Cusco, Pisaq, Urubamba, Ollantaytambo and Chinchero
The tour starts in Cusco at 7:30 AM. Your guide will pick you up from your hotel lobby in Cusco. We will travel by private car to the Sacred Valley of the Incas for around 45 minutes. On the way, we will stop at strategic viewpoints, where we will be able to see the Sacred Valley and learn about Inca history.
Once we arrive at Pisaq, we will visit the famous traditional craft market. Then, we will drive towards the ruins of Pisac, where we will see impressive agricultural terraces on the mountain and beautiful Inca temples.
After exploring, we head to the town of Urubamba, about a one-hour drive away, where we will stop for lunch at a local Andean restaurant. This meal is not included in the tour. They usually offer a buffet lunch, which costs USD 20 per person.
After lunch, we will drive along the Urubamba River towards Ollantaytambo. Once we reach this village, we will visit the Inca City and the important area of Inca construction built during the height of the Inca period. Ollantaytambo Fortress constituted a strategic military, agricultural, and religious center used to administer and control the Sacred Valley of the Incas. This is deduced from the constructions that were presumably used as agricultural deposits and for military purposes, such as walls and watchtowers, probably to protect themselves from jungle ethnic groups.
This archaeological site comprises a series of overlapping terraces, showing impressive large stone blocks that were finely carved and placed on the upper terrace, where the descendants of the Incas are still living in Inca houses.
On the way back to Cusco, we will visit the picturesque village of Chinchero, where there are remains of the "Royal Hacienda of Tupac Inca Yupanqui." You will admire its well-preserved Inca wall in the Main Square and visit the beautiful colonial temple with impressive frescoes on the portico.
This temple was built on the foundations of an Inca building. Here, we can also visit its artisan market and enjoy a demonstration of the natural dyeing of wool and textiles.
The tour of the Sacred Valley ends in Cusco at approximately 6:00 PM.
