Cusco City Tour - Group Service

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About this activity

This fabulous half-day tour takes you around all the most important sites of Cusco. Including visits to the Temple of the Sun (Qoricancha) and the various Inca sites found outside of the city, you get to see an incredible mixture of Inca and Spanish-style and in the case of Qoricancha, the two combined.

Cusco is truly a fascinating place to visit; providing a blend of the two cultures (Inca and Spanish) the city has a look and feel about it that is completely different to the rest of Peru. This tour is a must-do when visiting Cusco and is usually one of the first visits for all visiting tourists.

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At a glance

Duration: 5–6 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 15 people
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English, Spanish
Operated by: Inkayni Peru Tours

Ages: Adults (12–65 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Pick-up from your hotel.
Included: All transportation
Included: First Aid Kit.
Included: Professional Tour Guide

Not included

Not included: Entrance Fees to Archaeological Sites (Partial tourist ticket) - S/70.00 peruvian money.
Not included: Entrance to Qoricancha (Temple of the Sun) - S./20.00 Peruvian money
Not included: Entrance to Cathedral - S./40.00 Peruvian money
Not included: Meals
Not included: Tips

Itinerary

Cusco Cathedral

40 min Admission not included

is a symbol of the Andean-Christian religious syncretism famous for its chapels, altars, etc.
Stop 2

40 min Admission not included

The Coricancha was the most important temple for the Incas. Such was the perfection of its walls that even surpass Machu Picchu. Currently, the temple is one of the main tourist attractions of the city of Cusco.
Sacsayhuaman

40 min Admission not included

Sacsayhuamán is one of the most amazing buildings in the world. One thinks that it began to be constructed during the government of Inca Pachacutec in century XV.

It is believed that more than 20 thousand men extracted the stones from the nearby quarries and moved it 20 kilometers to the hill of the city of Cusco.

Today, it is estimated that Sacsayhuaman retains only 40 percent of its old structure. Even so, the site has structures of up to 125 tons of weight.

How the Incas built Sacsayhuaman with structures of an unlikely weight and size for the time? Many questions are still a mystery. There lies the beauty of this archaeological site.
Q'enqo

40 min Admission not included

The Quechua name Qenqo means labyrinth. In the worldview of the Andean culture, this place was built to invoke to Kaypacha, legendary snake that gives rise to life. The Incas used this place as a bridge to communicate with others of their gods like the sun, the earth, the mountains, the moon and the stars. Everything in this place has a special mystique, the amphitheater, the mazes, the canals and the sacrificial room.
Stop 5

40 min Admission not included

Puka Pukara houses enclosures such as inner squares, canals, aqueducts, baths and a well-known ancient road, which should have been part of the network of Inca roads known as Qhapaq Ñan; The buildings are built with rocks of different sizes (small and medium). Puca Pucara presents the surface of the rocks very uneven, compared to other archaeological sites.
Tambomachay

40 min Admission not included

The archaeological complex of Tambomachay is also known as the Baños de Inca, and is one of the most important Inca buildings; This is due to the great mastery and the incredible work with the stones that form its walls. It has an astonishing subterranean hydraulic system, and this is very simple to explain, the Inca civilization revered the water as a life-giving deity.

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

If you prefer not to be picked up from your hotel, we can pick you up from a specific meeting point in the city, such as Plaza Regocijo.

End point

If you prefer not to be picked up from your hotel, we can pick you up from a specific meeting point in the city, such as Plaza Regocijo.
The drop-off point is near Cusco's main square.

Pickup points

Hotel Cusco La Paccha, Affiliated by Melia
Inka Club Hostel
San Blas Plaza Inn
San Agustin Plaza
San Agustin International Hotel
Casa Andina Standard Cusco Plaza
Atoq San Blas Hotel
Mister Inkas Hotels Inn
Hotel Arqueologo - Casa Peralta - Exclusive Selection
Tecte Guest House
Hotel Marqueses
Andean Wings Hotels and Travel

and 152 more pickup points

We'll pick you up from the lobby or the front door of the hotel, Airbnb, hostel, etc. between 13 to 14 pm. according to the location of your hotel. We'll specify the exact range before you confirm and provide us the location of your accommodation.