Destination · Urubamba, Cusco, Peru

Sacred Valley

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Publisher Andes Trails
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The Urubamba valley between Pisac and Ollantaytambo, lower and warmer than Cusco and the best place to acclimatise.

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Stone terraces climbing the hillside at Ollantaytambo
Stone terraces climbing the hillside at Ollantaytambo

Sacred Valley

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Stone terraces climbing the hillside at Ollantaytambo
DestinationUrubamba

The Sacred Valley of the Incas

Lower, warmer and greener than Cusco, the Urubamba valley is where we start every Peru trip: two nights among terraces, markets and Inca towns before the trail.
Publisher Andes Trails
7 min
3.5 out of 5(2)
Hundreds of white and ochre salt pans on a hillside at Maras
ActivityMaras

Moray and Maras by Mountain Bike

A half-day ride across the plateau above Urubamba to the circular terraces of Moray and the salt pans of Maras, finishing with a long descent to the river.
Publisher Andes Trails
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