The sacred valley of the incas is a popular destination in Cusco highly prized by the incas .It has rich agricultural lands, breaktaking inca ruins and opportunities to explore the living ancient cultures a place of natural beauty and ancient agricultural terraces. , this valley also known as Vilcanota River considered a great place to acclimatize to the altitude in Cusco.
Full day journey through ancient villages inca ruins visit a textil palace ,craft markets and inca ruins in pisac , fortress in Ollantaytambo, discover Moray terraces ,circles set into the ground that were once used by the Incas for experimentation with crops ,the salt mines and Chinchero. if you are thinking to be in peru you should definitely visit the Sacred valley of the incas.
Availability : Every day
Tour duration : 7:00 Am to 6:30 pm (11 hours)
Difficulty : None
Places to visit : Awanacancha (Textile palace), Pisac Market and inca ruins , Ollantaytambo, Salt mines of Maras , Moray (Laboratory of the incas ) and Chinchero craft market , colonial temple and inca Complex
The Super Sacred Valley tour start at 7:00 Am, Our tour guide and our driver will pick up you from your hotel , we will take private van heading to Awanakancha (place of weaving which is 30 minutes away from Cusco, Our first stop is entertaining , culturally and friendly place to experience alpacas, vicuñas, guanacos and andean culture afterwards we will continue and stop at lookout (Mirador de Taray ) to enjoy breathtaking views of the Urubamba Sacred Valley then we will visit the traditional and famous Pisac Market where native andean people come down from the mountains to show and sell their product such as vegetables , potatoes , carrot ,textiles (they are weavers too) this market is open for every day and the busiest day is on Sundays, we will have guided tour and then we will continue by our private tourist transportation our journey to the Pisac Inca Archeological site which is located on top of Pisac Mountain in the Sacred Valley. This Inka site is a most impressive Inkan complex , here your guide will take you to the most important places and spots to get loads of amazing pictures of the ruins.afterwards we will drive for about 45 minutes through the corn farms , ancient andean houses and amazing landscapes to reach Urubamba, here we will stop for lunch. buffet-style and all fresh and cooked the same day. After lunch we will drive for about 30 ,minutes to Ollantaytambo, where you find Inka monoliths on the top of the mountain and many inka stones that were taken from 4 km away.the tour guide will lead you to the Temple of the 10 Niches temple of the Sun and Moon, you will learn about this living Inka town, then continue to visit the Salineras of Maras , a huge salt mine which was used in the pre-colonial times. Water rising from a subterranean stream is channelled through pools where it evaporates and leaves behind pure salt crystals.You will be able to see more than 3000 evaporation chambers/salt pools which they still use to process the salt and provide for the entire Cusco region, Once you are done Salt Mines of Maras, you will visit Moray Inca ruins and the amazing Inca Laboratory series of terrace circles set into the ground that were once used by the incas . This is where they learned about the different microclimates of the region, as from the bottom to the top the temperature varies and they developed many different strains of produce here. Finally on you we visit Chincheros small andean village. here we will enjoy are breaktaking views of the Sacred Valley Vilcabamba range and the snow capped Salkantay mountain . Chinchero known as mythical birthplace of the rainbow.there is a traditional Market which is less crowded that the Market at pisac if you would like there are a small textile center where the andeana native people make a demonstration how to make a natural sweaters , Gloves , scarf from Alpaca Wool afterwards we will get to visit the famous catholic church, which was built over the Inca palace. then we will come back to Cusco and we will drop you off in your hotel in Cusco .
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What else to say about this beautiful, historic and amazing place. We hiked up the Wayna piccu to get an overlook on the maccu piccu and where lucky. It was absolutely breathtaking!
Our trip in May was my second to Cusco and the first one for my friend. I already had in mind to visit WaynaPicchu since I couldn’t do it in my first trip (my kids were too small for such a hike) and it was more than I expected. Maybe it was the anticipation, or maybe it was the hour hike it took to get there…
It was an awesome climb! And it was Not near as physically challenging as the four day Inca Trail. Looks intimidating but it was fairly safe for a 60+ year old (that is in good physical shape). It took my wife & I about 30 to 40 minutes to climb. It had steel cable handrails along the mountain side for many parts of the climb. You should be acclimated to the elevation prior to climbing. And train on hikes and/or stair master. Spectacular views. Worth the climb and price.
