Cusco · Peru
Do this before Machu Picchu. Full-day vans are long. A night in the valley is better. Markets are optional. The ruins are not.
Last checked August 24, 2026
Pisac ruins above the market. Ollantaytambo fortress town. That is the day.
Then Machu Picchu with the right circuit.
City stones: Sacsayhuamán and Qorikancha.
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Do this before Machu Picchu, both for altitude and because Ollantaytambo is not a consolation prize. Full-day vans are long. A night in the valley is better.
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Yes. You acclimatise and you see Ollantaytambo properly. Treating the valley as filler after the citadel is backwards.
A van is long but simple. DIY is better if you will sleep in the valley. Day-trip shopping-market emphasis is the weak version of this product.