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Lares Valley
4 day Trek
*** LV4G Lares Valley 4 day Group Service 2010
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Note for clients with Inca Trail
bookings with Peru Treks: If the standard 4 day Inca Trail trek to
Machu Picchu remains closed during March & April then this 4 day
Lares Valley trek will be offered as an alternative in accordance
with our Inca Trail trek terms and conditions. The trek deposit of
US$175 per person is non-refundable and will be transferred to the
Lares Valley Trek. Clients will only be asked to pay the balance
of the Lares Valley trek and not the full price of the Inca Trail
trek. In the past we have used local horseman and pack-animals to
carry the loads on this trek, however this year we intend to use
our Inca trail porters to carry the loads (this will have to done
with the agreement of the local communities on the Lares trek). Although this is much
more expensive for us we hope to keep our porters in full time
work until the standard Inca trail is open and running as normal.
We may also have to pay local fees to the villages that we pass
through during this trek so as to share in some of the profits of
tourism. Peru Treks has allowed for about 20 Soles (US$6) per
person for these fees included in the price of the trek. (4
communities x 5 soles per person). For obvious reasons
the trek
does not include a visit to Machu Picchu.
Trek
Itinerary
Day 1: Cusco -
Calca - Cancha Cancha
Day 2: Cancha
Cancha - Quishuarani
Day 3: Quishuarani
- Cucani
Day 4: Cuncani -
Lares Thermal Springs - Cusco
Click here to see
detailed trek itinerary and map
Price per person
(2010): US$350 (group sizes 2-7), US$325 (group sizes 8-14),
US$295 (group size 15-16)
(clients will be
required to pay US$350 per person for the basic Lares Trek. If on
the morning of trek departure we have more than 7 persons in the
group we will refund each client US$25, if we have more than 14 in
the group we will refund each person US$55).
Note that there are
no student discounts on the Lares Valley Trek.
Available Trek Departure
Dates 2010:
March & April every Monday,
Wednesday & Friday (only if Machu Picchu is closed to the
public)
Group Size: Typical group size
10-12
persons, Minimum 04 persons, Maximum 16
persons
Even if we have just 2 persons in the group we will still
guarantee our trek departure and we won't even ask you to pay any
more!!
Includes:
Transport:
Bus from Cusco to start of trek (Huaran - Sacred Valley), Bus from end of trek
(Thermal Springs Lares) to Cusco,
Trekking Team:
English speaking professional guide (Guide and assistant guide for groups over 8
persons), Experienced cook, Porters / pack animals (to carry the tents, food, and
cooking equipment)
Equipment:
4 Person dome igloo
tents - 2 persons per tent with plenty of space for your
backpacks, Double thickness foam sleeping mattress, Cooking
equipment, Dining tent, Kitchen tent, Accommodation for our
porters and cooks,
First aid kit including emergency oxygen bottle.
Entrance Fees:
No official entrance fees are required for this trek.
Peru Treks has allowed for about 20 Soles (US$6)
per person for local community fees (4 communities x 5 soles per
person).
Meals:
03 breakfasts,
03 hot lunches,
03 hot dinners - food includes pancakes,
omelets, soups, fresh fruit, avocado, pasta, chicken, fish, meat,
rice, all rich in carbohydrates and suitable for trekking, hot
drinks including coca leaf tea which is excellent for the
altitude. Teatime everyday (tea, coffee, biscuits, popcorn)
Accommodation:
03 nights camping
Other:
The price of the
trek includes all local sales taxes.
Excludes:
Breakfast on the first morning. Some hotels offer an early morning
breakfast service. If not, we stop at the town of Calca or Pisac on the way
to the start of the trek where you’ll have the opportunity to buy
breakfast, Entrance to the thermal springs in Lares
(optional) US$3, Sleeping bags can be hired in our office for the
4 day trek (every sleeping bag is washed prior to each use), Tips
for the guide, cook and porters. Entrance fees for the trek/local community payments are not
included in the price of the trek, however currently there are no
entrance fees associated with doing this trek.
Trek Options:
1. Personal porters can be hired to help carry your personal items
such as clothes, sleeping bag etc. The services of a third
of a
porter (maximum 6kg or 13lb per person) can be hired for US$40.
If you hire the services of a third of a porter we will provide
you with a lockable porter bag to safeguard your equipment (you
will need to supply the small padlock). However, even with this
service you will still need to take a daypack to carry your
essential items such as rain poncho, warm fleece, camera and water
bottle.
2. We can also provide vegetarian meals or cater for special diets
at no extra cost but we need to know when you make the trek
reservation.
3. You can hire sleeping bags in our office US$15
per person for the 4
day/3 night trek. All sleeping
bags are synthetic (easy to wash). They
are washed after
every use and are guaranteed to be clean. Weight 2.5 kg and are rated to 12 degrees below freezing
(nice and warm even during the coldest of nights experienced on
the trek)..
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