Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu 2 days: Experience Local Culture and Historical Sites
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56 Ratings
Immerse yourself in the local culture and explore historical sites on a 2-day tour of the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu. Visit alpaca and llama farms, ancient tombs, handicraft markets, and the charming town of Ollantaytambo. Experience the awe-inspiring Machu Picchu citadel and enjoy a scenic train ride back to Cusco.
Duration: 2 days
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Cusco - Pisaq - Maras - Moray - Ollantaytambo

Sacred Valley - You will be picked up from your hotel at 8: 00 am and drive for 30 minutes to the Awanacancha, alpaca farm, here you will meet the 4 South American camels (Llamas, Alpacas, Vicuñas, and Guanacos), then drive towards Pisaq archeological site and Local market. In the local market, you can bargain handcrafted souvenirs and drive for 1 hour along the Vilcanota River to Urubamba, Lunch will be at a local restaurant with fresh products and different choices. After lunch, walk along the Ancient Inca street in Ollantaytambo. Dinner is served ina Local restaurant in Ollantaytambo, then, board the train to Aguas Calientes, the city in the lower part of Machu Picchu. Spend teh night in a 3-star hotel.

Discover Machu Picchu - Back to Cusco

Machu Picchu - Wake up early in the morning (breakfast in hotel) in order to take the first bus and watch the sunrise at Machu Picchu. You will have 3 hours guided tour by your English speaking guide showing you the best of this legendary lost city build between heaven and earth surrounded by magnificent mountains. Then, you will have free time to explore Machu Picchu by yourself or climb the Huayna Picchu or Machupicchu mountain (optional, book in advance). When you are done exploring, you will catch the bus back to Aguas Calientes for lunch (not included). After, you will take the Panoramic Vistadome train and bus back to Cusco, where you will be dropped off at your hotel.

What's Included
  • Pick up from your Hotel
  • Private transportation to Ollantaytambo train station
  • Expedition and Vistadome train rides to and from Machupicchu
  • Bus rides up and down to Machupicchu
  • Guided tour with Professional highly trained Local Tour Guides
  • Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner at local restaurants
  • 3-star hotel accommodations in Aguas Calientes
  • Tour concludes with drop-off at your Hotel
What's Not Included
  • Huayna Picchu Or Machu Picchu Mountain (75 per person)
  • Gratuities
  • Last day lunch.
Additional Information

The Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu excursion is a top choice among travellers in Cusco. This journey offers the opportunity to visit Awacancha (Alpaca and Llama farm), ancient Pisaq tombs, a handicraft market, and the picturesque town of Ollantaytambo. From Ollantaytambo, a train ride will take you to Aguas Calientes, where you’ll stay overnight in a 3-star hotel. The following day involves exploring the World Heritage Site of Machu Picchu citadel, inclusive of the Sungate or Inca Bridge, terraces, palaces and temples. The trip concludes with a relaxing Vistadome Panoramic train ride back to Cusco.

