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Cusco & Machu Picchu Tour Packages
Valentin's Pachamama Journeys is a Peruvian-based tour company that offers personalized, unique tours of Cusco, Sacred Valley, and Machu Picchu.
Our tours are designed to go places other tour groups don't, giving you opportunities to interact with locals.
Experience the lifestyles of the people of Cusco and the Sacred Valley while discovering Inca history. Join our TripAdvisor award-winning team for the best vacation in Peru.
Machu Picchu ruins at sunrise, Peru
The best Cusco and Sacred Valley tours
Pachamama means ‘Mother Earth.’ Our company’s goal is to showcase the culture and beauty of the Sacred Valley of Peru while honoring Pachamama.
We focus on creating interesting and unique tours to Cusco, the Sacred Valley, and Machu Picchu. We offer experiences that connect you with local people and the landscape.
Many of these tours include visits to community markets, cooking lessons with locals, and lunches and tours of Sacred Valley farms. We are proud to offer healthy, organic Peruvian meals, made by local chefs, with menus featuring fresh produce from the fields or local markets.
If you are interested in homestays, we can organize overnight visits with families in local villages such as Chinchero or Maras, or high up in the mountains above the Sacred Valley during a trek to Huchuy Qosco.
One of the unique aspects of our company is that your guides may perform spiritual ceremonies honoring Pachamama during the tours, channeling the energy of Mother Nature through the spectacular scenery of the Inca lands.
To have the best experience and understanding of Peruvian history and culture, we strongly recommend that you spend 4 to 7 days learning and enjoying with us.
We offer itineraries from 2 to 7 days, and any of the shorter tours can be combined based on your interests. One of our specialties is extended tours for large yoga groups, and we can personally work with your group to customize your itinerary.
Valentin's Pachamama Journeys is strongly committed to supporting social projects that help local people and economies.
We partner with humanitarian organizations to supply shoes, hats, medicine, and other needs to local children and their families. Ask us about how we can incorporate visits to some of our sponsored schools within your tour.
Shepherd in Peru's Sacred Valley
“Valentin Baños is THE tour guide when you’re in Cusco. I obviously cannot say enough great things about him so you all will just have to meet him yourself! Awesome, Great, Terrific, Memorable, simply Valentin Baños. #noregrets
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Some of our best Cusco, Sacred Valley, and Machu Picchu tours
Whether it be a tour of Machu Picchu, a trekking adventure, or a cultural experience, these itineraries are a great starting point for planning your journey.
You can use these trips as a basis for your vacation, or let us create your own bespoke itinerary so you make the most of your time in our special country.
Join us at local restaurants and markets away from the crowds. Reconnect with nature in the valleys and mountainsides where we live and work. Make lifelong connections with our teams, who are delighted to host you in Peru.
Contact us to start planning your dream Peru vacation.
Trekkers at the Winya Wayna ruins on the Inca Trail, Peru
Complete Cusco
One tour with all these highlights: Explore Cusco and the Sacred Valley, then visit Machu Picchu and finish with a stunning Rainbow Mountain tour. This is the complete Cusco trip.
Social Projects
Visit the good causes we support and get to know the real people of the Sacred Valley. Combine Maras and Moray with a traditional Pachamanca lunch then watch local weavers and spend time at schools your booking helps.
Inca Trail Trek
Hike the classic Inca Trail to the world-famous Machu Picchu ruins supported by our award-winning team of guides and porters. There’s no other Inca Trail company to compare.
Yoga Retreats
Connect with Pachamama—Mother Nature—during twice daily yoga sessions at our spiritual Sacred Valley yoga retreat. Relax and tune into the powerful, life-affirming energy of Peru’s Apus, our mountain Gods.
“Our family and friends are just back from hiking the 4 day Inca trail and visiting Machu Picchu & the beautiful Sacred Valley with Valentin. If you ever need a guide for this trip or other adventures in Peru, call Valentin! He is so knowledgeable, experienced and kind - you are sure to have an incredible travel experience and will feel so well cared for. He even showed us his family farm and we met his father and other family- they are all wonderful people- We highly recommend!! Thanks again Valentin!”