Lares Trek To Machupicchu With Thermal Baths 4Days

Day 1: CUSCO - HUARAN - CANCHA CANCHA - ACCOPATA

1. Lares
   6h
   Premium Start and Scenic Drive Your adventure begins with our premium pick-up service at 6:00 a.m. from your hotel in Cusco, Urubamba, or Pisaq. You will enjoy a two-hour scenic drive through the Sacred Valley until we reach Huaran (9,514 ft / 2,900 m). There, your chef will serve you an energetic breakfast.
   Cloud Forest Transition and Community Immersion The hike begins with a three-hour gentle ascent through ancient cloud forests, which are ideal for bird watching. We will stop for lunch near the high-Andean Cancha Cancha community, taking the opportunity for an authentic cultural immersion: you will visit the local school and learn about the families' agricultural traditions.
   Final Climb and Starry Camp The afternoon concludes with a final gradual two-hour ascent, passing by the beautiful Ríos Waterfalls, until we reach our campsite located in Cancha Cancha (12,631 ft / 3,850 m). Upon arrival, our team will welcome you with hot tea. The day concludes with dinner

Day 2: ACCOPATA - PASO PACHACUTEC -CCOYALAY CCOCHA - QUISHUARANI

1. Lares
   8h
   Your day starts at Accopata camp (12,631 ft). After breakfast, we face the biggest challenge: a strenuous 3-hour ascent toward Pachacutec Pass (15,420 ft). The view from the top is colossal, featuring the snow-capped peaks of Pitusiray and Sahuasiray. At the summit, your guide will perform a spiritual offering ceremony to the Apus.
   
   Next, we begin a 2-hour descent to the spectacular Qoyalayccocha Lagoon (12,795 ft), where we enjoy lunch. In the afternoon, the final 2-hour hike takes us to the Quishuarani camp (12,103 ft).
   
   The day culminates with an authentic cultural immersion: we visit a local family to learn about their agricultural traditions. Finally, we enjoy dinner and, potentially, the Andean constellation viewing, closing an epic day of nature, spirituality, and connection.

Day 3: QUISHUARANI - HUILLCACCASA PASS - CUNCANI - LARES HOT SPRING - OLLANTAYTAMBO

1. Lares
   6h
   The day begins with breakfast at Quishuarani (12,103 ft) before a demanding 2-hour ascent to the final challenge: Willcaccasa Pass (14,399 ft). The summit rewards you with spectacular views of the Andes and turquoise lagoons.
   
   Following the pass, we begin a long descent, stopping briefly in the village of Cuncani (11,811 ft) before continuing for three hours to the Lares Hot Springs. The physical effort is rewarded with relaxation in these medicinal thermal waters, ideal for muscle recovery.
   
   After lunch and a final emotional farewell to your trekking team (horsemen, chef, and porters), we take a 3-hour private van ride to Ollantaytambo (9,160 ft). You will enjoy dinner in the "Last Living Inca City" before boarding the train to Aguas Calientes (6,692 ft). Upon arrival, you check into your hotel, resting and preparing for the ultimate goal: Machu Picchu.

Day 4: MACHU PICCHU- OLLANTAYTAMBO - CUSCO

1. Lares
   3h
   Today will be a wonderful day, it is finally time to visit Machu Picchu: After an early breakfast at your hotel you will only have to carry your backpack with everything you need. The hotel will store your luggage for you while you are in Machu Picchu. The bus ride from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu takes approximately 25 minutes, once in Machu Picchu the guide will give you a two hour tour.during this guided tour, you will learn more about the history and culture of the Inca Empire.you will also have enough time to explore on your own.we recommend you return to Aguas Calientes no later than 2 hours before the departure of your train. The return train ride from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo will take approximately 2 hours. In Ollantaytambo our staff will be waiting for you to take you back to Cuzco and drop you off at your hotel.
2. Huayna Picchu
   1h 30m · Admission ticket not included
   Huayna Picchu, which means young mountain, is located at 2,660 m.a.s.l./8,724 ft. in the Cusco region. Its circular base is surrounded by the Vilcanota River on the north side of the citadel of Machupicchu. Its construction must have been forced and extremely dangerous: it is a very steep and narrow path, which includes several stretches with stairs carved into the living rock at the very edge of the vertical rock wall. It will take 45 minutes to reach the top of the mountain and the return descent will take 45 minutes.

Pickup details

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• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness