Sacred Valley Express: book today until 8 pm and tomorrow you see Chinchero, Maras, Moray, Ollantaytambo and Pisac
70% refund with 30 days or more; 50% under 72 hours; 30% under 48 hours. For tomorrow, no refund.
Leaves at 6:20 am, back in central Cusco at 7 pm. Express does not mean shorter: it is the full day.
Hotel, Airbnb or a meeting point in central Cusco; the exact time arrives on WhatsApp the night before.
Same bus, guide and lunch as the Classic; it is not a private or premium service.
Certified; he goes into all five sites with you.
The Tourist Ticket for four sites and the community fee at Maras; both paid in soles.
What you will do
The five places of the Sacred Valley in a single departure: you start in Chinchero at 7:40 am, carry on to the Maras salt mines and Moray before lunch, and close the afternoon in Ollantaytambo and Pisac. You are back in central Cusco at 7 pm.
It is called Express because it makes the most of the day, not because it cuts it short: it leaves an hour earlier and gets back half an hour later than the Sacred Valley Classic, and for US$2 more it adds Maras and Moray, the two sites the traditional route never sees. On other websites this same route is sold as "VIP"; the bus, the guide and the lunch are the same.
- Chinchero first thing, when the weavers are setting up the textile center and the town is still empty
- The 3,000-plus salt pans of Maras and the circular terraces of Moray, with 45 minutes at each
- A 50-minute buffet lunch in Urubamba, included in the US$32
- Ollantaytambo at 2:15 pm and Pisac at 4:50 pm, with half an hour at the market before heading back
Options and price per person
The same price even if you book tonight: there is no last-minute surcharge.
Ending in Ollantaytambo at 3:30 pm (no ride back to Cusco and no Pisac), US$1 less on every option: Express ending in Ollantaytambo.
Prices updated October 2026 · in US dollars, per person, taxes included
What is included
- Pickup at your hotel, Airbnb or a meeting point in central Cusco
- Tourist transport for the whole route
- Certified guide, English and Spanish
- Andean buffet lunch at Rustica
- Transfers between the 5 sites
- Return to central Cusco (not to your hotel)
- First-aid kit
- Tourist Ticket (Chinchero, Moray, Ollantaytambo and Pisac), in soles
- Entrance to the Maras salt mines, charged by the community
- Travel insurance
- Drinks and snacks
- Tips (optional)
- Shopping at the markets
Itinerary
- Pickup in central Cusco1 h to Chinchero
- Chinchero1 h 15 visit · 3,762 m · the highest point of the day
- Maras Salt Mines45 min · 3,385 m · community fee, paid separately
- Moray45 min · 3,500 m
- Buffet lunch in Urubamba50 min · 2,871 m
- Ollantaytambo1 h · 2,790 m · the lowest point
- Pisac50 min at the site + 30 min in the town · 3,300 m
- Arrival in central Cusco
Altitude profile of the day
Pickup if you book for tomorrow
We start at 6:20 am at your hotel or Airbnb in the historic center of Cusco, or at a nearby meeting point if the bus cannot get down your street.
If you pay today before 8 pm, that same night you get the exact time, the pickup point and the amount in soles for both entrance fees on WhatsApp; the time can shift by a few minutes depending on your area.
Office: Av. Tullumayo 111-B · Monday to Saturday until 7:30 pmWho it is for
- You only have one day for the valley
- You want to see Maras and Moray without booking a second tour
- You do not mind leaving at 6:20 am and getting back at 7 pm
- You landed in Cusco today and prefer to start lower
- You are traveling with small children or older adults
- You prefer an extra hour of sleep and fewer stops
Reviews
Rating of the 5-site route on TripAdvisor; the operator, Enjoy Peru Holidays, scores 4.7 out of 5 on the same platform. We do not publish testimonials of our own.
Yes. Online until 8 pm (Cusco time, GMT−5) every day, Sundays included; at our office on Av. Tullumayo 111-B until 7:30 pm, Monday to Saturday. Check the space on WhatsApp before you pay. The price is the same, US$32, with no surcharge. There are no same-day departures.
No. It is the longest tour in the valley: 11–12 hours, from 6:20 am to 7 pm. "Express" means you see all 5 places in one day, Maras and Moray included, instead of splitting them across two departures. The pace at each site is the same as on the Classic.
There are two on this route: the Tourist Ticket, which covers Chinchero, Moray, Ollantaytambo and Pisac, and the salt mines fee, charged by the community of Maras, which is why it is separate. Neither is included in the US$32; both are paid in soles on the day. The amounts are set by the ticket administration and by the community and change without notice: we confirm the current figures on WhatsApp when you book.
No. Under 24 hours, or if you do not show up, there is no refund. You can move the date while there is space, and if we are the ones cancelling for weather or force majeure, we reschedule or refund in full. With more notice: 30% under 48 hours, 50% under 72 hours and 70% with 30 days or more. Refunds go through WeTravel to your original payment method.
Because the order Chinchero → Maras → Moray puts the highest point of the day (3,762 m) at 7:40 am and gets you to the salt mines before they fill up. From Moray the bus drops to Urubamba (2,871 m) for lunch and the afternoon runs lower than Cusco. If you landed in the city today and the altitude worries you, the Classic starts lower.
Yes, with the version that finishes at 3:30 pm inside the Ollantaytambo archaeological park; the station is a 15-minute walk away. It costs US$31 because the ride back to Cusco is not included and it does not visit Pisac: 4 places, not 5. Flip the "Ending in Ollantaytambo" switch in the booking form.
Yes, until the night before, on WhatsApp. Rustica is included; 14 Inkas (+US$4), Don Ángel (+US$15) and Tunupa (+US$20) are fixed-price upgrades. If you move up you pay the difference; if you drop back to Rustica, we refund it the same way.
Chinchero 1 h 15, Maras 45 min, Moray 45 min, lunch 50 min, Ollantaytambo 1 h and Pisac 50 min plus 30 in the town. That is 5 h 50 of visiting and 5 h 55 on the road across an 11-12 hour day.
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 gate.
Ask on WhatsApp with the ages or the student card before paying: we confirm which tour fare applies and whether the reduced Tourist Ticket applies, which has rules of its own.
We run 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 reschedule or we refund you in full.
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 dollars through WeTravel, by card. The entrance fees are always paid in soles on the day of the tour.