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Cusco City Sightseeing Tour
  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Archeology, Culture, History

  • Duration

    5 Hours

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English

Description

See the Peruvian city of Cusco which is a living cultural legacy of humanity since immemorial times in South America inhabited over 3,000 years ago. It was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. Visit Temple of the Sun or Qoricancha, Puca Pucara, Archeological Site of Sacsayhuaman and more.

Highlights
  • Visit Puca Pucara 
  • Tambomachay 
  • Explore Archeological Site of Sacsayhuaman 
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    • Meet your Cusco tour guide at your hotel at 1 pm, after lunch and begin the city circuit. 

    • Visit the Cathedral. Its construction began in 1560, built on top of the Inca Wiracocha palace. This colonial monument is a marvel that expresses colonial architecture and its religious art, showing approximately 300 paintings from the Cusqueñan School painters.

    • See the Temple of the Sun or Qoricancha. Without a doubt, it is the most important sacred temple of the Inca Empire, as it shows the finest craftsmanship on its stones and the skilled pre-Columbian architecture. 

    • Walk for 15 minutes to the Cathedral of the Virgen of Asunción.

    • Continue your excursion riding a vehicle, on a 20-minute ride to the Archeological Site of Sacsayhuaman, the impressive construction built on megalithic engraved stones. Its architecture reflects the value and importance it had during Inca times. 

    • Proceed to Qenqo which means labyrinth. It was used as an Inca adoration centre for offerings and sacrifices.

    • Visit Puca Pucara (reddish fort) which was used as a fort. Its name is the result of the amount of iron on its land, which gives it a reddish colour.

    • Head towards the Tambomachay (temple of water), an adoration centre for the cult of water.

    • Return to the city of Cusco, with an impressive panoramic view along the way; with a detailed view of the city of Cusco.

    • Head that night to enjoy a typical regional dance show. It is included in the service (visit optional).

What's Included
  • Private transportation

  • Professional English-speaking Cusco tour guide

What's Excluded
  • Entrance to all tourist attractions

  • Lunch

  • Snacks

  • Water

  • Gratitude
What to bring
  • Extra money to buy souvenirs 
Know before you go
  • The guide uses modern authorized vehicles according to the number of customers.

Meeting Point

Cusco, Peru

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
The group size and price
1 To 2USD 100 Per Group

This is a group tour

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USD 100 / group