Day 1 Cusco - Cancha Cancha
We leave Cusco at 7.00am in a private transport and drive for 2h towards Huarán, the starting point of our trek. On this first day, we walk for approximately 5h following an uphill path that starts in a valley with lush vegetation and that will take us to our first campsite in Cancha Cancha, a small farming community in the middle of spectacular mountain scenery. We will stop for lunch along the way.
Once we get to Cancha Cancha, we set our camp and get to know the local people and their way of living.
Meals: L,D
Day 2 Cancha Cancha - Queuñaqocha Lagoon
We leave our camp after breakfast to start walking along an ascending path that will lead us to the first mountain pass of the trek, the Abra Pachacutec (4400m/14432ft/3h), from which we can enjoy awesome views of glacier lagoons and the surrounding valleys. Along the hike, we may also have spectacular views of the snow-capped mountains in the area, such as Colquecruz, Minas and Sirijuani. We will have lunch after the pass, to then descend to Quiswarani, a small peasant and textile community, from where we continue following an uphill path until we reach the beautiful lagoon of Queuñaqocha, where we set up our second camp.
Meals B, L, D
Day 3 Queuñaqocha Lagoon - Lares and Aguas Calientes
Today we continue our hike towards the second mountain pass, the Abra Willkiccasa (4100m/13448ft/2h), offering impressive views of both sides of the pass, especially of the Colquecruz and Pitusiray mountains. The trail continues along changing puna, lakes and agricultural areas with roaming deer until we arrive in Cuncani 3h later, another small peasant community from where we follow our hike down a fertile valley with more vegetation, crops and agricultural communities. Along the trail we may see native flowers such as begonias and wild orchids. After an approximated 2h walk we arrive in Lares, capital of the district with the same name, a large village whose principal attraction are its pleasant hot springs, where we can enjoy a dip. After lunch, our private transport will drive us to Ollantaytambo, where we board an afternoon train that will take us to Aguas Calientes. Upon arrival, we are accommodated at the selected hotel/hostel.
Meals B, L
Day 4 MachuPicchu - Cusco
After an early breakfast, we board a bus to go up to MachuPicchu and then immediately begin a complete guided tour of the Inca citadel that will take approximately two hours. We then have free time to walk around, climb the Huaynapicchu Mountain, where one can appreciate spectacular views of all of MachuPicchu, the valleys and mountains that surround it (please note that there are only 400 visitors allowed per day), or visit the Temple of the Moon or the fabulous Inca Bridge. In the afternoon, we meet in the town of Aguas Calientes where, if you like, you can visit and relax in its hot springs. From here we take the train back to the city of Cusco, where we arrive after nightfall.
Meals -
* Departure and arrival times are approximated.
** Campsites are subject to change according to our guide’s criteria and the group progress
Group Service
Includes:
- Pre-departure briefing
- Collection from your hotel in the morning and transfer in private transport to Huarán, starting point of the trek
- Personal tents: 2 people in each 4-people-capacity tent, to allow for higher comfort and a safe keeping of backpacks. Our tents are 3-season, highly maintained to ensure an excellent performance in field. Eureka Timberline 4 Outfitter tents are employed when double accommodation is requested and Eureka Timberline 2XT for single travelers
- One foamy sleeping pad per person
- Dining tent with tables and chairs
- Kitchen tent
- Toilet tent with bio-degradable toilet facilities
- Professional tour guide (spanish and english)
- Chef and cooking equipment
- Pack animals (to carry tents, food and cooking equipment)
- 1 emergency horse every 6 persons
- Wranglers
- Accommodation for all our staff
- Meals (02B, 03L, 02D + daily morning snack + daily tea service except last day). Vegetarian menu is available at no extra cost
- One textile snack bag per person, to avoid the usage of plastic bags that contaminate our environment
- Filtered boiled water from lunch time on 1st day onwards
- Bio-degradable personal hand soaps
- Bio-degradable dishwashing detergents used by our kitchen staff
- Water to fill in your water bottle every morning and night, and at lunch time if
- Others: hot water every morning and evening for washing purposes / boiled requested with enough time ahead
- Lares hot springs entrance fee
- First-aid kit including emergency oxygen bottle
- Private transport from Lares to Ollantaytambo
- RT Expedition train ticket Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo
- 1D MachuPicchu entrance fee
- RT bus ticket Aguas Calientes – Cusco – Aguas Calientes
- Private transportation Ollantaytambo – Cusco including transfer to your hotel if returning on day 4
