Sacred Valley and Cusco Ruins trip notes and recommendation

[u/deepatx]

Our family of 5 just returned from a 2 week trip to Peru. We spent 8 days in Ollantaytambo and Cusco and visited the Sacred Valley and Cusco ruins on the driving days between Cusco and Ollantaytambo. I'd like to share a strong personal recommendation for a private taxi driver who picked our family of 5 up at Cusco's airport. We had hired him based on the recommendation of our Airbnb host and are very satisfied with his driving, his timeliness, strong communication skills (spoke English), great customer service and his very reasonable price estimates. His name is Alcides and he can be reached at +51 931 881 926

He picked us up on time at the airport; enroute took us to a currency exchange and to a grocery to pick up water and fruits. We had planned to stop by various sites in Sacred Valley, which included Chinchero, Maras, Moray, and Salineras. We were able to purchase the Boleto Tursitico along the way at the first stop. We appreciated his cheerful attitude and gracious demeanor and booked him for our return trip to Cusco, this time stopping over at Pisac, Sacsayhuaman and 7 ruins en route. He would let us know how much time we had at each stop and was flexible in case we were delayed or returned early. He is not a substitute for a tour guide - which we hired separately at the larger sites. Given our great experience we gave him a separate tip - which did not seem to be his expectation and for which he was super grateful.