This tour visits two amazing Inca ruins in the Sacred Valley: Ollantaytambo and Pisac .You will have a private guided tour of these sites and will learn a tremendous amount about Inca history while taking in majestic views of the Sacred Valley. We will then visit a local farm where we will taste local fruits and vegetables fresh from the land and feed the guinea pigs that are kept in almost every local house as a source of heat and food. While you tour the farm, our private chef will prepare a gourmet, healthy organic lunch featuring local Peruviuan produce, including some of our own crops. We will then visit a local non-touristic market in Urubamba to see how the locals sell their produce and other goods. Finally, we will visit the terraced ruins at Pisac and learn about this amazing religious, astronomical and military site.
Posted By : Jay M
Valentin’s Pachamama Journeys should be the only tour group you’re considering. valentin and his team made our visit to Peru incredible!!! They took care kf every detail and everything felt so personalized and stress free . Valentin was so proud to share his wonderful country with us and it showed every day. We did Lake Humantay, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu, and Rainbow Mountain and the Pisac ruins.. My girlfriend and I’s bags were lost so we couldn’t hike the trail, but Valentin made sure we had everything we needed and helped us fill the time lost with some other great excursions to make up for the trail. I can’t imagine having any other tour group taking care of us the way they did. Amazing amazing amazing. Having a local who knew all the ins and outs of the area that also took the most care to make sure we enjoyed ourselves made the entire trip.
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Posted On : 2023-08-18 06:55:23 
Posted By : Sherpa574881
Be sure to make this day-trip a part of your experience in the Cusco area! It was our first bit of exploring after arriving, and was a perfect introduction to the Sacred Valley, learning about important Inca settlements, and seeing local farms and communities. The lunch made by Roger, who was also the chef during our 4-day Inca Trail trek, was delicious and couldn't have been more farm-to-table. Seeing him use the pachamanca technique was a highlight, and we enjoyed learning from Valentin about his family and the local area. Our driver for this day and for everything we booked was on time and super professional too, taking the stress out of any of the travel we did in and around Cusco.
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Posted On : 2023-08-11 14:04:45
Posted By : kahredancer
Dear Valentin and the Pachamama Journeys Team,
I wanted to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude for the fantastic experience our Journey and Serve group had with you recently, in April 2023. Our journey with Valentin, Nilton, and Kenny was nothing short of extraordinary. Your staff were knowledgeable, friendly, and spoke great English, making the whole journey effortless. I was also very impressed with how professional yet personal each activity felt; it truly felt like a personalized experience!
Thank you for being so accommodating and for making our trip unforgettable. I will definitely recommend your services to all our friends and family!
Sincerely,
Nicole Kahre
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Posted On : 2023-05-30 13:44:10
Posted By : cruzerj3
We did a full week with them with Carlos as our guide. The entire experience from pickup to drop off was excellent. We visited everything the Machu Picchu area had to offer and Carlos filled us with so much knowledge. Valentin, the owner, opened up his home and gave us a tour of his farm with an amazing lunch. What made this even more special is the amount he gives back to his community. We came home feeling fulfilled and that we didn't miss a thing. Highly recommend to book them for any length, but with a week, you really get to know the people of Valentin's and how great they are.
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Posted On : 2023-04-22 10:13:53
Posted By : Linds7513
I had an incredible experience with Valentin and his guides. The love for their sacred land is evident in their delivery of the ancient wisdom. My group really enjoyed the gourmet lunch and visiting the farm. There was so much to learn and marvel at. We were so happy to see him for our adventures and I look forward to seeing him again in the future.
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Posted On : 2022-10-03 14:52:59
Posted By : J6489VIlisab
My husband and I booked a tour with Valentine's Pachamama Journeys and couldn't have been happier. It was truly an amazing cultural experience. Our guide Carlos was incredibly knowledgeable and friendly. We also had a driver (Julio) who took photos and videos of our trip and then sent them to us, which was totally unexpected. This allowed us to just enjoy the experience. I highly recommend booking a tour with this company. They are very professional, friendly, and knowledgeable.
