travel42 Hotel Review: Tambo del Inka, Luxury Collection Resort

Tambo del Inka, Luxury Collection Resort travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

This mountain-lodge style property stretches along the Vilcanota River in Urubamba village in the Sacred Valley, halfway between Cusco and Machu Picchu—an area where verdant farms and small villages evoke the feeling of Shangri La, which makes coming upon this boldly modern resort all the more surprising.

The elevation is a couple thousand feet lower than Cusco, so guests who go first to Sacred Valley can acclimate gently. They also have the opportunity t...