Sacred Valley tours: two routes, two ways to end the day and a private option, all bookable for tomorrow

The Express and its Ollantaytambo version share a bus until 3:30 pm; same for the Classic and its own. The Express and the Classic leave on different buses, at different times and in opposite directions.

Not on this website, which is only about the Sacred Valley. The five options cover the combinations that make sense in a single day: two routes, two endings and the private tour.

The Classic ending in Ollantaytambo, US$29, because the ride back to Cusco is not included. With the return, the Classic at US$30. The difference between the five is the sites and where the day ends, not the bus or the lunch.

Until the night before and subject to space, yes, on WhatsApp; you pay or receive the difference through WeTravel.

Ask on WhatsApp before you pay: the person who closes the bus list answers, with the seats left for tomorrow on the departure you ask about. Check by departure.

Pickup in central Cusco, transport, a certified guide in English and Spanish, the Rustica buffet lunch, transfers between sites and a first-aid kit. Separate: the Tourist Ticket and, on the Express routes, the Maras entrance, both in soles.

The sites and the hour: the Express leaves at 6:20 am and adds Maras and Moray (5 sites, US$32); the Classic leaves at 7:20 am, stops at the Taray viewpoint and visits Pisac, Ollantaytambo and Chinchero with more time (US$30). Same bus, guide and lunch.

The night before, on WhatsApp, with the meeting point if the bus cannot reach your street and the amount in soles for the entrance fees. If you book today for tomorrow, that same night.

Yes: the Tourist Ticket is issued and checked against the original document. Bring the physical passport; a photo on your phone is not accepted at the gate.

We run anyway: in the valley the rain comes in the afternoon and passes, and the sites stay open. Only if an authority closes a site or a road does force majeure apply, and then you reschedule or we refund you in full.

The return departures end in the center of Cusco, not at your hotel; from there it is a short walk or taxi. The departures ending in Ollantaytambo finish at 3:30 pm inside the archaeological park, a 15-minute walk from the train station.