Duration 1 day
Difficulty easy; not much walking is required
Schedule pickup approx. 7:30 a.m.; conclusion approx. 6:30 p.m.
Starting point hotel in Cusco
The Sacred Valley of the Incas is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Cusco. Our tour offers you the opportunity to explore incredible places in this beautiful valley, along with the majestic Urubamba River, ancient Inca trails, and impressive mountain views. The route includes visits to the main tourist sites in the region (Pisac, Ollantaytambo, and Chinchero); our guides will explain the constructions, customs, and mysteries of the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
To begin our Sacred Valley of the Incas tour, we pick you up approximately at 7:30 a.m. and transfer you on a journey of about one hour to visit the ancient Pisac archaeological center. There you can learn how prepared the Incas were when building. We then pass through the town of Pisac, famous for its craft market, where you will find a variety of products such as paintings, textiles, keychains, crafts, and more.
At midday we have a buffet lunch at a tourist restaurant in the Urubamba valley. After a short rest we visit the Ollantaytambo archaeological zone, a place of strategic control and a fortress of finely carved stones that were brought to this mountain to be used for astronomical purposes.
We continue with our last visit to the colonial Temple of Chinchero and the Inca terraces that, during the Inca period, were of great importance due to their fertile terrace land where potatoes were mainly cultivated; it is also known for its famous textiles, keeping different ancestral traditions alive. The tour concludes approximately at 6:30 p.m. in Cusco.
No. This tour is easy level and does not require much walking. Most archaeological sites and tourist attractions are accessible by vehicle, so there is no long or difficult hike. The longest walk is in Pisac, where you walk in a stone area with some stairs, but it is a short and manageable walk. In general, it is a tour suitable for all ages and skill levels.
The tourist ticket is a pass that allows access to several tourist and archaeological sites in the Cusco region and the Sacred Valley. It is not included because it is a personal ticket that must be purchased by the tourist. There are two types of tickets: partial tourist ticket valid for 2 days (70 soles) or full tourist ticket (130 soles).
Yes. If you have a train or hotel in Ollantaytambo, inform our staff of your train time (or lodging) in advance. We will leave you in the small plaza of Ollantaytambo, a 7-minute walk from the station.
