Sacred Valley of the Incas VIP

General information:

This tour is an incredible experience and a good decision, since you will be able to do two tours in one day, basically to make the most of your stay in Cusco.

Places to visit:
ARCHAEOLOGICAL COMPLEX OF CHINCHERO COLONIAL CHURCH OF CHINCHERO + TEXTILE INTERPRETATIVE CENTER:

Chinchero is synonymous with living culture, in this place the ancestral culture is still rooted and we will confirm it by seeing people proudly wearing their traditional costumes, as well as we can also observe the process of making textiles following ancestral ways of weaving, spinning and dyeing garments using herbs, minerals, which allow them to obtain desired colors.  Possibly these colors would also have served to differentiate social status.

MORAY (AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENTAL CENTER)

From the famous story that travels from mouth to mouth among the villagers that says that possibly in this place where Moray is currently seen with its series of terraces arranged in concentric circles, the Incas used this place for an experimental center, which is divided into sectors with differences in microclimates which range from humid climates in the lower part to dry climates in the upper part, place where the Incas would have experimented with different products including coca (which could have been used to tell fortunes, nowadays this technique is still used by pacos (people who talk to the spirits of the Orqos (hills or mountains))

MARAS (SALT MINES)

The salt mines themselves are constituted by a set of approximately 5000 salt ponds, which are administered by the inhabitants of the locality that come to be the owners, the extraction of the salt is carried in a process of extraction by layers and according to this its use is destined, as for example, the first layer that comes to be the first layer of salt that comes to be the salt of the salt mines: The first layer is the extra salt and is destined for domestic use, as well as the industrial salt especially for agriculture and livestock, the profits of this production are distributed among the community members according to the amount of wells that each one of them owns.      

OLLANTAYTAMBO

Archaeological complex of Ollantaytambo is located in the town of Ollantaytambo, according to its shape and place of construction could have served as a place in which the Inca nobility lived, this place served as inspiration and as a place in which the work Ollantay (author: anonymous) was developed; work that tells the story of an Inca general named Ollantay which falls in love with Cusi Coyllor daughter of the Inca ruler Pachacuteq, a forbidden love which will have a happy ending.

PISAQ + GOLDSMITH CRAFT CENTER

Its name comes from a bird called Pisaqa, it is said that it could possibly have been built in the shape of the bird, has terraces, aqueducts, roads to doors carved in stone, consists of streams, water springs, also has a cemetery of great magnitude in the upper part and we can also see the goldsmith market where our expert ladies in silverware and costume jewelry sell their art.

At 6:30 – 7.00 am pick up from the hotel. At approximately 30-45 minutes we will arrive to the town of Chinchero where we will visit the Textile Interpretation Center, the archaeological complex of Chinchero, continuing with the tour we will arrive to Moray place of agricultural experimentation, then we will visit the salt mines of Maras, place where we will appreciate the salt mines and their extraction procedures, As lunch time is approaching we will go to enjoy our delicious buffet lunch based on local products, then we will go to place that was inspiration where the work Ollantay would focus, the archaeological complex of Ollantaytambo, which are its impressive architecture will receive us to make us aware of its beauty being one of the multifunctional villages so many administrative, military, social and economic. Finishing our tour here by way of returning to the city of Cusco we will head towards Pisaq, this place takes the name of a bird called Pisaqa bird that would abound in this place, with its various buildings such as fountains agricultural terraces housing center will leave us amazed also in this place we will see the typical market where we can buy different interesting things among paintings handicrafts of the place.

Included:

• Pick up from the hotel with previous coordination
• Buffet lunch (Urubamba)
• Tourist transportation
• Bilingual guide

Not included

• Entrance to the different tourist attractions (Pisaq, Chinchero, Moray, Ollantaytambo) tourist ticket BTC in the page of «Cocituc».

• Entrance to Maras (Salineras) 10 soles.

What the agency recommends

• Bring waterproof clothing (Cusco has varied microclimates).
• Personal documents. (ID card/passport)
• Do not forget to bring your entrance tickets if you have already purchased them previously.
• Preferably wear long-sleeved shirts.
• Bring sunscreen, wide-brimmed hat, sunglasses, snacks.
• Bring mineral water
• Bring extra money
• It is recommended to wear non-skid shoes.
• Take personal medications with you