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Sacred Valley Tour: Explore Pisac and Ollantaytambo
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391 Ratings
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.
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:
24 hours
Highlights
- 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…
- 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. - 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
- Guide in live bilingual Spanish and English service
- Admission ticket to Ollantaytambo Archeological Site (if option selected)
- Buffet Lunch
- Pickup & drop-off from your hotel or lodging
- Guide in live bilingual Spanish and English service
- Admission ticket to Ollantaytambo Archeological Site (if option selected)
- Buffet Lunch
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Alcoholic beverages
- Carbonated beverages
- 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.
- Pick-up times will be provided one day in advance.
- 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.
- Pick-up times will be provided one day in advance.
Location
Pisac Market
Central Plaza, Centro
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
4.4
(391 Ratings)
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Ccrider1984
Mar 12, 2025
A must do in Cusco - To be honest, this trip was prearranged and I wasn’t sure what to expect. It was incredible! Pickup from out hotel was right on time, took a smaller van thru the city to pick up other guests and then we moved to a full size bus where we met our tour guide, Rony. They provided a guide each for English and Spanish speakers. While it is a lot of driving, we made 4 stops that were each so different, beautiful and helped us learn much more about the Inkas than I would have gotten if I only went to Machu Picchu. Pisaq and Ollantaytambo were equally as stunning, lunch was in a beautiful spot by the river, many options for dietary restrictions or choices. The market was great to shop and it felt nice to be supporting a small community rather than in the city. Finally, the stop in Chinchero was very near to learn about the many traditions passed down and used in craft making. It was a long day but Rony is an experienced tour guide and made the day both educational and fun. Highly recommend and if possible, before you go to Machu Picchu to help you appreciate and learn about the valley and the Incan Trail.
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Sarah_s
Jul 19, 2024
Sacred Valley tour - We end up having a private tour for my family, it was wonderful. Our tour guide was able to tell us a lot about the area, along with answering questions that we had about the area and the ruins. Very friendly. We had wonderful Driver. We even, got back ahead of schedule since we were the only ones in the tour.
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N8363eanataliad
Jul 2, 2024
Adriel is the best theist guide ever! - He say was very well organized. We had plenty of time for each activity and Adriel kept the team on time to be able to meet all the places in the itinerary. He gave us a great overview of Inca history and the historical context of what we were looking at. He brought local fruits for us to try which were delicious.
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Nolan_m
Jun 16, 2024
Excellent Trip for Those That Want a Deeper Sacred Valley Experience - Really incredible tour of the sacred valley! Perfect if you would like to go at a little slower pace with a smaller group and really get a chance to experience the history of the sacred valley! Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable and even took us to a few little-know spots within the valley so we could get away from the crowds! Cannot recommend enough.
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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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Georsadd_g
Apr 6, 2025
Our guide was awesome and... - Our guide was awesome and the places we visited were incredible! The last stop was Pisac, where we met some local jewelers and had time to explore the market. Definitely recommend it!
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Lesa_m
Aug 30, 2024
Inca ruins , market - Your guide was great, sites were great! With this one be careful to find out what’s included prior because even though it was stated that entrance fees were included we had to pay again at the sites .
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Brione_p
Aug 16, 2024
Great tour with ruins and shopping - This was a fun tour through the Sacred Valley. First stop is Pisac where you meet with local jewelers and have time to wander through the market. Then we had lunch in a fabulous location along the river with a great buffet of food. Then we went to Ollantaytambo. I knew we would be seeing the ruins there. I was not prepared for hiking them (but that's my fault for not knowing more about the ruins). It was not a difficult hike; I just wasn't prepared with the best shoes and no hair tie (I have long hair and it was very windy so my hair was in my face the whole time). Our guide was fantastic. He had a lot of knowledge about the area and was very easy to talk to. He made a point to have individual conversations with each party in the group. He helped some of the group shop in the markets. And he was very accommodating of a guest who was not feeling well. My only suggestion would be to reverse the trip and go to Ollantaytambo first as hiking the ruins on a very full stomach was not ideal. This is definitely a fun tour if you want to see and learn about some of the ruins and ancient culture but also want to spend time in the markets as there were markets in both Pisac and Ollantaytambo.
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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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