Skip to places
whattodoin.fyi
Cuscoโ€” change city

City guides

Coming soon

Best day trips in Cusco

6 places from 13 Cusco travel vlogs, most-mentioned first. The play button jumps to that moment in the video.

6 places

  1. Sacred Valley

    Day trip ยท Urubamba Valley

    Valley of the Urubamba River near Cusco where descendants of the Incas keep their traditions alive among villages, ruins and markets.

  2. Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca)

    Day trip ยท Pitumarca

    Striped mountain of mineral-coloured bands high in the Andes, a popular day trip from Cusco.

  3. Chinchero

    Day trip ยท Chinchero

    Leafy Andean village, the mythical birthplace of the Rainbow God, with views over fertile plains and snow-capped mountains.

Mentioned once

3 more picks, each from a single vlog, so not ranked.

  1. Siete Lagunas

    Day trip ยท Pacchanta

    Popular high-elevation day trip from Cusco to a group of seven lakes, reputed to be stunning.

  2. Lake Huaypo

    Day trip ยท Maras

    High Andean lake in the Sacred Valley countryside, reachable on ATV routes from Cusco.

  3. South Valley (Valle Sur)

    Day trip ยท Valle Sur

    A region southeast of Cusco with Inca and pre-Inca Wari sites and the gilded Baroque church of Andahuaylillas.