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The 15 Best Ollantaytambo Tours

34 tours  ·  from $22 a head

Ollantaytambo is a working Inca town at the end of the valley road and the station for the Machu Picchu trains. These 15 tours climb its terraces, fold it into a valley day or use it as the jumping-off point for the citadel.

Cusco: Sacred Valley, Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Salt Mines Moray - Chinchero: textiles, fibers, and natural dyes
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Cusco: Sacred Valley, Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Salt Mines Moray

1.Sacred Valley, Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Salt Mines Moray

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,058 reviews · 12 hours · from $28Our pick

This 12-hour shared tour links Chinchero’s weaving traditions, Moray’s circular terraces, Maras’s working salt pools, Ollantaytambo, and Pisac. A bilingual guide leads the visits, and a buffet lunch in Urubamba is included. Guides such as Edith, Samuel, Rudy, and Victor have led recent departures, but the guide varies. Expect brief stops and extra entrance fees.

“Comfortable bus and great tour! Thank you Sam and Joel! On the last site part of it was already closed, so it would be nice to have an earlier start and be able to make it on time”

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Cusco:Chinchero,Moray & Salt Mines drop-off in Ollantaytambo - Moray: Inca farming on a grand scale
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Cusco:Chinchero,Moray & Salt Mines drop-off in Ollantaytambo

2.Chinchero,Moray & Salt Mines drop-off in Ollantaytambo

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 793 reviews · 8 - 9 hours · from $27

Travel from Cusco through the Sacred Valley with a Spanish and English-speaking guide. Watch traditional textile techniques in Chinchero, walk Moray’s circular terraces and the Maras salt ponds, then climb to Ollantaytambo’s Inca fortress. Buffet lunch is included, and the tour ends at Ollantaytambo’s station or main square, handy if you are continuing to Machu Picchu.

“Very nicely organized, well timed, kind and professional staff. Communication easy. Our guide, Julio, was great, knowledgeable and fun.”

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Sacred Valley: Chinchero, Moray, Ollantaytambo & Pisac+Lunch - Moray: the Inca terraces in a high bowl
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Sacred Valley: Chinchero, Moray, Ollantaytambo & Pisac+Lunch

3.Chinchero, Moray, Ollantaytambo & Pisac+Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 501 reviews · 12 hours · from $25

This 12-hour shared tour links five Sacred Valley stops: Chinchero’s textile center, Moray’s circular terraces, the Maras salt mines, Ollantaytambo and Pisac. Expect a bilingual English or Spanish guide, a buffet lunch in Urubamba, extra entrance fees and a brisk pace. Guides have included Victor, Rudy and William, but assignments vary.

“Excellent guide! Our guide Victor was super knowlegable and pationate about Inca culture and history. He made a lovely photos during our visit. That was a great experience! The food in the restaurant was delicious.”

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Pisac Indian Market and Ollantaytambo Fortress with Lunch - What the 10-hour format means
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Pisac Indian Market and Ollantaytambo Fortress with Lunch

4.Pisac Indian Market and Ollantaytambo Fortress with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 395 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $84

Spend a full day in the Sacred Valley, visiting Pisac’s craft market and Ollantaytambo’s stone fortress and Temple of the Sun. A bilingual guide, buffet lunch, and round-trip hotel transfers are included. Sunday brings a chance to see Pisac’s Quechua and Spanish mass. Check your ticket option before booking, as admission may cost extra.

“Adriel was the BEST tour guide! He was passionate, energetic, informative and had many personal stories to share. I learned so much on this tour and highly enjoyed our short walks at Pisaq and Ollantaytambo. There was ample time for shopping, but it also didn’t stretch on for too long if you weren’t interested. I highly recommend this full day tour.”

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Cusco:Sacred Valley Pisaq,Ollantaytambo,Chinchero with Lunch - Taray’s mountain view on the way to Pisac
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Cusco:Sacred Valley Pisaq,Ollantaytambo,Chinchero with Lunch

5.Sacred Valley Pisaq,Ollantaytambo,Chinchero with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 183 reviews · 10h 30m · from $28

Travel from Cusco to Pisac, Ollantaytambo, and Chinchero with a bilingual guide, hotel pickup, and buffet lunch in Urubamba. Expect Inca terraces and temples, a Pisac market stop, Chinchero’s colonial church and weaving workshop, plus a long day on the road. Guides such as Julio, Nora, and Eddie have led the tour; assignments vary.

“Everything. I got to see everything I was promised, and then some. I highly recommend the activity to all future travelers.”

