Experience Overview
Hike the Lares Trek with additional comforts and allow yourself to focus more squarely on the task at hand and at the stunning scenery. Conquer mountain passes and pass through remote communities while spend the nights on cots with included air mattresses, sleeping bags and blankets for a better rest and take advantage of portable toilets and warm showers along the way. Add in the Sacred Valley and an expert local guide along the way, this is Peru done right.
Highlights
- Explore the imposing Inca ruins of Pisaq
- Interact with the locals in the Sacred Valley
- Hike the Lares Trek en route to Machu Picchu with comfortable camping
- Wander the temples and terraces of Machu Picchu with an expert guide.
Trip Details
Product Code: 2858
Tour Type: Small Group
Accommodation: Moderate
Transport: Public bus, private van, train, hiking.
Guide Language: English
Supplier Code: SPCG.B
Starts: Cusco, Peru
Finishes: Cusco, Peru
Duration: 9 days
Departures: Guaranteed
Physical rating: Demanding
Includes
Activities
- Your G for Good Moment: Cuyo Chico Visit & Empanada Making Demonstration, Valle Sagrado Your G for Good Moment: Parwa Community Restaurant the Sacred Valley, Lamay Your G for Good Moment: Lunch at Cuncani Community Campsite, Cuncani Your Welcome Moment: Welcome Moment - Meet Your CEO and Group Your Foodie Moment: Traditional Pachamanca Dinner, Yanahuara Your OMG Day: Hike to Perilnilloq Waterfall or Via Ferrata, Valle Sagrado Your Wellness Moment: Lares Hot Springs, Lares
- Complimentary arrival transfer
- Welcome dinner
- Explore the ruins of Pisaq in the Sacred Valley with a local guide
- 3-days trekking the Lares Trail with an expert local guide, cooks, and porters
- Upgraded camping experience with included cots, air mattresses, blankets, portable toilets and warm showers
- Included sleeping bags and trekking poles along the hike
- Guided tour of Machu Picchu
- Lunch at Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge
- Farewell dinner
- All tips included for activities and meals, except for CEO and porterage
- All transport between destinations and to/from included activities
Accommodation
- Hotels (5nts), Comfortable Camping with cots, mattresses, blankets, portable toilets, and warm showers (3nts).
- 8 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 8 dinners
Transport
- Public bus, private van, train, hiking.
Group Leader
- CEO (Chief Experience Officer) throughout, specialist Lares Trek CEO on the hike, local guides.
Price
Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD 4849 (CAD 539 /day)
Itinerary
Day 1: Cusco: The Land of the Incas
The air is a bit thinner when you step off of the plane and you can immediately sense the magic of Cusco as you make your way to the city centre along the cobblestone streets past grand buildings and ancient Inca stonework. We welcome you to Peru, a diverse land of natural beauty and traditional cultures and we invite you to open yourself to curiosity and wonder as you embark on this adventure up in the Andes.
Arrive to Cusco at any time and transfer to the hotel. Meet your fellow group members at the welcome meeting in the evening and get all the important information about the adventure ahead. Afterwards, head to a nearby restaurant for a delicious welcome dinner with new friends.
Day 2: The Sacred Valley: Pisaq Ruins and Cultural Traditions
The Sacred Valley is aptly named for its importance to the people who have lived there and it is also stunningly beautiful with mountain scenery and colourful farmland along the Urubamba River. You'll see the massive ruins of Pisaq perched up above the town as you approach and you'll get to spend time with a local community on the way up to the site. Lunch is an experience unto itself at a community-run restaurant, using locally-grown ingredients for a delicious and traditional meal. Back at the hotel for dinner, feast on a traditional pachamanca meal consisting of various types of meat, potatoes and vegetables cooked for hours in the ground under hot stones.
Travel from Cusco into the Sacred Valley. Visit the Cuyo Chico community for a snack and to learn about their traditional ceramics and adobe before taking a guided tour of Pisaq archaeological site. Continue to the hotel after lunch. In the evening enjoy a pachamanca dinner.
Day 3: The Sacred Valley: Your OMG Day
Sitting at a slightly lower altitude than Cusco, spending time in the Sacred Valley helps to get you used the altitude in these parts. Choose from a scenic acclimatization hike to a waterfall or get the adrenaline flowing by scaling a via ferrata network of rungs and ladders for lunch with a view.
Choice of activity in the morning, both options including lunch.
Day 4: Lares Trek Day 1: Setting Off
The Lares Trek will take you to new heights both literally and figuratively, with high mountain passes to tackle and majestic Andean scenery. Setting off from Ollantaytambo you'll head up the valley with porters and pack animals to help carry the gear, who will accompany you for the next few days. Let the cool mountain air fill you with energy as you head off into the mountains.
Depart Ollantaytambo on foot. Porters and pack animals will carry the majority of your gear and you'll be able to focus more squarely on the task at hand with included trekking poles and a more comfortable camping experience at night, sleeping on cots with air mattresses and blankets.
Day 5: Lares Trek Day 2: Mountain Vistas
Awake at the mountain campsite and enjoy a cup of tea and a warm shower. The morning mist and the joviality amongst the porters make for a homely atmosphere as you get ready for the day and prepare your things to walk.
Conquer a mountain pass today and enjoy the incredible mountain views. Arrive to camp in the afternoon and kick off the hiking shoes to relax for the rest of the evening.
Day 6: Lares Trek Day 3: Hot Springs
Open your tent to the cool air and see some warm washing water and a cup of tea waiting for you. You'll get wafts of something delicious being cooked and the increasing murmur of the cooks and porters going about their morning. Savour the moment and be present to your surroundings.
Continue hiking from Quiswarani to the G Adventures-supported community of Cuncani for lunch. Carry on walking to the town of Lares and soak in the local hot springs to relax the legs. Camp will be set up nearby for the last night along the trail.
Day 7: Aguas Calientes: Scenic Train
The sense of achievement you feel for completing the hike is one of the biggest rewards for your efforts, and the best is yet to come as Machu Picchu awaits you. Looking out at the mountains from the train as you wind along the Urubamba River makes it feel that much sweeter for the time spent walking the trails and through the remote Andean communities that you visited.
After a leisurely morning at the Lares campsite, drive to Ollantaytambo to catch the train to Aguas Calientes, at the foot of Machu Picchu. Enjoy a free evening with an optional visit to the local hot springs.
Day 8: Cusco: Discover Machu Picchu
Exploring the mountaintop Inca citadel of Machu Picchu is a magical experience, no matter how many pictures you may have seen of it. The history of the ancient Inca that you've heard in the days leading up to this moment seem to all come together as you wander the site's temples and terraces. Relive the memories and take in the views as you return by train on the way back to Cusco.
Take an early bus up to Machu Picchu for a guided tour of the ruins followed by lunch at Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge. Return by train and bus to Cusco and enjoy a farewell dinner in the evening.
Day 9: Cusco
Your adventure comes to an end, and you can depart at any time.
Depart at any time.
Tour Operator
G Adventures
G Adventures is an operator of small-group escorted tours. It is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with 28 offices worldwide. It offers more than 700 itineraries in more than 100 countries, and carries 200,000 travelers from 160 countries each year.
In Business Since 1990
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