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Plan a Trip to Cusco
Inca capital, Sacred Valley, and the lost city
Cusco is the gateway to the Inca world — a beautiful colonial-on-Inca city, the terraced Sacred Valley, and Machu Picchu itself, the lost citadel high in the cloud forest.
BEST TIME
May–September (dry season)
TYPICAL BUDGET
$1,100–$2,400 per person for a week
Top things to do in Cusco
- Machu Picchu
- Cusco’s San Blas and Plaza de Armas
- Sacred Valley (Pisac, Ollantaytambo)
- Rainbow Mountain trek
- Sacsayhuamán ruins
- Peruvian food and pisco sours
A sample Cusco itinerary
1
Acclimatize
Cusco’s old town, ruins, and coca tea.
2
Sacred Valley
Pisac market and Ollantaytambo.
3
Machu Picchu
Train to the lost city at sunrise.
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Good to know
💡 Spend two days in Cusco first to acclimatize to 11,000 ft before Machu Picchu.
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