Sacred Valley of the Incas Full-Day Tour from Cusco
Cusco, Peru
Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: 1 day
The famous tour of the Sacred Valley of the Incas is a great option for people who want to enjoy the beauty of this wonderful Andean Paradise. Explore the Inca ruins of Ollantaytambo, Pisac, Chinchero, and much more. This tour starts and ends in Cusco.
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The famous tour of the Sacred Valley of the Incas is a great option for people who want to enjoy the beauty of this wonderful Andean Paradise. Explore the Inca ruins of Ollantaytambo, Pisac, Chinchero, and much more. This tour starts and ends in Cusco.
Your local tour operator will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco, then take you to meet with your bus driver and start the tour of the Sacred Valley of the Incas. After a 30-minute ride, you will arrive at your first stop of Qorao. Here you will get to appreciate the beautiful work of local artisans at one of the traditional markets. You will have the chance to buy some souvenirs and, of course, take pictures with llamas.
After the market, head to the lookout, Mirador, of the Sacred Valley, where you can take great pictures of the Andes Mountains and the surrounding valley.
Shortly after, head to the traditional and trendy town of Pisaq where you will visit the markets and learn a bit more about the lifestyle of the local people. After that, visit the archaeological complex and see the agricultural terraces, Inca cemeteries and royal Inca buildings.
After visiting the markets and ruins of Pisaq, you will surely have worked up an appetite. So with that in mind, head to the town of Urubamba for a tasty buffet lunch.
Later in the afternoon, head to Ollantaytambo which was built to guard the entrance to this part of the valley and to protect the Incas from possible invasions. Walk the streets and see the archaeological complex of this quaint town to get a clear idea of what this military, religious, and cultural center was really like during the period of the Inca Empire.
Later, on the way back through the valley and to Cusco, visit the picturesque village of Chinchero where you will see the remains of the royal estate of Tupac Inca Yupanqui and a colonial temple. While there, you will also see the well-preserved Inca Walls at the main plaza and learn about the history of the sites.
At the end of your tour, return to Plaza Regocijo in Cusco and be transferred back to your hotel around 7:30pm.
Your local tour operator will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco, then take you to meet with your bus driver and start the tour of the Sacred Valley of the Incas. After a 30-minute ride, you will arrive at your first stop of Qorao. Here you will get to appreciate the beautiful work of local artisans at one of the traditional markets. You will have the chance to buy some souvenirs and, of course, take pictures with llamas.
After the market, head to the lookout, Mirador, of the Sacred Valley, where you can take great pictures of the Andes Mountains and the surrounding valley.
Shortly after, head to the traditional and trendy town of Pisaq where you will visit the markets and learn a bit more about the lifestyle of the local people. After that, visit the archaeological complex and see the agricultural terraces, Inca cemeteries and royal Inca buildings.
After visiting the markets and ruins of Pisaq, you will surely have worked up an appetite. So with that in mind, head to the town of Urubamba for a tasty buffet lunch.
Later in the afternoon, head to Ollantaytambo which was built to guard the entrance to this part of the valley and to protect the Incas from possible invasions. Walk the streets and see the archaeological complex of this quaint town to get a clear idea of what this military, religious, and cultural center was really like during the period of the Inca Empire.
Later, on the way back through the valley and to Cusco, visit the picturesque village of Chinchero where you will see the remains of the royal estate of Tupac Inca Yupanqui and a colonial temple. While there, you will also see the well-preserved Inca Walls at the main plaza and learn about the history of the sites.
At the end of your tour, return to Plaza Regocijo in Cusco and be transferred back to your hotel around 7:30pm.
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