One of the most
beautiful treks in Perú, it´s a 4 day and 3 night trek on the Peruvian
Highlands. It starts in Lares town and walk along the mountains, visit local
villages and see lakes and white capped mountains. After 3 day hiking and 2
nights camping you will get to
Ollantaytambo town and then take the train to Aguas Calientes town (next to
Machu Picchu), spend the night in a hsotel and next day take the bus to Machu
Picchu ruins, you will have a guided tour around the ruins and then come back
to Cusco by train. This trek is famous because the amazing landscapes and also
because there are not many tourists around, just you and the mountians.
Day 1
Bus to Calca (
40 hr), visit local bakery and the local market. You can buy bread rolls to give to the kids along the trail. Continue to Ankas Marca
(Archaeological site) where we stop for half hour and then to Lares town (last
chance to buy supplies).
Continue to Trapiche for lunch and meet the porters
and llamas and then start the trek.
After lunch start walk about 13.30. It’s about a 4hr
walk in total. Walk 1½ hours to Huaca Wasi which is at 3800m, then walk 2½
hours onto Sonda which is at 4220m and is the first campsite.
, here we will have dinner. This campsite is very cold and can sometimes
be as cold as -3 degrees C in the tent.
Day 1 = 11km and 4 hours walking
Meals: Lunch and Dinner.
Day 2
This is the hardest day of the trek, early start and hike
for 2 hours to the first pass (4560m ) after this pass you will see a
nice lagoon. Then walk a further 2 hours
to the second pass (4520m). Then is about 1½ hours to lunch and then 2 hours to our
second campsite at 3400 mts. at
Marcacocha.
Day 2 = 20km and 7½ hours walking
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Day 3
Leave camp early and say goodbye to the porters. It is
flat for about 1 hours walk then walking up for 1 hour (about 200m up) to the
Inca ruins at the top. You will have a guided tour around the ruins. Then continue walking for 1 hour downhill (700 steps to go down). It
is then flat for 1 hour further into Ollantaytambo.
Then you will meet your guide in a restaurant where
they can pick up their duffle bags.You can buy lunch in Ollantaytambo town. Lunch and
dinner are not included today.
After lunch you will take the train to Aguas Calientes
(train takes 1 hour 20 mins). Arrive in
Aguas Calientes in the afternoon and get a transfer to the Hostel. Afternoon
free, at night you will meet the guide,
he will explain you the plans for the next day.
Day 3 = 10km and 4 hours walking.
Meals: Breakfast.
Day 4
Today you will take an early bus (time dependent on
weather) up to Machu Picchu ( 25 minutes, bus ticket included). Have a 2 hour
guided tour of Machu Picchu
Meals: Breakfast.
Total trek distance – 41km
