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The bucket-list things to do — and who runs each one.

Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, who runs it, and how to book it direct — so you can weigh it against your ship’s excursion and pick what suits you.

In port at Cusco, the bucket-list move is Machu Picchu: Private 2-Day Overland Journey from Cusco. Below: 6 bucket-list things to do on a Cusco port day — worth weighing against whatever your ship offers.
Machu Picchu: Private 2-Day Overland Journey from Cusco
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Machu Picchu: Private 2-Day Overland Journey from Cusco

Stand inside the Lost City of the Incas on an immersive private overnight adventure — scenic train, expert archaeologist guide, and a luxury lodge at the foot of the citadel. The single most iconic thing you can do in all of South America.

Book it Machu Picchu: Private Tour Guide Service (2–3 Hours) $98 per person
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Sacred Valley Private Day: Pisac Ruins, Market & Ollantaytambo
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Sacred Valley Private Day: Pisac Ruins, Market & Ollantaytambo

Journey through the heartland of the Inca Empire in a private vehicle — clifftop agricultural terraces at Pisac, an artisan market overflowing with colour, and the towering fortress of Ollantaytambo. The Sacred Valley in a single, perfectly curated day.

Book it The Best Private Sacred Valley Tour in Cusco ( with Pisac) $140 per person
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Sacsayhuamán & Qorikancha: Private Cusco Inca Highlights
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Sacsayhuamán & Qorikancha: Private Cusco Inca Highlights

Walk the colossal limestone ramparts of Sacsayhuamán — stones weighing 300 tonnes fitted with razor precision — then descend to Qorikancha, the golden Temple of the Sun, its walls once sheathed in 700 solid-gold panels. Inca civilisation at its most staggering.

Book it Inca Trail 4-Day Hiking Tour to Machu Picchu from Cusco $932 per person
Run by Qochas Chincanas · 4.80 from 22 reviews
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Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca) Private Sunrise Trek
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Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca) Private Sunrise Trek

Hike to one of the world's most surreal natural wonders — a Himalayan-scale ridge stripped in bands of crimson, gold, jade, and violet by millennia of mineral deposits. A genuine high-altitude adventure that rewards with views that defy photography.

Book it Rainbow Mountain Tour from Cusco | Vinicunca Hike | Optional 8AM $85 per person
Run by Agência Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain · 4.40 from 99 reviews
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Via Ferrata Sacred Valley: Iron-Clipped Cliff Adventure
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Via Ferrata Sacred Valley: Iron-Clipped Cliff Adventure

Clip onto steel rungs and traverse a sheer Andean cliff face above the Sacred Valley — part rock climbing, part hiking, entirely exhilarating. The most dramatic adrenaline experience the Cusco region offers, with valley views that stop your breath.

Book it Via Ferrata & Zip Line at the Sacred Valley with lunch $160 per person
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Cusco Food & Market Immersion: Private Culinary Walking Tour
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Cusco Food & Market Immersion: Private Culinary Walking Tour

Plunge into the aromatic chaos of Mercado San Pedro with a local chef guide, taste your way through Andean superfoods and street bites, then cook and eat a private lunch of Novoandino cuisine in a colonial kitchen. Cusco's culture told entirely through flavour.

Book it Cusco: Andean Food and City Tour with San Pedro Market $79 per person
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