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Full-Day Excursion to Sacred Valley, Pisac and Ollantaytambo from Cusco - Chinchero: Inca foundations and colonial layers
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Full-Day Excursion to Sacred Valley, Pisac and Ollantaytambo from Cusco

6.Full-Day Excursion to Sacred Valley, Pisac and Ollantaytambo from Cusco

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 174 reviews · 13 hours (approx.) · from $47

Leave Cusco early for a guided circuit through Chinchero, Moray’s agricultural terraces, the Maras salt pans, Ollantaytambo and Pisac, with a buffet lunch in Urubamba. Hotel pickup, transport and a guide are included. Most entrance fees are extra, and the schedule moves quickly, so expect a full day rather than long visits at each site.

“This was a wonderful tour! They took us from site to site keeping us busy all day with beautiful experiences, and views. We really enjoyed the buffet lunch as well.”

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Sacred Valley Full-Day Private Tour from Urubamba & Ollantaytambo - Maras salt pans and a local lunch
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Sacred Valley Full-Day Private Tour from Urubamba & Ollantaytambo

7.Sacred Valley Full-Day Private Tour from Urubamba & Ollantaytambo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 112 reviews · 9 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $135Top rated

Starting at 8:00 am from your accommodation in Urubamba or Ollantaytambo, this private, 9 to 10-hour tour visits Inca terraces, Moray’s circular agricultural terraces, the Maras salt pans, and Chinchero’s weaving tradition. Guides have included local experts such as Pablo, Sam, and Ferdinand. Private transport keeps the long day practical, but site tickets and lunch cost extra.

“My mom and I had an amazing private tour with Sam (tour guide) and Willy (driver). Sam allowed us to move at our own pace, and offered detailed explanations for each place we stopped. Sam was also great at taking photos of my mom and I, he got all the angles! I really enjoyed this day in the Sacred Valley. It's hard to get to but so worth seeing. The salt mines were a standout, as were the Incan ruins in Ollantaytambo. We also stopped for lunch at a restaurant with an incredible view of the valley, and delicious food too. My mom and I both felt very safe with…”

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From Cusco: Chinchero, Moray, Maras and Ollantaytambo - Moray: circular terraces with a practical purpose
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From Cusco: Chinchero, Moray, Maras and Ollantaytambo

8.Chinchero, Moray, Maras and Ollantaytambo

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 83 reviews · from $45

Travel from Cusco to Chinchero, Moray, Maras and Ollantaytambo on a nine-hour guided day trip. You’ll see Inca terraces and salt pools, learn about alpaca textiles, and eat an included buffet lunch in Urubamba. Guides speak English or Spanish. The tour ends in Ollantaytambo, a useful detail if you’re taking a train onward.

“We really enjoyed this trip. Richard was fantastic. Nice way to spend a day seeing sites before heading to train to Machu Picchu.”

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Sacred Valley with Peru Vip : Pisac, Ollantaytambo and Chinchero - Chinchero: carved limestone and a square with layers
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Sacred Valley with Peru Vip : Pisac, Ollantaytambo and Chinchero

9.Sacred Valley with Peru Vip : Pisac, Ollantaytambo and Chinchero

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · 9 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $299

Spend about nine and a half hours visiting Awana Kancha and the Inca sites of Pisac, Ollantaytambo, and Chinchero. A private vehicle, hotel pickup, guide, entrance tickets, and buffet lunch are included. Guides such as Wilbert have been praised for engaging explanations and a thoughtful pace, though several stops involve strenuous walking.

“My partner and I recently took the Viator Sacred Valley tour and had a great time. Our tour guide, Willie, was super friendly and really knew his stuff. He also took some amazing photos that we’ll treasure forever. One thing to note, though, is that Willie repeated a lot of the same history throughout the tour. While it was clear he was passionate about the information, a bit more variety in the storytelling would have kept things even more interesting. Despite that, the beauty of the Sacred Valley, combined with Willie’s enthusiasm and his fantastic photography skills, made the tour totally worth it. With a bit more variety in the…”

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Sacred Valley - Pisac and Ollantaytambo day tour - Pisac’s terraces, temples, and market
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Sacred Valley – Pisac and Ollantaytambo day tour

10.Pisac and Ollantaytambo day tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 63 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $29

Leave Cusco by small-group transport for a full day in the Sacred Valley. Visit an Andean animal rescue center, Taray viewpoint, Pisac’s ruins and market, then Ollantaytambo’s Inca fortress. An English-speaking guide leads the visits; lunch and entry fees depend on the package you choose. You can also arrange to finish at Ollantaytambo train station.

“Highly recommend this incredible tour. Visits to ancient INCA sites and a busy market, as well as a silver merchant company. Well worth the money - a full day.”

