Originally Posted by flygirl555
Do not miss the Markets at Pisac and Chinchero - if you can go on a Sunday (the big market-day) - even better! I took the "Sacred Valley Tour" to hit these sights, and it was delightful...
With our tight schedule we skipped the Pisac market on the Sunday we were in the Sacred Valley. What we did was hit Pisac on Saturday and had a quiet walk (don't do it on your first day!) up to the ruins. On Sunday, we grabbed the train and headed straight to Machu Picchu. Guess what? It wasn't crowded because everybody was at the Pisac market! I love being a contrarian. We realized how crowded Machu Picchu can be becasue we went back up on Monday and were overwhelmed by the tour groups.