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ITINERARY
DAY 1: CUSCO-CALCA-LARES HOT SPRINGS(OPTIONAL)-HUACAWASI
Early in the morning, we’ll pick you up from your hotel. We will then drive for about 3 hours and 30
minutes to get Lares hot springs 3,200 m / 10,496 ft, on the way, we’ll stop in Calca a small town
in the Sacred Valley, to visit its typical market and get some items for the trail. Upon our arrival at
the hot springs, we’ll meet our muleteers and get ready our rucksacks to start the adventure. The
trail starts going up the highland valley gradually. Today we’ll have our lunch at about 1:30 pm on
the halfway to the first campsite. After lunch, the adventure goes on, along this section of the trail
we’ll see some herds of llamas and alpacas, and we’ll reach our first campsite located
in Huacawasi village 3,800 m / 12,464 ft. At the campsite after our arrival, we’ll have our tea time
and dinner. Today, we’ll have an option to swim at the hot springs before our hike starts, whose cost
is paid by Terra Quechua Peru, or just start hiking to the first campsite instead, as the most hikers
do, this will be managed by you and your trek leader. Lunch and dinner included (except breakfast
which is supplied at your hotel).

• Hiking distance: 8 km / 4.97 miles.

• Hiking time: 3 – 4 hours.
• Lowest elevation: 3,200m / 10,496ft (hot springs)
• Highest elevation: 3,800m / 12,464ft (camp site)
• Highlight: Hiking in the Andean valleys with pretty scenic views, interact
with local people (children), llama and alpaca herds along the trail, and
camping in a highland village
 DAY 2: HUACAWASI -PUERTO PASS-MANTANAY
Today, we’ll wake up early in the morning and a great nutritious breakfast will
make us ready for the challenging day. After having breakfast, we’ll hike up to the
highest point on the trail called Puerto pass at 4,420 m / 14,498 ft, for about 4
hours from our campsite. On this section of the trail, we’ll still see some herd of
llamas and alpacas close to us, and pretty scenic views. When we arrive at the
highest pass, we’ll take a deserved break while savoring great views around and
a perfect time to offer some Coca leaves to the Andes spirits making an Apacheta
(mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path).
We’ll then hike downhill to reach our lunch spot located close to a beautiful
lagoon, where we’ll enjoy just prepared fresh meals and hot drinks. After lunch,
we’ll continue descending to our second campsite located in Mantanay valley, a
valley with beautiful Andean trees called Qeuña (a typical tree from the highlands
of Peru that grows up between 3,400m / 11,152 ft trough 4,300m/ 14,104 ft,
polylepis “Rosaceae” is a genus of low trees with rugged scaly bark). In the
evening we’ll take our hot drinks and dinner. All meals included.

• Hiking distance: 14 km / 8.69 miles.

• Hiking time: 7 – 8 hours.
• Lowest elevation: 3,700m / 12,136 ft (camp site)
• Highest elevation: 4,420m / 14,498 ft (pass)
• Highlight: Llama and alpaca herds along the trail, reaching the highest
point, beautiful lakes along the trail, and camping in a highland valley.
DAY 3: MANTANAY -YANAHUARA-OLLANTAYTAMBO – CUSCO
Another great day awaits us and a great breakfast makes us ready for it. After
taking our breakfast, we’ll descend for about 3 hours to Yanahuara, a village
located in the Sacred Valley, where we’ll have our last lunch and say goodbye to
our muleteers and cook. After having lunch, we’ll take our transportation
to Ollantaytambo or Cusco.

• Hiking distance: 7 km / 4.35 miles.

• Hiking time: 2 – 3 hours.
• Lowest elevation: 3,050 m / 10,004 ft (The end of the trail)
• Highest elevation: 3,700m / 12,136ft (camp site)
• Highlight: Hiking through the highland forest.

INCLUDED IN THE TRIP

• Collection from your hotel in the morning and transfer in private

transport to Lares, starting point of the trek
• Lares hot springs entrance fee
• One inflatable sleeping pad per person
• English speaking professional and official tourist guide (2 guides for
groups of over 8 people)
• Chef and cooking equipment
• Meals (02B, 02L, 02D + daily morning snack + daily tea service except last
day). Vegetarian menu is available at no extra cost