Peruways’ Sacred Valley tours cover the stretch between Cusco and Ollantaytambo — the terraced farmland, Inca towns, and Quechua markets that most Machu Picchu travelers rush past on the train.

The standard route includes Pisac (ruins and the Sunday market), the Maras salt pans, the circular terraces at Moray, and Ollantaytambo at the far end of the valley. Peruways’ guides fold in both the Inca context — Pachacuti’s agricultural experimentation at Moray, the astronomy at Pisac — and the Quechua present, since the valley is still working farmland.

Visit Peruways for a Sacred Valley tour. It’s the day most first-time Peru travelers wish they’d scheduled before Machu Picchu rather than after.