The Sacred Valley tour is one of the classic and important tours in Cusco, also known as «the Sacred Valley of the Incas with connection to the sanctuary of Machu Picchu». This is a very famous tour because it visits different important places of the Sacred Valley:
Pisac and the typical local handicraft market and the archaeological site, then you will continue along the Vilcanota River until you reach the town of Urubamba, where you will enjoy the typical Peruvian buffet lunch. Later you will visit the archaeological site of Ollantaytambo, to finally go by tourist train to Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu town) where you will spend the night in one of our hotels. And the second day, early in the morning, you will visit and be guided in the Inka Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, enjoy this wonder of the world.
Hotels within the Historic Center
08:20 am
We will pick you up from your hotel at 8:20 am in our tourist bus, and then we will go to visit the Sacred Valley of the Incas and different archaeological sites such as: Pisac and Ollantaytambo.
The first place we will visit will be the typical local handicraft market of Pisac, where we will have the opportunity to appreciate different kinds of sweaters, scarves and hats made of alpaca, wool, etc. After this brief stop, we will continue to the archaeological site of Pisac. We will have to walk approximately 10 minutes to get there. Here we will have a guided tour of approximately 1 hour, where we will visit the most important places, such as the place of agriculture, the cemetery of the Incas, the temple of the sun, etc..
After visiting Pisac we will continue to Urubamba in our bus and around noon we will stop at a typical restaurant to enjoy our typical Peruvian lunch (buffet).
After our lunch we will drive 30 minutes more to visit the archaeological site of Ollantaytambo. Here you will discover again the magnificence of the Inca constructions and the beauty of the local people with their traditional costumes. End of the visit to the sacred valley at 15:45 hours.
(The train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes is at 16:36 pm, arrival in Aguas Calientes at 18:20 pm).
After our tour we will drop you off at Ollantaytambo train station, from where you will take the train at 16:36 pm to Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu town). You will travel by train approximately one hour and 45 minutes from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes where our transfer will be waiting for you to take you to our hotel (Overnight in hotel).
After enjoying your delicious breakfast at the hotel, we will visit the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu.
Early in the morning we will take the bus from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu. This short bus ride will take approximately 30 minutes. During the bus ride you will appreciate the fantastic and beautiful landscapes full of plants and beautiful flowers, and you will also see the Vilcanota River. Then we will visit Machu Picchu with our professional guide who will lead us throughout the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu for approximately 3 hours. Then you will have free time to visit more places of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu and take the best pictures in the places you like.
If you want to visit Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu mountain you can go after our guided tour in Machu Picchu if you have an entrance ticket.
After visiting Machu Picchu, we will return to Aguas Calientes in our bus where you can enjoy your delicious lunch. Later you will have to return to Ollantaytambo by train, and then travel by bus to Cusco (please arrive at the train station 30 minutes before departure time).
Tourist train, from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo.
Bus, from Ollantaytambo to Cusco.
