Highlights
- Visit all the most significant places in the Sacred Valley of the Incas
- Opportunity to interact with the local population and enjoy the mountain scenery
- Learn about Andean textiles
Description
SACRED VALLEY - FULL DAY:
This day we will start with the pick up at the meeting point at approximately 7:00 am to go to the town of Chinchero, where we will find Inca wall constructions and its colonial church that holds a lot of history, we will also have a small participation in the textile center.
Continuing our visit, we will go to the famous circular cultivation terraces of Moray, this archaeological site was very important in the Inca era, especially in agriculture.
Then we will descend to the salt mines of Maras, a picturesque place for its landscapes, here we will visit more than 3000 salt wells, this salt was used by the Incas for their consumption.
We will arrive at the city of Urubamba where we will enjoy our buffet lunch and continue our trip to Ollantaytambo, known as 'The Last Living Inca City'.
Once we have finished our visit to Ollantaytambo we will go to the picturesque town of Pisac located on the slopes of the Intihuatana hill (“Place where the Sun is tied”).
We will enter the indigenous market of Pisac, which is the best place to buy handicrafts and then we will finish by visiting the Pisac Archaeological Park, Inca archaeological sites, buildings in polished stone finely assembled.
We will be back in Cusco at approximately 7:00 pm.
Includes
Pick up at the meeting point
Round trip transportation
Buffet lunch
Professional English/Spanish speaking tour guide
First aid kit and oxygen bottle for emergencies
Trekking stick
Excludes
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Breakfast
Tourist ticket (PEN 70.00) for Chinchero, Moray, Ollantaytambo and Pisac
Tourist ticket (PEN 10.00) for the Maras Salt Mines
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
