The Ultimate Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu Combo
Explore the Sacred Valley, Moray, salt mines, and Machu Picchu from Cusco over 2 days. Visit Inca sites and traditional villages in one complete tour.
Description
Why Choose the Combo Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu?
If you are planning to visit Pisac, Maras, Moray, Salt Mines, Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu, this ultimate Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu combo is for you.
The 2-day tour to Machu Picchu involves the best experience of visiting the famous Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu, while discovering Maras, Moray, and the salt mines. This tour operates as a private tour in small groups, ideal for families, friend groups, or couples.
Discover and explore the entire Sacred Valley of the Incas. Visit the Pisac Inca site and colorful Pisac Market, appreciate traditional Andean clothes, then continue along the sacred Urubamba River to Urubamba town. Drive up to the Moray Inca site, then continue to the Salineras salt mines. Continue driving to Ollantaytambo town, where you'll have lunch.
After lunch, explore the Ollantaytambo Inca sites. In the evening, take the train to Aguas Calientes and spend the night at your hotel. The next day, enjoy a guided tour of Machu Picchu and, if desired, climb Huayna Picchu mountain (extra cost). In the afternoon, take the train back to Ollantaytambo and transfer to Cusco.
The Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu combo ends at your hotel, where our driver will drop you off. Book now and live the ultimate experience traveling to the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu.
What to Expect
Sustainable Tourism: At Machu PicchuT, we are happy to promote and practice sustainable tourism by being eco-friendly and supporting local communities.
Tour Operator: Machu PicchuT Travel
Service Level: Comfortable hotel with private bath, tourist train and private transport.
Physical Rating: 2 - Moderate - Some low-altitude hikes, but accessible to most healthy travellers
Age requirement: 4+ / All travellers under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Staff: A Machu PicchuT representative in the Cusco and Profesional guide.
Meals: 1 x Breakfast and 1 x lunch on the Sacred Valley
Transportation: Private van, Train
Accommodation: Hotel Machu Picchu (1 night).
Quick Itinerary
Sacred Valley Tour Combo
We pick you up from your hotel
Driving and guided tour of the Sacred Valley of the Incas
Explore the Inca site of Pisac
Visit the local market and get a souvenir
Discover Moray and Maras, charming colonial towns
View the salt mines of Salineras
Walk up to the temple of the sun of Ollantaytambo
Explore the Ollantaytambo Inca site
Walk to the train station
Train to Machu Picchu (book in advance for an early departure)
Arrival and transfer to your hotel, where our guide will brief you
Machu Picchu Day Tour
Transfer to the bus station
A shuttle bus up to Machu Picchu
Guided tour of Machu Picchu according to the circuit you booked
Take a shuttle bus down to Aguas Calientes
Explore the small town by yourself
Tourist train returns to Ollantaytambo
Arrival at the train station and transfer to Cusco
Our driver will drop you off at your hotel or airport
Ending of the Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu combo tour
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you would like to return early, you can choose the train at 14:30 and you will be in Cusco at 18:00
Highlights of the Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu tour
- Walking in the Sacred Valley of the Incas
- Visit the Pisac Market
- Guided tour of Pisac and Ollantaytambo archeological
- Guided tour of the Moray, Maras, Chinchero
- Guided tour of the Salt mines or Salineras
- View the amazing Sacred Valley
- Visit the Machu Picchu
Itinerary Details
Day 01: Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu
At 07:00, our guide will pick you up at the hotel, and you will begin the tour to the Sacred Valley of the Incas, a lush agricultural region created by the Urubamba River and an important food source for the Incas that continues to supply the city of Cusco with a majority of its production to this day! Our first stop, after an hour and a half, is the Pisac Inca site with a guided tour. Then we descend to the modern Pisac market, where you can explore the famous traditional colorful local market.
That finishes the visit to Pisac. We continue the Sacred Valley tour and drive to Moray, a very extraordinary Inca site consisting of many huge circular terraces. The deeper the terrace, the cooler the environment—crops were planted at their preferred growing temperatures. Next, we visit Maras, a small colonial town where you can learn about colonial times. Then we continue driving to the salt mines, where salt comes from a subterranean salty mineral stream that springs from a hill above. After that, we head to Ollantaytambo for lunch.
Then we continue our excursion to visit the living Incan town of Ollantaytambo, where our guide will show us around the Incan fortress and explain its purpose and history. The town and fortress are strategically located overlooking the beautiful valley! This major ruin site is known as the best surviving example of Incan urban planning and engineering. It is admired for its huge steep terraces guarding the fortress and for being one of the few places where the Spanish lost a major battle during their conquest!
That finishes the visit. We walk down to the train station, where you will take the tourist train to Aguas Calientes, located below Machu Picchu, and spend one night there.
Day 02: Machu Picchu
Today is the special day when you will visit Machu Picchu. According to the schedules to enter the Inca citadel mentioned in your Machu Picchu tickets, our guide will coordinate the time to pick you up from your hotel or arrange a meeting point.
Once we arrive at the scheduled time, you will walk to the bus station, where you will take a shuttle bus that will take you up to the archaeological complex of Machu Picchu following a zigzag path for about 25 minutes.
Once at Machu Picchu, you will enter the Inca citadel with your tour guide for a guided tour of the important attractions. If you booked circuit 2 and our booking department confirmed availability, our tour guide will take you to the most important attractions of this ancient Incan site, such as its main square, the Sun Temple, the Royal Rooms, the Temple of the Three Windows, and the Royal Incas Cemetery. This guided tour takes about 2.5 hours, and then you will exit Machu Picchu and take a shuttle bus down to Aguas Calientes.
