Lares is the name of a small town on the highlands north of Cusco. We also call the nice trek there the Lares trek. We begin in the Sacred Valley of the Incas in Huarán and ascend down a narrow valley, where you will have the opportunity to see thatched stone houses surrounded by herds of llamas and alpacas. Inside the houses you will see guinea pigs running loose.
The trek is moderate, we can compare it with the Inca Trail

Lares - Huaran
On this trip we will hike for 5-7 hours per day, all the while at an altitude of about 2900m, where we will have impressive view points of the snowy mountains peaks and many beautiful lakes. We will camp close to communities in order to be able to observe and appreciate the art and the textile that is conserved by these communities.

Day 01 Cusco - Huaran - Canchacamcha
Pick up at your hotel. We will leave Cusco by bus and first head to Huaran village, where our hike will begin. Our first camp will be in Canchacanch which is located in a lovely valley with extraordinary vegetation, where we will see flora and wildlife like orchids, native trees and more.
Day 02 Canchacamcha - Qeuñaqocha.
After breakfast we will leave very early in order to traverse mountains, grasslands, glaciers, lagoons and an impressive view point of the Mt. Sirwani (5400m). In the afternoon we will arrive in Qeuñacocha before the second peak (4200m), close to Kishuarani, a small community where we will observe the traditional textile and later camp.
Day 03 Qeuñaqocha - Huacahuasi
We will wake up very early, have breakfast and then begin our hike to Willkikasa mountain (5000m), where there is a spectacular view of the Vilcabamba mountain chain, where the flora and wildlife combine with the spectacular lagoons and waterfalls of the region. In the noon our hiking will continue as we will walk around the lake. We will see llamas, alpacas, and farming areas. Later we will visit the Huacahuasi community and camp.
Day 04 Huacahuasi - Patacanch - Ollanta - Machupicchu
We will have breakfast very early and later we will continue our walk through the communities where we will be able to see the work from the time of the Incas. At mid day we will take a bus to Patacancha - Ollantaytambo, where we will take a train to MachuPicchu at 19:45 arriving in Aguas Calientes at 21:30, and we will spend our last night there.
Day 05 Machupicchu - Cusco
Breakfast will take place very early and later the bus will take us up to the ruins of MachuPicchu. After a guided tour we will go back down to Aguas Calientes, and then we will make the trip back to Cusco.