We have 4 Options for you to enjoy and discover the Sacred Valley of the Cusco region.
Option ONE Tour of Chinchero , The Salt mines of Maras and Moray and Option TWO Ollantaytambo , Pisaq Archeological site and traditional market are way to experience the Sacred Valley as a one or two day tour. Option THREE Tour of Chinchero , The Salt mines of Maras and Moray, Ollantaytambo and Option FOUR Pisaq Archeological site and traditional market. The Salt mines of Maras and Moray, and Ollantaytambo are a combination of the Option ONE and TWO tour destinations in a single day format.
Please read on to discover the details of these Tours and choose what fits in with your travel plans.
Quick Links to Scroll – Option TWO – Option THREE – Option FOUR
Sacred Valley Option ONE.
Tour Highlights:
Tour of Chinchero , The Salt mines of Maras and Moray.
Duration:
This is a 5 hour tour approx.
Tour description and Itinerary.
We will pick you up from your hotel 9am (The pick up time is flexible). We then drive to our first destination to visit Chinchero.
In Chinchero we will visit an Inca town located at 3777m with very beautiful landscapes where we will be able to see streets of the Inca period and bases of the houses. Chinchero has a colonial chapel that was built on an ancient Inca temple and is more than 400 years old.
Then we will go to one of the cooperatives where the native women of the area will teach us how to obtain the colors of plants and insects for the dyeing of alpaca wool. This is in the same tradition the yarn and fabric were preserved using the ancient techniques of the Incas .
Returning to our transport we will go to the salt mines of Maras to see how the Incas worked to obtain this precious mineral. Nowadays the people of Maras continue extracting the salt in the same way that our ancestors the Incas did.
From here we continue and drive 20 minutes to Moray an agricultural laboratory where we will observe Andean terraces from the time of the Incas in circular form. There are a total of 4 Inca laboratory in this area of which we will visit 2. It is worth noting that they are unique throughout Peru and the world, the impression they you experience in the first moment is to be watching an amphitheater.
The Tour ends and we return you to your hotel.
Other options/additions:
Zip Lining addition fee 40USD per person
Included in this Tour:
Professional Driver Guide and all Transportation
Transport vehicle details:
1 to 3 People Sedan Car
4 to 6 People Van or SUV
Not included:
Tickets to Cusco and Sacred Valley Archeological sites. Ticket options. Partial Ticket 70 soles plus 10 soles salt mines or purchase the Full Ticket 130 soles per person for both places valid for10 days. Purchase these tickets at the first site we visit Chinchero. Cash only please in Soles.
Prices for this 5 hour tour:
1 Person 120 USD
2 People 150 USD
3 People 180 USD
4 People 200 USD
Any larger than 4 people groups we will advise the fee by email. Payment for the Tour is due after the Tour finishes
Sacred Valley Option TWO
Tour Highlights:
Ollantaytambo and Pisaq Archeological site and traditional market.
Duration:
This is a 7 hour tour approx.
Tour description and Itinerary
Pick up time will be 8am or 9am from your Hotel or we can pick you up from the Airport in Cusco.
We then will drive to Ollantaytambo, we want to start with this place early in the morning, to avoid possible crowds to enjoy it mostly to ourselves.
Ollantaytambo is a beautiful Inca City built with huge stones. we will visit the religious sector where we walk around and visit the Temple of the Sun, Temple of the Water and Inca terraces. After we walk to the old Ollantaytambo urban sector and visit one of the old Inca Houses to have an idea how it looks from the inside.
From here we head to Pisaq but before we get there, Optional and and with an additional fee, we can stop to try the corn beer in an Inca Bar (optional) and then stop for lunch in a house with a Peruvian Family or take lunch in a Buffet restaurant.
After lunch we will drive to the Pisaq archeological site high above Pisaq village. Pisaq is an amazing citadel with the largest Inca terraces and many native people living around. Then we drive to famous Pisaq traditional market where you will have time to walk around to enjoy the market, to do some shopping. We will also show you the Colonial Oven, and you can try the typical empanadas.
The Tour ends and we return you to your hotel.
Other options/additions:
Peruvian Family or take lunch in a Buffet restaurant. 15USD per person
Also we can finish the tour at Ollantaytambo train station
Included in this Tour:
Professional Driver Guide and all Transportation
Transport vehicle details:
1 to 3 People Sedan Car
4 to 6 People Van or SUV
Not included:
Tickets to Cusco and Sacred Valley Archeological sites. Ticket options. Partial Ticket 70 soles for Sacred Valley or purchase the Full Ticket 130 soles per person for both Cusco and Sacred Valley valid for10 days. Purchase these tickets at the first site we visit Ollantaytambo. Cash only please in Soles.
