What to pack

What to Pack for a Sacred Valley Day Tour: the checklist

Everything you need for 11 to 13 hours between the plateau and the valley floor — tick it off as you pack.

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In short

Packing, in short

For a Sacred Valley day tour, pack layers for a cold morning and a warm afternoon, sun protection, water, shoes with good grip and some soles in cash. In the rainy season, add a rain jacket. The day runs from 2,790 m to 3,762 m, so the temperature changes a lot between stops.

Lunch is included, so you only need snacks if you like to have them.

Clothes: Layers + light jacket
Sun: Sunscreen, hat, sunglasses
Shoes: Good grip, not boots
Cash: Soles for market and extras
Rainy season: Rain jacket or poncho
Lunch: Included

No need to bring

Already covered

Lunch — the buffet in Urubamba is included
Transport between the sites
A first-aid kit — there is one on board
Your entrance tickets, if you added them in the Add-ons step

Before you go

Check the altitude

From 2,790 m in Ollantaytambo to 3,762 m in Chinchero: see what that means for your first days.

Altitude, stop by stop

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Inca terraces of Pisac on the Traditional Sacred Valley day tour

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Relaxed pace

Traditional Sacred Valley Tour

11 hPickup 7:20 AMEasy

The three big names of the valley — Pisac, Ollantaytambo and Chinchero — plus the Taray viewpoint and a buffet lunch.

TarayPisacOllantaytamboChinchero

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Circular Inca terraces of Moray on the Super Sacred Valley tour

5 places · full route

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Super Sacred Valley Tour

12–13 hPickup 6:20 AMEasy

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

ChincheroMorayMarasOllantaytamboPisac

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Travelers with their guide on a private Sacred Valley day tour

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Families & friends

Private Sacred Valley Day Tour

2–12 travelersYour own vehicleYour own guide

Either route with a vehicle, driver and guide just for you. Lunch at 14 Inkas. Per-person price drops as the group grows.

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Packing questions

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Comfortable shoes with good grip. The terraces of Pisac and Ollantaytambo have uneven stone steps; hiking boots are not necessary.

Yes, a warm layer. Mornings are cold, especially on Super Sacred Valley, which leaves at 6:20 AM and starts on the plateau at Chinchero (3,762 m), while the afternoon on the valley floor is usually warm.

Enough soles for the market and small extras. If you added your entrance tickets in the Add-ons step, you do not need cash for them.

In the rainy season, yes. Even in the dry season, a light jacket is useful for the wind on the plateau.

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Before your day out

The Sacred Valley floor, lower than Cusco

Sacred Valley altitude, stop by stop

Why most of the day is lower than Cusco.

Hotel pickup in Cusco

Booking your day tour, step by step

From choosing the date to the pickup message.

Buffet lunch in Urubamba

What’s included

What the tour price covers

And what you pay on your own.

The Day Tour network

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