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Sacred Valley Tour: Immersive Day Journey into Inca History and Andean Landscapes
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Sacred Valley of the Incas
Embark on an immersive day journey into Inca history and Andean landscapes with our Sacred Valley Tour. Beat the crowds, dive deep into each site, and explore four wonders in one day. Experience a personalized touch and seamless comfort throughout the tour.
Embark on an immersive day journey into Inca history and Andean landscapes with our Sacred Valley Tour. Beat the crowds, dive deep into each site, and explore four wonders in one day. Experience a personalized touch and seamless comfort throughout the tour.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Sacred Valley of the Incas - 6:45 am: Pickup from your hotel in Cusco and 1h ride to Chinchero
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Chinchero - 8:00 am:
Meet Roxana who is part of the eldest family keeping the weaving traditions alive.
Her alpacas and guinea pigs will welcome you and you can feed them their breakfast. Further, learn about their fascinating weaving techniques…
- Sacred Valley of the Incas - 6:45 am: Pickup from your hotel in Cusco and 1h ride to Chinchero
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Chinchero - 8:00 am:
Meet Roxana who is part of the eldest family keeping the weaving traditions alive.
Her alpacas and guinea pigs will welcome you and you can feed them their breakfast. Further, learn about their fascinating weaving techniques using natural ingredients to create impressive textiles by hand. -
Moray - 9:30 am:
Imagine the impressive Inca terraces and the beautiful Andes in the background. This view is just stunning, the story behind even more.
Your guide will teach you about the Inca’s agricultural laboratory, and how they created different climatic zones in these terraces. We’ll enjoy this place for about 45min - 1h. -
Maras - 11 am:
Staying in front of thousands of salt ponds, still intact.
Here you have the chance to take one of the most famous pictures in the Sacred Valley. Our guide will be happy to capture this moment for you.
From here we continue our tour to have delicious lunch. -
Urubamba - 1 pm:
Enjoy an outstanding lunch buffet (vegetarian and vegan options available) in one of the best restaurants in the Sacred Valley, the highly ranked Tunupa. -
Archaeological Park Ollantaytambo - 2:40 pm:
Our last discovery for that day: The terraces and ruins of Ollantaytambo.
This place was highly protected as it was the entrance to the path to Machu Picchu.
Thus, much happened here during the Spanish invasion. -
Ollantaytambo - 3:50 pm:
You have the option to be dropped off at the train station in Ollantaytambo, or to return with us to Cusco. - Cusco - 5:35 pm: Arrival at your hotel in Cusco, filled with lots of magical moments.
Note: All times are approximations.
What's Included
- Visit of Chinchero Weaving Center, Maras, Moray, and Ollantaytambo
- Buffet lunch at a colonial styled hacienda in the Sacred Valley, Tunupa
- Small group tour (max. 2-8 people; extra $10 per person if only 2 people)
- Professional local tour guide
- Modified transportation for comfort
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Visit of Chinchero Weaving Center, Maras, Moray, and Ollantaytambo
- Buffet lunch at a colonial styled hacienda in the Sacred Valley, Tunupa
- Small group tour (max. 2-8 people; extra $10 per person if only 2 people)
- Professional local tour guide
- Modified transportation for comfort
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
What's Not Included
- Breakfast
- Entrance (90 Soles per person)
- Carbonated beverages
- Breakfast
- Entrance (90 Soles per person)
- Carbonated beverages
Additional Information
Beat the Crowds: Experience the magic without the masses. We’ve meticulously planned our itinerary to ensure you arrive before the crowds at each destination.
Deep Dive Exploration: Enjoy a leisurely 40-50 minutes at each site. While many touristic tours rush through in 20-30 minutes, we give you ample time to fully absorb the beauty, take photographs,…
Beat the Crowds: Experience the magic without the masses. We’ve meticulously planned our itinerary to ensure you arrive before the crowds at each destination.
Deep Dive Exploration: Enjoy a leisurely 40-50 minutes at each site. While many touristic tours rush through in 20-30 minutes, we give you ample time to fully absorb the beauty, take photographs, and immerse in the history.
4 Wonders, One Day: Explore the weaving magic of Chinchero, the shimmering Maras Salt Mines, the agricultural marvel of Moray, and the majestic Ollantaytambo fortress.
Personal Touch: Dive deeper into the wonders of the Andes with a more personalized touch. Our group is limited to just 8 travelers, ensuring everyone gets a front-row view of history.
Seamless Comfort: Travel in style and comfort. We prioritize your ease with our top-notch transportation, ensuring every journey between sites is as remarkable as the destination itself.
