Lares To Machu Picchu 4D & 3N

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  • Duration:1 day 0 nights
  • Travelers:15 guests
  • Tour Type:Daily tour
  • Language:English

This hike will leave you with wonderful memories of starry nights and clear skies. Spend a few days surrounded by the pure magic of the community of the Andes and the Lares Valley, a unique and spectacular cultural experience combined with nature.

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Includes/Excludes

  • Pre-departure information.
  • Inflatable mats.
  • Pick up from your hotel in the morning and transfer by transport to (starting point of the walk).
  • Personal tents: 2 people in each tent with capacity for 4 people, to allow greater comfort and safe maintenance of backpacks.
  • Professional and official English-speaking tour guide (2 guides for groups of more than 8 people)
  • Chef and kitchen team.
  • Porter to carry tents, cooking equipment and food (from day 1-4).
  • Emergency saddled horse (the horse is with the group at all times).
  • 1 bag or “duffle bag” for a maximum of 6 kg per person (including Sleeping Bag) days 1 – 2 (loaded on horses).
  • Meals (03B, 03L, 03D + daily snack + daily tea service except the last day). Vegetarian or special menus are available at no additional cost. ** B- breakfast, L- lunch. D- dinner.
  • One textile bag per person, to avoid the use of plastic bags that contaminate our environment.
  • Biodegradable Soap.
  • Train ticket to Aguas Calientes (Expedition Service).
  • 01 night of accommodation in a 3* standard category hotel in Aguas Calientes (consult for a category upgrade).
  • Dinner in Aguas Calientes.
  • Aguas Calientes Bus Ticket – entrance gate to Machu Picchu (round trip).
  • Other: hot water every morning and afternoon for washing purposes / boiled water to fill your water bottle every morning and evening, and at lunch time if requested in sufficient time in advance.
  • First aid kit that includes an emergency oxygen cylinder.
  • Train ticket from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo (Expedition Service).
  • Transfer to Ollantaytambo hotel train station in Cusco.
  • Personal assistance available 24 hours a day in Spanish and English.
  • Lunch on the last day after the guided tour of Machu Picchu.
  • Optional night in Aguas Calientes.
  • Alcoholic beverages.
  • Sleeping bag.
  • Entrance to Huayna Picchu Mountain or Machu Picchu Mountain (Check availability).
  • Tips.
  • Extras.

Itinerary

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DAY 1: CUSCO – LARES – CUNCANI (L/D)

Early in the morning, our guide will pick you up from your hotel within the historic center and head to the Sacred Valley. At the Calca market we will make our last stop before diving into the mountains, you will have the opportunity to buy anything last minute that you may need for the hike. The road that leads to Lares crosses the Amparaes pass at 4,470 m, where the mountain view is impressive. The final destination is the natural and relaxing thermal baths in Lares, the thermal water will help us prepare for the hike. After climbing for a few hours, we will stop for lunch, then we will continue our first day of adventure, towards the Cuncani community, where the first camp awaits us.

DAY 2: CUNCANI – PUMAHUANCA PASS – PACCHA. (B/L/D)

If the day is clear, you can enjoy the view of Colque Cruz, a mountain topped by a glacier that provides water to the community. The hike is uphill on rocky trails that pass through high altitude lagoons. As you approach the pass, the trail becomes steeper and rockier.

Once you have reached the summit, the Pampa de Anta will surprise you. The descent is steep but beautiful, crossing a small forest of "Polylepis", the endemic and endangered trees of the high Andes, until reaching the camp. It is a quiet area surrounded by trees and with a small river.

DAY 3: PACCHA – TROUT FARM – OLLANTAYTAMBO. (B/L/D)

We will have breakfast, to start our last day on the walk, it is time for a group photo with the porters and field staff. From here, the walk to the piscigranja (fish farm) will be easier.

After a few hours we will meet the private transportation that will take us to the train station in Ollantaytambo to board our Expedition train to Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu Town. Hotel staff will be waiting for you at the train station to help you with the duffel bags and escort you to the hotel. After a warm shower we will have a delicious dinner.

DAY 4: MACHU PICCHU - CUSCO.

Wake up early to enjoy the expected day, visit one of the 7 Wonders of the Modern World, “Machu Picchu”, it is a 25-minute bus ride to the entrance gate to the sanctuary of Machu Picchu. The guided tour will have an average duration of 2 and a half hours. Afterwards, you will still have some time to explore the site. 

