Traditional Sacred Valley itinerary: from 07:20 to 18:30, five stops
Taray viewpoint at 08:20, Pisac at 09:30, lunch at 12:00, Ollantaytambo at 14:15 and Chinchero at 16:45. It's the gentle-pace route: an extra hour of sleep compared with the Super, and the whole morning below Cusco's altitude.
Minute by minute
The five stops and what you do at each
- 07:20
Pickup in central Cusco
The bus stops at several hotels in the centre; your exact time, 10 to 15 minutes earlier or later, arrives on WhatsApp the night before. 40 minutes down towards the valley.
- 08:20
Taray viewpoint
A 15-minute stop above the Urubamba valley, with the village of Pisac (2,972 m) below. No entrance fee. 50 minutes to the archaeological site.
- 09:30
Pisac archaeological site
3,300 m. Terraces hugging the mountain and the religious sector with the Intihuatana: 1 hour's visit, 10 minutes down and 30 minutes in the village and craft market. 1 hour to Urubamba.
- 12:00
Buffet lunch in Urubamba
2,871 m, the valley floor. Andean buffet at Rustica, included; 14 Inkas, Don Ángel or Tunupa with a supplement. 50 minutes; 1 h 10 to Ollantaytambo.
- 14:15
Ollantaytambo
2,790 m, the day's lowest point. Hillside fortress-temple, the Temple of the Sun with its six monoliths, and the living Inca town that keeps its original layout. 1 hour; 1 h 30 up to Chinchero.
- 16:45
Chinchero
3,762 m, the day's highest point, at the end. A living textile centre: alpaca spinning, plant and cochineal dyes, backstrap loom; Inca terraces and a colonial church. 1 hour; 45 minutes back.
- 18:30
Ends in Cusco's historic centre
The vehicle drops the group at a point in the centre, not at each hotel. From there, walk or take a taxi to your accommodation.
Transfers
How long you travel between stops
Super Sacred Valley itinerary →About 4 hours of visits and a little over 5 hours of driving and lunch. The Ollantaytambo-ending version follows this itinerary until 14:15 and ends there at 15:30, without Chinchero.
Pickup starts at 07:20 in central Cusco and the tour ends at 18:30 at a point in the historic centre. That's 10–11 hours with five stops, lunch included.
15 minutes at the Taray viewpoint, 1 hour at the Pisac archaeological site plus 30 in the village, 50 for lunch in Urubamba, 1 hour in Ollantaytambo and 1 hour in Chinchero.
Because the Traditional drops into the valley from the east (Taray and Pisac) and returns to Cusco across the plateau: Chinchero, at 3,762 m, is on the way home, at 16:45, after a day spent acclimatising below Cusco.
No. The salt pans of Maras and Moray are the two stops the Super Sacred Valley adds, and it leaves an hour earlier. The Traditional sees the Taray viewpoint instead and spends longer in Pisac.
Yes: it leaves at 07:20, has one stop fewer, 30 minutes in Pisac village and market, and a gentler pace. The whole morning stays below Cusco's altitude.
It follows this same itinerary up to Ollantaytambo and ends there at 15:30, without Chinchero or the return, for US$29. In time for the 16:36 Inca Rail or the 19:00 Peru Rail to Aguas Calientes.
At a point in Cusco's historic centre, not at each hotel. From there you walk or take a taxi.
Tomorrow at 07:20, at an easy pace
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