Overview
Sacred valley & Machu Picchu Tour 2 Days, we combine the most spectacular Incan ruins the surrounding area has to offer. You will amazed unparalleled landscape of the Peruvian Andes throughout your journey and get a true taste of the local culture.
Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu 2 Days are a must see when visiting Cusco. With our expert local guide by your side you will learn all about the landscape, Reach Incan history, and why the area is so important. The tour starts by exploring the Sacred Valley while enjoying the Pisac and Ollantaytambo ruins, combining a beautiful train ride through the cloud forest which surrounds Machu Picchu. Upon arrival to Aguas Calientes, you will check into your comfortable hotel and have the evening to explore Aguas Calientes Town. The next day we wake up extra early to enjoy Machu Picchu at sunrise while your guide gives you a detailed tour of the ruins. After the tour, you and your guide part ways and you will have free time to soak in the powerful views or take a hike to the beautiful Huayna Picchu Mountain or Machu Picchu Mountain (additional entrance fee). In the late afternoon you will board the train back to Ollantaytambo, where you will transfer to a van and depart back to Cusco.
Sacred valley and Machu Picchu tour 2 days
Pre-trek briefing
For Sacred Valley Tour and Machu Picchu Tour 2 Days, you will have a thorough briefing with your experienced adventure tour guide, 1 or 2 days before your tour. Your guide will meet you at your hotel and you can take this opportunity to ask final questions and make any final preparations.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Unique local experience
- The vistas of Urubamba Mountain Ranges
- Inca complex of Pisac, Ollamtaytambo, Machu Picchu
- Train experience
- Guiding tour of the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu
- Local Food
- Pisac Market
Itinerary
We pick you up from your hotel at 8 am and drive you to Ccorao village where you interact with the local textile artists, who take you through the extensive and intricate process of getting from wool to finished article. We also get to spend time with the llamas and alpacas! We will then drive through a landscape that includes the stunning Urubamba mountain range, taking in the views until we arrive at the Incan site of Pisac.
Here we will enjoy a tour given by a local guide who will answer any questions you have about this colossal archiological site. Following this we will explore the markets at Pisac and after lunch continue on our way through the Urubamba Valley.
When we arrive at Ollantaytambo we will be given a guided tour and have lots of time to explore and take pictures of this gem of an Incan site. To get to Aguas Calientes Town we will take a scenic train journey, which will end at our hotel for the night.
In order to witness the true majesty of Machu Picchu in the morning light we will wake up early to take the first bus up to the Incan site of Machu Picchu. After passing through the check point we will ascend to the upper part of the site to experience the wonder of this, the most revered archelogical site of the Incas.
After taking some iconic photos we will be treated to a 2 hour tour by a local guide following which you are allowed free access to explore the site by yourself. Transport back to Aguas Calientes will be by bus, from where we will return by train to Ollantaytambo, then on to Cusco by private bus. You will be dropped off at your Hotel.
Included/Excluded
Included
- Professional English Speaking Tour Guide
- Pick-up from your hotel
- Private van from your hotel to ollantaytambo
- Private van from Ollantaytambo to Cusco
- Entrance fee to Sacred Valley
- Bus tickets round trip
- Train tickets round trip
- 1 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner. If you have a dietary request such as vegetarian food please let us know.
- Machu PIcchu fee
- Hotel **
Excluded
- Entrance fee to Huayna Picchu Mountain or Machu Picchu mountain
- lunch second day
- Tips
- Travel Insurance – you are strongly recommended to take out travel insurance for the duration of your trip.
Packing List
- Backpack. Since you’ll be hiking to Machu Picchu, you’ll need a bag which allows you to carry everything you need comfortably. …
- Passport. …
- Clothes. …
- Sun protection. …
- Sunglasses. …
- Water bottle, hydration packs, or camel bags