If you booked the Huayna Picchu tickets and circuit 3, you can re-enter the Inca citadel and climb Huayna Picchu. Once you arrive at the summit, enjoy some amazing panoramic photos of Machu Picchu (extra cost). Please don't forget your camera and enjoy this visit to one of the New 7 Wonders of the World!
In Aguas Calientes, you can have lunch (not included in the package) at one of many lovely restaurants offering traditional Andean and international cuisine. In the afternoon, we take the train back to Ollantaytambo (or alternatively to Poroy), where our driver will be waiting for us at the railway station to transfer us to Cusco. Our driver will drop you off at your hotel or Airbnb, concluding your tour.
Included
What is included in this tour?
- Pre-trek briefing (Our guide will visit your hotel a day before the trek for your briefing)
- Accommodation: 1 night hotel
- Meals: 1 breakfast, 1 lunch on the Sacred Valley Tour, and 1 snack
- Andean bag
- Entrance fee to Machu Picchu
- Tourist ticket to Sacred Valley, Pisac, Moray, and Ollantaytambo
- Entrance fee to Salineras
- Professional guide for the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu combo
- Round-trip train ticket to Machu Picchu
- Shuttle bus service to and from Machu Picchu
- Private guided tour of the Sacred Valley combo
Not Included:
- Meals not datails
- Entrance fee to Huayna Picchu ($ 80)
- Peru Travel Insurance
- Tips
Solo Traveller: Please note that if you have booked the "Solo Traveller" option for this 2 day Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu tour combo, you receive your own single room for the night.
Local flights: No local flight is included in the cost of the tours.
Essential Information
Accommodation
During your trip to Machu Picchu, you will spend the night in one of the following hotels, depending on their availability:
- Hotel Hatun Inti Machu Picchu
- Hotel Casa de Luz Machu Picchu
Both hotels are located in Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu town). Each bedroom features a private bathroom and comfortable beds (double or matrimonial) for your comfort. The room rate also includes breakfast and complimentary hot beverages.
During the 2-day Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu tour, we request that hotels prepare your rooms for your arrival time, especially if you arrive before standard check-in time. However, this is not always possible. In such cases, you can store your luggage in the hotel storage room and explore your new destination in the meantime.
We recommend booking single supplements and pre/post-tour accommodation early. Single rooms can be arranged for an additional supplement, subject to availability. Please request this when booking.
UPGRADING HOTELS: SACRED VALLEY TO MACHU PICCHU
If you would like to upgrade your accommodation, contact us at info@machupicchut.com
Packing List
- Passport Original and copies
- Travel insurance(+ copies for a case of lost),
- Cash in USD or credit cards,
- Day pack (to carry your personal items during daily travels),
- Rain gear (a rain-jacket and a waterproof trousers or a rain poncho - this can be purchased in Cusco),
- Resistible footwear, waterproof trekking shoes are recommended,
- Sandals (for a higher comfort while at a hotspring in Aguas Calientes),
- Hat or a cap (to protect you against the Sun, rain as well as cold),
- Sun cream or sun block,
- Insect repellent– recommended minimum is 20% DEET (please note that no malaria has been reported during this trip!),
- Camera and its charger/batteries (please note that batteries are consumed quickly under cold conditions),
- Small towel and toiletries,
- Sufficient reserve of underwear,
- Swimsuit (to visit the thermal baths of Aguas Calientes),
Please note: we do provide a daily morning snack and our meal service is very complete and well supplied. We reccomend you to take your own snack applies for customers who like a specific snack that might not be in our menu.
Extra Luggage: If you have extra luggage, you can be left safely in your hotel in Cusco, in the Ollantaytambo train station or Machu PicchuT store luggage. if you decided in our store luggage, in the morning our driver will pick your luggage and He leave in our office and we will save 2 days and when you will return to Cusco, you can pick your luggage..
Machu Picchu Questions
When to visit Peru Machu Picchu?
A good time to visit Machu Picchu is between the months of April and October; The sun shines all day and there is almost no rain, allowing you to perform, without much care, the treks to the mountains of Machu Picchu, to get the best aerial views of the Inca city with the blue sky in the background. However, you will have to take turns in the places, with many other people who chose this time to visit Machu Picchu. This season makes entrance tickets to Machu Picchu, train tickets and hotels, must be booked at least 3 months in advance.
On the other hand, between November and March, and unlike what many people think, it does not rain throughout the day; What's more, the rains during this season are in the afternoon, in most cases. The Inca city of Machu Picchu can be covered with mist during this time; however, it will disappear with the passing of the morning, giving you the opportunity to see, from the mountains of Machu Picchu, how the fog dissipates over the city. As if an artist revealed his masterpiece before his eyes. In addition, you will enjoy Machu Picchu in its most intense green, with lower prices and something that most people want but that is impossible to obtain during the high season; be in Machu Picchu with the least amount of people possible, allowing you to take pictures of Machu Picchu without a lot of strangers in them
Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes train
The train is leaving from Ollantaytambo train station and the duration train ride is 1 hrs 45 min round trip.
How far is Sacred Valley from Cusco?
The Sacred Valley is composed of different districts, which differ in distance to Cusco. During the Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu tour, you will visit the next:
- Cusco - Písac: 35.00 km
- Cusco - Urubamba: 76.20 km
- Cusco - Ollantaytambo: 94.40 km
How long is the Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu tour?
On the Sacred Valley the duration tour is 8 hrs 30min, between to 08:00 to 15:30 The Machu Picchu Train departs from Sacred Valley at the Ollanta Station - 1 hr 45 min Minutes from Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu. Total travel time including transfer from Cusco is approximately 10 hours 30 min each way.
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