- 24-h guest service: please ask for the emergency number available during your time of visit
Not include:
- Accommodation in Aguas Calientes or MachuPicchu
- Breakfast on the first day
- Dinner on the third day
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner on the last day: after the guided tour at MachuPicchu, you can enjoy free time to further visit the ruins and choose to have lunch either in MachuPicchu or in Aguas Calientes at your own expense. Arrival in Cusco is estimated after nightfall, dinner being at your own expense too
- Visit to the hot springs in Aguas Calientes: a relaxing way to end-up the program while you’re awaiting the return train to Cusco, only 10 minutes from the village center, entrance fee is US$ 1,60. Towels can be hired in Aguas Calientes
- Tips: please note that our agency staff is well paid so please feel free to tip or not as you wish
- IGV Tax
- Other services not mentioned in the program
Private Service
Includes:
- Pre-departure briefing
- Collection from your hotel in the morning and transfer in private transport to Huarán, starting point of the trek
- 1D MachuPicchu entrance fee
- Campsite fees
- Lares hot springs entrance fee
- Personal tents: 2 people in each 4-people-capacity tent, to allow for higher comfort and a safe keeping of backpacks. Our tents are 3-season, highly maintained to ensure an excellent performance in field. Eureka Timberline 4 Outfitter tents are employed when double accommodation is requested and Eureka Timberline 2XT for single travelers
- One inflatable sleeping pad per person
- One sleeping bag per person: our sleeping bags are -18ºC-comfort (0ºF), mummy form and include a sleeping liner. They are cleaned after every use and have a maximum usage of 30 trips
- One pillow per person
- Dining tent with tables and chairs
- Kitchen tent
- Toilet tent with bio-degradable toilet facilities
- English speaking professional and official tourist guide (2 guides for groups of over 8 people)
- Chef and cooking equipment
- Pack animals (to carry tents, food and cooking equipment)
- Pack animals to carry personal gear up to a maximum of 9kg per person (including sleeping pad and sleeping bag)
- 1 emergency horse every 6 persons
- Wranglers
- Accommodation for all our staff
- Meals (02B, 03L, 02D + daily morning snack + daily tea service except last day). Vegetarian menu is available at no extra cost
- One textile snack bag per person, to avoid the usage of plastic bags that contaminate our environment
- Filtered boiled water from lunch time on 1st day onwards
- Bio-degradable personal hand soaps
- Bio-degradable dishwashing detergents used by our kitchen staff
- Others: hot water every morning and evening for washing purposes / boiled water to fill in your water bottle every morning and night, and at lunch time if requested with enough time ahead
- First-aid kit including emergency oxygen bottle
- Private transport from Lares to Ollantaytambo
- RT bus ticket Aguas Calientes – Cusco – Aguas Calientes
- Train ticket Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes – Cusco/Sacred Valley (Expedition, Vistadome, First Class or Hiram Bingham service, upon request) (*)
- Transfer train station – hotel in Cusco
- 24-h guest service: please ask for the emergency number available during your time of visit
(*) In the case of requesting the Hiram Bingham luxury train service, please note that only the return trip from Aguas Calientes to Poroy / Cusco would be operated with the Hiram Bingham train, as the portion Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes would necessarily have to be operated with the Vistadome service, due to the program schedule making it impossible to operate it with the Hiram Bingham. For guests requesting the Expedition or Vistadome services, please note that should there be no train tickets available in the direct route Aguas Calientes – Cusco, a train ticket Aguas Calientes – Sacred Valley with an additional private transportation from the Sacred Valley to your hotel in Cusco will be provided. This does not apply for the Hiram Bingham luxury train service
Not include:
- Accommodation in Aguas Calientes or MachuPicchu
- Breakfast on the first day
- Dinner on the third day
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner on the last day: after the guided tour at MachuPicchu, you can enjoy free time to further visit the ruins and choose to have lunch either in MachuPicchu or in Aguas Calientes at your own expense. Arrival in Cusco is estimated after nightfall, dinner being at your own expense too
- Visit to the hot springs in Aguas Calientes: a relaxing way to end-up the program while you’re awaiting the return train to Cusco, only 10 minutes from the village center, entrance fee is US$ 1.60. Towels can be hired in Aguas Calientes
- Tips: please note that our agency staff is well paid so please feel free to tip or not as you wish
- IGV Tax
- Other services not mentioned in the program
Nosotros
Mapa de sitio
Soporte
pool service US$ 520.00
pool service US$ 610.00
