Sacred Valley & Salt Flats Tour (A Journey to the Heart of the Incas)
Description
07:00 AM We leave the city of Cusco for Chincheros, a picturesque town known for its impressive colonial church and agricultural terraces, where you can learn the art of traditional fabric. Then, we head to the Salineras de Maras, a unique landscape of thousands of small salt pools used since pre-Inca times. Later, we explored Moray, an archaeological complex of circular terraces that are believed to have functioned as an agricultural research center to experiment with different microclimates. After a delicious lunch in Urubamba (Tunupa Restaurant), the heart of the Sacred Valley, we visited Ollantaytambo, an impressive Inca fortress, famous for its huge terraces and history as one of the last bastions of resistance. Finally, we arrive in Pisac, with its spectacular mountaintop archaeological complex, which includes temples, squares and a canal system. We finish with the return to the city of Cusco
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Itinerary
On this day tour of the Sacred Valley, you will visit the impressive sites of Chinchero, known for its market and traditional textiles; the Salineras de Maras, with its salt terraces in a unique landscape; the agricultural complex of Moray, famous for its circular terraces; After a delicious lunch in Urubamba, we will visit the monumental archaeological site of Ollantaytambo. you will conclude the tour with a visit to the ruins of Pisac, famous for its viewpoint and agricultural terraces before returning to Cusco at the end of the day.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We collect all our travelers who are inside the city of Cusco and not far away, in case the hotel is far away we will suggest preferably take as meeting point the square of arms of Cusco
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(23)
It was a wonderful experience. Paul was our guia and he was amazing. Talked about the different places and archaeological sites. He is very knowledgeable. We also went to a very nice restaurant with an amazing Peruvian food.
A beautiful setting with a top-notch guide. Some magical towns from the Inca era. We had a very good day. The perfect route for a single day.
Great experience - well organized trip! Would definitely recommend bringing some motion sickness meds because the roads are quite tough.
I loved the accommodation and also the tours. We were very well served, were kind and the room is very clean and cozy. It is also very easy to book the tours. Thank you!
Very good the tour, amazing, our host helped us throughout the process, and when we arrived in the van in the guide was super requested, so he identified that we were Brazilians he was super requested always making the most for us to explain in our language and also explaining in other languages very boom
The best of all, we did it with Naturea Peru, very complimentary, very friendly, the tour very nice
Very complete the fantastic tour!
This tour is a great way to see the sacred valley and learn about Inka culture. We found our guide to be very informative and open to answering questions. There are free bathrooms along the way and a great buffet lunch. There is a small amount of walking involved but it requires low-moderate fitness. Note that there is a 20S pp entry fee into the salt mines which you must bring cash for.
We loved the tour and everything we saw and did, is a very complete experience. The best thing was our guide JC with whom we learned a lot.
A very interesting tour. The guide made the experience very enjoyable, fun and interesting. I learned a lot while having fun.
