Sacred Valley Full Day Tour from Cusco: Ruins & Markets

Nine hours in the Sacred Valley: four Incan sites, one lunch, no logistics

You're picked up from your hotel at 8 a.m. and driven through four major Sacred Valley sites (Pisac's ruins and market, Ollantaytambo's living Incan streets, Chinchero's textile center, and the Alpaca Center) with a buffet lunch and professional guide included. The return to Cusco is around 5 p.m., and every fee and meal is covered upfront, so you only decide where to walk and what to buy.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Sacred Valley highlights

• Pick up from hotel at 8:00 a.m.
• Visit Alpaca Center and weaving cooperative
• Enjoy view at Mirador Taray
• Explore Pisac village and artisan market
• Drive to Urubamba for lunch
• Visit Ollantaytambo Inca site and streets
• Tour Chinchero terraces and textile center
• Return to Cusco by 5:00 p.m.

The experience

Most people visiting Cusco spend a day figuring out how to reach the Sacred Valley: renting a car, negotiating with drivers, timing the sites themselves. This Sacred Valley tour skips that entirely. You're picked up at 8 a.m. from your hotel and driven straight into the highlands, where the first stop is the Alpaca Center, a working weaving cooperative near the Urubamba River. You walk among llamas, alpacas, vicuñas and guanacos while weavers show you how they've worked the looms for generations. Ten minutes later you're at Mirador Taray, a viewpoint where the entire Sacred Valley opens below you: mountains, terraced fields, the river cutting through. The air is thin up there, and the quiet is the kind that makes you stop talking.

From there the day moves through Pisac, a village 33 kilometers east of Cusco built around Incan ruins and a sprawling artisan market where locals sell textiles, ceramics and alpaca goods directly. You have time to walk the market, buy something, sit with the vendors. Then it's a drive along the valley to Urubamba for lunch at a local restaurant: a buffet of Peruvian dishes, with vegetarian options if you've requested them at booking. The guide eats with you, not separately, and will answer questions about what you're tasting and why. After lunch comes Ollantaytambo, called the Last Living Inca City because people still live in the original Incan stone houses on the original Incan streets. You walk those streets, see how the construction works, understand that this isn't a ruin you're visiting. It's a town that never stopped being inhabited.

The final stop is Chinchero, known for textiles. You visit Incan terraces, a colonial church, and a textile center where weavers demonstrate the ancient techniques: natural dyes, hand looms, patterns that have survived five centuries. By 5 p.m. you're back in Cusco. The professional guide is native to the region and speaks English; the transportation is private for your group; all entrance fees, lunch and taxes are already paid. You don't arrange anything on the day itself.

What’s included

• Your day includes hotel pickup at 8 a.m., a professional native guide, private transportation for your group, entrance fees to the Alpaca Center, Mirador Taray, Pisac ruins and market, Ollantaytambo, and Chinchero textile center, a buffet lunch at a local restaurant with vegetarian options available, and return to your hotel around 5 p.m.
• A pre-departure briefing happens the night before at 6:30 p.m.
• All taxes are included in the price.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 07:00

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Child (3 to 17 years) · Under 3: can't be included in the booking

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 11 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleInfant seats availableNot for heart conditions

Operated by TreXperience

Is this one for you?Choose this if you want the main Sacred Valley sites in one day without arranging your own transport, buying tickets separately, or timing the stops yourself: the fixed schedule and included guide are what fit four major sites and lunch into a single afternoon.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English and Spanish.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 17 years). Under 3: they can't be included in the booking.

How long is the Sacred Valley tour from Cusco?

Approximately 9 hours, including hotel pickup at 8 a.m. and return around 5 p.m.

What's included in the tour price?

Hotel pickup and drop-off, professional guide, entrance fees to all sites, buffet lunch at a local restaurant, and private transportation for your group. All taxes are included.

Is there a vegetarian lunch option?

Yes. Advise your dietary requirements when you book, and the restaurant will prepare a vegetarian buffet option.

Do I need a passport for this tour?

Yes. Provide your passport name, number, expiry date and country at booking. Bring a valid passport on the day of travel.

What time is hotel pickup?

8 a.m. from your Cusco hotel. There's also a pre-departure briefing the night before at 6:30 p.m.

Can I visit the Sacred Valley on my own instead?

You can, but you'd need to arrange transport, buy separate entrance tickets, find a restaurant, and navigate the sites yourself. This tour handles all of that.

Is the tour wheelchair accessible?

Yes, the tour is wheelchair accessible. Mention any mobility needs when booking.