Sacred Valley of Incas (Day Trip)

Jose Ttito with Andes Peru Tour and Adventure did an excellent job during our voyage of the Sacred Valley. He was very knowledgeable and thorough with his description of the Incas. I highly recommend Jose as a guide.

Our agency booked the one day Sacred valley trip while we were in Cusco. So we did not know too much about the schedule nor the company that was hired to do it. We had Jose as our guide and were in the car with 8 more people. We started with the stop at the market which for us was nothing extraordinary, just some small stands with things that it was a bit dubious if they were really done in Peru or not. Interesting enough you could pay by card at some of them so guess it is a nice option for souvenirs. Lucky enough we did not stay much and we went further to the the ancient Inca sites of the Sacred Valley where we did a stop first to take some pictures. What I did appreciate from the driver is that he tried taking us as closely to the entrance as possible and did not let us walk as I saw other groups trying to get to the archaeological sites from way down. We did stop at a silver shop which had some very beautiful jeweler and we also were able to see some of the silversmiths at work which was interesting and we were given a small presentation. I did appreciate that rather than going through the market around and trying to find something ourselves. After we stopped for lunch at a touristic all you can eat restaurant but with very tasty food we continued to the Archaeological Park Ollantaytambo where Jose gave us a short presentation and left us to wonder around. Final stop was in Chinchero at a female weaving cooperative where we were served tea and had a very nice presentation regarding their weaving and painting techniques. We were all alone as it was at the end of the day but all the ladies working there were very friendly and nice. Actually I bought some nice gifts which even if a bit more pricey at least I can have the knowledge they are proper alpaca :) Overall we really liked the tour and the guide we had, also my boyfriend was sick during the trip and Jose did know what to give him and he recovered more or less. So we also had a bit of doctor and not only a knowledgeable guide. We did appreciate the small stops at the silver shop and the weaving center even though touristic they were really quality and actually what we were interested to see. My only regret is not having more time to spend at the ancient archeological sites both the ones on the Sacred Valley as well as Ollantaytambo. It felt a bit rushed on the other hand trying to hit markets, archaeological sites, lunch break and coming back to Cusco in the same day then it needs to be on a tight schedule. Even so we arrived a bit late in the night. Either than that everything was fine and I would warmly recommend the company and our guide.

Muy buen tour, en general muy recomendado. El guía bastante bien, explicaba ampliamente los sitios y respondió preguntas, solo aveces olvidaba traducir al español, pero en general muy recomendado.