Sacred Valley of the Incas

Description

*If the day you are taking the tour you have a train ticket towards Aguas Calientes, it should be from 4:45 pm on, considering that the tour in the Ollantaytambo archaeological site ends at 4:00 pm and you need time to get to the train station. It should be noted that you will miss the visit to Chinchero and it will be necessary you to inform to the guide that you will end the tour in Ollantaytambo the same day of the tour.

Itinerary

We will begin the tour going to Písac, 40 minutes from the city of Cusco. Here, we will have time to go over the craftwork market, before continuing towards the archaeological site. Once there, the guide will give us important historical information, before give us free time to traverse the site on our own.

After that, we will go to Urubamba, where we will have our buffet lunch (check the optional service), so we have energy for our next visit: Ollantaytambo. We will go up the terraces to visit the sun temple ruins and learn a little bit more about the construction techniques used by quechuas. Then, we will walk by an original Inca Trail to descend to our starting point, with views of the close valleys and the same ruins we visited a moment ago.

Finally, we will go towards Chinchero, place where we can visit the church and admire the paintings, sculptures and altars that witness the history of the building from its construction in the 17th century.

Back in Cusco, we will say goodbye to our guide and the vehicle will leave us in a point close to the Main Square after 10 hours of activity.

*Entrance fee prices subject to change without previous notice.

About the Cusco tourist ticket

The tourist ticket allows you the access to the different places of interest in Cusco. We recommend you to buy it before the beginning of your activity, at Palacio Kusikancha, Calle Maruri 340, Cusco, to expedite the entrance time and take advantage of the time visiting the places, or you can buy it at the first viisting site of your itinerary, though. There are two types:

• Full tourist ticket:
  • Peruvians: S/. 70 per person.
  • International visitors: S/. 130 per person.
• Partial tourist ticket:
  • Peruvians: S/. 40 per person.
  • International visitors: S/. 70 per person.

*The payment has to be in cash, with soles.

The full tourist ticket is valid for all the places in the three circuits available, in a period of 10 days, while the partial tourist ticket is valid for only one of the three circuits, in a period of one or two days, depending on the circuit. To see the detail of the places included in every circuit, visit the tourist ticket site.