Sacred Valley of the Incas
The Sacred Valley of the Inkas is one of the most important place located one hour driving from Cusco it was so sacred for Inkas because has lot of farmland, the main products Inkas cultivated were corn, potatoes, quinoa, and coca leaves considered a sacred plant, that’s why they built important places like , Pisaq, Ollantaytambo, through the whole Valle is a river called Vilcanota, the one that Inkas considered as the terrestrial representation of the milky way, also we can observe snow cap mountains such , Pitusiray, Sawasiray, Chicon, Pumawanka, Wakaywillka, Salkantay, sacred mountains and God protectors for Inkas, and still nowadays the communities respect all of them. To visit all those places we have to do it by our private transportation because they are far from each other, and our professional local guide will explain all the mysteries and enigmas of each place and to visit them there is an entrance fee which is called boleto turístico.
All the places you can visit in the Sacred Valley with boleto turístico are: Chinchero, Moray, Pisaq, and Ollantaytambo. The salt mine requires another entrance fee.








Detailed Itinerary
- We pick you up from your Hotel and we drive to the Sacred Valley on the way we will have amazing views and lookouts, once we arrive to Pisaq archeological site with magnificent terraces our guide will explain everything about the place and show all the most important sectors and also you will do a little hike to the religious area to see the most famous building “Intihuatana” the agricultural sundial, then we will drive through the Sacred Valley to visit Ollantaytambo with amazing boulters call the temple of Sun then we walk around the site to see the temple of water and the temple of Condor, on the way back to Cusco we will stop at Chinchero where the Inkas buildings mix with catholic temple.
- Pisaq: Pisaq Archeological site is located in the Sacred Valley of the Inkas about 30 km (18.6 miles) from Cusco city and at 2972 meter (9759 feet) above sea level, on the way the scenery it's amazing there are lookouts, Pisaq was built for agriculture to cultivate corn, also has its own dwelling sector, militar area and astronomical place with the famous agricultural sundial (Intihuatana), it's the only place that has more than 3000 thumbs.
- Ollantaytambo: Ollantaytambo is around 72 km (44.7 miles) from Cusco, at 2792 meters (9160 feet) above sea level, the name comes from Ollantay dramatics wrote in 1776 for the locals evangelization, the place was Manco Inka headquarter in 1536 when he organized the rebellion against spaniards, in 1537 was a big battle it has lot of terraces for agriculture, temples for Inkas divinities, Water fountains for cleansing, and the famous face of Tunupa in the mountain that was considered the main God of Ollantaytambo.
Included
- Private Transfer from/to Sacred Valley
- Private Guide spanish and english speaker
- Entrance fee to different archeological site (boleto turístico)
- Lunch when requested
Not included
- Airfare
- Transfer from/to the Airport
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Lunch when no requested
- Tips
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