SACRED VALLEY – FULL DAY

Important information

Level of difficulty

1 - EASY

Activity

Cultural

Accommodation

Without accomodation

Altitude

2 800 m.a.s.l. (normal) - 3 400 m.a.s.l. (maximum)

Group size

10 people (maximum)

Temperature

15 - 25 °C

SACRED VALLEY – FULL DAY

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The Sacred Valley of the Incas, in the Peruvian Andes, is made up of numerous rivers that descend through gorges and small valleys. It has numerous archaeological monuments and indigenous people. This valley was much appreciated by the Incas due to its special geographical and climatic qualities.

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The Sacred Valley of the Incas, in the Peruvian Andes, is made up of numerous rivers that descend through gorges and small valleys; It has numerous archaeological monuments and indigenous peoples. This valley was much appreciated by the Incas due to its special geographical and climatic qualities.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

ITINERARY - DAY 1

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

DURATION: ALL DAY
CATEGORY: CULTURAL
DEPARTURES: DAILY FROM 7:00 AM TO 19:00 PM
DIFFICULTY LEVEL: 1 – EASY
GROUP: 17 – 20
ACCOMMODATION: NO

ITINERARY - DAY 1

ITINERARY:

We will pass by the hotel very early after breakfast between 6: 30 – 6: 50am. We will begin our tour from the imperial city of Cusco passing through landscapes full of flora along the way, in 45 minutes we will arrive at our first destination Chinchero, an artisan town located at 3700 mts, the highest point between Cusco and the Sacred Valley, in this place we will visit the archaeological zone of the same name, its colonial temple of the virgin of Monserrat Nativity and finally we will visit a craft center. Here we will know the whole process of the textiles.

Culminating our trip we will head towards our second destination, Moray, a place where agricultural experimentation was carried out with different products of the sierra, coast and jungle, after this place we are a tour in the salt mine located in a valley area, here you will find more than 4800 salt pools, nowadays the most quoted in and out of Peru. In this place you will be able to differentiate the different types of salt both for cooking as well as medicinal.

After the visit we will descent towards the heart of the sacred valley of the Urubamba. In this place we will have a delicious Andean buffet lunch. After 25 minutes, you will arrive at the city of the living in Ollantaytambo called a resting place in the time of the Incas. This place keeps many mysteries about its construction, here we will find the famous temple of the sun-the ten niches-temple of the water-condors among others.

After our visit we will have 1 hour and 20 minutes to enjoy nap while traveling to the last place of visit, Pisac. In this site is the largest cemetery of the Incas in South America- we also find cultivation terraces and irrigation systems among others. Culminating the visit we will stop in the town of Pisac and then return to Cusco, arriving approximately at 7:00pm to the main square of Cusco.

This tour is perfect for those who wish to uncover more about the Incan history of Cusco. With great tour offers, we assure you that you will be able to have a good time for less!

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