Lares Trek And Short Inca Trail To Machu Picchu 4 Days

Pick-up at 5:30 a.m. at your hotel. Heading towards the City of Pisac (1 hour approx.), there we will have a historical account of the ruins in Pisac while enjoying the sunrise and the breathtaking view of the Valley of Pisac, and a delicious breakfast.  Afterward, we’ll travel to the Village of Huaran (40 min.).  It’s here that you’ll link up with our staff, re-group, and organize for our adventure towards Lares Trek to Machu Picchu.

First-day trekking; as your adventure begins, it’s a smooth and easy day where you’ll see the natural way of life of the Local People of this region and observe maize (corn) and potato fields.

You’ll continue for about 3 hours, on a gravel road, until lunch.  After lunch, we recommend a “siesta”.  Then we will walk for about 1 hour until arriving at the camp of the “Cancha – Field” with an impressive view of the snow-covered mountain and the main road that we are going to follow for the next 3 days.

We have a short interaction with the local kinsman and women, and have an early dinner and hot drinks.  At night, you’ll indulge in viewing the constellations and snowy peaks.

DETAILS:

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Afternoon Tea Time & Dinner
• Accommodation: Camping Facilities
• Hiking Distance:  12kms / 7 miles
• Hiking Time:  6 hrs. approx.
• Highest Altitude:  4000 m
• Lowest Altitude:  3200 m
• Level of Difficulty: Moderate
• Lates and Short Inca Trail Weather:   hot and cold
• Bathroom:  No electricity

We awake at 5:45 a.m. with a refreshing hot “coca tea” (helps with the altitude sickness).  After packing up, we will continue to ascend, and you’ll find children herding.  As per the Peruvian tradition, we recommend taking presents like clothing, toys, especially books, and pencils.  In case you have altitude sickness during this steep climb to the top, we’ll have horses to mount while you rest (Approx 4 hrs.) to the peak called “Pachacutec”.

Then we’ll enter into a tiny town called “Acopata” to enjoy a delicious cup of coca tea/soda while sightseeing the crystalline lagoons and observing part of the sacred valley.  The trek will have its ups and downs (40 min. Approx) till we reach our lunch area near a lagoon with abundant “trout”.

Later, we’ll walk to the community of Quishurani, still descending for about 1:40 min to stop and have lunch.  After lunch, we’ll continue for another 2 hours to reach Quishurani.  Here you’ll enjoy the local communities’ way of life, and then you’ll take a bus to Ollantaytambo, 2 hours. Once there Will have dinner and sleep in the camp or hostel

DETAILS:

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Afternoon Tea Time, & Dinner
• Accommodation: Comfortable tents, inflatable mattresses
• Hiking Distance:  14kms / 10.3 miles
• Hiking Time: 8hrs approx.
• Physical Level: Arduous
• Weather: Cold
• Local shop at campsite Quishuarani

Our adventure begins with a pick-up at your hotel (5:30 a.m.), where we’ll drive to the train station (to catch our train) to  “Kilometer 104”.is 1 hour and 30 minutes roughly. Once there, we will pass the control, and our trekking of the Short Inca Trail begins.  Our first hike is approximately 4 hours to reach the “wiñayhuayna” archaeological complex. Afterward, lunch will be served. (actually, Will have a box lunch) If you are a vegetarian, let me know,

Following lunch, you’ll continue hiking to towards to the (Intipunku-Sungate), one hour and half then Will have time to take some picture (THE FIRST STUNNING LOOKOUT OF MACHUPICCHU) and then gonna be just 40 minutes to Machu Picchu, one of the seven wonders of the world and enigmatic place after a whole, Will have to catch the bus to “Machupicchu Pueblo” and Will have dinner in the restaurant and spend the night in our hostel.

DETAILS:

• Meals: Box Lunch, Dinner in a restaurant in Aguas Calientes
• Distance: 12 kms/7.5 miles
• Time: 6 hours approximately
• Hostal
• Hot shower, wifi, tv cable
• Difficulty: moderate

You will need to start off right: breakfast (5:00 a.m.) at the hotel. Then, you will board the bus that goes up to Machu Picchu, which will take approximately 25 minutes to arrive (the gate opens at 6:00 a.m.) Once there, we will have to show our passports, and depending on the circuit, they will give us some necklaces (The best circuit is the 2nd, for this, you have to book 3 months in advance).

We will go to the top, there are 4 platforms where you can take classic photos with the view of Huayna Picchu Mountain, once on the last platform the guide will give an introduction about Machu Picchu and then we will visit the most important places in Machu Picchu such as the Stone Quarry, the Temple of the Sun, the Main Square, the Temple of the Three Windows, the Inca Compass, the Sacred Rock, the Temple of the Condor, the Water Fountains, the Inca Terraces, Food Stores this is the second circuit and the best.

After touring Machu Picchu, you will have to board the bus to Aguas Calientes town and have lunch (not included). In the afternoon, board the train to Ollantaytambo town and then take the bus to Cusco, where we will drop you off at your hotel.

• If you have reserved a visit to “HUAYNAPICHHU” (tickets $ 25.00 per person/limited to 400 per day – not included), you’ll begin your hike at 7:00 – 10:00 a.m. Please coordinate with the Trek Leader for your visit, depending onthe  Municipality’s programmed time.

DETAILS:

• Meals:                              Breakfast
• Lowest Altitude:           2,040 m / 6.691 ft
• Highest Altitude:          2,440 m / 8,052 ft

Note: If you want to stay an extra night, just let us know and we can help book a hotel in Aguas Calientes, as well as your train ticket for the next day

Rangers don’t allow people to carry bags bigger than 25 liters when entering Machu Picchu

No trekking poles are allowed in Machu Picchu
Snacks and water are allowed – in bags-