- Bring adequate clothes according to the weather and a raincape just in case
- Use sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat
- Bring bottled water, some snacks and some extra money
Location
Sacred Valley of the Incas
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Faraway01436181043
Mar 8, 2025
Weaving to stonework - Pros: Each stop is a feast for both engineer/scientists and those who treasure beauty and organic forms. Delicious lunch at a hacienda (visit the chapel).
Cons: Lots of driving. Crowds at some stops (even in the rainy season).
Props to our guide Maiki: He kept us ahead of the bus convoys and enthusiastically shared the stories of the sites (in excellent English).
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Kelly_w
Mar 3, 2025
Highly recommend - We had an amazing time during our tour and our tour guide, Karina and our driver were exceptional.
What made our the whole experience is learning about each sites and also historical facts about Cusco and the Incas. Karina was extremely knowledgeable and had made the whole experience beyond our expectations.
Very enjoyable tour for families of different ages. Accommodations and modifications were able to be made to adjust to everyone's needs. Karina also ensured that for the people that were unable to fully participate in the activities that they were not left out in learning about the historical facts.
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Torchh2022
Jan 26, 2025
Perfect tour and guide - I had such a great experience with Vidal and our driver(sorry I forgot his name). The way this tour was set up, we beat all the crowds. Literally as we was we’re leaving, you could see people coming by the boatload. I was really pleased with this because you could have time to take great pictures and take in the scenery. Vidal was so great at explaining things and made the tour so much more enjoyable. He really knows his stuff and really focused on the customers getting to know the area and the history of the sights. The place that we had lunch was really good, complimentary of the tour company. Thanks again for a memorable moment. And side note for people who are concerned on comfort. The vehicle was extremely comfortable and although the ride was long, it didn’t feel that way because of the sights on your way have you looking out of both windows and talking to Vidal was really nice. Perfect guide!!! Definitely recommend this company :)
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Madeleine
Jan 21, 2025
A memorable journey - Grey from EXPLOOR was an excellent guide, interesting and very kind. The tour was well organized, the appointments punctual, the vehicle very clean and comfortable and lunch included very good (a varied buffet with a salmon trout ceviche prepared before our eyes)
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Korij2025
Jan 9, 2025
Sacred Valley Tour day! - Maik was such an amazing tour guide. He taught us so much and was so kind and patient letting everyone get the full experience in each place! We loved all the extra stops in between like the chicharia:) We will be recommending him and this tour to our friends coming to visit later in the year. What an amazing day we had!
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Janet_r
Jan 8, 2025
Fun and Relaxed Tour - Our guide, Maik, went above and beyond! He made a stop at a pharmacy for a tour member who had altitude sickness. He made extra stops at local chicherias (local breweries). He was very knowledgeable of all the sites and we didn't feel rushed. Very relaxed and fun tour!
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Elizabeth_s
Jan 2, 2025
Our guide, Jesus, was... - Our guide, Jesus, was fantastic. Very knowledgeable and friendly. We learned a lot about the Inca history and all of the sites.
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Mlzen
Dec 16, 2024
Exceptionally Wonderful one day sacred valley tour with Marilu - We booked a small group tour, but, we were the only people who reserved. The Experia ( local travel company) reached out to us whether we wanted to have a private tour just to cover their cost. We agreed. In the beginning, we were worried whether the car will be a small old beat up car. But when we arrived at Cusco, they provided really professional service as if we booked a private tour for two of us. The car was a spacious, clean and new van to fit my 6.4 feet tall husband with lots of leg room. Our tour guide was Marilu, a woman guide with 17 year experiences. She was so pleasant, knowledgeable, accommodating, and friendly for the whole day trip. Very professionally organized and executed flawlessly. Lunch was served at a beautiful hotel buffet restaurant. Food was well prepared, clean, and delicious. The driver was very careful and professional. While the road was winding, we did not feel motion sickness or anything. We travelled around the world for over 35 years for our work and we typically travel 3 months out of the year after our retirement. We will give a 5 star for this travel agency. If you can, you should request Marilu, as a tour guide, she is exceptional.
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John_s
Feb 21, 2025
Great way to see the Sacred Valley and learn about the area. - This is a great way to see the Sacred Valley area and learn about the history. Many wonderful views of both the city and countryside. However, we felt a little like we were in a routine excursion.
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Odyssey571204
Dec 26, 2024
Good visit - Overall had a great trip. Learned a lot about sacred valet and Jorge did a great job explaining the different sites to us and its history. Removing one star solely because Jorge told us a soup in the lunch buffet was vegetarian but it was actually chicken soup. Recommendation is if he doesn’t know if something has meat it in or not, he should check for us as the tour guide. Besides that though, he did a great job.
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