-up from the hotel and transfer to the airport to take our flight back to Lima.
End of the services.
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