Cuncani (3810 msl / 12500 ft) to Uray Qelwacocha (4350 msl / 14270 ft)
Cuncani - The day’s activities will start at 6:00 AM when your private transport and guide will arrive to pick you up at your hotel in Cusco to begin a 3.5 hour drive to our departure point, Cuncani. There we will start our gradual ascent for 2.5 hours that will take us through colorful landscapes where we can see animals like llamas, alpacas, and viscacha, and enjoy spectacular views of mountain lakes and glaciers. After a 4-hour trek, you will reach the small village of Cancha (3,800 m) where you will spend the night.
- Distance covered: 6 km / 3.7 miles
- Duration: 4 hours
- Lowest elevation: Cuncani, 3810 m (12500 ft)
- Highest elevation: Paso Tortilluyoq, 4380 m (14370 ft)
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Highlights: landscape views, lakes, glaciers, wildlife (llamas, alpacas), local culture
- Comprehensive private transportation including pickups and drop-offs
- All entrance tickets and fees for the hike, with assistance
- Machu Picchu site entrance ticket
- Water refill stations availability
- Bus round trips between Machu Picchu Pueblo and the site entrance
- Return train tickets from Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu Pueblo
- Extra items while hiking such as sodas, snacks, etc.
- Travel insurance
- Gratuities
- All Camping Equipment and Sleeping Accommodations
- All Food
For explorers keen on immersing themselves in a portion of Peru that continues to uphold its customary lifestyle and indigenous culture.
The Lares Trek serves as an impressive gateway to delve into Andean communities that preserve their vibrant traditional attire and Quechua vernacular. Men and women here primarily thrive on pastoralism (rearing llamas and alpacas) and cultivating local produce like potato, corn, and various cereals. These will form part of our diet throughout our route, produce that is entirely organically produced using time-honored farming tools and natural fertilizers.
If you cancel at least 4 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
