How many days should I spend in Cusco?

I plan on flying out to Cusco first thing on Sunday morning and spending all day Sunday and all day Monday in Cusco and will leave for the Sacred ... Tour agencies love for you to stay there so they can sell you those awful pool bus tours that include mostly shopping and eating and waiting for other tourists. read more

You should stay in Urubamba as it is in the center of SV and do day trips to Pisac, Olly, moray maras, salineras, chinchero. Also, one night in AG and one day in MP is enough. Then spend a day or two in Cusco and do a city tour and also visit tipon and pickallacta or if you would like to experience a ayahuasca or san pedro ceremony. read more

We spent 2+ weeks in Peru in October. Only managed to spend 3 days there and the immediate area. We could have easily spent a few more days. Cusco takes a full day to do the sights. We did see some of the Sacred Valley as Ollantaytombo, Sacsayhauman, and Pisac - but there is a lot more to see as Moray, Chincero, etc. read more