Top Ollantaytambo Trips & Tours in August 2026

Explore the colonial town of Cusco, and trek to the ruins of Choquequirao. The ruins can only be visited by two days or hiking so you'll be enjoying them with few other visitors. Visit with locals, wander through local markets, and tour Machu Picchu on this 12-day exploration. This active trek is challenging and rewarding all at the same time!

This two-day service oriented trip helps local communities offset the negative consequences of modernization that impacts the Andes. The service project will allow travelers to go into the community and help families collect waste, separate it based on recyclables, biodegradable/compostable waste, and disposable garbage and educate and promote composting and recycling efforts in local communities surrounding the Sacred Valley.

This 1-day service opportunity from Ollantaytambo takes you first to the market to purchase food followed by a day of distributing it as breakfast in the local communities of Rumira, Pachar, Piri or Camicancha. You will get to know the kids who live in this region along the way.

Saddle up, partner, for this exciting half-day horseback riding tour from Cusco. Over the course of 2 1/2 hours, ride through fields, Inca sites, and small villages en route to the impressive Temple of the Moon, which you are welcome to explore on foot.

Embark on an exciting day-tour for whitewater rafting down the Urubamba River, taking you through Class II & III rapids. You will see fantastic views and pass through archaeological sites en route to Ollantaytambo. The rafting ends with an exciting trip through El Resbaladero including waves and small whirlpools.

Mountain bike your way through the legendary Sacred Valley on this half day tour, taking you on a trail by the Urubamba River towards the town of Pachar. The 4-hour trip features a 1.5 hour bike ride, but all roads are easy and require no previous experience.

This day-tour from Ollantaytambo takes you on a scenic mountain biking tour to Cachiccata on an exciting trail along the Urubamba River. You will also have a chance to visit a local community development and reforestation program run by a local organization.

Join this 1-day hike to the granite quarry at Ollantaytambo, featuring spectacular views of the Sacred Valley surrounded by the Andean peaks. Along the way, you will see ancient terraces and tombs en route to Apu Buena Negra and the quarry site from which the Inca sourced the massive stones for their impressive engineering.