Day 1: Cusco – Lares – Wacahuasi

After an early departure from Cusco or Ollantaytambo you will be driven to Calca, and then climb to the highest point of this road at 4265 meters, and from there we will be able to see the mountains of Sawasiray and Pitusiray before descending into the warm valley of Lares at an altitude of 3207 meters, this is a typical colonial village with a church, a main plaza and narrow streets.Here we will meet your porters, we will take the lunch and the trek begins. Our trail ascends towards the community of Huacawasi (first camp site) located at 3600 m.a.s.l., a charming little community of small houses built from mud brick and thatch. We will walk a distance of 6 to 7 kilometers, (3.72 miles).

Includes: Lunch (01) Dinner (01)

Day 2 Wacahuasi – Yanahuara

After taking a nourishing breakfast, we leave the camp site by 8:00, we make a brief ascent to the Huahuaqasa pass at 4500 meters (highest point of the trek) before descending to Aruraycocha and Yuraccoha lakes, which are formed by the melt waters of the Pumahuanca and Kiswarani snow peaks. Nearby these lakes we will take the lunch. This is a spectacular day’s trekking, through the Urubamba Mountain Range, you will have ample opportunity to spot a number of Andean birds, including condors. The campsite is at 1 hour and 30 minutes from the lunch point near the village of Mantanay located at 3800 m.a.s.l. We will walk a distance of 10 kilometers, (7 miles).

Includes: Breakfast (01), Lunch (01), Dinner (01)

Day 3 Yanahuara – Ollantaytambo – Machu Picchu

We descend through the Yanahuara gully towards the farmers community for almost 3 hours with a distance of 9 kilometers, (6 miles) and its agreeable climate at an altitude of 2950 meters, the tiny hamlet of Yanahuara is located in the Urubamba Valley, for the Incas, the fertile Sacred Valley, it is the breadbasket of Cusco, with its terraced slopes sown with corn and watered by the glaciers of the great snow peaks and the river, which they worshipped as the “Wilkamayu” or “Holy River”, after the lunch, Finally arriving to Ollantaytambo situated in a fertile river valley and sheltered by mammoth mountains, this ancient Inca village is considered one of the most important living museums in the world, here the group takes the train to Aguas Calientes and spends the night there in a comfortable hotel.

Meals Included: 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch

Day 4: Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – Cuzco

Early in the morning we will take a 25 minute bus ride towards the citadel of Machu Picchu. We will then climb towards the “house of the guardian” where we can watch the sunrise in this World Wonder. Later we can visit the citadel in a two hour tour with free time to explore and discover on your own all of the marvels of this natural and cultural wonder.

In late afternoon we will return in train to Ollantaytambo where a bus will be waiting for us to take us back to Cuzco.

Machu Picchu is considered one of the 7 Wonders of the World. This structure was built by the Incas in their expansion and conquest of the jungle and its abandonment remains a mystery today. After its inhabitants left the citadel, abundant vegetation quickly covered the city and its existence was lost in history until 1911 when American Historian Hiram Bingham made his famous scientific discovery of the city, calling it the Lost City of the Incas.

Machu Picchu can be found in the eastern slopes of the central Andes Mountains. Its name means “ Old Mountain” and it was constructed totally in stone. Machu Picchu is considered a master work of architecture and engineering, both of which helped the city to achieve visual harmony with the environment surrounding it. The World Wonder, Machu Picchu, is also a protected locale on UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites

Includes: Breakfast (01)

INCLUDE:

• Local Guides in Included Tours:
  • Guide: Professional English and Spanish speaking guide; 2 guides for groups over 12 people
  • Cook: In charge of meal preparation
  • Horsemen and horses: Carry tents, cooking equipment and also carry backpacks,
  • Emergency Horse: Just in case someone needs help
• Included Meals:
  • Breakfast (03) Lunch (03) Dinner (03)
• Accommodation:
  • Hotel (01) double accommodation in Aguas Calientes (3rd night)
  • Camping (02 nights)
• Transport:
  • Transportation to and from: Hotel – Lares Hot Springs / Ollantaytambo train station – Hotel
  • Bus ticket: Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – Aguas Calientes (4th day)
  • Backpacker Train Service: Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo
• Equipment:
  • Tents (2 people in each, 3-person-capacity),  dinner tent, kitchen tent, tables and chairs, table settings, first aid kit, including emergency oxygen bottle
• Entrances and Fees:
  • Machu Picchu Entrance fee

Does not include:

• International Flights
• International Airport Taxes
• Visas
• Meals not listed
• Optional or Extra Activities during free time
• Transfer for optional or extra activities
• Tips
• Items for personal use
• Pre and post Accommodation
• Breakfast (day 1), usually the hotels offer this service
• Dinner (day 3), Lunch & dinner (day 4)
• Sleeping Bag
• Inflated mattress
• Suggested Budget for Meals not Included:
  • USD 80.oo for not included meals.

What should I Bring?

• Passport
• Airline Tickets or printed e-ticket
• Travel Insurance
• Credit or Debit Card and some USD cash
• Camera and/or Video
• Visas and Vaccinations certificates
• Printed Dossier
• Some good books!!!
• Pocket knife
• Flash Torch
• Water and wind proof Jacket
• Sun hat or cup
• 02 Pairs of Long trousers
• 05 T-shirts
• 02 Fleece tops
• 01 Pair of Hiking Pants
• Items of personal use
• Sun glasses
• Bug Repellent
• Flip Flops
• Sleeping Bag (Its possible to rent it locally)