Early Morning Pickup in Cusco

Begin your Sacred Valley VIP Full Day Tour with pickup from your hotel or an agreed meeting location in Cusco between approximately 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.

Once the group is ready, travel into the Andean highlands for a full day designed to connect some of the region’s most important archaeological and cultural destinations.

Chinchero & Traditional Andean Textiles

Start in Chinchero, where Inca heritage, colonial history, and contemporary Andean traditions exist side by side.

Visit a local textile center and discover how artisans prepare wool, create colors from natural materials, and produce traditional woven designs using techniques maintained across generations.

Explore the Terraces of Moray

Continue to Moray, whose large concentric terraces form one of the most recognizable archaeological landscapes in the Cusco region.

Your guide will explain the theories surrounding the site’s agricultural purpose and its connection with Inca experimentation, environmental knowledge, and crop adaptation.

Discover the Maras Salt Mines

Travel next to the Maras Salt Mines, where thousands of salt ponds descend across the mountainside.

Learn how naturally salty water is distributed between the pools and how local families continue the traditional salt-harvesting process today.

Buffet Lunch in Urubamba

Continue toward Urubamba for an included buffet lunch at a local restaurant.

Enjoy a selection of dishes and take a break before beginning the afternoon visits to Ollantaytambo and Pisac.

Discover Ollantaytambo

The afternoon continues at Ollantaytambo, one of the Sacred Valley’s most impressive archaeological and historic destinations.

Walk among monumental terraces, ceremonial structures, and remarkable stonework while learning about the strategic and cultural importance of this Inca settlement.

Explore Pisac

Complete the archaeological portion of the day at Pisac, located high above the valley.

Explore terraces, viewpoints, and archaeological structures while learning about the agricultural and strategic role of the site. Its elevated location provides a spectacular final perspective over the Sacred Valley.

Return to Cusco

After the Pisac experience, board the transportation for the final journey back to Cusco.

Arrival near the historic center is normally around 7:00 p.m., completing your full-day journey through five of the region’s most important destinations.