Sacred Valley Full Day Tour

Duration

Full Day

Tour Type

Day trip

Group Size

15 people

Languages

Es / Eng

About this tour

The Sacred Valley of the Incas gives us the opportunity to get to know one of the most important places in Cusco.

During your tour we will be able to know the villages that include terraces or terraces (Agricultural and Ornamental), fields located near the famous Vilcanota River and a pleasant climate, making this valley a magical and very comfortable place.

Is also a excellent alternative to be able to acclimatize to the altitude if the visit Machu Picchu or other places. It has the term of Sacred Valley because it has a variety of Culture and Traditions in each village about agriculture mainly due to the microclimates that each contains.

This experience is intended for all ages.

Itinerary

This day we will start with the pick up from our hostel at 7:00 A.M. approximately to go towards the town of Chinchero, where we will find constructions of Inca walls and its colonial Church that quite a bit of history awaits, we will also have a small participation in the textile center.
Continuing our visit, we will go to the famous terraces cultivation circulars of Moray, this archaeological site had much importance in the Inca era, and especially in agriculture.
After that we will descend towards the Salineras de Maras, a place picturesque for its landscapes; here we will visit more than 3000 salt wells, this salt was used by the Incas for consumption.
We will arrive at the city of Urubamba where we will enjoy our buffet lunch we will continue our trip towards Ollantaytambo, known as “The last Living Inca City”.
Ollantaytambo reminds us of a mythical love story, a drama that makes prevail love before all obstacles, it is believed that this city was built by General Inca Ollantay, in a moment of rebellion against the royal army of the Inca by preventing their union before the beautiful princess Cusi Qoyllor “”Beautiful Star”.
Once the visit to Ollantaytambo is over, we go to the picturesque town of Písac located on the slopes of the Intihuatana hill (“Place in where the Sun is moored”), we will enter the indigenous market of Pisac, which It is the best place to shop for handicrafts and then finish visiting the Archaeological Park of Písac, archaeological sites Inca finely assembled polished stone constructions.
We will be back in Cusco at 7:00 pm. about.