lares valley trek = lares trek, andean weavers trek
3 days / 2 nights
lares valley trek, is a hiking program through high andean scenery, visiting highland villages where life goes on much as it did centuries ago, our native people in this lares trek are continuing with the ancient customs, they learned and keep the incas weaving techniques, the lares valley trek, lares hike could also be named andean villages hike, weavers hike, llama hike. The lares valley trek, lares hike gives you the opportunity to enjoy all this mentioned. An excellent opportunity to discover deep peru. From these highs, we descend into lush forests. lares valley trek, lares hike is unique for many reasons, its people and culture.lares valley trek, lares hike, will remain in your mind for a long time
lares trek itinerary
Day 01: Cusco - Lares - Waca Wasi.- The departure for lares valley trek, lares hike starts with transfer from your cusco hotel or any place at early morning “06:00”hours and drive to Calca “town in the sacred valley of InKas”, after a brief stop we continue driving on truck road up to the highest point Chayña pass at 4265 masl. Fron this point we are be able to see the Sawasiray and pitusiray mountains, and before descending into the warm valley we can understand how our lares valley trek, lares hike is going to look like andean weavers trek.
Our program, is named lares valley trek, lares hike because there is a town named Lares; Its a typical colonial village with a church, at the main plaza; This is the point where we meet our muleteers and keep driving for 10 more minutes up to Lares hot baths, in our lares valley trek, lares hike we take a bath in the swimming pools of 35, 40 and 45 Celsius, after a relaxing time we will lunch and start our lares valley trek, lares hike. Our trail ascends towards the community of Waca Wasi (3780 m), a charming little community of small houses built from mud brick and thatched with grass, on the way we can see lama herders, weavers, and kids with their typical clothes. We will walk for an approximate 3.5 hours. lares valley trek, lares hike 1st night. |
local kid and lares trek hikers |
Day 02: Waca Wasi - Mantanay.- as in most of our treks, the lares valley trek secod day seems to be the harder. So, after nutricious breakfast we re-start the trek, though waca wasi valley village, if it is lessons day for kids there is opportunity to see lots of local kinds on their typical dress running to school, but not only kids are on their typical drees, older people as well and women are like in a exibition weaving colorful cllothes out site near the trail, this gives excellent opportunity to buy high quality textiles on a better price that the markets in cusco, the other atraction of the lares valley trek are the llamas running and walking, the trail leads throughout a highland valley by a brief ascent to the Huahua qasa or waca wasi pass at 4400 m a s l, before descending to Arorayqocha and Millpoqocha “lakes” formed by the melt waters of Pumahuanca and Q´apacsaya snow peaks. This section of lares hike, lares valley hike offers a unique and unforgettable landscape through the Urubamba Mountain Range, from the high point we descend for about 30 minutes to the lunch point at the bank of beautiful lake, after a siesta wecontinue walking for about 1.5 hoursto
lagoons in lares trek |
the second camp site at mantanay, where we spend the lat night of the lares valley trek, lares hike in a lush forest valley. With luck will be able to see an ample spot of Andean birds, and maybe condor condors. Campsite at 3 650 m a s l. (6 hours hike)
Day 03: Mantanay - Yanahuara - Cusco.- this part of the lares trek seems to be easier than other sections, after breakfast the trail descends by a lush native polylepis tree forest, in about 3 hours the lares trek riches the famous incas sacred valley at the sector callled yanahuara, a nice village at the end of this |
lares valley trek, with an agreeable weather at 2800 masl. this place is recommended to spend a weekend . the tiny hamlet of yanahuara is located at only 1.20 minutes out from cusco, with its terraces, slopes sown with corn and watered by the clacier water. at this site is the last lunch given and after lunch a minivan takes back all the team and our lares valley trek ends in the afternoon. the lares valley trek, lares hike has an optional extension to machu picchu for an additional price, so if that is your wish from yanahuara we drive to ollantay tambo, which is located at only 20 minutes by car and take train to aguas calientes, and visit machu picchu on the followind day.
included items in lares valley trek, lares hike |
lares valley trek llamas |
- Transfer from hotel and drive to lares valley trek, lares hike trail head.
- English speaking professional guide.
- Igloo tents - 2 persons in each 4-person capacity tent with plenty of space for your backpacks.
- Double thickness mattress.
- Cook and cooking equipment.
- Complete Meals During Trip, food includes pancakes, omelets, soups fresh fruit, avocado, pasta, chicken, fish, meat, rice, all rich in carbohydrates and suitable for trekking, hot drinks including coca leaf tea which is excellent for the altitude Teatime the first two days (tea, coffee, biscuits, popcorn).
- Dining tent with camp tables and chairs Kitchen tent.
- First aid kit including emergency oxygen bottle.
Not Included:
- Breakfast on the first morning.
- And last day lunch Sleeping bags (4 seasons) can be hired in our office.
- Tips for the guide, cook and porters.
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recommended tours by important travel guides are: lares trek, puno and titicaca lake tours, machu picchu tours, choquequirao trek, colca canyon tours, cusco day tours, and peru tours
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