Peru One-Week Trip Review, Cusco, Sacred Valley, Alpaca Farm, Weaving Factory, Hiking

We had a great time exploring Cusco and the sacred valley of Peru.  Our trip planner at this travel company made it easy by planning the itinerary and making ALL the reservations, including transportation, hotels, lunches, and admission to attractions.  In addition, she was a great help ironing out airline difficulties and even getting new boarding passes sent to our hotel.  She had suggested an App as a means of communication and this worked quite well as we made needed adjustments to our schedule.  The hotels were all clean and comfortable and provided nice breakfast buffets.  The restaurant choices for lunch were all very good, with 1 exception.  This was a busy buffet style restaurant.  Food was ok but it was crowded and noisy and felt more like a cafeteria.   Dinners were generally on our own.  Our guide often had suggestions  for good restaurants close to our hotel.
We were traveling with 1 other couple and had our own personal guide and driver.   Our guide was wonderful.  She was very knowledgeable about all the archeological sites, museums, etc.  She answered all our questions and used additional resources to find answers she did not immediately know.  She has made connections with local spots of interest including an alpaca farm, weaving center, and chicheria. (local bar)  This really added to the sense of getting to know daily life in this part of the world.  In addition, she is a warm, friendly person that seemed genuinely interested in us.  She coached the 2 guys to successfully climb Huiyna Picchu mountain while she scampered up the steep trail and steps like a mountain goat, always making sure we rested when needed.  She knows the good photo ops and used our cameras to take pictures of us, even mastering the voice commands on the Go Pro camera.  She gave us choices of what we wanted to see and how to schedule the day's activities.
Our driver was very helpful and skillfully and safely got us from place to place.  He always had bottles of water handy to keep us hydrated.  The van was roomy and comfortable.  He insisted on handling all our bags and had a box he used as a step to make getting in and out easier.