Explore the best of the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu in only two days and one night. You will visit Awanacancha, Pisaq Market, Pisaq Inca Site, and Ollantaytambo while you make your way to Aguas Calientes and visit early Machu Picchu the next day for sunrise.
Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu tour is one of the travelers” favorite tours in Cusco. You will be able to visit Awacancha (Alpaca and Llama farm), the Ancient tombs of Pisaq, the handicraft market, and Ollantaytambo’s beautiful town. From Ollantaytambo, you’ll take the train to Aguas Calientes and spent the night ina 3-star hotel. The second day is visiting the World Heritage Site, Machu Picchu citadel, visiting the Sungate or Inca Bridge, terraces, palaces, temples. Later you’ll take the Vistadome Panoramic train back to Cusco. Student Discount: DAY 1: CUSCO –SACRED VALLEY – AGUAS CALIENTES Pick your hotel at any location in Cusco city at 8 am and drive for 30 minutes with your exclusive transportation and tour guide to Awanacancha, Where you’ll see llamas and alpacas viñuna, and guanaco. Your guide will explain to you the main difference between these famous South American animals, visit the textile center to learn the weaving process, how the locals get the natural colors, and you can shop as well. It’s then another 30 minutes to Lookout Point of the Sacred Valley to take a spectacular view of the Andes, Urubamba River, and the Sacred Valley’s farming lands on the Incas. You’ll then visit the Pisaq Archaeological site, located on top of the Mountains with impressive stone walls, Agricultural terraces, irrigation systems, and the Inca Empire’s largest Cemetary. After exploring with amazing views, you’ll drive to visit the Local handcraft Pisaq Market, where artisans offer their ceramics, textiles, jewelry, Andean instruments, alpaca products, and souvenirs. Then go for 1 hour to Urubamba for Lunch in a Local Restaurant with various local Peruvian dishes, using fresh products from the area. The second part of the tour is driving to Ollantaytambo, The Last Living Inca citadel, named this way because the current city is built above the ancient Inca buildings. The locals here used the same foundations, the same doorways from the Inca Buildings. They just made the second floor; even the water channels have run with water since Inca Times. Ollantaytambo also has an impressive archeological site with temples, terraces, storehouses, and we can find the heaviest Inca monolithic transported from another mountain located 5 km away. After exploring the city, you’ll take the train to Aguas Calientes and spent the night in a hotel (Intipunku or Similar). Entrance fees: Included Wake up early in your hotel, have breakfast, and you’ll take the first buses up to Machu Picchu. Upon arrival, you need to show an original passport at the checkpoint to enter the citadel. Your tour guide will take you on a short hike first to the Sungate of Inca bridge before taking you to explore the fortress. The will be a guided tour for about 3 hours, visiting the most remarkable terraces, storehouses, temples, palaces, and giving some free time to explore by yourself or take the extra hikes to Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain (Montaña). These additional hikes are optional and not included in the tour. After exploring Machu Picchu, you’ll take the bus down to Aguas Calientes, have lunch (not included), and take the Vistadome Panoramic train Back to Ollantaytambo and then our modern van back to Cusco. The arrival time is around 7.30 pm back to your hotel. Entrance fees: Included PLACES WE VISIT: Awanakancha (Lama and Alpaca farm). It is located 30 minutes outside of Cusco, where you’ll see the traditional Inca animals: llamas, alpacas, viñunas, and guanacos. Your tour guide will explain to you the difference between them, the weaving process, and techniques. Pisaq Inca Site (The largest Cemetery of the Incas). Located on top of the Mountains at 2975 m, this is one of the most beautiful archeological sites after Machu Picchu in the Sacred Valey, surrounded by impressive walls, agricultural terraces, tunnels, bridges, storehouses, and the Cemetery, considered as one of the Pre-Columbus Cemetary of the Inca Empire. Pisaq Market (Salineras). Pisaq has one of the most famous markets in the Cusco region. Locals bring to sell their handcrafted ceramics, textiles, jewelry, Andean instruments, alpaca products, and souvenirs, drawing hundreds of visitors every day. A large part of the market is oriented to tourism nowadays. However, it is still possible to see, especially on Sundays, when the local communities come to Pisaq to participate in colorful dresses. Ollantaytambo (Last living Inca Citadel). Ollantaytambo is located 94 Km from Cusco, the entrance to Machu Picchu, as the central train station is located just outside the city. The modern town lies above the ancient buildings with narrow cobblestone streets, water channels, a city that has been continuously inhabited since the 14th Century. That is why the town is called the last living Inca citadel. At the Spanish Conquest, it was used as a stronghold during the Battle of Ollantaytambo. Machu Picchu (Lost Inca City). The Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu is nestled high in the Andes slopes, a unique testimony of the great Inca civilization, a masterpiece of art, architecture, and urban engineering. Discovered accidentally in 1911 by the American explorer Hiram Bingham III, he was looking for Vilcabamba, the Last Capital of Incas, from 1536 to 1572. Today is a World Heritage Site and one of the New Seven Wonders. Important to know
Overview
Highlights of the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu Tour
Price per person: 498.USD
To book the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu Tour, you need to make an initial payment of 140.USD per person, the remaining balance can be paid online, in installments, or Cusco with any credit card at no booking fees at all.
All travelers under 17 will have a $35. If you are 25 years old or under at the time of traveling, you can get the 35$ discount with your student ID. Please advise by email to give you a code for the discount.
Itinerary of the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu Tour
Transportation: Private van and train
Tour Guide: Professional Guide
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Hotel: 3-star hotel in Aguas Calientes
Transportation: Panoramic train and Private van
Tour Guide: Professional Guide
Meals: Not Included
Hotel: Not Included (you must book in Cusco)
Included in the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu Tour
Not Included in the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu Tour
What to Take on this trip
Covid-19 measures to keep you safe during traveling
Inquire
Book Now
