Peru · Culture

9-Hour Sacred Valley Tour with Pisac Market and Ollantaytambo

9 Hours Round trip from Sacred Valley Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Amazing views across the Sacred Valley of the Incas
  • 02 Wander through the famous Pisac local market where barter is still practiced
  • 03 Visit the archaeological site of Ollantaytambo
  • 04 Meet local communities and experience traditional Andean life
  • 05 Learn how locals knit and dye textiles while hearing stories of their beliefs and culture
  • 06 Taste chicha, the local corn beer, at a traditional chicheria

Explore the Sacred Valley of the Incas with amazing views from the mountaintops and wander through the labyrinth of the famous Pisac local market. Visit impressive archaeological sites, including Ollantaytambo, and go off the beaten track to experience local life and culture in Peru's Sacred Valley. Along the way, meet local communities, learn about traditional textile-making, and taste chicha, the region's corn beer.

Along the way, meet local communities, learn about traditional textile-making, and taste chicha, the region's corn beer.

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At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 9 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Urubamba, Písac, Ollantaytambo
Languages English, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

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Day 01

Sacred Valley, Pisac and Ollantaytambo Experience

  • Drive into the Sacred Valley, centred around the Urubamba River.

  • Explore ancient Incan citadels, scientific stations, and villages.

  • Travel to Pisac, situated at the heart of the Sacred Valley, an ideal place to see Andean life up close.

  • Discover the bustling craft market, where the barter system is still an accepted method for buying goods.

  • Interact with the locals in this area, who live in a very traditional way, cultivating wheat, potatoes, corn, beans, and quinoa.

  • Have lunch in Urubamba town, the capital of the Sacred Valley.

  • Stop at a chicheria along the way and taste the local drink called chicha, which is actually corn beer.

  • Visit the nearby archaeological site of Ollantaytambo.

  • Learn how the locals knit and dye textiles, and hear stories of their local beliefs and culture.

Sacred Valley mountaintops, Písac market, Ollantaytambo archaeological site

Where this trip takes you

Sacred Valley mountaintops, Písac market, Ollantaytambo archaeological site

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Sacred Valley 3 cities · 9 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Guide

  • Transportation

What's Not Included

  • Entrance fee

  • Lunch

  • Tips

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Sacred Valley, 08670, Peru
Tour start
Sacred Valley, 08670, Peru
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 9 hours finish where they began, in Sacred Valley.

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