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Sacred Valley complete express Full-Day Tour from Cusco: Five Inca Sites

Cusco, Peru · 12h · 1–19 people

Runs in Spanish English

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Machupicchu Luna Tours

Cusco, Peru · Agency

My name is Carlos Luna. I hold a degree in Tourism with more than 15 years of experience in Peru's tourism and inbound travel …

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Spend one day in the Sacred Valley with hotel pickup in Cusco, visiting Chinchero, Moray, Maras, Ollantaytambo and Pisac with a bilingual guide.

Highlights

  • Five Sacred Valley landmarks in one day: Chinchero, Moray, Maras, Ollantaytambo and Pisac
  • Inca engineering up close: Moray's microclimate terraces and the Maras salt pans
  • Natural-dye weaving demonstrations in Chinchero and the artisan market in Pisac
  • Option to end in Ollantaytambo for an evening train to Aguas Calientes
Join me for a full day through the heartland of the Inca Empire. We leave Cusco at 7:00 a.m. and wind through Andean valleys and traditional Quechua villages, stopping at five of the Sacred Valley's best-known places. We start in Chinchero, once the royal estate of Emperor Tupac Yupanqui, where local weavers demonstrate spinning, natural plant-dyeing and backstrap-loom techniques. Then we see Moray's circular agricultural terraces, where each level has its own microclimate, and the glistening salt pans of Maras, worked by local families since pre-Inca times. After a lunch break in Urubamba, we climb the stone terraces of the Ollantaytambo fortress and wander its original Inca streets. We end at Pisac's hilltop archaeological park, then drive back over the mountains to Cusco around 7:00 p.m. If you're catching an afternoon or evening train to Machu Picchu, we can finish in Ollantaytambo if we arrange it beforehand.

What's included

  • Hotel pickup in Cusco (historic center area)
  • Round-trip tourist transportation with a professional driver
  • Certified bilingual tour guide (English / Spanish)
  • First-aid kit and emergency assistance on board
  • Local Buffet Lunch in urubamba

Not included

  • Cusco Tourist Ticket (Boleto Turístico), required for Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Chinchero and Moray: partial circuit S/ 70; full 10-days ticket S/ 130 /
  • Maras Salt Mines entrance: S/ 20 for foreign visitors / S/ 10 for Peruvians, paid in cash at the entrance
  • Personal travel or medical insurance

What to bring

  • Cash in small Peruvian Soles bills for tickets, lunch, water, restrooms and souvenirs
  • Lightweight waterproof jacket or poncho, especially November to April
  • Sturdy sneakers or light hiking shoes with good grip
  • SPF 50+ sunscreen, sunglasses, hat or cap, and a reusable water bottle
  • Small daypack (10-20 L) for water, camera, extra layers and essentials

Know before you go

  • Hotel pickup between 7:00 and 7:30 a.m. in Cusco's historic center
  • Ollantaytambo and Pisac involve climbing steep, uneven Inca stone staircases
  • Chinchero sits at 3,762 m (12,342 ft)
  • If you're taking a Machu Picchu train, arrange in advance to end the tour at Ollantaytambo station
  • The Maras entrance fee is paid in cash at the checkpoint

Pickup: Anywhere within 900 m of Cusco. You agree the place with your guide after booking.

Meeting point: Pickup at your hotel in Cusco's historic center

Drop-off: calle heladeros.

Cancellation policy: Free until 24 hours before: Full refund if you cancel at least 24 hours before the start. After that, no refund.

Cancel within that window and you get your full deposit back. After it, you do not get your deposit back. If the guide cancels, you always get your deposit back.

What you'll do

  1. 1
    Hotel pickup and departure from Cusco
    Private vehicle transfer (30min)
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    We collect you from your hotel in the historic center and head north toward the Sacred Valley, with views of snow-capped peaks and highland plains.

  2. 2
    Chinchero and weaving center
    Craft demonstration, Guided tour (40min)
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    watch local artisans demonstrate spinning, plant-dyeing and backstrap-loom weaving.

  3. 3
    Moray agricultural terraces
    Guided tour, Photo stop (60min)
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    See the concentric circular terraces the Incas used as an agricultural research station, with temperature differences of up to 15°C between levels.

  4. 4
    Maras Salt Mines
    Guided tour, Photo stop (60min)
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    Visit the terraced salt pans fed by a natural subterranean spring, harvested by hand by local families since pre-Inca times.

  5. 5
    Lunch break in Urubamba
    Free time (45min)
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    Sacred Valley complete express Full-Day Tour from Cusco: Five Inca Sites

    Free time to eat at a local buffet restaurant in urubamba.

  6. 6
    Ollantaytambo fortress and Inca town
    Hiking, Guided tour (90min)
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    Sacred Valley complete express Full-Day Tour from Cusco: Five Inca Sites

    Climb the stone terraces to the Temple of the Sun and the pink granite monoliths, and walk the original Inca streets and canals.

  7. 7
    Pisac archaeological park
    Local market visit, Guided tour (60min)
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    Sacred Valley complete express Full-Day Tour from Cusco: Five Inca Sites

    Visit the hilltop park with its terraces, ceremonial temples and valley views

  8. 8
    Return to Cusco
    Scenic drive (30min)
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    A scenic drive over the mountains, finishing with drop-off near the Plaza de Armas / historic center.

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