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Posted On : 2022-06-21 10:46:55
Posted By : M1571BOsaraha
What an incredible way to explore the Sacred Valley. I truly can’t think of a better way to have spent a day in this area. Valentin and Kenny went above and beyond to help me learn more about life as a local. The time we spent at each place was well paced, not rushed at all like many other tours can be in this area. A perfect mix of educational, entertaining and enlightening. I will cherish this experience forever!
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Posted On : 2022-05-15 21:52:12
Posted By : Paul S
One of the absolute best tour operators in Peru. You can’t go wrong with them.
Our time touring the sacred valley, Valentin’s farm, the school, and sites in Cusco were huge highlights in my wife and i’s trip to Peru.
not only was Valentin’s English and translation skills amazing. The care Valentin put into making our visit memorable was evident at all times.
Our luggage was lost at the airport and when it did finally turn up we were taken to the airport, given time to get ourselves ready and then taken on an amazing tour.
Thank you Valentin’s Pachamama Journeys for everything!
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Posted On : 2021-10-05 21:44:15
Posted By : priyatm35
We couldn't have been happier with this trip to sacred valley, followed by the 2 day trip to Machu Picchu. Valentin was highly responsive throughout the planning process, and was a deeply knowledgeable guide during the trip. He was always well on time to pick us up. (I had read Mark Adam's book Turn Right at Machu Picchu in which he employed a much costlier tour company, which I had also contacted, which was late for pick-ups stating Peruvian standard time runs late, so I was pleasantly surprised).
We were driven around in a very clean and spacious car by his older brother Daniel, while Valentin sat at the passenger seat sharing wealth of information. We started our trip from Chinchero, and visited these wonderful women who weaved from Alpaca and sheep wool in-house. We saw some amazing science experiments that showed how natural dyes were made, and the whole process of turning wool to beautifully designed woolen clothing. If you want to buy woolen clothing, this place had good variety, and you could trust you are buying the real deal, while the money directly going to weavers. The price was similar to what you would find in San Blas neighborhood in Cusco (near the Cusco square things get costlier and the quality dubious).
Next we visited Moray and Maras, where Valentin shared with us the history, flora and fauna and many attributes of local lives. We were never rushed, and if we wanted to hike down or up or do whatever that was allowed, Valentin was up for it. He also took amazing pictures. We went to Urubamba market and bought algae balls (as seen on Chef's table episode on Virgilio Martinez) and cheese on impulse, and Valentin got us made a salad with these for our lunch. The lunch was at a gorgeous setting outside Valentin's home (absolutely fresh food, yummy soup) followed by a tour of the farm with a chance to try fresh produce right off the plants.
Everything was planned so well, that we could just walk one-way at most of these places, and Daniel would be waiting with the car on the other end. Valentin was more than just a guide, he as like a friend who has invited us in his country and shared his time and stories with us. He is also incredibly well-connected. The Ollantaytambo archeological site closed sooner than usual, but he could let us in after some persuading the guards.
We were picked at Cusco and were to spend the night at Ollantaytambo before taking off for the one day Inca trail to Machu Picchu with Valentin. Once we were at the Ollantaytambo archeological site, Daniel took our luggage to our room in Ollantaytambo, which was away from the main square and unreachable by road due to narrow streets. We never had to worry about any detail, everything was taken care of by this wonderful family.
We are curious people and kept peppering Valentin with questions, and he patiently answered them all. We even got his help to figure out some logistics in Lima, and wherever he didn't know any detail, he reached out to folks to get us the resources we needed.
It was amazing to see all the social projects that they have undertaken. And not to get a certificate of goodwill, but out of genuine drive for the cause, motivated by the stories of their own past, and how they came a long way from their humble beginnings.
The other reviewers are right, this is an A+ service. I contacted at least 8 companies for sacred valley tour, but none was as responsive and personable.
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Posted On : 2021-05-19 22:16:30
Posted By : lubenr20
One of the best experiences i’ve had in Valle Sagrado; amazing service, amazing hosts, and wonderful food. Definitely a MUST in Cusco and Valle Sagrado!
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Posted On : 2020-12-31 08:56:28
