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Full-Day Sacred Valley Exploration from Cusco: Visiting Pisac and Ollantaytambo
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Pisac
Discover the Sacred Valley of the Incas on this full-day excursion from Cusco. Travel to the scenic town of Pisac where you’ll visit the local market and see mass if traveling on a Sunday. Then, head over to the ruins of the Ollantayambo Fortress and the Temple of the Sun, a mysteriously built structure with massive 12 foot (3.5m) tall stones.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Pisac Market - Travel back in time to the Sacred Valley of the Incas with a day that begins in Pisac. This native town was once where “exchange transactions” took place.
In this type of transaction, customers would exchange one good for another instead of using currency.
Visit the market of Pisac where you can purchase beautifully crafted products hand-made by the locals.
On Sunday, the main attraction is a mass celebrated in Quechua and conducted in Spanish. It is attended by the mayors and their attendants who play traditional musical instruments called “pututos.”
Afterwards, you’ll enjoy a typical Peruvian lunch (included in price) before visiting the fortress of Ollantaytambo and its main attraction, the Temple of the Sun. Built using massive stones, each one approximately 12 feet (3.5m) tall, this temple was used as a fortress during the time of the Incan civil war.
- Joyeria Pisac Pachamama - Time to buy jewels of reknown peruvian silver. Rings, necklaces, pendants, earrings, looms, alpaca sweaters, or some precious figures.
- Archaeological Park Ollantaytambo - Afterwards, you’ll enjoy a typical Peruvian lunch (included in price) before visiting the fortress of Ollantaytambo and its main attraction, the Temple of the Sun.
Built using massive stones, each one approximately 12 feet (3.5m) tall, this temple was used as a fortress during the time of the Incan civil war.
What's Included
- Pickup & drop-off from your hotel or lodging.
- Admission ticket to Ollantaytambo Archeological Site (with ticket option).
- Buffet Lunch
- Expert Professional guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Carbonated beverages
Additional Information
- Note: Consider that there are two purchase options, with and without tickets included. Check which option you choose, if you take the non-ticket option, the price is not included.
Location
Pisac Market
Central Plaza, Centro
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Sara_d
May 28, 2024
Great tour and guide! - The tour was wonderful, our tour guide, Alex, was great, kind, and knowledge about the ruins! Personally the climb up Ollantaytambo was intense but probably cause I am out of shape, once up there the views were gorgeous and worth the mild heart attack! I was with my husband and 7 year old son, and he definitely enjoyed the views. The Alpaca farm was cool and the products are great but it’s definitely meant so you can buy the well made baby alpaca products. I think the prices were great for the garments we got. I kinda of wish we could have spent more time with the native woman that dyes the materials, but that was cut short so they could show us the garments. The Pisac market was big and there were so many things to buy. Alex was also great at telling us about being aware of fakes or low quality products in the markets, the importance or bartering and haggling for the products of up to 30-40 %, which was nice to know! The lunch was good as well.
The views were definitely breathtaking when we made our stop. The return to Cuzco after the tour was great since we took a different path than when we started.
Let me also give a shoutout to our driver on thr tour!
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Mercedes_i
May 15, 2024
Great tour guide! - Adriel was the BEST tour guide! He was passionate, energetic, informative and had many personal stories to share. I learned so much on this tour and highly enjoyed our short walks at Pisaq and Ollantaytambo. There was ample time for shopping, but it also didn’t stretch on for too long if you weren’t interested. I highly recommend this full day tour.
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Jerika_s
May 12, 2024
This tour was very... - This tour was very informative and punctual. The lunch buffet was wonderful, and all the sites were incredible to see. If you are looking for an easy way to see several locations around Cusco with one easy tour, I recommend!
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Marion_h
May 9, 2024
Luis is a great guide! - Luis was a fantastic tour guide and he had a great driver. I was the only English speaking participant but Luis gave me just as much attention as he did to his Spanish speaking tourists. We were given plenty of exploration time at each stop. And Luis provided in depth explanation of history. Felt I really learned a lot from him. Lunch was a buffet that had a great selection. The pork belly was very good. Didn’t care for the stop at the alpaca site. It was a little touristy and it was an attempt to get us to buy stuff. When in Pisaq, I didn’t care for the jewelry store demo. And I recommend when given free time to explore the town of Pisaq, skip the market and head up to the mountain for a hike in the ridges. You have to pay s/10 to enter. Luis was very accommodating when we were delayed getting home by a parade in one of the villages and I couldn’t wait until we returned to Cusco to use the bathroom. Don’t forget to bring your own supply of tissue and hand sanitizer. Bring snacks and bottled water. You can leave things in the van. I recommend on booking any tours that has Luis as the guide. He makes it the best experience.
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Marion_b
May 7, 2024
Great Pisac tour - Abton was a great guide, provided a lot of great information. Pisac and Ollantaytambo were fabulous. We had a private guided tour and it was well worth the price.
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Sayali_t
May 6, 2024
Beautiful and absolutely worth it! - Once again, after a great Machu Picchu trip, Viator did an amazing job with this tour too. My special compliments and appreciation for our tour guide Julio Eacalante. He is extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and very kind. He made sure all the people in our group were together and never left behind. He went out of the way to make this trip wonderful for us. All the sites covered in this trip were great. The restaurant where we stopped for lunch was also very beautiful with great food. Overall, this was a great trip.
After 2 days of this tour, I ran into Julio again in the Cusco Cathedral where he was leading a city tour. I felt like I was meeting an old friend again.
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Ayolola_e
Apr 28, 2024
Completely worth it! - This was a very well-rounded and well-paced tour! Pisac and Ollantaytanbo were stunning, and Aldo provided us with plenty of interesting useful information. The included buffet was also delicious and featured a range of Peruvian food that I hadn't been able to try yet. I would also recommend staying on to visit Chinchero if you have the option, it was fascinating and enlightening to see the work that goes into putting together gorgeous alpaca wool products.
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Jane_c
Feb 21, 2024
A fabulous day with Frank and Jordan!! - The scenery heading into the Sacred Valley is fantastic. The Market was amazing and Pisac is a lovely little town. The Inka historic site of Ollantaytambo was fascinating and we had the most delicious lunch in a beautiful restaurant in beautiful gardens. However the best part of the tour was our guide Frank and our trusty driver Jordan. Frank was very knowledgeable, his English is excellent and we learned so much about all spots we saw along the way, the culture, the agriculture of the area, the history and the way of life of the people in these towns. The views are this tour are spectacular. We were the only people on the tour so we were very well cared for! Highly recommend this tour!
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Laura_e
May 20, 2024
Very memorable. Henry was so knowledgeable - Olllataytambo was magnificent, the sun temple was the biggest highlight. Also very much enjoyed the alpaca/yarn tour and shopping in Pisac. However our opinion is that lunch should not be last on the schedule—we didn’t get to lunch until 3. Perhaps eat before entering the ruins.
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Mary_s
Apr 13, 2024
The Sacred Valley is... - The Sacred Valley is quite beautiful. The lunch stop was excellent. The place was very clean, the buffet was plentiful and the grounds were very pretty.
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