HUARAN-LARES-MACHUPICCHU 5 DAYS

Day 1: Cusco – Huaran – Cancha Cancha

We pick you up from your hotel in Cusco or Sacred Valley of the Incas around 7am and travel by bus for approximately 2 hours to Huaran (2,840m/9,317ft), a small village in the Sacred Valley and the start of our trek. We will meet our horsemen and lamas to begin our cultural hike through the lush valley, following the gentle uphill route of the Cancha Cancha River. It will take about 4 hours to reach the picturesque village of the same name where we´ll have our lunch, after enjoying your meals; we hike for one hour more to reach the area of Chacchapata (3,934m/12,903ft), where we spend the night.

Meals: L, D
Duration: 5 hours – Distance: 7Km/4m approx.

Day 2: Cancha Cancha –  Pachacútec Pass – Quiswarani

After breakfast, we will leave the campsite and begin a steep climb to the Pachacutec Pass (4,700m/15,416ft) the highest point of the trek. From here there are spectacular views of the snow-peaked mountains of Sawasiray (5,818m/19,087ft) part of the Andes mountain range, there are some glacial lakes where people are farming rainbow trout,  we continue walking down to reach our lunch place where our cook will wait for with a delicious food, then we continue walking down into the next valley, along the route, the scenery is breathtaking –there are waterfalls, This area is also rich in birdlife and there is a possibility of seeing the Andean ibis, Andean geese and flamingoes amongst others.  We can enjoy the time with the local children that are going back to home and women weavers showing us their skills making different staff as scarps, huts, gloves and table runners, after this great experience we reach  Quiswarani Village (3,900m/12,792ft) place where most of the villager cultivate different varieties of potatoes, place where we will spend the night.

Meals B, L, D
(Time: 7-8 hours – Distance: 9Km/6m approx)

Day 3: Quiswarani – Huillquijasa – Cuncani–Lares hot springs

After breakfast, we will start our ascent of about 3 hours to reach the Huillquijasa Pass (4,442m/14,569ft) the second highest pass of the trek. The views are impressive and worth the climb! Thereafter, in our walk down we will observe shepherds along with their herds of Llamas and alpacas, we are going to see beautiful turquoise lakes along the way, we are going to have our lunch in the village of Cuncani (3,700m/12,139ft), This was the last refuge of the “Royal Panakas” an Inca sector, we walk down through a fertile valley, passing typical vegetation and high altitude crops, such as beans and potatoes and small agricultural communities. Along the trail we will see colorful native flowers such as begonias and wild orchids. After walking for about 3 hours we arrive in Lares hot springs (3,100m/10,170ft), to spend the night  where we can enjoy a dip

Meals B, L, D
(Time: 8-9 hours – Distance:  13kms/8m approx.

Day 4: Lares (Hot Springs)-Ollantaytambo- Tourist Train – Machupicchu town

Before our breakfast there is the change to enjoy the pools one more time, today we are going to drive for about 3 to the sacred valley, we are going to crossover the Chaulla pass (4,470m/ 14665ft). from where we are going to have great views of the area and around, we will have our lunch in Urubamba (2,871 m/9,419ft) afterwards we continue our driving to one of the original Inca towns of Ollantaytambo (2792mt/ 9,160ft) built by the Inca Pachacutec. You will be pleased with the quaint town that has water canals running along the homes. Visit an original Inca house that keeps some its original features and before some important people used to live there, visit the archeological complex which has many structures such as the Temple of the Sun, the Royal Hall, the Intihuatana and some more, Later on we board the train to Machupicchu town. Check into your hostel and relax.

Overnight in Machupicchu town
Meals B, L

Day 5:  Machu Picchu – Tourist Train to Cusco

You will be picked up from your hotel according to the set time in your entrance fee, we take the bus for a 25 minute ride up to one of the Seven Wonders of the World, Machu Picchu.  Here you will begin a professional historical guided walking tour of the magnificent archeological site. Listen to your guide as he or she talks about the mysterious ruins. Visit the extraordinary Temple of the Sun with exceptionally carved stones, Temple of the Three Windows features huge trapezoidal windows, Intihuatana the solar clock which translates to the, Hitching Post of the Sun, Funerary Rock Hut believed to be a place where the Inca nobility were mummified, and the many temples, terraces, and corridors. After a glorious, eye and mind opening visit with your guide enjoy some time at leisure to further explore the mystical grounds feeling the positive energy that abounds the area which has withstood time. Optional: (at an extra cost) Head over to the entrance of Huayna Picchu to climb a narrow path for about 1.5 hours to catch terrific vistas of the Machu Picchu ruins and the valley below. Then return by bus to the town for lunch (on your own) before boarding the train back to Ollantyatambo or Poroy. You will be met at the train station by our staff and private transfer to your hotel in Cusco.
Meal: B

Optional extra cost: Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain Peak

UPGRADE extra cost: Expedition train to Vistadome
UPGRADE extra cost: Hostel to a Hotel

IMPORTANT:

To explorer more and learn more about Cusco and around we recommend some other tours as The city tour, Sacred valley  or Maras & Moray tour (link)

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