By Car in Cusco & Machu Picchu

By Car

To visit remote sights in the Sacred Valley of the Inca, you must travel by car. Or, for about US$50 a day, you can hire a taxi. Highways are good and traffic is relatively light in the Sacred Valley, but any trip entails a series of twisting, turning roads as you head out of the mountains near Cusco and descend into the valley. The road to Machu Picchu ends in Ollantaytambo; beyond that point, it's rail only.

Cusco is the only place to rent a vehicle.

Car Rentals

Avis (Aeropuerto Velasco Astete, Cusco. 084/248-800). Explores Transportes (Plateros 356, Cusco. 084/261-640). OSDI Rent-a-Car (Urb. Mateo Pumacahua B-10, Cusco. 084/251-616).