Peru: explora Valle Sagrado

explora® Valle Sagrado lays on an old corn plantation established in one of the most retreated farms of the valley. It is sheltered and surrounded by mighty mountains that were once the home of the great Inca Empire. With over 20 exploration activities, either on foot or bicycle. Our guides will take our travelers to experience the area’s unique geography and Andean culture in all it richness.

Our hotel has 50 rooms with breathtaking views of to the corn plantations and mountains surrounding the valley.

The hotel has been designed as a rest area from where we leave and to where we return after our expeditions. Its rooms –with views to the valley, the cornfields, and the mountains– ensure deep rest, while its large common areas promote encounters among travelers. explora Sacred Valley is surrounded by Inca platforms and walls that stand as evidence of this Empire’s great legacy in the area. The Pumacahua Bath House, the hotel’s spa, is a colonial house that has been designated as a Cultural Heritage in Peru. Both its architecture and the frescos that decorate its walls take travelers to a distant time in the past.

Highlights:

• explora® offers travelers more than 20 ways of deeply learning about the Andean geography and culture. Expeditions, always led by our guides, can be half-day or full-day, either on foot, biking or by van.
• Our travelers can discover from traditional towns to ancient ruins impeccably conserved despite the passage of time, and lagoons at the foothills of snowy peaks. Our explorations are designed to discover the must-see locations in the area, as well as that which lies more unexplored, utilizing ancestral routes travelled by local shepherds.
• Travelers can become familiarized with farming communities that still preserve ancient traditions –such as barter and Quechua as their main language. We will visit potato orchards, salt- fields, terraced farms, and local textile artisans.

*Add-ons from other cities available upon request.