Sacred Valley VIP Tour: Chinchero, Moray, Maras and Ollantaytambo
It is the Sacred Valley VIP, but without driving back to Cusco. You cover the looms of Chinchero, the rings of Moray and the salt pools of Maras, have lunch in Urubamba and close the day in Ollantaytambo.
We leave Cusco at 06:20 and the tour finishes around 15:30 in the town of Ollantaytambo, a few minutes from the station.
Compared with the standard VIP route, Pisac is dropped here, since it lies on the way back to Cusco. That is why the day ends three and a half hours earlier, with plenty of time to settle into Ollantaytambo or Aguas Calientes.
VIP describes the route, not a different service. You share the day with other travellers, just like on the Classic, with a maximum of 17–18 people per departure. For a vehicle and guide for your group alone, see the private tour.
Key facts
Itinerary hour by hour
Pickup in downtown Cusco
We pick you up at your hotel, Airbnb or meeting point downtown. The exact time reaches you by WhatsApp the night before.
Chinchero
Local weavers show how alpaca wool is spun and woven on a backstrap loom; then Inca terraces and the colonial church.
Moray
An amphitheatre of circular terraces the Incas used as a farming laboratory.
Maras salt mines
More than 3,000 pools stepped down the hillside, worked by local families since Inca times.
Buffet lunch in Urubamba
Andean food halfway through the day. Included in the price.
Ollantaytambo
Inca fortress, Temple of the Sun and a town of cobbled streets. Last stop of the day: from here there is no drive back to Cusco.
Tour ends in Ollantaytambo
We drop you in town, a few minutes from the train station. From there you carry on to Aguas Calientes on your own.
Times are a guide; traffic or weather can shift them by a few minutes. Why end in Ollantaytambo →
What you will do
- Watch alpaca wool spun and dyed at the looms of Chinchero, at 3,762 m.
- Walk the concentric rings of Moray, the farming laboratory of the Incas.
- Go down to the viewpoint over the 3,000-plus salt pools of Maras.
- Have a buffet lunch in Urubamba, halfway through the day.
- Climb the fortress of Ollantaytambo and the Temple of the Sun.
- Finish the day in Ollantaytambo, a few minutes from the train station.
What's included
Included
- ✔Pickup at your hotel/Airbnb in downtown Cusco
- ✔Round-trip tourist transport
- ✔Certified bilingual guide (English and Spanish)
- ✔Buffet lunch in Urubamba
- ✔Transfers between every site
- ✔First aid kit on board
Not included
- ✕Tourist ticket (Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Moray)
- ✕Maras salt mines entrance fee
- ✕Travel insurance
- ✕Drinks and snacks
- ✕Tips (optional)
- ✕Market purchases
The tourist ticket and the Maras entrance are paid in soles on the day, or added when you book. See entrance tickets →
Good to know
What to bring
- Passport or ID card (required for the tourist ticket)
- Layers: cold at dawn, strong sun at midday
- Comfortable shoes with good grip
- Sunscreen, a hat and sunglasses
- A water bottle and something to snack on
Worth knowing
- Chinchero is the highest point of the day, 3,762 m. Altitude and soroche
- There are steps and uneven ground at Pisac and Ollantaytambo
- Rain does not cancel the tour; only extreme conditions do
- Not suitable for wheelchairs
- The tour does not return to Cusco: it ends in Ollantaytambo
Meeting point
We pick you up at your hotel or Airbnb in the historic centre of Cusco. The map loads only if you ask, so your data is not sent to Google without your permission.
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