Cusco City Tour

"Half day" 5 hours

Mornings: 08:30 x 05 hours

Afternoons: 13:30 x 05 hours

Panoramic view of Cusco city
Panoramic view of Cusco city

OUR ITINERARY

08:30 or 13:30 pick up from your hotel.

09:00 or 14:00 beginning of your excursion.

Temple of Koricancha

It was the Main Temple of the Incas where Sun God is worshiped, About the engineering used in the construction of this place, its walls were covered with gold and in its mean terraces there were sheets of animals in gold made in natural size, which also kept over there mains of the Incas and their wives who in ever ruled these lands which were embalmed, chronicles indicate that these seemed to be alive.

Temple of Koricancha
Temple of Koricancha

Fortress of Sacsayhuaman

(Head of the great Puma)

The city of Cusco was in the form of a Puma and the exactly Head was Saqsayhuaman. It is 3 km from the city of Cusco. The Temple has impressive monumental and magnificent stone architecture, also known as "la Casa del Sol" Annually on 24 June is here where is performed the ancestral ritual of Inti Raymi.

Fortress of Sacsayhuaman
Fortress of Sacsayhuaman

Temple of Q'enqo

(Temple of the Pachamama or Mother Earth) was a ceremonial temple, there is an amphitheatre where sacrifices were made on a black flame, that every winter solstice "June 21" in the shadow a planned for well-polished bricks, born a natural phenomenon "The Awakening of the Puma" for the Incas was the beginning of the great festival of Inti Raymi

Temple of Qenqo
Temple of Qenqo

Fortress of Puca Pucura

(Inca Fortress) old tambo, surveillance existed throughout the Empire and along the Inca roads. Also, it was a controlled entry and exit of all those traveling to or from the holy city of Cusco.

Inca Fortress of Puca Pucara
Inca Fortress of Puca Pucara

Tambomachay

(Royal baths) at 7 km. from the city of Cusco is a ceremonial place of worship for the water, its wings are named sources of water that exist on the site. Also is believed to be resting place of the Inka.

6:30 p.m. return to Cusco leaving you in your hotel or in the beautiful (mean square) Plaza de Armas.

Royal baths of Tambomachay
Royal baths of Tambomachay

End of our services

Includes

  • Transfers from and to your hotel.
  • Personal assistance along your tour.
  • Entrance fees to all touristic attractions
  • Touristic Bus with insurance SOAT
  • Professional bilingual guide (English - Spanish) along your excursions.
  • City tour included the visit of
  • Koricancha "mean Inka temple" and 04 amazing's Inka temples out the city of Cusco
  • Saqsayhuaman, Qenqo, Pucapucara and Tambomachay

Not Included

  • Entrance to recreational sites, such as "Clubs", "Waters Springs, Amusement Parks"
  • Unscheduled Meals.
  • Others not specified in the Program*
From $ 45.00 USD
Tour Code: CTHD
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Trip Details

Tour Code

CCT1

Duration

5 hours

Departures Dates

Every day of the year (please check availability in our groups).

Altitude

3350 - 3700m. / 10991 - 12139 ft.

Visited Places

Temple of Korikancha, Fortress of Sacsayhuaman, Temple of Qenqo, Fortress of Pucapucara, Royal baths of Tambomachay.

Availability

- Daily departures are available along the year
- All private service departure dates are adapted to your request any day you choose.

Preparation prior the Tour

Due to the altitude of the highest point in Fortress of Sacsayhuaman we recommend a period of at least 1 days for acclimatization in the city of Cusco at 3350m/10991ft.

Cusco City Tour Dificulty Level: By day

DAY 1: easy

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