Lares Trek to Machu Picchu takes you far off the beaten track to where you can meet and interact with members of traditional Andean communities. You’ll learn all about life in these isolated villages, become familiar with their culture and traditions, and even visit a local school. We finish your TreXperience spending an unforgettable day exploring Machu Picchu.

Highlights of the Lares Trek

• Visit the natural hot springs of Lares
• Take part in a  PACHAMANCA(underground cooking)
• Explore the Maras Salineras and Ollantaytambo
• Beat the crowds to Machu Picchu before the sunrise
• Enjoy the exclusive panoramic train on the way back (Vistadome or 360°)
• Support social projects in the villages we visit

We will pick you up from your hotel around 4.30 am in Cusco and drive for 3hs to the hot springs of Lares where we will have time to enjoy the pools with different temperatures, explore surroundings and have a delicious breakfast.

After breakfast, we will continue by bath for 30 more minutes to the trailhead, the first day we hike about four hours along with llamas, alpacas, and Andean villages until we arrive to our campsite near the lake located at 4000 meters.

Wake up early in the morning with the view of the mountains and a cup of coffee or tea and enjoy breakfast with the view of the Lake. Today we start with a 4-hour climb to Condor Pass located at 4750mts,  once at the top, we will have time to explore before heading to the campsite located 2 hours down at Canchacancha Village ( 3600mts)

We will wake you up in your tent with the usual coffee or tea and after breakfast, we will visit some local houses in the area to learn their lifestyle and  later we will start hiking down to the Sacred valley for 4hs until we reach Huaran we will have a special Lunch, Pachamanca, this is an ancient way of cooking underground.

 After lunch, we will take the van to Salineras and explore this amazing place, go down to Ollantaytambo, we have dinner in a Local Restaurant and the take a Train to Aguas Calientes where we will spend the night in a hotel.

  We will wake up early in the hotel to have breakfast and take the early buses to Machu Picchu, we will arrive with the first one to the magical city to enjoy when is fewer people, we always take extra hiking to Inca Bridge or similar, the Guided tour takes about 3 hours inside the citadel.

After exploring Machu Picchu you will take the bus down to Aguas Calientes and then the Panoramic train back to Cusco arriving around 7.00 pm to your hotel.