ITINERARY:

DAY 01 – CUSCO – LARES – LARES HOT SPRINGS – WUACA WASI

Early in the morning our willka travel personal will pass by you hotel  to pick you up and start our tour of the roads of the Sacred Valley of the Incas, to reach the small village of Lares where we can buy some snacks for the road, then we will continue  by bus to get to the thermal baths of the place where we can enjoy a tasty lunch and rest enjoying their warm medicinal thermal waters.

Then this wonderful break we will begin the hike to the village of Wacawasi where overnight.

DAY 02 – WACA WASI – ABRA SIPSAY – PATACANCHA

Wake up early to enjoy our breakfast, typical that we will provide the forces necessary to start the path of this day of adventure.

We will continue our hike once all our teams are packaged, we will have a day quite hard in this opportunity; we cross the highest point on the trail, the step of the Condor located approximately 4,650m.a.s.l. Once we cross this area continue walking up to the beautiful place called Yanacocha where we will enjoy our lunch and a well-deserved rest.

During the afternoon we continue our hike to Patacancha where we will spend the night.

DAY 03 – PATACANCHA – WILLOQ – PUMAMARCA – OLLANTAYTAMBO – AGUAS CALIENTES

For the third day we will give you a last walk to the village Willoq where we will be able to appreciate the typical life of the locals; then we will do a small walk through the village, by approximately 2 hours 30 min, we ascend to our bus to take us to the traditional village of Ollantaytambo where we will have free time until the time of departure of our train. Once we reach the town of “Aguas Calientes” after the trip by train we will spend the night there to prepare us for the next day enjoy our visit to Machu Picchu.

DAY 04 – AGUAS CALIENTES – MACHU PICCHU – CUSCO.

We will wake up early in the morning to start the ascent in the direction of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, we will visit the citadel for a period of approximately 3 hours after which we will have free time until hours before our return train takes us back to the town of Ollantaytambo where we’ll come back to the city of Cusco by bus.

INCLUDES:

• Pre briefing in cusco city 1 day before to start the tour in cusco.
• Private transportation from Hotel to Valley of Lares.
• Camping equipment (mattresses, dining tent with table and chairs, tent for hygiene).
• Meals during the excursion (3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 dinners / vegetarian option).
• Professional tour guide (English or Spanish).
• Cooker.
• Horseman and mules, for camping equipment.
• Emergency Horse.
• Entrance to Machu Picchu.
• Admission to the hot springs of Lares Valley.
• Bus going up from “Aguas Calientes” to Machu Picchu.
• Tourist Train from Ollantaytambo to AguasCalientes.
• Tourist Train “Aguas Calientes” to Cusco / “Aguas Calientes” to Ollantaytambo and bus to Cusco.
• First Aid Kit, Oxygen and Strings.
• Hotel in the town of “Aguas Calientes”. ( that can be upgrade)
• duffle bags for for everybody.

NOT INCLUDED:

• Clothes, raingear, and footwear
• Sunscreen, toiletries and personal items
• Water bottles and a headlamp or flashlight
• Lunch and dinner on the last day after the guided tour at Machu Picchu
• Walking Sticks
• Sleeping bags(you can hire from our company)
• Guide gratuity (industry recommendation is 10-15% of trip cost)

WHAT TO BRING

• Backpack with rain shelter.
• Sleeping bag.
• Clothing for warm and cold climate like a waterproof jacket.
• Rain pants and lightweight pants.
• Rain poncho cold and sun hat.
• Trekking shoes.
• Slippers or sandals (for showers and hot springs).
• Woolen or synthetic sock sand a sweater.
• Long- and short-sleeved polo’s/T-Shirts.
• Sunscreen, insect repellent, disinfecting alcohol and gel, water bottle and sterilizing
• tablets, toiletries and toilet paper.
• Camera (wrapped in plastic bag), a flashlight and batteries.
• Some snacks like chocolate bars and dry fruit.
• Original passport, original ISIC student card
• Extra money in soles (s/ 300.00 soles) emergency case and tips.
• Since the weather can be very cold and mostly, your clothes – once gotten wet – won’t
• dry at night. So take some clothes to change.

NOTE: See the Packing Lists page for more detailed information on what clothes and gear to bring on your hiking tour. The trip packet you receive when you contact us will have the most accurate clothing and gear list for the tour you’re interested in.