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Day tour · from Cusco · ending in Ollantaytambo · Taray viewpoint + 2 sites

Sacred Valley Classic ending in Ollantaytambo: book today until 8 pm and tomorrow at 3:30 pm you are 15 minutes from your train

★4.9(5,681 reviews on TripAdvisor)·Operated by Enjoy Peru Holidays EIRL·Tell us early, get more backConnects with the train to Machu Picchu
Book online until 8 pm (Cusco time, GMT−5) and you leave tomorrow at 7:20 am.—Is there space tomorrow?
Ollantaytambo station
Pisac
Taray viewpoint
Ollantaytambo
Lunch in Urubamba
Tell us early, get more back

The earlier you tell us, the more you get back: 70% at 30 days, 50% at 72 hours, 30% at 48. If you book for tomorrow, there is no refund.

8 hours, 7:20 am to 3:30 pm

The shortest of the four departures and the latest to start.

Solo ida

Pickup in central Cusco; at 3:30 pm you stay in Ollantaytambo and the bus returns without you.

Group of up to 17–18

You share the bus and the guide with the full Classic as far as Ollantaytambo.

Guide in English and Spanish

Certified; goes in with you at Pisac and Ollantaytambo.

One separate entrance fee

The Tourist Ticket, for Pisac and Ollantaytambo, in soles. No Maras, no community entrance.

What you will do

The valley’s traditional route for travelers who continue by train to Machu Picchu that afternoon or sleep in Ollantaytambo: you leave at 7:20 am, stop at the Taray viewpoint, spend an hour and a half at Pisac, have lunch in Urubamba and at 2:15 pm enter Ollantaytambo, where the tour ends at 3:30 pm.

It is the same bus, guide and lunch as the Classic with return to Cusco, without the last stop: it does not visit Chinchero and costs US$1 less because the ride back is not included. You finish inside the archaeological park; the station is a 15-minute walk away, with time for the afternoon trains. It is also the lowest of the four routes: no stop goes above the altitude of Cusco.

  • The Taray viewpoint at 8:20 am: the first view of the Urubamba river and the valley fields
  • Pisac: an hour on the terraces and at the Intihuatana, plus half an hour at the town market
  • A 50-minute buffet lunch in Urubamba, included in the US$29
  • Ollantaytambo from 2:15 to 3:30 pm: fortress, Temple of the Sun and the inhabited Inca town

Options and price per person

It is the cheapest departure on the site, US$29, and it costs the same booking tonight as booking weeks ahead. The one-dollar difference with the full Classic is the ride back to Cusco, which you do not take here.

Rustica buffet lunch · includedAndean buffet in Urubamba, 50 min
US$29per person
14 Inkas buffet · most chosenFixed upgrade +US$4
US$33per person
Don Ángel buffetFixed upgrade +US$15
US$44per person
Tunupa buffetFixed upgrade +US$20
US$49per person

No train and keen to see Chinchero? The version returning to Cusco costs US$1 more: Classic with return to Cusco.

Prices updated October 2026 · in US dollars, per person, taxes included

What’s included

  • Pickup at your hotel, Airbnb or a meeting point in central Cusco
  • Tourist transport Cusco → Ollantaytambo
  • Certified guide, English and Spanish
  • Andean buffet lunch at Rustica
  • Traslados entre Taray, Pisac, Urubamba y Ollantaytambo
  • First-aid kit
  • A ride back to Cusco: the service ends inside the Ollantaytambo archaeological park
  • Tourist Ticket (Pisac and Ollantaytambo), in soles
  • Train ticket to Machu Picchu and transfer to the station (15 min on foot)
  • Travel insurance
  • Bebidas, propinas y compras

Itinerary

  1. Pickup in central Cusco40 min to the viewpoint
  2. Taray viewpoint15-min stop · 2,972 m
  3. Pisac archaeological site1 h at the site + 30 min in the town · 3,300 m
  4. Buffet lunch in Urubamba50 min · 2,871 m
  5. Ollantaytambo1 h of visit · 2,790 m
  6. Tour ends inside the Ollantaytambo archaeological parkTrain station 15 min on foot · no return to Cusco

Altitude profile of the day

From the fortress to the train

The Ollantaytambo visit ends at 3:30 pm inside the archaeological park. The town is small and flat: from the park gate to the station is a 15-minute walk, and on the way you pass the square and the guesthouses in case you sleep in the valley and go up to Machu Picchu the next day.

