From Cusco to the Sacred Valley is both a cultural trip and an acclimatisation step. The valley drops a thousand metres below Cusco (2,800-3,000 m vs 3,400 m), which makes it the easier breathing day and the natural launch pad for Machu Picchu. Peruways runs the full circuit: Pisac for the hilltop fortress and the Sunday market, Chinchero for the weaving cooperatives, Moray for the Inca agricultural microclimate experiments, Maras for the pre-Inca salt pans worked by hand, Ollantaytambo for Pachacuti’s unfinished Temple of the Sun. Private vehicle, licensed Peruvian guides, flexible routing. Book at Peruways.
