Answer two questions and the choice makes itself: where you want to end the day, and whether Maras and Moray are on your list. Prices start at US$29 with lunch included.
Every figure below is identical on our booking pages and in the WeTravel checkout.
Two questions and you are done: do you want to see Maras and Moray? Are you going back to Cusco or on by train?
| Feature | Classic · Cusco | Classic · Ollantaytambo | VIP · Cusco | VIP · Ollantaytambo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From (lunch at Rustica) | US$30 | US$29 | US$32 | US$31 |
| Pickup | 07:20 | 07:20 | 06:20 | 06:20 |
| Ends | 18:30 in Cusco | 15:30 in Ollantaytambo | 19:00 in Cusco | 15:30 in Ollantaytambo |
| Duration | 10–11 h | 8 h | 11–12 h | 9 h |
| Stops | Taray → Pisac → lunch → Ollantaytambo → Chinchero | Taray → Pisac → lunch → Ollantaytambo | Chinchero → Maras → Moray → lunch → Ollantaytambo → Pisac | Chinchero → Maras → Moray → lunch → Ollantaytambo |
| Not visited | Maras and Moray | Chinchero | Visits all 5 | Pisac |
| Tourist Ticket covers | Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Chinchero | Pisac, Ollantaytambo | Chinchero, Moray, Ollantaytambo, Pisac | Chinchero, Moray, Ollantaytambo |
| Maras entrance | not on this route | not on this route | Paid separately | Paid separately |
| Return to Cusco included | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Best for | First visit, slower pace, families | Train to Machu Picchu, classic route | One day, all 5 sites | Train to Machu Picchu plus Maras & Moray |
| Lunch upgrades | 14 Inkas US$34 · Don Ángel US$45 · Tunupa US$50 | 14 Inkas US$33 · Don Ángel US$44 · Tunupa US$49 | 14 Inkas US$36 · Don Ángel US$47 · Tunupa US$52 | 14 Inkas US$35 · Don Ángel US$46 · Tunupa US$51 |
| Book | Book · US$30 | Book · US$29 | Book · US$32 | Book · US$31 |
In Cusco if you sleep there: Classic 18:30, VIP 19:00. In Ollantaytambo if you take the afternoon train to Machu Picchu; both end at 15:30, 10 min from the station.
The Classic covers Pisac, Ollantaytambo and Chinchero. The VIP adds the Maras salt mines and Moray, leaves an hour earlier and returns half an hour later.
Scheduled tours carry up to 17–18. With kids, grandparents or a group of eight, the private tour from US$90 per person sets its own pace.
Short answers to what we get asked most. If your question is different, write to us.
The VIP ending in Cusco, US$32. It is the only route with all five sites, in this order: Chinchero, the Maras salt mines, Moray, Ollantaytambo and Pisac, from 06:20 to 19:00. See the VIP page.
Either tour ending in Ollantaytambo. Both finish at 15:30, a few minutes from the station. Choose the Classic (US$29) if you want Pisac, or the VIP (US$31) if you want Maras and Moray.
No. VIP means the full five-site route. Group size (17–18 maximum), guide and lunch are identical to the Classic. For your own vehicle, the private tour starts at US$90 per person in groups of 8 to 12.
The Classic starts lower, at the Taray viewpoint and Pisac, and leaves Chinchero (3,762 m) for the late afternoon. The VIP opens at Chinchero at 07:40. Both spend most of the day below Cusco's 3,350 m.
They cost US$1 less because the transfer back to Cusco is not included. You finish in Ollantaytambo and continue by train or stay in the valley.
Date changes are possible with reasonable notice and available seats. Switching between routes depends on availability; write to us on WhatsApp with your booking details.
Every departure has one certified guide who works in English and Spanish. There is no guide in other languages on the scheduled tours.
