Full-Day Tour to Sacred Valley: Ollantaytambo, Chinchero, Yucay Museum and Lunch
Description
During the morning, you are picked up from your hotel in Cusco to visit the town of Chinchero, a traditional Cusco urban center located at an elevated point with a beautiful view of the valley. The inhabitants of this area preserve the artisan traditions and the inherited knowledge of the Incas. There are also archaeological remains and a beautiful seventeenth-century church. Then, you are transferred to the Living Museum of Yucay. A center Andean traditions interpretations, where demonstrations of the elaboration of textile work, adobe, pottery and silverware are carried out in the same way in which they used to in antiquity. Transfer to Ollantaytambo where you have free time for lunch. After this, visit the town and local archaeological site, inhabited uninterruptedly since Inca times, and climb the iconic fortress, built next to a mountain. At the end of this activity, you are transferred back to your hotel. *Visits on Sundays include a tour to the Chinchero market.
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Itinerary
Chinchero is located 28 km from the city of Cusco, at 3,780 meters above sea level. Its main square is an extraordinary fusion between Inca and colonial architecture. Its church is one of the best examples of Cusco religious art, it was built on Inca walls, with an altar decorated in gold leaf in the Baroque style.
This is a centre Andean traditions interpretations where you can see demonstrations of the elaboration of textile work, silverware and pottery.
Ollantaytambo, a typical example of urban planning of the Incas still inhabited like in the past. You will find here a great archaeological complex called fortress although it was a tambo, a resting and lodging place for long distance travellers.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
- Pick-up from hotels located at Cusco Historic Center.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- It is important to inform us the name of the hotel where you are staying to coordinate your activity
- Children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Rates do not apply for Peruvians or foreign passengers whose stay exceeded 60 days in Peru because sales taxes are not included in the above total and, if applicable, will be collected by the local operator.
- To visit Ollantaytambo fortress, it is important that you acquire your Cusco Tourist Ticket (BTC)
- The visit to the Chinchero church will be made from the outside only; entrance is not included.
Reviews(11)
We loved the experience in the sacred valley and especially our Edmund Guide. A very cultured person, passionate about the culture of his country and very friendly. We had a lot of fun and learned a lot. Thanks to our favorite auca! Greetings, the Argentine warriors
Queridos guerreros argentinos, ¡Muchas gracias por su comentario! Nos alegra muchísimo saber que disfrutaron de su experiencia en el Valle Sagrado y que nuestro guía Edmundo hizo de su viaje algo memorable. Sin duda, él es un apasionado de la cultura peruana y siempre se esfuerza por brindar lo mejor a nuestros viajeros. Nos llena de orgullo haber sido parte de su aventura. ¡Esperamos recibir a los guerreros argentinos de nuevo muy pronto!
I made this excursion inside a guided circuit. The Guide of this tour, Juan, explained well, but unfortunately I would not recommend this tour. It doesn’t seem logical for me to spend just 2 hours in total visiting the archaeological sites of interest, Chinchero and Ollantaytambo (without leaving even a moment free and also doing it on horseback), 1 hour to eat, and the rest of the day (almost 4 hours) to visit obligatory commercial premises, in which it is clear that the Guide or the agency take some kind of profit. Especially when half the group had already visited a similar place the previous day (textile center). I also consider that excessive time is wasted in picking up and transferring tourists to the various hotels (about 1 hour), rather than having a common hotel for everyone.
This tour we loved, the best has been the archaeological site of Ollantaytambo and Chinchero. Also the visit to the community of weavers has been very interesting. But I think the Yucay Museum can be taken off the tour, it did not bring us anything new to what we had already been seeing and learning from the Inca culture. Lunch was very good and complete. I highlight our Guide Saul, a very polite person with a lot of knowledge of the history of the place.
Querido amigo, Muchas gracias por compartir tu experiencia con nosotros. Nos alegra saber que disfrutaste del tour al Valle Sagrado, especialmente de los sitios arqueológicos de Ollantaytambo y Chinchero, así como la visita a la comunidad de tejedoras. Apreciamos tu sugerencia sobre el Museo de Yucay; tomaremos en cuenta tus comentarios para mejorar nuestro itinerario. Nos alegra también que el almuerzo y el guía Saúl hayan sido de tu agrado. Gracias por tu feedback y por elegirnos para tu aventura. ¡Esperamos verte pronto en otro tour!
Very little time to visit historical places, spending too much in alpaca wool stores that do not contribute anything.
Good and educational experience. Tourist guide knowledgeable about the areas visited and explained in a simple way. The only thing that the Agency must coordinate is for one of its employees to accompany us in the process of boarding the train to Machupicchu. Our experience was not good on boarding.
The organization was impeccable, they met the schedules, the delicious lunch in a beautiful hotel and the accompaniment of the guide Larry, very generous with his stories, experiences and friendliness.
Spectacular views! The Peruvian culture is very rich told by excellent guides, they took us to a hotel for lunch that was very good!
Our guide and driver were friendly, knowledgable & on-time. We all enjoyed this tour very much and highly recommend LimaTours.
Beautiful places, the Lima tours guides are always attentive and friendly...they make it special. The tours are beautiful..recommended..
Es un placer haberlo llevado a conocer estas fascinantes joyas arqueológicas de Cusco. ¡Gracias por su comentario!
The visit was incredible, every place visited, I was surprised and marveled, I again emphasize the quality, professionalism and enthusiasm of the guides in all the accompaniment Lunch was very nice and food very delicious
¡Gracias por tu reseña! Nos alegra que hayas quedado maravillado con toda tu experiencia en el Valle Sagrado. Aún hay mucho más por conocer, si nos dejas llevarte :)
