• From Cusco: Ollantaytambo Fortress Half-Day Private Tour From Cusco: Ollantaytambo Fortress Private Half-Day Tour
  • From Cusco: Ollantaytambo Fortress Half-Day Private Tour From Cusco: Ollantaytambo Fortress Private Half-Day Tour
  • From Cusco: Ollantaytambo Fortress Half-Day Private Tour From Cusco: Ollantaytambo Fortress Private Half-Day Tour
  • From Cusco: Ollantaytambo Fortress Half-Day Private Tour From Cusco: Ollantaytambo Fortress Private Half-Day Tour
  • From Cusco: Ollantaytambo Fortress Half-Day Private Tour From Cusco: Ollantaytambo Fortress Private Half-Day Tour

From Cusco: Ollantaytambo Fortress Half-Day Private Tour From Cusco: Ollantaytambo Fortress Private Half-Day Tour

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ID: GYG396519-720532
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Country: Peru

Duration: 05:00 hours


Description

Discover the fortress of Ollantaytambo on this guided private tour. Marvel at its incredible construction, walk its cobbled streets, and take in the spectacular view of the entire Valley of the Incas
Accompanied by your guide, today you will venture to climb the 150 steps that separate the summit from the low part of the Ollantaytambo fortress, in which the Temple of the Sun (formed by six huge monoliths of pink granite, with a weight of more than 50 tons) and the Terrace of the Ten Niches stand out. Its cobbled and winding streets, the ruins scattered everywhere and its agricultural terraces are attractions that stand out in themselves and the visitor can appreciate it in all its splendor.

Ollantaytambo was a strategic military, religious and agricultural center that still dazzles with its stone-worked platforms and its imposing buildings over four meters high. In this place, Manco Inca faced the Spanish troops of Hernando Pizarro and was victorious. Located 80 km from the city of Cusco -in the province of Urubamba- and 40 km from Machu Picchu, this archaeological zone preserves over time its houses, streets and canals from the Tahuantinsuyo era.

The half day excursion ends with a short visit to the Ollantaytambo town, a typical example of the urban planning of the Incas, whose residents still live in accordance with their old traditions. Its narrow streets open towards the Urubamba River.

Each block or court is made up of a group of houses that share the same door to the central patio. In the town there is distribution of rectilinear and narrow streets, which are inhabited, uninterruptedly, since the time of the Incas.

Highlights

  • Explore stunning Inca sites within the Sacred Valley at leisure.
  • Step back in time through the cobblestone streets, ruins and quaint shops of Ollantaytambo.
  • The inhabitants of Ollantaytambo still maintain traditions inherited from their Inca ancestors.
  • The word Ollantaytambo derives from the Quechua word ‘Ulla-nta-wi’ which means “place to see down”
  • The Ollantaytambo archaeological complex was a religious, military and agricultural center.

Guiding languages

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• Roundtrip transportation is available from hotels located in the Historic Centre of Cusco.
• To visit Ollantaytambo fortress, it is important that you acquire your Cusco Tourist Ticket (BTC),
• Rates do not apply for Peruvians or foreign passengers whose stay exceeded 60 days in Peru because sales taxes are not included in the above total and, if applicable, will be collected by the local operator.
• People over 18 years of age may enter enclosed spaces only if they are fully vaccinated, providing a virtual or printed certificate. This works for bus travel, any indoor activity, restaurants, hotels, trains, and airplanes. Minors should only be asymptomatic
• Every person must permanently wear a KN95 mask or two masks one on top of the other (surgical mask, cloth mask, or two surgical masks on top).
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
You must keep social distance while in vehicles
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
You are required to bring and wear a mask
Masks are required while indoors
All participants who are over 12 years old must present proof of full vaccination
In addition to proof of vaccination, all participants who are over 18 years old must present a government-issued photo ID (e.g. driver’s license, passport, etc)
- Pick-up from hotels located at Cusco Historic Center. - This activity does not include the pick-up from private residences (Airbnb). If you stay in them, please contact us days prior to the start of the tour, in order to coordinate a meeting point for the pick-up.
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When should I book?

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.


Cancellations

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.