Prices for this 7 hour tour:
1 Person 120 USD
2 People 150 USD
3 People 180 USD
4 People 200 USD
Any larger than 4 people groups we will advise the fee by email. Payment for the Tour is due after the Tour finishes
Sacred Valley Option THREE.
Tour Highlights:
Tour of Chinchero , The Salt mines of Maras and Moray, Ollantaytambo
Duration:
This is a 8 hours tour approx.
Tour description and Itinerary.
We will pick you up from your hotel 9am (The pick up time is flexible). We then drive to our first destination to visit Chinchero.
In Chinchero we will visit an Inca town located at 3777m with very beautiful landscapes where we will be able to see streets of the Inca period and bases of the houses. Chinchero has a colonial chapel that was built on an ancient Inca temple and is more than 400 years old.
Then we will go to one of the cooperatives where the native women of the area will teach us how to obtain the colors of plants and insects for the dyeing of alpaca wool. This is in the same tradition the yarn and fabric were preserved using the ancient techniques of the Incas.
Returning to our transport we will go to the salt mines of Maras to see how the Incas worked to obtain this precious mineral. Nowadays the people of Maras continue extracting the salt in the same way that our ancestors the Incas did.
From here we continue and drive 20 minutes to Moray an agricultural laboratory where we will observe Andean terraces from the time of the Incas in circular form. There are a total of 4 Inca laboratory in this area of which we will visit 2. It is worth noting that they are unique throughout Peru and the world, the impression they you experience in the first moment is to be watching an amphitheater.
We then will drive to Ollantaytambo, Ollantaytambo is a beautiful Inca City built with huge stones. we will visit the religious sector where we walk around and visit the Temple of the Sun, Temple of the Water and Inca terraces. After we walk to the old Ollantaytambo urban sector and visit one of the old Inca Houses to have an idea how it looks from the inside.
The Tour ends and we return you to your hotel.
Other options/additions:
Included in this Tour:
Professional Driver Guide and all Transportation
Transport vehicle details:
1 to 3 People Sedan Car
4 to 6 People Van or SUV
Not included:
Tickets to Cusco and Sacred Valley Archeological sites. Ticket options. Partial Ticket 70 soles for Sacred Valley or purchase the Full Ticket 130 soles per person for both Cusco and Sacred Valley valid for10 days. Purchase these tickets at the first site we visit Chinchero. Cash only please in Soles.
Prices for this 8 hour tour:
1 Person 130 USD
2 People 180 USD
3 People 210 USD
4 People 240 USD
Any larger than 4 people groups we will advise the fee by email. Payment for the Tour is due after the Tour finishes
Sacred Valley Option FOUR.
Tour Highlights:
Pisaq Archeological site and traditional market. The Salt mines of Maras and Moray, and Ollantaytambo
Duration:
This is a 9 hours tour approx.
Tour description and Itinerary
Pick up time will be 8am or 9am from your Hotel or we can pick you up from the Airport in Cusco.
We then will drive to Pisaq archeological site high above Pisaq village. Pisaq is an amazing citadel with the largest Inca terraces and many native people living around. Then we drive to famous Pisaq traditional market where you will have time to walk around to enjoy the market, to do some shopping. We will also show you the Colonial Oven, and you can try the typical empanadas.
Returning to our transport we will go to the salt mines of Maras to see how the Incas worked to obtain this precious mineral. Nowadays the people of Maras continue extracting the salt in the same way that our ancestors the Incas did.
From here we continue and drive 20 minutes to Moray an agricultural laboratory where we will observe Andean terraces from the time of the Incas in circular form. There are a total of 4 Inca laboratory in this area of which we will visit 2. It is worth noting that they are unique throughout Peru and the world, the impression they you experience in the first moment is to be watching an amphitheater.
We then will drive to Ollantaytambo, Ollantaytambo is a beautiful Inca City built with huge stones. we will visit the religious sector where we walk around and visit the Temple of the Sun, Temple of the Water and Inca terraces. After we walk to the old Ollantaytambo urban sector and visit one of the old Inca Houses to have an idea how it looks from the inside.
The Tour ends and we return you to your hotel.
Other options/additions:
Also we can finish the tour at Ollaytaytambo train station
Included in this Tour:
Professional Driver Guide and all Transportation
Transport vehicle details:
1 to 3 People Sedan Car
4 to 6 People Van or SUV
Not included:
Tickets to Cusco and Sacred Valley Archeological sites. Ticket options. Partial Ticket 70 soles for Sacred Valley or purchase the Full Ticket 130 soles per person for both Cusco and Sacred Valley valid for10 days. Purchase these tickets at the first site we visit Pisaq. Cash only please in Soles.
Prices for this 9 hour tour:
1 Person 140 USD
2 People 190 USD
3 People 220 USD
4 People 250 USD
Any larger than 4 people groups we will advise the fee by email.
Payment for the Tour is due after the Tour finishes
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