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Ollantaytambo Ruins: what to see on the tour

Q: How long do we stay in Ollantaytambo?

1 h 30 on the Traditional and 1 hour on Super Sacred Valley. Both routes arrive at 2:00 PM, after lunch in Urubamba.

Q: Can I end the tour in Ollantaytambo for the train to Machu Picchu?

Yes. Both routes offer the Ending in Ollantaytambo option at the same price. Suggested trains and how it works: ending in Ollantaytambo. Ending there, the Traditional visits Pisac and Ollantaytambo (not Chinchero), and Super Sacred Valley visits Chinchero, Moray, Maras and Ollantaytambo (not Pisac).

Q: How high is Ollantaytambo?

2,790 m, the lowest point of the day and about 560 m below Cusco.

The western end of the Sacred Valley, the lowest point of the day and the town where the trains to Machu Picchu leave.

2,790 m · lowest point of the day Traditional: 2:00 PM · 1 h 30 Super Sacred Valley: 2:00 PM · 1 h

In short

Ollantaytambo, in short

Ollantaytambo, at 2,790 m, is the lowest point of the day and the stop both routes share, at 2:00 PM. You climb the terraces of the fortress-temple up to the Temple of the Sun, then walk a town still lived in on its Inca street plan. The Traditional gives it 1 h 30; Super Sacred Valley, 1 hour.

It is also where the trains to Machu Picchu leave: either tour can end here at the same price.

Altitude: 2,790 m · lowest point of the day
On the Traditional: 2:00 PM · 1 h 30
On Super Sacred Valley: 2:00 PM · 1 h
What you see: Fortress-temple · Temple of the Sun · town
Entrance: Partial Cusco Tourist Ticket
Train to Machu Picchu: End the tour here, same price

What you see

Four things to see in Ollantaytambo

The fortress-temple terraces

Wide terraces climb the hillside above the town — the climb that frames the whole visit.

The Temple of the Sun

At the top of the site: large, finely fitted stone blocks, explained by your guide.

The living Inca town

Narrow streets and water channels, still lived in and still following their Inca layout.

The station for Machu Picchu

Trains to Machu Picchu leave from here; finish your day tour in town if you are taking one.

Your time here

How long you stay, route by route

Reference times from our regular departures.

Traditional route

1 h 30

Arrival 2:00 PM

An hour and a half after lunch: enough to climb the fortress-temple at an easy pace and walk through the streets of the town.

See the Traditional · from US$30 →

Super Sacred Valley route

1 h

Arrival 2:00 PM

One hour after lunch, focused on the fortress-temple and the Temple of the Sun, before the drive east to Pisac.

See the Super Sacred Valley · from US$32 →

Tips

Make the most of Ollantaytambo

Take the climb slowly: the terraces are steep but short.
Keep water and a hat for the afternoon sun.
Taking the train? Book the Ollantaytambo ending and plan how you carry your luggage.
Look down from the top: the town’s Inca street grid is easy to see.

Entrance

Covered by the Tourist Ticket

Ollantaytambo is one of the sites of the partial Cusco Tourist Ticket on both routes. Add it in the Add-ons step when you book, or pay it in soles on the day.

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Everything in the valley in one outing: Chinchero, the Moray terraces, the Maras salt pans, Ollantaytambo and Pisac.

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1 h 30 on the Traditional and 1 hour on Super Sacred Valley. Both routes arrive at 2:00 PM, after lunch in Urubamba.

Yes. Both routes offer the Ending in Ollantaytambo option at the same price. Suggested trains and how it works: ending in Ollantaytambo. Ending there, the Traditional visits Pisac and Ollantaytambo (not Chinchero), and Super Sacred Valley visits Chinchero, Moray, Maras and Ollantaytambo (not Pisac).

2,790 m, the lowest point of the day and about 560 m below Cusco.

Yes, the partial Cusco Tourist Ticket covers Ollantaytambo on both routes. Add it in the Add-ons step when you book, or pay it in soles on the day.

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