The train ticket is not included and we do not handle it; buy it directly from the rail company. Carry whatever you will need in Machu Picchu, because the bus is not taking it back to Cusco for you. If you pay today before 8 pm, we message you tonight with the exact pickup time.

End of service: Ollantaytambo archaeological park, 3:30 pm

Who it is for

It suits you if…
  • You have a train to Machu Picchu this afternoon or tomorrow from Ollantaytambo
  • You landed in Cusco today: no stop is higher than the city
  • You travel with children or older adults
Better the Express ending in Ollantaytambo if…
  • You want Maras and Moray before your train
  • You don’t mind leaving at 6:20 am
  • You don’t mind paying US$2 more for two more sites

Express ending in Ollantaytambo, US$31

Reviews

4.9
★★★★★
5,681 reviews

Rating of the Classic route on TripAdvisor, shared with the version that returns to Cusco; the operator, Enjoy Peru Holidays, scores 4.7 out of 5 on the same platform. We do not publish testimonials of our own.

Tap a question to open it

The ones leaving Ollantaytambo from mid-afternoon on: the station is a 15-minute walk from the archaeological park. If your ticket is before 4 pm, ask us on WhatsApp before booking; with the exact time of your train we tell you whether it fits.

Until 8 pm today, Cusco time (GMT−5), online, Sundays included. At our office on Av. Tullumayo 111-B, until 7:30 pm Monday to Saturday. Confirm the space on WhatsApp before paying; the price does not change for booking late, and we do not run same-day departures.

Chinchero, which on the return route is the last visit, at 4:45 pm. Here you see the Taray viewpoint, Pisac and Ollantaytambo. If you have no train to catch and want Chinchero, the Classic with return to Cusco costs US$30 and is back at 6:30 pm.

It is the lowest of the four routes: Taray 2,972 m, the Pisac site 3,300 m, Urubamba 2,871 m and Ollantaytambo 2,790 m, all below the 3,350 m of Cusco, and Machu Picchu is lower still. Many travelers use it exactly as a bridge between landing in Cusco and the train.

Only the Tourist Ticket, which covers Pisac and Ollantaytambo. It is not included in the US$29 and is paid in soles on the day of the tour. The amount is set by the ticket administration and changes without notice; we confirm the current figure on WhatsApp when you book. This route does not visit Maras, so there is no community entrance.

You lose it: cancellations under 24 hours get no refund, and that covers every night-before booking. What you do not lose is the option to change the date, if there is room. When the cancellation is ours, because of weather or force majeure, we rebook you or refund the full amount. The 30%, 50% and 70% refunds apply to 48 hours, 72 hours and 30 days’ notice.

The easiest thing is to leave the big suitcase at your hotel in Cusco and come with a backpack: most places keep it free of charge while you are in Machu Picchu. It cannot stay on the bus, which returns to Cusco without stopping at your hotel.

Yes: you finish at 3:30 pm in the town, you book your own accommodation and the early train the next day drops you in Machu Picchu Pueblo. It is the combination we recommend to travelers who landed in Cusco today: the whole route goes downhill.

Yes: the Tourist Ticket is issued and checked against the original document. Bring the physical passport; a photo on your phone is not accepted at the checkpoint.

Ask us on WhatsApp with the ages or the student card before paying: we confirm which tour rate applies and whether a reduced Tourist Ticket applies, which has rules of its own.

We leave anyway: in the valley the rain comes in the afternoon and passes, and the sites stay open. Only if an authority closes a site or a road does force majeure apply, and then you rebook or we refund the full amount.

At our office on Av. Tullumayo 111-B yes, Monday to Saturday until 7:30 pm, in soles or dollars. Online the charge is in US dollars through WeTravel, by card. The entrance tickets are always paid in soles on the day of the tour.

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Total per personUS$29
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