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Sacred Valley of the Incas - Pisaq, Ollantaytambo and Chinchero - Urubamba: a buffet break between visits
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Sacred Valley of the Incas – Pisaq, Ollantaytambo and Chinchero

11.Sacred Valley of the Incas – Pisaq, Ollantaytambo and Chinchero

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 62 reviews · 11 hours (approx.) · from $48

Travel from Cusco in a group of up to 16, stopping at Pisac’s archaeological site and craft market, Ollantaytambo’s Inca complex and the textile village of Chinchero. A guide and buffet lunch are included. Bring cash in soles for entrance fees, which are not included.

“Left in the hotel lobby without any communication well past pickup time. Walked to their office where they said they were not going to operate. I should cancel…told them they needed to cancel so we could get a refund. They should no respect for our time or being left out of a tour of a lifetime. We walked to another agency who booked us a private tour at a very reasonable price. Something Eco Tour did not offer.”

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Private Ollantaytambo, Pisac Ruins Tour with Farm Visit, Gourmet Picnic Lunch - Urubamba market, everyday goods and local fruit
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Private Ollantaytambo, Pisac Ruins Tour with Farm Visit, Gourmet Picnic Lunch

12.Private Ollantaytambo, Pisac Ruins Tour with Farm Visit, Gourmet Picnic Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 52 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $197

Spend a day with a private guide exploring Ollantaytambo and Pisac, with a farm visit, a chef-prepared picnic, and a walk through Urubamba’s local produce market. Guide Valentin is praised for his personal knowledge of the Sacred Valley and its communities. Entrance tickets are extra, and the day includes walking and stairs.

“Valentin is very, very knowledgable about Peru. It was so great having a guide who grew up in the Sacred Valley and knows the locals. It was so informative to learn about the day-to-day life of the Andean villages (e.g. diet, weather, economy, agriculture). If you want an in-depth and thorough understanding of this wonderful region of Peru, this is a great tour to take.”

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Complete Sacred Valley Tour Small group Pisac, Maras, Moray & Ollantaytambo - Moray turns farming into architecture
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Complete Sacred Valley Tour Small group Pisac, Maras, Moray & Ollantaytambo

13.Complete Sacred Valley Tour Small group Pisac, Maras, Moray & Ollantaytambo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 45 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $73

Spend about 12 hours visiting Pisac’s terraces and market, Moray’s circular agricultural terraces, Maras’s salt pools and Ollantaytambo’s Inca ruins. The group is capped at eight, transport is private and air-conditioned, and a buffet lunch in Urubamba is included. Guides on past departures have included Jimy, Jaime and Juan.

“A great way to see scared valley. Really want to go back to stay in Ollantaytambo; maybe next visit.”

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From Ollantaytambo:Moray, Salt Mines, Chinchero end in Cusco - Maras: salt made one pond at a time
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From Ollantaytambo:Moray, Salt Mines, Chinchero end in Cusco

14.Moray, Salt Mines, Chinchero end in Cusco

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 42 reviews · 1 day · from $109

Make the journey from Ollantaytambo to Cusco a sightseeing day, stopping at Maras’s salt ponds, Moray’s Inca terraces and Chinchero’s weaving center. A private group travels with a bilingual guide, has lunch in Maras and finishes in Cusco. Entry fees and drinks cost extra. Ollantaytambo’s ruins may be added by arrangement.

“We had a wonderful guided tour with Julio. This is one of the few tours that goes from Ollantaytambo to Cusco. We really enjoyed learning so much about the history and culture of each site from Julio and the chance to experience them and the landscape at a relaxed pace. Lunch was perfect and the van a most comfortable ride. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone wishing to explore the Sacred Valley. Thank you Julio!”

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Sacred Valley Pisac Ollantaytambo and Chinchero Full-Day Tour - Urubamba lunch breaks up the drive
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Sacred Valley Pisac Ollantaytambo and Chinchero Full-Day Tour

15.Sacred Valley Pisac Ollantaytambo and Chinchero Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 39 reviews · 10 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $28

From Cusco, this full-day tour visits Pisac’s Inca terraces, Ollantaytambo’s stonework, and Chinchero’s colonial church and weaving traditions. A guide, transport, buffet lunch, and pickup in the historic center are included. Plan extra cash for the Sacred Valley entry fee, and confirm the Pisac Market stop before booking.

“The most significant thing for this tour was our tour guide, Jonathan, who was active, positive, supportive, respectful, passionate, and knowledgeable. Everything was well planned and organized. The lunch was buffet with lots of options. Thank you!”

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