The Sacred Valley runs 60km along the Urubamba between Pisac and Ollantaytambo, and it’s where most Machu Picchu trips find their rhythm. Peruways runs guided days to the three signature stops: Pisac’s terraced ruins and Sunday market, Ollantaytambo’s living Inca town and fortress, and Moray’s concentric circular terraces, where the Inca ran agricultural experiments across microclimates. Add the Maras salt pans if you can spare a half-day — several thousand hand-worked evaporation pools still in use. The valley sits around 2,800m, lower and warmer than Cusco, which makes it the sensible place to acclimatise. Peruways packages the loop as a day trip or as the first leg of a longer Machu Picchu itinerary — details at Peruways.
