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Lares Trek & Inca Trail to Machu Picchu – 5 Days / 4 Nights

5 days

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Start and end in Cusco

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Operator: Salkantay Trekking
Hiking & Trekking: Epic trails and breathtaking landscapes await
Group Tour: Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
Fully Guided: An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
High Intensity: Travelers should be in very good physical condition and expect continuous demanding activities
Guided in English: Other languages on request: Spanish
Group Size 2 - 12
Ages 10+

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Itinerary

Day 1
Cusco to Quishuarani
Start point
Cusco, Cusco, Peru (Pickup from Cusco hotels 30 minutes before departure time., 05:00 - 05:30)
Meals
Breakfast (Breakfast at Lares Hot Springs), Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation
(Quishuarani campsite)
Included Activities
- Visit Lares Hot Springs and relax in medicinal waters
- Hike to Pacchayocc waterfall
- Hike to Willkikasa Pass
- Explore Quishuarani community
- Meet locals and visit children's school
Landmarks
Lares Hot Springs
Pacchayocc waterfall
Willkikasa Pass
Sacred Valley of the Incas
Day 2
Quishuarani to Cancha Cancha
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation
(Cancha Cancha campsite)
Included Activities
- Hike to Pachacutec Pass
- Observe local handicrafts at Cancha Cancha
- Learn about local lifestyle
Landmarks
Pachacutec Pass
Qoyalay Lake
Day 3
Cancha Cancha to Ollantaytambo
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Dinner at a restaurant in Ollantaytambo)
Accommodation
(Hotel in Ollantaytambo)
Included Activities
- Hike to Huaran
- Visit Maras Salt Mines
- Visit Ollantaytambo archaeological center
Landmarks
Maras Salt Mines
Ollantaytambo
Sacred Valley of the Incas
Day 4
Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch at Wiñay Wayna), Dinner (Dinner in Aguas Calientes)
Accommodation
Hotel (Hotel in Aguas Calientes)
Included Activities
- Explore Chachabamba archaeological site
- Visit Wiñay Wayna Inca site
- Hike to Inti Punku (Sun Gate)
- View Machu Picchu from Sun Gate
Optional Activities
- Hike Huayna Picchu Mountain (approximately 2 to 4 hours round trip) - USD 60 per person
- Hike Machu Picchu Mountain (approximately 3 hours round trip) - USD 60 per person
- Hike Huchuy Picchu Mountain (approximately 2 hours round trip) - USD 50 per person
Landmarks
Chachabamba
Wiñay Wayna
Inti Punku (Sun Gate)
Machu Picchu
Day 5
Aguas Calientes to Cusco
End point
Hauqaypata, Cusco, Cusco, Peru (Drop-off at Cusco City hotels)
Meals
Breakfast
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Machu Picchu (1.5 hours)
Optional Activities
- Hike Huayna Picchu Mountain (approximately 2 to 4 hours round trip) - USD 60 per person
- Hike Machu Picchu Mountain (approximately 3 hours round trip) - USD 60 per person
- Hike Huchuy Picchu Mountain (approximately 2 hours round trip) - USD 50 per person
Landmarks
Machu Picchu
Huayna Picchu Mountain
Machu Picchu Mountain
Huchuy Picchu Mountain

Landmarks
Lares Hot Springs
Pacchayocc waterfall
Willkikasa Pass
Sacred Valley of the Incas

Landmarks
Pachacutec Pass
Qoyalay Lake

Landmarks
Maras Salt Mines
Ollantaytambo
Sacred Valley of the Incas

Landmarks
Chachabamba
Wiñay Wayna
Inti Punku (Sun Gate)
Machu Picchu

Landmarks
Machu Picchu
Huayna Picchu Mountain
Machu Picchu Mountain
Huchuy Picchu Mountain

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Where You'll Stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Quishuarani campsite
day 1
Cancha Cancha campsite
day 2
Hotel in Ollantaytambo
day 3
Hotel in Aguas Calientes
Hotel
day 4

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Oscar
January 28th, 2026
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January 27th, 2026
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Everything was amazing. Our guide, Guido, was very attentive and friendly. We visited beautiful places, the food was...
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Jesús
January 27th, 2026
5
The Salkantay trek was brutal. The landscapes are incredible and really leave you speechless. Of course, it is quite...
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Lares Trek & Inca Trail to Machu Picchu – 5 Days / 4 Nights

Itinerary

Cusco to Quishuarani

Included Activities

Quishuarani to Cancha Cancha

Included Activities

Cancha Cancha to Ollantaytambo

Included Activities

Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes

Included Activities

Optional Activities

Aguas Calientes to Cusco

Included Activities

Optional Activities

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