Private Sacred Valley Tours

Huddled in the green foothills of Peru’s Andean highlands, the Sacred Valley – or Urubamba Valley – peacefully preserves fragments of the Incas. Along with nearby Cuzco and Machu Picchu, this was once the heart of the mighty Incan Empire. Today, holidays in the Valley introduce you to some of the most fascinating and significant archaeological sites in Peru.

Naturally, Sacred Valley holidays lend themselves to hiking – from half-day hikes to week-long donkey-led expeditions and the famous Inca trail tours. The settings for outdoor adventure are spectacular. Charming colonial towns, remote villages and ancient Incan ruins are scattered like jewels throughout the Sacred Valley’s rugged landscape.

Journey to the Sacred Valley to discover ancient Peru

Incan ruins stretch along a mountain ridge over the small village of Pisac. Thought to have been a valley entrance defence, this spectacular fortress boasts a citadel, tombs and impressive agricultural terracing that sweeps the span of the mountainsides. Pisac is also famed for its Sunday market, where native Quechua communities come to sell their traditional fares, from woollen alpaca garments to wooden handicrafts.

Ollantaytambo is another quaint Sacred Valley village, nestled splendidly among a ring of snow-tipped mountains. Here is another important Incan archaeological site; a vast fortress and series of huge stacked stone terraces. The local people inhabit the same cobbled streets built centuries ago by the Incas.

Further in the mountains, tiny villages such as Chinchero preserve the integral tradition of weaving. Journey here for an insight into Peruvian history and a glimpse at the unique way of life of those in the Andes most remote reaches. The salt ponds of Maras are similarly astonishing: pre-Incan, built 3,000 metres above sea level, 5,000 ponds stack down the mountain in a haphazard maze of terraces – still in use today.

If you’re planning a Machu Picchu trek, a Sacred Valley tour is a must before you go. Call us today.