About Sacred Valley Peru Tours
Sacred Valley Peru Tours is an independent guide to day trips through Peru's Sacred Valley, from Pisac and Ollantaytambo to the Maras salt terraces and Moray. We compare the tours so you can book the right one in minutes instead of cross-checking a dozen near-identical listings. Ready to plan? Compare every Sacred Valley tour on our homepage.
Why we built this site
Searching for a Sacred Valley tour from Cusco returns dozens of listings that look almost the same, and it is hard to tell what actually differs between them. One skips the Pisac market for Maras and Moray; another caps the group at eight; a third drops you at the Ollantaytambo train station for Machu Picchu. We pull those real details into one place, so the comparison takes a minute rather than an evening.
Everything here is based on the live tours, their published inclusions, and verified traveler reviews. We refresh prices, ticket costs, and seasonal advice regularly so the page reflects what you will actually encounter on the ground.
How we choose the tours
We do not list everything. We feature Sacred Valley day trips that meet a few baseline standards:
- Run by licensed operators with professional bilingual guides
- A strong track record across hundreds or thousands of verified reviews
- Clear, honest inclusions — transport, lunch, and which sites are covered
- Fair pricing with free cancellation, and an Ollantaytambo drop-off option for Machu Picchu
A note on tickets and altitude
We try to be upfront about the things tour listings gloss over. Most Sacred Valley tours are priced without site entrance fees, so you buy the Boleto Turístico separately, and the Maras salt terraces charge their own small fee outside that ticket. We also flag altitude honestly: the valley floor sits lower than Cusco, which makes an early Sacred Valley day a gentle way to acclimatize before Machu Picchu.
How we make money
This site is free to use. When you book through a link on this page, we may earn a small commission from the tour operator or platform, at no extra cost to you. It never changes the price you pay, and it never decides the order or rating of a tour.
Our comparisons reflect reviews, inclusions, and value, not commissions.
About the author
This guide is edited by Rosa Quispe, a Cusco-based travel writer who has spent years covering the archaeology and communities of the Sacred Valley. Rosa has walked the terraces at Pisac and Ollantaytambo, watched the salt harvest at Maras, and sat with weavers in Chinchero, and writes everything here from first-hand experience and current operator data.