Lares Trek Peru 2025 4-Day Andean Adventure

Overview

Itinerary

Lares Trek to Machu Picchu: A particularly special adventure, the Lares trail takes the road least traveled to Machu Picchu.

DAY 1: Cusco – Lares – Wacahuasi.

We leave Cusco in the early morning, driving to the provincial town of Calca in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, and climbing northward to a spectacular high pass before dropping down to the village of Lares on the east slope of the Andes.

Here we take a delicious dip at a hot springs in the meadows outside of town and then enjoy a picnic lunch. Then we begin a leisurely half-day hike up the valley of the rushing Trapiche River, before reaching the highland village of Huacahuasi, where we camp for the night.

Huacahuasi (3,600 m / 11,800 ft) is an authentic Andean community located in an impressive valley. Typical house constructions of the Quechua communities living at high altitude can be observed here. (L,D)

DAY 2: Wacahuasi -Ipsacocha – Patacancha.

We climb steadily, traversing an open, treeless landscape of ground-hugging plants and flowers among pastures of Andean bunch-grass scattered with roaming herds of alpacas and llamas. Reaching an altitude of 4,500m (14,760 ft) we cross the pass of Ipsayccasa. The pass offers breathtaking views from Mount Veronica (5,750m/ 18,864 ft) and the surrounding snow-capped peaks.

Then we descend to Ipsaycocha or Ipsay Lagoon. We may see Andean Geese, Puna Ibis and other water birds in the wetlands here as we journey through the heartland of these Quechua people, who are locally nicknam ed “Huayruros”. These seeds from the jungle have two colors: black and red; similar to those of the villagers dress. We reach the village of Patacancha, a well known textile Andean community that.

DAY 3: Patacancha –Willoq – Ollantaytambo.

After breakfast we continue our trek to the village of customs Willoq original population, so we can see the archaeological remains and Pumamarca and Qochapata. Around the afternoon we arrive to Ollantaytambo town, and after lunch we have free time during the night until take the train to Aguas Calientes (2 040 m). ) where we will stay the night in a hotel.

DAY 4: Machupicchu.

Up early, breakfast, then we will visit Machu Picchu. You will have free time to explore, take photos and of course if you have the energy, choose to hike up Huaynapicchu Mountain that has the best view of the city to offer.

This will take approxamitely 2 hours up and back, also you must get in early as there are only 400 people a day allowd to hike up. After free time you will have a 2 hour guided tour, then its time to head by bus back to Aguas Calientes, then return to Ollantaytambo on train, at the train station is going to wait for us the bus for come back to Cusco

Important:

If you want to access to the Huayna Picchu mountain,contact us.
All the buses the coming back from the Inca Trail leave the passengers one block from the main square, you are going to return to the hotel by yourself.