If you fancy an uphill challenge, you have the option of climbing the infamous mountain of Huayna Picchu, it is important to mention that to climb that mountain you need to obtain a special permit, so it is important to check availability beforehand, in order to, in this way, confirm the climb when making your reservation. The trail consists of many narrow and steep steps (not recommended for people who suffer from vertigo), the height of the mountain is 2700 m / 8858 ft (the climb is 300 m.) 

After visiting Machu Picchu, you will take the bus to Aguas Calientes, have time to have lunch and then board the train to return to Ollantaytambo, where our transportation will be waiting to take you back to the historic center of Cusco

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Cancellation policy

Majestic Travel Group®. Design itineraries to provide participants with true exposure to the nature of the environment visited. Therefore, they involve an element of personal risk and potential exposure, which may result in physical or emotional injury, paralysis, death, or harm to the person themselves or third parties. The client understands that such risks simply cannot be eliminated without jeopardizing the essential qualities of the activity and therefore assumes them as part of the tour. The client agrees that he and/or she are aware of their physical condition and health and that with the knowledge of this he and/or she decides to undertake the aforementioned risks. The client excludes Majestic Travel Group ®; from any liability linked to any accident or injury that may occur associated with the clients' health, physical or other condition. AUTHORITY ON THE TOUR. At all times, the decision made by the guide or company representative will be final on all matters that may endanger the safety and well-being of the travel group. The client must at all times strictly comply with the laws, customs and currency and drug regulations of Peru. If the client does not comply with the above, or interferes with the good of the group, then the guide or company representative may order the client to leave the tour without resorting to any refund. Majestic Travel Group ®; directly operates part of the services included in the program, but also makes arrangements with airlines, land (trains), hotels and other independent parties to offer you the travel services that you purchase. We do take all reasonable steps to ensure that organizations providing maintenance services meet our quality standards. However, these parties are independent suppliers over whom we do not have complete direct control, so we cannot accept liability for negligence of the staff of these organisations. The participant waives any claim against Majestic Travel Group ®; for any damage or loss of property, injury or death due to any act or negligence of any airline, ground transportation company, hotels or any person making any of the included services or accommodations.

It is responsible for the logistics for carrying out the activity, therefore, cancellations or modifications to the reservation at no cost must be made within a maximum of 48 hours prior to the tour, cancellations made within 24 hours prior to the activity, or if you do not show up, will be considered a NO SHOW. Without the right to reimbursement and a charge of 20% corresponding to administrative expenses.

Special program, the deposit for confirmation of services “is non-refundable under any circumstances.” Full payment one month before departure.

For cancellations/modifications made within 45 days prior to the package start date, the cancellation fees are as follows:- 45 a 31 días - 50% del precio del servicio.

- 30 to 16 days - 70% of the price of the service.

- 15 days before the travel date or less / no show: 100% of the total price.

Before 45 days the cost for cancellation is: 170 USD per tickets, in addition to the administrative cost. We cannot give any compensation or refund for meals, rooms, excursions, etc. There will be no refunds made for canceled or unused services at all.

IMPORTANT NOTE: In the event that the client abandons the tour for any reason, extra expenses are the client's responsibility and the company is not responsible for any refund. 

Frequently asked questions

What is included in the package?

Hotel pickup/drop-off in Cusco, transport to trailhead, personal tents/inflatable mats, bilingual guides (2 for >8 people), chef/porters/emergency horse, 6kg duffel (days 1-2), all meals (3B/3L/3D + snacks/tea), 3* Aguas Calientes hotel with dinner, round-trip train/bus to Machu Picchu, first aid/oxygen.

What is not included and extras?

Day 4 lunch post-tour, sleeping bag ($25 rental), trekking poles ($20), private tent ($30), Huayna Picchu entry ($70, availability-based), tips, alcohol; Vistadome upgrade optional; vegetarian meals available.

What preparation is required?

Good fitness for steep passes (~4470m), 6AM start; pack rain gear/waterproof boots/warm layers, 20% DEET repellent, snacks/water bottle, swimsuit for hot springs; pre-trek briefing; passport needed for permits; confirm hotel 1 week prior.

Extra Services

Airport transfers

Airport transfers

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30.00 $/person
Childcare services

Childcare services

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65.00 $/person
Photography

Photography

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22.00 $/package
Souvenir package

Souvenir package

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30.00 $/package
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