Lares Trail Peru 2025

Experience the most natural adventure with camping Lares Trek Peru, through the eyes of the locals. First of all, we start this adventure from Cusco city by car, then we hike through the incredible landscapes of the Andes mountains for a couple of days, also we pass some traditional villages and communities along the route, and then we watch many llamas and alpacas animals along the hiking time, then by the end, we ride a scenic train to Machu Picchu through canyon of the mountains.

Mainly, this hiking Lares Trek is for a couple of days with sleeping in camping tents and having traditional organic Peruvian food along the route. Moreover, the horses carry all the equipment, from the beginning of the adventure to the end of the trek.

The best way is lares trek is open all year round, and there is no limit to the number of people, so come with us any time you are ready. Moreover, we are a well-recommended tour company in Peru, with more than 448 excellent reviews, from our real customers. 

Itinerary Lares Trek Peru 4 Days And 3 Nights 

Day 1: Cusco Pumahuanca Puyuc

We pick you up from your hotel Cusco by 5:am, then we drive our car through the nice Andes mountains, then to the famous sacred valley of the Incas for 2 hours to the beginning of the trail, then we have some breakfast, then is time to hike.

Mainly this hike is through a nice forest full of native trees and some eucalyptus trees, and the hike is gentle uphill for 3 hours and 30 minutes to the lunch place, which is a side of the little waterfall.

Then, still, we need to hike uphill through the native forest with some small gentle parts to the campsite, located at 4, 120 masl ( 13,465 ft).

Day 2: Yanacocha Kuncany

Wake time is by 5:am with some coca tea in your sleeping tents, then time for breakfast, and afterward time to hike through the Andes mountains and see some native trees along the route and some lakes.

Firstly, we hike uphill for 3 hours, arriving at the famous pass named Pumahuanca located at 4,850 masl (15912ft ), then we hike downhill and pass a nice lake named Yanacocha for 35 minutes and have lunch with some nice views.

Afterward, still we hike downhill for 2 hours to our campsite at the Inca village named Kuncani, located at 3,700 masl (12,405ft).

Day 3: Kunkani Lares Hot Spring

Wake time by 5:20 am with some coca tea in your tents, then time to have some good breakfast, then we hike downhill for 3 hours and 30 minutes to the famous hot spring pools, located at 3,200 masl(10,465ft). We have some lunch in this place.

After some swimming in the hot pools, we ride our private transport from Lares town to Ollantaytambo train station for 3 hours and 45 minutes, then we ride our night train by 6:30 pm for 2 hours to Aguas Calientes town, located in the valley of Machupicchu and at the beginning of the amazon jungle, at 2000 masl( 6,561ft ). And stay the third night in a hotel in this warm town.

Day 4: Machupicchu Cusco

We wake up time is by 5:am then have some breakfast and afterward, we ride a bus by 6: am to Machupicchu, then have a tour for a couple of hours, following the rules.

Then, we are back to Aguas Calientes town by bus, which takes 30 minutes, then we have some time to have some lunch, then we ride a train from this town to Ollantaytambo train station, afterward we ride a private transport to Cusco city for an hour and 45 minutes.

Included for Lares Trek Peru

• Private transport, many times 
• Train tickets to Machupicchu, round trip, entrance fees to Machupicchu
• Bus transport from Aguas Calientes town to Machupicchu, round trip
• The tour guide, chef, horses, helpers
• Sleeping tents, sleeping bags, inflatable mats
• Hotel in Aguas Calientes town, with breakfast, included

• The last lunch in Aguas Calientes town 

You have to send us, a deposit of US$180 dollars through our PayPal account, and PayPal charges 7% of any amount of money to send, and the %7 is charged to you, so that means you need to send us $192 and then the rest of the money in cash when you arrive in Cusco city and then, you need to send us the following details to our WhatsApp number: +51 943 388685.

• The date of the tour and type of tour
• Number of people
• Address in Cusco city to pick you up for the following tours
• Email  to keep in touch
• Passport copy,  the profile side to pay the Peruvian tax

Then, we send you an email confirmation of the deposit and the tour.
Note: The US$192 dollar deposit is per person, for booking this tour, then the rest of the money in Cusco city in cash, it can be in dollars or soles, this is up to you and also please the final payment with good US$ bills, because the broken dollars bills no working in Peru.

This is our PayPal account to send the deposit:    deposit@chacrastravelperu.com

Is the Lares trek hard?

Lares trek some part is hard, but most of the part is gentle, also you get the chance to ride a horse for the hard parts along the Lares trek.

Also, hiking Lares is much better in an organized tour with everything included.