The Sacred Valley is the valley formed by the Urubamba (Vilcanota) River.
It was the nerve center of the Inca civilization and is currently one of the main destinations in South America.
It is home to many colonial villages where you can see the daily life of the people of the Andes, ancient Inca cities abandoned almost intact.
It is the “Spiritual Center in South America” and one of the best places to practice adventure sports in Peru.
But it is also an excellent place to buy traditional Andean textiles, handicrafts and other typical Andean objects, including gold and silver jewelry.
Sacred Valley of the Incas
This day we will start with the pick up from your hotel at 7:00 am. Approximately to go to the town of Chinchero, where we will find buildings of Inca walls and its colonial church that awaits 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 Inca times, especially in agriculture.
After that 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 to the city of Urubamba where we will enjoy our buffet lunch and continue our journey to Ollantaytambo, known as “The Last Living Inca City”.
Ollantaytambo reminds us of a mythical love story, drama that makes love prevail over all obstacles, it is believed that this city was built by the Inca General Ollantay, in a moment of rebellion against the royal army of the Inca to prevent his union with the beautiful princess Cusi Qoyllor “Beautiful Star”.
Once finished the 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 shop for handicrafts and then finish visiting the Archaeological Park of Pisac, Inca archaeological sites, buildings in polished stone finely assembled.
We will be back in Cusco at 7:00 pm. Approximately.
- Pick up from the hotel for the start of the tour.
- Tourist transportation.
- Buffet lunch (in the town of Urubamba).
- Professional tour guide in Spanish or English.
