Amaru Community, ruins of Pisaq & Ollantaytambo (Full day)
Private service $229
Full Day
Take a private tour to the Amaru community and be transported to another time. Then visit the picturesque market of Pisaq and its ruins overlooking the valley. Then move on to visit the ruins of Ollantaytambo and the town, which still displays Incan architecture.
• Fully Private Tour ensures personalized service.
• Customize your itinerary to your own preferences.
• Explore the Incan Ruins of Ollantaytambo.
• Shop at a large handcrafts market in Pisaq.
• Visit a local Andean community and share a traditional Andean lunch made in the community.
• Private van and driver at your disposal.
• Learn about unique kinds of potatoes and local produce.
• Learn about local communities, isolated from modern life, and their ancient traditions.
In the morning, your private driver and guide will meet you at your
hotel, in Cusco or the Sacred Valley, and take you to the Sacred Valley
of the Incas. The first stop will be Pisaq, here in the company of your
guide, you will explore the most traditional market in the Sacred Valley
and its many colourful handcrafts, which represent many local
traditional products and make for excellent souvenirs. Here, villagers
come and bring the produce and handcrafts from their communities in
order to sell them. Then, you will visit the archeological complex of
PIsaq, which in times of yore served religious, military and
agricultural purposes. The ruins were built in a strategic position
overlooking the valley, from there, you will be afforded a stunning view
while you explore unique sites like the Sun Temple, a cemetery, water
ducts and agricultural terraces. You will have the opportunity to visit
the Andean community of Amaru, where you will experience the daily life
of a typical mountain community and observe how the people weave
textiles, such as belts blankets and how they grow and harvest their
produce. You will also have an opportunity to taste the food they
prepare with products that they themselves harvest.
Then, you will head to Ollantaytambo, one of the last Incan refuges
during Spanish colonization. Here, you will be able to appreciate the
unique architecture, narrow streets (so narrow cars do not fit),
cobblestone paths and beautiful landscape. The powerful and impressive
Ollantaytambo ruins, temples and terraces will, once again, leave you
without wods. These sites continue to be well preserved since the
Spanish conquest and provide an incredible perspective of how towns were
designed during the Incan period. Finally, we will take you back to your
hotel, in Cusco or the Sacred Valley.
Meals: Lunch
• Bring your identification document or passport with which you purchased the entrance ticket.
• We suggest wearing comfortable shoes suitable for climbing stairs.
• Carry a small backpack along with your camera, wear a hat, use sunscreen, insect repellent, and bring a water bottle.
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