(Quishuarani- Aruraycocha – Yanahuara - Ollantaytambo and a full day tour of Machu Picchu)

A trek through the dramatic high Andean scenery of the Urubamba range to the east of the Sacred Valley of the Incas; visiting highland villages where life goes on much as it did centuries ago and local inhabitants continue the ancient textile traditions of their ancestors. From these high, open spaces we descend by train into the lush forests around Machu Picchu, where our trip ends with a visit to this most famous of “lost cities”.
 

Day 1: Cusco / Quishuarani / Cuncani
You will be picked up from your hotel in Cusco at around 7 a.m. for the drive to the village of Quishuarani (3,700 m) in the Lares Valley. From here we climb to the Willkaqasa Pass (4,200 m), from where we will have fine views of the surrounding Urubamba range, before descending to the village of Cuncani (3,750 m), near which we will make our first camp.

Day 2: Cuncani / Aruraycocha
After breakfast, we will continue our trek through unspoilt high Andean scenery to the remote highland lake of Aruraycocha, with fine views of the surrounding mountains, including snow-capped Mount Veronica (5,750 m). We will camp near the lake.

Day 3: Aruraycocha / Yanahuara / Ollantaytambo / Machu Picchu
After breakfast we will leave our porters to strike the camp and begin our final day’s hike down into the Sacred Valley of the Incas, We will descend along the narrow Aruraycocha and Mantacnayniyoc canyons to the village of Yanahuara. Here our vehicle will be waiting to pick us up for the short drive to Ollantaytambo, where we will have plenty of time for lunch as well as to visit the village and Inca ruins. Olllantaytambo is renowned for being the only remaining community in Peru which retains its original Inca street plan. Above the village, the imposing ruins of the same name are those of a fortress temple dedicated by the Incas to their pantheon of gods. From Ollantaytambo we will take the late afternoon train to Machu Picchu station (2,040 m), where we will spend the night in a local hotel.

Day 4: Full day visit to Machu Picchu
We will get up early to visit this “lost city” hours before most other tourists arrive on the morning train from Cusco, in the company of those trekkers arriving from the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. Standing at the top of a steep, forested hill overlooking the Urubamba River, Machu Picchu was hidden by dense vegetation for centuries until the historian Hiram Bingham began to clear the site. Today the city has been restored and even if it has lost some of its mystery it still remains an unforgettable sight. Our tour includes a visit to the temples, plazas, palaces, watercourses and residential areas and will also leave you time to explore the ruins on your own.
In the afternoon: Return to Cusco by train, transfer to hotel.
NOTE: if you want to go to machupicchu ,let us know please.
 

INCLUDES:

• Pre-departure briefing
• Professional, English speaking PRIVATE tour Guide
• Entrance fee to Machupicchu
• Private bus to the start of the Lares trek(HUARAN )
• Collection from hotel
• Food : 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 afternoon snacks, 3 dinners and
• various snacks to be eaten throughout the day
• Dining and cooking tent with tables and chairs
• Cook and cooking equipment
• Horseman and mules (they carry cooking stuff and camping equipment)
• 1 emergency horse every 3 persons - days 1 to 2
• Four -man tent ,for two persons
• Sleeping mattress note ( if you want to hire some comfortable air mattress it also can be hired from us)
• Oxygen balloon
• First Aid kit
• 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
• Vegetarian/special diet options available
• Transfer train station-hotel in Cusco
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DOESN'T INCLUDE:

• Breakfast on the first day
• Entrance to the hot springs in lares
• Sleeping bag (goose down) -15ºC-extreme it can be hired from us US$20 for all trek mummy form and include a sleeping liner. They are cleaned after every use and have a maximum usage of 25 trips

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING :

• Original passport (and *International Student card (ISIC) if applicable)
• Travel Insurance card is essential
• Walking boots
• Waterproof jacket/rain poncho
• couple of T-shirts
• Comfortable trousers (zip off pants )
• Sun hat , Bathing suit (for hot springs in Aguas Calientes)
• Water Purification tablets ( recommended micropur)
• Sun protection cream (factor 35 recommended)
• Insect repellent ( for Aguas Calientes and Machupicchu )
• Toilet paper
• Personal medication
• Camera and films
• Torch with spare batteries ( we recommend head lights )
• Some extra snacks ( like chocolates ,candies )