Tour Highlights of the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu

  • Assistance from professional and well-trained Native Tour Guides
  • Exploration of the major attractions in the Sacred Valley
  • Opportunity to negotiate for traditional crafts and souvenirs at Pisac Market
  • Visiting Pisaq and Ollantaytambo in a single day
  • Exploration of the local Market, hot Springs, and streets of Aguas Calientes
  • Witnessing the sunrise at Machu Picchu
  • Pleasant Vistadome train ride back to Cusco
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
  • Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Laurabd6687xv
May 31, 2024
Top experience, Top Guide, Top Company - This is a MUST!!! Absolutely one of the most beautiful hikes in the world! Many tour companies may offer a variety of options, but you will truly be blessed if you get Nifilton as your guide. His incredible insight, knowledge about the culture and history, attention to details, organization, and personalty made our experience absolutely perfect! Thank you Nifilton and TreXperience for making everything about our trip perfect!
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Jagveen
May 25, 2024
Excellent Tour - We had an excellent tour with Miguel Rozas. The tour was very well organised, punctual and Miguel was incredibly passionate and knowledgeable about all the sites that we visited in Machu Picchu, Cusco and the Sacred Valley. Would definitely recommend.
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Camper43286
May 8, 2024
Amazing experience - Organization was great. Miguel, our guide was so kind and funny ..the only thing we did not like was that the hotel room we stayed at in Aguas Calientes smelled strange.. but the hotel itself and the whole experience were awesome.. we got to try many Peruvian dishes from an open buffet lunch, including Cuy ..
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Jasonp29
May 5, 2024
Spectacular sites in a short packaged 2 days - If you're short on time this is a fantastic way to see the full sacred valley: alpaca farm, Moray, Maras, Ollantaytambo etc. on Day 1 and, instead of the long car ride back to Cusco & back for Machu Picchu just get the train after your first Day to Aguas Calientes for a good night sleep. This will save you 3+ hours the next morning as you can be the first people up Machu Picchu waking up at 6am instead of 3am for a quiet sunrise of the site. Our first guide and group was 8 of us, we were a couple with a group of 6 hiking friends from Utah. It was a wonderful day all in all exploring the Cusco region and our guide was incredibly friendly and helpful. For Machu Picchu we were quite lucky with Jose as it was just 2 of us total, meaning it was like a private tour. We arrived late in and it was an early start, but ultimately worth it. There was a lot of cloud cover when we arrived, but Jose confidently said "it'll clear in an hour" and we sat down for an amazing lecture on Inca history. An hour later the cloud completely cleared and it was a truly beautiful and sunny day to finish the ruins and begin the hike up Machu Pichu mountain. This is an added upgrade open 7-10am with a strict limit of just 200 people a day (so book in advance). It was quite a hard short hike as it's so much uphill, but the views on the way and at the top are totally worth it, so I strongly recommend it. Jose was such a friendly guy and we loved, post tour grabbing a drink with him before we had to get the train back before our bus to Cusco. Personally, I would avoid the upgrade for the vistadome train back, we didn't get to sit together, but even if we did, the view is okay tbh and the "fashion show" to sell their baby alpaca on board was quite weird. The free snacks & drink were nice but not worth the extra being honest!
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Jason
Apr 3, 2024
Excellent guide and Company to work with. - Excellent 2 day tour for the whole family. Our family of four (ages 13-50) had a great two day tour of the Sacred Valley and Macchu Picchu. Roger was an excellent guide. He was very positive and professional over the two days. He was also extremely knowledgeable about relevant history to the sights we saw along the way. While Macchu Picchu was everything you would expect, our favorite experiences were on the first day. We saw 4-5 different sites with relevant Inkan history. They all offered something special. It was two long days, but great food was served along the way and the experience was one we will never forget. Two things of note, take the altitude suggestions seriously the tour goes up and down for two days, we all experienced some level of strain. Also for some reason Aguas Calientes gets bad remarks online. However we found the town really beautiful and nice for our time there. Book with TreXperience with confidence, they are professionals and great people.
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Abelgh5949cd
Mar 31, 2024
Surprising and unexpected landscapes - Our guide José was wonderful, always attentive, well-informed, prudent and very kind. We would do a thousand tours with him again. Super professional. THANK YOU.
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S6917jasebastians
Mar 26, 2024
The best package to visit the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu - Excellent guide, excellent experience! Small group which helps to ask more and go faster and learn more, the best experience
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Henalj
Mar 7, 2024
Great experience - We did this 2 day tour with Jhordy, and it was very well organized by TreExperience. The car was very comfortable with a great driver. Jhordy, our tour guide provided us great details about every place that we visited during this itinerary. He answered all our questions, took amazing pictures and was very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. He was also mindful of dietary preferences and ensured all the places we went to provide us good options for vegetarian meals. They also picked a good hotel for us to stay at Aguas Callientas and Jhordy ensured that the hotel staff packed us breakfast before we left early in the morning for Machu Pichu. Overall, great experience!
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Travalerfrombogota
Jan 23, 2024
Excellent option to visit Machu Pichu and the Sacred Valley - The tour was great, we traveled as a family with an 11-year-old girl and everything was very pleasant and at the right pace so that we could all enjoy the experience. Roger, our guide, went out of his way to show us and explain everything he could and answer our questions at all times!!! Highly recommended Roger as a guide and the agency as organizer of the experience.
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557riyav
May 25, 2024
Great! - Our tour guide Miguel Rozas was excellent! Very helpful, engaging, knowledgeable - I’d give him 5*! The only reason for 4* is the accomodation is Cusco which was not great and outdated. Overall really enjoyable
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