About this trip
Five days around Cusco covering the Sacred Valley's best-known sites and the two big-ticket landscapes everyone comes for: Rainbow Mountain and Machu Picchu.
The pace is easy and guided throughout, so it suits families or groups who want the highlights without working out logistics themselves.
Expect a mix of Inca history and dramatic Andean scenery, from salt pans and ancient terraces to the ruins at Machu Picchu itself.
What you'll do
- Visit the Inca terraces at Chinchero
- See the salt pans of Maras and the concentric terraces of Moray
- Hike or visit the striped slopes of Rainbow Mountain
- Explore Machu Picchu, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World
- Rainbow Mountain sits at high altitude, so allow time to acclimatise before this part of the trip
- Billed as easy-paced and guided throughout, making it suitable for families and mixed-ability groups
Worth it if you get a strong guide like Wilbert or Percy and accept the early starts. Think twice if organisation and transparency matter to you—pickup times are unclear and hotel upgrades may not deliver.
- Top guides like Wilbert and Percy are genuinely knowledgeable about Incan culture and go above and beyond.
- Coordination is chaotic: no airport pickup, unclear pickup times, different guides daily, and you'll chase the agency for basic itinerary details.
- Paid hotel upgrades don't materialise; one traveller paid $370 extra and was downgraded anyway despite paying premium prices.
- Expect 4:45am starts for Rainbow Mountain with a restaurant stop that delays arrival and adds costs with no real benefit.
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Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Cusco · 21 Jul – 22 Jul
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