Hike the Lares trek through Peru’s Sacred Valley with community visits and a guided Machu Picchu experience, traveling by private van and scenic train from Cusco.
  • Explore the Sacred Valley of the Incas on a guided tour.
  • Visit the Ccaccaccollo women's weaving co-op and learn traditional dyeing.
  • Witness traditional pottery in Cuyo Chico with views of Pisac Ruins.
  • Trek the Lares route through high Andean valleys and remote communities.
  • Climb to Sicllaccasa's 4,800m pass, seeing lagoons and Chicon Mountain.
  • Make a coca leaf offering to the Andean gods.
  • Descend Pumahuanca Valley past llamas, alpacas, and Inca storehouses.
  • Explore Machu Picchu's temples and terraces on a guided visit.
Stay in local hotels in Cusco, Ollantaytambo and Aguas Calientes (Hotel Prisma, Lilium Valle Hotel, Hotel Wiracocha Inn), plus two nights camping, including at the G Adventures-supported Cuncani Community Campsite and a second campsite near a stream. Note hot water shortages and power outages can be fairly common in Peru.