VIP itinerary · 5 sites

The Sacred Valley VIP, hour by hour

VIP is the complete itinerary: the five valley highlights in one day, with the same group and service as the Classic. Here is how the day unfolds, 06:20 to 19:00.

Book the VIP · US$32 →

Pickup06:20

Back19:00

Duration12–13 h

Route5 sites

Max. altitude3,762 m

FromUS$32

06:203,350 m

Pickup in downtown Cusco

We leave an hour earlier than the Classic so all five sites fit. We collect you at your hotel, Airbnb or downtown meeting point.

Exact time by WhatsApp the night before
Have breakfast early or bring something light

07:403,762 m1 h 15 visit

Chinchero

We start at the highest point of the day. Local weavers explain how alpaca is spun and how the colours come from plants and insects; beside them are the Inca terraces and the colonial church.

Weaving demonstration
Colonial church
Highest point of the tour

09:303,385 m45 min visit

Maras Salt Mines

Thousands of stepped ponds fill with salty water from an underground spring. Families from the community harvest the salt by hand, as they have for centuries.

More than 3,000 ponds
Community-run
Separate entrance fee

10:303,500 m45 min visit

Moray

Concentric terraces dropping like an amphitheatre. Each level has its own microclimate and the Incas used it to experiment with crops.

Circular terraces
Inca agricultural laboratory
Tourist ticket required

12:002,871 m50 min

Buffet lunch in Urubamba

We drop to the valley floor for lunch. Rustica is included; 14 Inkas, Don Angel and Tunupa are upgrades you choose at booking.

Andean buffet included
Optional upgrades

14:152,790 m1 h visit

Ollantaytambo

The great temple-fortress with the Sun Temple on top and, at its feet, the Inca town still lived in with its original streets.

Temple-fortress
Sun Temple
Living Inca town

16:503,300 m50 min + 30 min in town

Pisac

We close with the Pisac archaeological site: terraces, the Intihuatana and valley views. Then we go down to the town for a 30-minute stop at a silver workshop and the artisan market before returning to Cusco.

Terraces and Intihuatana
Artisan market
Silver workshops

19:003,350 m

Back in Cusco

Approximate arrival in downtown Cusco after about 12.5 hours on the road.

End of tour

Altitude profile

From the plateau to the valley floor

The highest point is Chinchero (3,762 m). Urubamba and Ollantaytambo, where you spend the middle of the day, sit about 500 m lower than Cusco. More about altitude.

3,350 m

Cusco

3,762 m

Chinchero

3,385 m

Maras

3,500 m

Moray

2,871 m

Urubamba

2,790 m

Ollantaytambo

3,300 m

Pisac

3,350 m

Cusco

Schedule

Questions about the Sacred Valley VIP itinerary

Pickup starts at 06:20; we confirm the exact time for your hotel the night before by WhatsApp.

You are back in downtown Cusco around 19:00.

It is the order that fits five sites into one day: first the high plateau (Chinchero, Maras, Moray), then the valley floor (Urubamba, Ollantaytambo) and Pisac at the end.

The tourist ticket (Chinchero, Moray, Ollantaytambo and Pisac) and the Maras salt mines entry. Details in our ticket guide.

Book the Sacred Valley VIP with this itinerary

Instant confirmation and pickup at your hotel in downtown Cusco. The exact time arrives by WhatsApp the night before.

Book the Sacred Valley Classic →Sacred Valley Classic · US$30 Book the Sacred Valley VIP →5 sites · US$32

✓

Instant confirmationSecure payment with WeTravel

✓

Hotel pickupDowntown Cusco

✓

Buffet lunchIncluded, in Urubamba

13+

Years operating

200+

Local collaborators

700+

International partners

75,000+

Happy travellers

Keep exploring

Plan your day in the Sacred Valley

Decide

Which tour suits you

Plan

How your day will look

Sort it out

Before you travel

More tours

One of the deepest canyons, home of the condor.

View tour ↗

"Life is short and the world is vast: start exploring it today."