City Tour Cusco

Tour in the City of Cusco and Ruins

Price per Person: US$ 15.00

Private service tour ideal for family groups of 4 to 6+ members (request a quote)

The City Tour in Cusco is a tour of great interest for every traveler who comes to this city, where they have the opportunity to have a fascinating encounter with the Inca cultural heritage. Tour allows you to see the magnificent constructions such as the Qorikancha Temple, Sacsayhuamán, Qenqo, Puka Pukara and Tambomachay.

SCHEDULES:

• Morning departure start at 9:00am
• Afternoon departure start at 1:00pm

ITINERARY

Tour Qoricancha – Sacsayhuamán – Qenqo – Pucapucará – Tambomachay

• This Tour begins at 8:30am with pick-up from your Hotel in Cusco (central area)
• 09:00 hrs the first visit to the Convent of Santo Domingo – Qorikancha is made, a sample of the encounter between the magnificent Inca culture and the religious desire of Catholicism in which you can appreciate the differences between construction techniques.
• Afterwards, the trip continues to the impressive monument known as Sacsayhuamán, a place that stands out for the presence of enormous stone blocks that are part of the walls that in some cases can weigh up to 200 tons. Here you have time to explore or take photographs.
• Then continue the trip to Q’enqo, a mysterious place that contains a type of altars inside that is considered to have been a center of rituals and ceremonies.
• Later, we visit Puka Pukara, a set of structures that were part of the defensive complex of Cusco during the Inca period.
  Finally, we visit Tambomachay, considered a temple dedicated to water, or also known as the Inca baths, which impress the visitor due to its aqueducts that are fully operational.
• In the afternoon we board the return transportation to the center of the city of Cusco.

Altitude of the places visited on the Tour

Cusco: 3,350 m (10,990 ft).
Saysayhuaman: 3,600 m (11,811 ft).
Qenqo: 3,580 m (11,745 ft).
Pucapucará: 3,680 m (12,073 ft).
Tambomachay: 3,700 m (12,139 ft).