3 places
Relaxed pace
Traditional Sacred Valley Tour
The three big names of the valley — Pisac, Ollantaytambo and Chinchero — plus the Taray viewpoint and a buffet lunch.
TarayPisacOllantaytamboChinchero
Duration12–13 hours
Pickup6:20 AM, central Cusco
MealsBuffet lunch
TransportTourist transport
Group sizeMax. 17–18
GuideEnglish and Spanish
Highest point3,762 m (Chinchero)
DifficultyEasy
The complete route in a single day: Chinchero, Moray, the Maras salt mines, Ollantaytambo and Pisac. It leaves an hour earlier than the Traditional and costs US$2 more — in exchange, you trade the Taray viewpoint for the two places travelers most often ask us about.
Highlights
Moray’s rings of terraces, where each level sits at a slightly different temperature.
Included
The Maras salt pans: thousands of small pools on a hillside, harvested by hand.
Included
A weaving demonstration in Chinchero before the Inca terraces and the colonial church.
IncludedYour day, hour by hour
Times from our regular departures. Traffic and weather can shift them a little, and the order of stops may change slightly.
1
6:20 AM
Pickup in Cusco
Your guide picks you up from your hotel, Airbnb or a meeting point in the historic center. The early start is what makes room for five sites in one day.
3,350 m
2
7:40 AM
Chinchero
Follow alpaca fleece through a weaving family’s hands — spun into yarn, dyed with plants, woven on a waist loom — then walk through the Inca terraces and the colonial church.
1 h 153,762 m
3
9:30 AM
Moray
Circular terraces sunk into the ground like an amphitheater. The Incas used the difference in temperature between levels to try out crops.
45 min3,500 m
4
11:00 AM
Maras salt mines
A hillside of more than 3,000 salt pools, filled by a single salty spring and worked by families from the local community.
45 min3,385 m
5
12:30 PM
Buffet lunch in Urubamba
Andean buffet at Rustica — or at 14 Inkas, Don Ángel or Tunupa if you upgraded when you booked.
50 min2,871 m
6
2:00 PM
Ollantaytambo
A compact visit: the terraced fortress-temple, the Temple of the Sun and a few lanes of the Inca town below.
1 h2,790 m
7
4:50 PM
Pisac
The terraces and the Intihuatana in the late light, then half an hour in town for the craft market and its silver workshops.
50 min+ 30 min in town3,250 m
8
7:00 PM
Back in Cusco
Drop-off in the historic center.
3,350 m
What’s included
Included
- ✓Hotel or Airbnb pickup in central Cusco, and drop-off in Cusco
- ✓Tourist transport all day
- ✓Certified bilingual guide (English and Spanish)
- ✓Buffet lunch at Rustica, Urubamba
- ✓Instant email confirmation
- ✓First-aid kit on board
Not included
- ✕Partial Cusco Tourist Ticket (Chinchero, Moray, Ollantaytambo, Pisac)
- ✕Maras salt mines entrance
- ✕Travel insurance
- ✕Drinks and snacks
- ✕Tips and shopping
Entrance tickets: add the Tourist Ticket and the Maras entrance to your booking in the Add-ons step of the checkout, or pay them in cash (soles) on the day. Which ticket do I need?
Upgrade your lunch
Included
Rustica
US$32 per person
Included on the Super Sacred Valley tour
How lunch works →Book with RusticaBest seller
14 Inkas
US$36 per person
+US$4 on the Super Sacred Valley tour
See 14 Inkas →Book with 14 InkasUpgrade
Don Ángel
US$46 per person
+US$14 on the Super Sacred Valley tour
See Don Ángel →Book with Don ÁngelGoing on to Machu Picchu? Finish the day in Ollantaytambo, where the trains leave, for the same US$32: the tour visits Chinchero, Moray, Maras and Ollantaytambo; Pisac is not visited.
Book ending in OllantaytamboHow booking works
1 Date, lunch and travelers2 Tickets in Add-ons3 Pay on WeTravel4 Pickup time on WhatsApp the night before
Book with flexibility
Refunds by notice
The earlier you cancel, the more comes back to you.
Date changes
Usually possible with reasonable notice and seats on the new date.
Weather and strikes
If we can’t operate, you choose a new date or a refund.
Questions about this tour
Five sites and a sit-down lunch take time. Leaving at 6:20 AM puts you in Chinchero at 7:40 AM and leaves room for Moray and the Maras salt mines before lunch. You are back in Cusco around 7:00 PM.
Two: the Partial Cusco Tourist Ticket, which covers Chinchero, Moray, Ollantaytambo and Pisac, and a separate entrance to the Maras salt mines. Add both to your booking in the Add-ons step of the checkout, or pay them in cash (soles) on the day. Tickets explained.
No. It is a shared group of 17–18 travelers at most, with a certified bilingual guide and the same buffet lunch as the Traditional. The difference is the route. For a vehicle and guide reserved for your group alone, see the private day tour.
Yes, at the same price of US$32. Choose Ending in Ollantaytambo when you book; you stay in town after the visit instead of riding back to Cusco. Ending there, the tour visits Chinchero, Moray, Maras and Ollantaytambo; Pisac is not visited.
The difficulty is easy. The steepest parts of the day are the terraces of Ollantaytambo and Pisac, and you can take them at your own pace. The highest point is Chinchero, at 3,762 m.
If this is your only day in the valley and Moray and Maras are on your list, this one. If you prefer a 7:20 AM start and longer visits to Pisac and Ollantaytambo, the Traditional. Side-by-side comparison.
Stay in touch
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Emailinfo@sacredvalleydaytour.com
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