Natural Inca Hot Springs Day Trip – Soak & Relax in the Andes

Go visit! It is a bit of a drive, through the beauty of the Altiplano, where you will see glacial streams and herds of Alpaca... scenery totally worthy of the drive. You can hire a car...or take a Collectivo from Calca (or other locations) for about $10 roundtrip. There are several pools, of different temperatures- some VERY hot, and all the pools are cleaned daily. There are also warm showers, falling off of hewn rock spouts. Bring a lock- there are cubbies to store your belongings, & clean dressing rooms. The rockwork surrounding the springs is amazing. There are small eateries & shops to buy snacks. Be sure to visit the shop of the Artisans Association just outside the entrance: the Lares weavers are among the best in Peru, and the prices are amazing. The springs are open late: what an experience on a full Moon! (PS: if you choose to stay overnight, en route to perhaps Yanatille, I hear it is best to book with one of the 'higher priced' lodgings, still extremely cheap, for the cleanliness factor)

I want to say that our tour guido Riccardo was above and beyond. very professional and well knowledge. we had a great time and it was definitely a well taken tour. cheers jose prats

Ricardo was our super professional guide and driver. Very informative throughout the trip and attentive at all times during the day we enjoyed the trip to Lates. On our return we were able to enjoy a delicious lunch in Pisqa, a very picturesque place full of crafts to compare. Highly recommended for our friends' next visit. Thank you very much for your attention and we hope to see you again in the near future. Carmen Alvaro

Pretty remote, - 2hr ride for 1 hr soak. Round trip will be 4 hr.... Really not worth the ride but got to see many cities n how people live

<p>This was an awesome day!! Richard waa a terrific tour guide and driver. The journey along snake road was pretty narrow, long and had lots of curves but it was worth the soak in the thermal springs in Lares. We had a delicious lunch of fresh trout with vegetables and rice- delicious!!</p>

<p>Richard was a wonderful guide and this was the absolute high point of my three weeks in South America. The drive was beautiful and quiet and quaint. Richard had an immense interest in and knowledge of the people, the area, the customs, the history, the archeology, etc. It's a double edged sword to be honest about this tour because it was so extraordinary partly because there were no tourists, nothing frantic, nothing stressed or chaotic, unlike all the other major archeological sites around Cusco and the Sacred Valley. If you want to spend a day seeing incredibly beautiful vistas, mountains, people, towns, forests, produce, etc. with a wonderful wonderful guide this is not to be missed. This tour was the experience I had dreamed of having in Peru, in contrast to the somewhat phrenetic and chaotic feel of the tourist packed sites that are taken as almost mandatory. The hot springs were wonderful and we got to have a wonderful picnic lunch looking onto such a lovely scene it made me warm inside with the feeling of being so fortunate as to have that moment. Additionally, the road to the hot springs is beautiful, but a little treacherous and at times downright scary. It added greatly to the experience and Richard is a great driver and we enjoyed a lot of laughs over some white knuckle moments. <br/> I can't think of a single even mild criticism. This was wonderful and I feel super lucky to have gotten to take this tour. If you want on the beaten path, familiar, known, or just are not that interested in the natural world or rural, not in the tour books, places, you might not enjoy this as much as I did.</p>