Tour Sacred Valley full day

THE SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS FULL DAY

The Sacred Valley of the Incas tour is a tourist destination located between the foothills of mountain ranges, snow-capped peaks (2800 m.a.s.l.), and the great river Vilcanota or Wilcamayu (Sacred River). ) and the great Vilcanota river or Wilcamayu (Sacred River) in Inca mythology was believed to be the place where the sun was born and this was the one that fertilized the land in addition to it is represented in the constellation of the milky way, the sacred valley is rich for its fertile land, climate and geographical conditions located on the banks of the Vilcanota river, which allowed it to be a very important center of agricultural production through the andenería systems also highlighting its hydraulic systems, it also established urban, military and religious centers such as Pisaq, where the sacred valley begins adapting its terraces to the natural geometric design of the slopes, Ollantaytambo a political, astronomical, religious, military and agricultural center where the great temple of the sun stands out, Chinchero a very typical and traditional town of the Sacred Valley of the Incas, all these places are part of the natural and cultural beauty of the Sacred Valley of the Incas, Through this tour of the Sacred Valley of the Incas you will be able to see the majesty that this valley presents from the magnificent views of the snow-capped mountains Chicon and La Veronica that border this great valley in addition to its great extensions of agricultural production dedicated to the production of white corn, the most important agricultural activity in the area.

Ready to Travel Peru recommends you to take this tour as a prelude to your visit to Machupicchu.

DURATION: 10 HOURS (full day)

SCHEDULE: FROM 08:00 – 18:00 HRS.

ITINERARY

• To start the tour we pick you up from your hotel starting at 07:30 hrs. (Valid for hotels located within the historic center of Cusco).
• Already located in the tourist bus our first point of visit will be in the viewpoint of Taray, to appreciate the scenic beauty of the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
• We will continue our tour to the Sacred Valley of the Incas, a magnificent view and the starting point of this great tour to the Sacred Valley where you can take the famous postcard photos.
• We will continue our tour to the archaeological site of Pisaq, located 32 kilometers northeast of Cusco, a place where the great Sacred Valley of the Incas is born, located on a condor-shaped mountain that expresses the progress of religious and agricultural architecture by the presence of squares and Inca neighborhoods, of which the most important thing to highlight is the famous solar observatory “Intihuatana” and pre-Hispanic cemetery “Tantana Marka” the largest found in South America. Also Pisaq was an administrative center dedicated to the control of agricultural production in addition to this Pisaq is characterized by its craft market and the very pelicular form of negotiation “barter” (exchange of products) ancient custom that today is losing its practice performed on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
• After having visited these two wonderful places we will have a stop to recover our energies and have a delicious lunch in a tourist restaurant in Urubamba.
• We continue our tour of the Sacred Valley of the Incas with our next point of visit the archaeological site of Ollantaytambo known as the “Living Inca City” built on two mountains, strategic point within the Sacred Valley of the Incas for having agricultural, military, religious and administrative complexes in Ollantaytambo, In Ollantaytambo we can highlight the great temple of the sun that consists of 6 pink granite monoliths that are joined by engravings that make up the ceremonial platform, the town of Ollantaytambo is also well known for maintaining the Inca urban planning since ancient times.
• Our last point of visit will be Chinchero, whose name derives from Quechua meaning “brave man”, built on top of a hill surrounded by platforms, which has shrines, an urban center where was the residence of the Inca Tupac Inca Yupanqui, a place moderately cold and dependent on rainfall for agricultural production is also characterized by maintaining the urban style and its textile art that are made with alpaca fibers made by locals.
• We end the tour of the Sacred Valley of the Incas with the return to the city of Cusco after a wonderful day.