The best day trips from Cusco
The top 3 according to 31 votes from people: Machu Picchu · Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca) · Chinchero. (Updated Oct 18, 2025.)
Sacred Valley, lakes and coloured mountains around the old Inca capital.
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Top 11
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1
Machu Picchu
By train from Cusco or Ollantaytambo on a long day.
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2
Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca)
Coloured stripes above 5,000 metres.
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3
Chinchero
Weavers and a colonial church on Inca walls.
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4
Sacred Valley
Pisac, Ollantaytambo and Chinchero in one circuit.
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5
Ollantaytambo
Inca fortress and a town with Inca layout.
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6
Palccoyo
Alternative rainbow mountains, less crowded.
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7
Maras and Moray
The salt pans and circular Inca terraces.
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8
Pisac
Craft market and ruins above the valley.
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9
South Valley (Tipón, Pikillaqta, Andahuaylillas)
The 'Sistine Chapel of the Americas' and Inca canals.
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10
Humantay Lake
Turquoise lake below Salkantay.
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11
Waqrapukara
Inca fortress above the Apurímac canyon.
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