What time does the Sacred Valley day trip start and finish?

The Traditional starts collecting guests at 07:20 and drops you off in central Cusco around 18:30. Super Sacred Valley picks up from 06:20 and returns around 19:00. Your exact pickup time arrives on WhatsApp the night before.

Can the order of the stops change?

Slightly, yes. Traffic, weather and the situation at each site can move the times by a few minutes or swap the order; your guide adjusts the day so you still see every stop.

Is there free time during the day?

On the Traditional, the Pisac visit includes time at the craft market and a silversmith’s workshop. On Super Sacred Valley, you get 30 minutes in Pisac town after the Inca site.

At 12:00 on both routes, for 50 minutes, in Urubamba.

Can the day end in Ollantaytambo instead of Cusco?

Yes, on both routes, for US$1 less (US$29 and US$31), if you are taking the train to Machu Picchu. The day ends at 15:30 at the Archaeological Park; the Traditional skips Chinchero and Super Sacred Valley skips Pisac. How the Ollantaytambo ending works. Ending there, the Traditional visits Pisac and Ollantaytambo (not Chinchero), and Super Sacred Valley visits Chinchero, Maras, Moray and Ollantaytambo (not Pisac).

Sacred Valley Day Trip Itinerary, Hour by Hour

The day, in short

A Sacred Valley day trip from Cusco lasts 10 to 12 hours. The Traditional leaves at 07:20, stops at the Taray viewpoint, Pisac, lunch in Urubamba, Ollantaytambo and Chinchero, and is back around 18:30. Super Sacred Valley leaves at 06:20 for Chinchero, Maras, Moray, lunch, Ollantaytambo and Pisac, back around 19:00.

Both routes reach Ollantaytambo at 14:15; they run the rest of the valley in opposite directions.