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Sacred Valley Tour: Immersive Day Journey into Inca History and Andean Landscapes
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545 Ratings
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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(545 Ratings)
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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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Trek25413911888
Dec 10, 2024
An experience to remember. - It was the perfect excursion. Our guy Karina was amazing. The views were spectacular. I feel like I learned so much on the experience. The tour operator was very organized and efficient. They kept in touch with me the whole way prior to the experience.
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Odyssey43198408312
Dec 3, 2024
Best Guide Maiki - Our guide Maiki was great and helpful
He had a lot of knowledge about history and culture and we learned a lot. Our group was quiet with a small number of people, it was hilling, it was able to ask a lot of questions, and the drive was too comfortable. I would also like to recommend it to my friends. Thank you for giving me a good memory.
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Abbyg697
Dec 3, 2024
Best one-day tour to know the culture, food, and history of the Sacred Valley - I highly recommend this day trip! It was a great way to get a better sense of the life, history, and culture of Peruvians. It was a great mix of seeing Incan ruins, learning about food and drinks and handicrafts of the people. There are even more stops than what are mentioned, and it felt like a very authentic way to understand the Sacred Valley. John Maik was my tour guide and he did a great job of giving us information and setting expectations by sharing how much time we would have at and between each stop. He also helped take nice photos and videos so we can remember the places we visited. I highly recommend this as a great way to see the Sacred Valley.
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Adriana_b
Nov 26, 2024
Great first day in Cusco - This was a great tour. Our tour guide Junior was amazing, and the early start allowed us to visit each place while we escape the crowds. We were lucky to have a private tour, Junior explained everything and knows so much about history and nature. The driver was so fun and safe. The salt mines are amazing, but the Inca spots (moray and sacred valley) are just incredible. We also got to taste chicha and went to see the alpacas and the women working on them, we didn't feel forced to buy anything. Overall a great time and good for your first day in Cusco to get settled with the altitude. And if you get Junior as a guide you're really lucky!
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Michael_b
Nov 21, 2024
Great way to see a lot - I enjoyed the visit to the alpaca / llama wool weaving / knitting co-op in Chinchero, it was interesting getting to feed the llamas / alpacas and seeing the process involved going from dirty wool to amazing finished products. No high pressure sales, but a huge variety of high quality hand made products. The Maras salt ponds and the the Moray archaeological site were both interesting. We also stopped for a delicious buffet lunch at Sonesta Posadas de Inca Yucay, which was the best meal I have had in 10 days in Peru. This was a great way to see a lot and end up in Ollantaytambo where we saw more interesting ruins and caught the train to Machu Picchu. The driver and guide (Carlos) were both great.
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Westgrant2000
Nov 4, 2024
Sacred Valley tour with Exploor - Another early start for us with our guide Mick arrived at our hotel exactly as arranged. He used WhatsApp to keep us informed of pickup etc. It was big day visiting the Sacred Valley. First stop was to feed llamas and Alpacas 🦙 with a demonstration on how they produce the wool and garments. Then we were shown the store full of amazing products. As we were doing a private tour we were the only people there. Next we visited Moray to see the terraces used by the Incas to experiment with crops. Then a visit to the salt harvesting area where they extract the salt from a saltwater spring which is 5 x saltier than seawater. We then visited a place that brews and sells Chicha, which is a traditional Peruvian beer made from corn, pretty good. I got a shot of the Skylodge hanging on the side of a cliff, would you stay there? After lunch we went to Ollantaytambo. We caught the scenic train to Machu Picchu from there the other day and didn’t even see the ruins. So fortunately this tour took us there. It was spectacular and it would have been a shame to miss it, but I suppose if you missed it you wouldn’t know. 🤷♂️
Again I must say our guide Mick and driver Erwin (not sure I spelled that right) from Exploor were fantastic and very informative. I highly recommend them.
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Katerx5810tz
Nov 3, 2024
Great tour of the Sacred Valley - Marilu was a fantastic guide- she was fun and very knowledgeable. A great way to explore the sacred valley and learn more about the area.
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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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Lillian_h
Oct 26, 2024
Excellent tour - This was a wonderful day. Jorge was a great guide, very knowledgeable. The day was just a couple of hours too long. It was all so interesting and my favorite part was the Salt Flats.
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