1. INCA LAKE

SACRED VALLEY

TOUR TO THE SACRED VALLEY AND MARAS MORAY
(FULL DAY)

  • Description

    We pick you up from your hotel between 6:40 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., and we'll start our tour.

    With this full day tour, you will have the opportunity to visit the Sacred Valley in its entirety starting with the beautiful colonial Inca town of Chinchero (3762 m) and enjoy the beautiful view of Inca and Colonial legacies still standing in this town, in addition, you can appreciate the artistic textile in the hands of the people dedicated to this activity.

    Then we go to the archaeological complex of Moray, located in the district of Maras (3300 m), in this place you can appreciate the most impressive and unique Inca agricultural laboratory, here it is where the Incas were able to experience the different geographical altitudes for agricultural use in just one place, the history of this place is breathtaking and the view is even more. As well we will visit the salt mines, beautiful place where we find a set of about approximately 3000 wells that residents use and benefit from them; You will not regret the beautiful view that awaits you at this place.

    Our next stop will be Urubamba (2871 m) where we will enjoy a delicious buffet lunch at our restaurant "Illary" and we will get ready to continue our tour. Then we go to the Inca town of Ollantaytambo (2792 masl), called "Inca Living City" for being the only city in Cusco which is still inhabited; in addition to being surprised by the striking beauty of the archaeological complex you will be impressed with the extraordinary Inca urban planning that is still standing and inhabited by the present population, the streets of Ollantaytambo will make you fall in love.

    Now we go to the last point, Pisac (2900 m), one of the most important of the Sacred Valley agricultural and spiritual centers, the archaeological complex, from which you will see the river Vilcanota and much of the Sacred Valley, then we go to one of the most popular artisan markets of Cusco and with the best prices.

    At the end of your tour we will leave you at Plaza San Francisco at 6.45pm. approximately

  • APPROX. TIME ITINERARY
    06:40 a.m. Pick up from hotels located in the center of the city of Cusco
    07:00 am Start guided tour and around the Sacred Valley visits.
    01:00 pm Buffet lunch in Urubamba restaurant
    06:45 pm Arrive to the city of Cusco, they are left in the San Francisco Plaza
    • Shared basis tourist transportation
    • Buffet lunch
    • Guide either in English or Spanish

    • Entrances fees for Sacred Valley, best known as Cusco tourist Ticket (from S/70 Soles)
      • For more information on how to buy this touristic tickets please check our website: http://incalake.com/blog/how-to-buy-cusco-tourist-ticket/
    • Salt mines entrances fees (S/15 soles per person)

  • Important information

    • The ticket for this tour will also work in any city tour you have in the city of Cusco
    • For more information on how to buy this touristic tickets please check our website:

    Recommendations

    • Take trekking shoes, t-shirts, shorts, raincoat (only in rainy season Nov – Mar)
    • Cap and sun protection
    • Take bottle wáter and personal belongings
    • Powerbanks for your devices and cameras.

    Information about the attractions

    CHINCHEROS: A very traditional and typical place for handicrafts and colorful textiles. The main attraction is the archaeological complex,

    MORAY: Here we have a georgeus experiment led by the Incas, wherein each of the different terraces has a different microclimate that varies according to cultivation height that is.

    MARAS SALT MINES: Located in the upper area of the Sacred Valley, we find the salt mines of Maras.

    URUBAMBA: A great place with Inca productions, most primordial corn, and today a beautiful countryside, with great production of fruit. An excellent place to enjoy our lunch buffet typical of the area.

    OLLANTAYTAMBO: The foundation of Ollantaytambo is attributed to Ollántay, and prevailing military fortress that protected this valley area, strategically located between two mountains

    PISAC: A town located in the foothills Intihuatana (place where the sun is tied), has the best system of terracing worked by the Incas.

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