BEST Places to Visit in The Sacred Valley, Peru | Ollantaytambo to Cusco

Hey everyone! In this video we'll be exploring the best places to visit in The Sacred Valley, Peru on a hiking adventure from Ollantaytambo to Cusco! The Sacred Valley is a beautiful place filled with incredible sites that you shouldn't miss if you find yourself in Cusco! We hope you enjoy the video :)
For more detailed info on our Sacred Valley adventure, check out our blog: kittiaroundtheworld.com/hikin...
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Into the Mountains - Alex Ora
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It'll Be Alright (Instrumental Version) - Cody Francis
Deep Forest - Sight of Wonders
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00:00 - Intro
00:26 - Getting to The Sacred Valley (nothing went to plan!)
03:31 - Exploring Ollantaytambo and its ruins
06:21 - 3 Day Plan for exploring the Sacred Valley
08:03 - Hiking to the Maras Salt Mines
10:20 - Maras Salt Mines
12:44 - Hiking to the town of Maras
13:59 - Moray Archeological Site
16:24 - Moray to Urubamba
16:54 - Exploring the ruins of Pisac
21:10 - Back to Cusco and Outro

[@KenG557]

Been there, done that. Peru's Sacred Valley is one of the most fascinating places I've ever visited. 👍👍

[@KittiandJon]

The Sacred Valley is an amazing place! Thanks for watching 😊👍

[@atimnile2401]

Not many people Know about the Beauty of Peru!! A country so beautiful 😍; it’s worth visiting for all the wanderlust 😍😍!!! I visited Cusco in 2017 & explored some of these beautiful sights in your video 😍!!! hope to be back in Peru somesomeday 💯💯!!!

[@KittiandJon]

Peru is one of the most beautiful countries we’ve ever been to 😍 we would love to go back and explore more too 👍😊

[@mabelpatrocinio]

great video, I have been watching many videos on cusco, so far yours the best!!! Loved it S2 S2 S2

[@KittiandJon]

Thank you that means a lot! 😊🙏

[@kparker9918]

Great video!

[@KittiandJon]

Thank you! 😊

[@karanbradley655]

Thanks for another great video!! What a place, I would definitely want to do this trip if I ever make it to Peru! So much variety and the views are fantastic! 😍😍

[@KittiandJon]

Thanks for watching Karan! 😊 hopefully you will make it to Peru one day! 😉

[@sholeh4334]

Awesome. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@KittiandJon]

Thanks for watching! 😀

[@gabihikes]

Thank you so much for this video. We just started planning our "want to visit" places after trekking in the region and the Sacred Valley is definitely on our list. How long in advance did you book your accommodation?

[@KittiandJon]

Glad you found it helpful 😊 it’s an amazing place! We probably booked accommodation for that trip no more than a week in advance. We were staying in an Airbnb in Cusco for a month and just waited for a weather window before booking anything 👍

[@wanderdutts4584]

This was great. I am looking to plan a trip to Peru and I am interested in visiting the Ruins and the Salt Ponds. I have mobility issues, I can walk but would be unable to hike. Are these places easily reached via taxi? I saw you hiked most places which I could not do, but I could walk around the areas as long as I get transport from Ollantaytambo

[@KittiandJon]

Thank you 😊 yes you can most likely get taxis to anywhere along the Sacred Valley from Ollantaytambo including the ruins and salt ponds. There are tours which also include many of the sites in one day as well 👍 hope that helps!

[@Madhurima_NYC]

Hi so we are planning a trip in December and I want to thank for making this video it has been very helpful for planning our trip. I want to ask 1. Did you need any special permit to fly the drone there? 2. I have two nights in Cusco and one night at Ollantaytambo.. Should I make it two at ollantaytambo and one at Cusco given we want to explore Sacred valley well? Thank you in advance!

[@KittiandJon]

Thank you for your nice comment 😊 in answer to your questions: we didn’t need any special permit to fly the drone where we did but you would certainly need a permit to fly it anywhere close to the ancient sites. There are no drone signs all over the place around them so best to steer clear of those. And then we wouldn’t say it would make much of a difference which way round you did the 2 nights and the 1 night. Parts of the sacred valley are closer to Cusco and parts are closer to Ollantaytambo but you’ll be able to get to all places easily from either. Cusco is bigger so probably better to keep your 2 night stay there 👍 hope that helps and have a great time 😊

[@rookiemaquillage]

Which month were you in Ollantaytambo?

[@KittiandJon]

We were there in April 😊

[@meredithwilson6136]

hi! when were you in the sacred valley? are the protests still happening do you think? thanks :)

[@KittiandJon]

Hi! We were in the Sacred Valley last year so the protests are definitely not still happening. Enjoy your visit and thanks for watching! 😊

[@dankspain]

There is a big nationwide protest on the 19th of July, a bit unclear what will happen after. I just came back from Perú and everything was good but you could tell that tourism has dropped quite a lot because of the situation, of course for us was good.

[@hongjoyding1]

What month did you visit?

[@KittiandJon]

We visited in April 😊👍

[@jannetzevallos8867]

PERÚ The BEST Womderful Country Un the World Impires Incas Tahuantinsuyo 🇵🇪🇵🇪🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🙏👍🌈

[@KittiandJon]

It is a very beautiful country! 😊 thanks for watching! 🙏