The Lares Trek is like meeting with the living culture of times past that are still lived today, with residents who have held on to their customs and traditions of their ancestors. It also offers a beautiful natural geography with pristine lakes that make this circuit unique.
Trip Overview
- Code: ISA WAYNA-95
- Type: Adventure sport, Ecological
- Sites to Visit: Apurimac River
- Departure Days: Every day of the week
- Months of Availability: April to November
- Duration of Tour: 3 days 2 nights
- Level: Class II+, III, IV and V rapids
- (B)=Breakfast/(L)=Lunch/(D)=Dinner
ITINERARY
Day 01: Apurimac River (L) (D)
We meet at 8.30 am. From Cusco we drive 4 hours through the Andes to the Huallpachaca bridge located at 2,000 meters altitude. It will take us a couple of hours to prepare all of the equipment including self-bailing rafts, oars, paddles, coolers, helmets, lifejackets, wet suits etc. You will be given a safety talk and drills on rafting techniques. We will put emphasis in training all the participants in how to get back into the raft, flipping the raft, swimming a rapid etc.
You will be floating for 2 hours more or less, doing class II and III rapids. Camp will be in a narrow gorge with impressive walls. Here the guides will prepare dinner.
Day 02: Apurimac River (B) (L) (D)
After a healthy breakfast we start rafting around 9:00am. Today we will be in the water for about 6 hours, doing mostly class III and IV rapids , stopping for lunch and arriving to camp around 4:00pm. Today we´ll have tea-time and dinner and sleep on a sandy beach under the night sky of the southern hemisphere.
Day 03: Apurimac River (B) (L)
After breakfast we are going to be rafting through a couple of class V rapids . There are rapids with names such as “toothache”, “you first”, ¨last laugh¨… Twice we will have to portage around a couple of rapids.
After 3 to 4 hours of rafting we will arrive to our exit point, where we pack all the equipment and drive back to Cusco, arriving around 5:00 pm. After finishing the tour we transport you back to your Cusco hotels.
INCLUDED/ NOT INCLUDED
RAFTING 3D2N PRIVATE SERVICE PROGRAM INCLUDES:
- Professional bilingual river guide
- Tourist transport round trip
- State of the art self-bailing rafts.
- Camping equipment (Tents, mattresses, kitchen and dining tents)
- All the meals at the river
- Vegetarian or allergy related requests at no extra charge
- Water proof-bags for personal luggage
- Safety conscious techniques and procedures
- Wet-suit, spray jacket, helmet, life jackets
- Paddles & raft
- Safety Kayakers
YOU SHOULD BRING FOR RAFTING:
- A complete set of dry clothing
- A pair of sandals or tennis shoes for the river that will get wet.
- Sleeping bags (we can rent quality down sleeping bags)
- Sun Block
- A small towel
- A bathing suit to wear under the wet suit
- You should have a good positive mental attitude!