Cachilife Peru

City Tour

1 Day

General description

Cusco city tour, explore the ancient capital of the Inca empire and live the magic landscape of this city between traditions, culture and history 0f Inca and Spanish.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 01: City tour

We will collect you from your hotel at 1:00 pm. We will start the tour in the main square of Cusco, and then we will continue on foot with the group through an ancient Inca built street from the main square to koricancha, the sun temple In koricancha you will see the clash between the Inca culture and the Catholicism, and you will see firsthand the difference in building methods. The inca construction in this place is amazing as this was the key spiritual center of the Incas from which all roads lead from all of the four quarters of the Inca Empire.

After to visit the sun temple you will take the bus to climb up and just outside of the city. The 20 minute drive takes you to the majestic Inca site of Saqsayhuaman where you will see the enigmatic monoliths weighing 140 tons. Your guide will give you all the information Inca site and then you will have extra time to do a bit of exploring on your own.

From saqsayhuaman it is a 5 minute bus ride to Q’enqo Inca site in this place there is a fascinating Inca altars, after this place you will have another 10 minute drive to Puka Pukara site you will visit an interesting circular site. And the final stop on your tour is Tambomachay, a water temple with the impressive water fountains. And then we will drive back down to Cusco city. Tour ends in the main square. Unless you are taking a private tour, in this case we will return you to your Hotel and finish of the service.

Included

  • Transportation for the tour in the city of Cusco Official tour guide in English, Spanish
  • Entrance tickets to the Inca sites
  • Taxes.

Not Included

  • Food there are no meals served during this tour. You should be back in Cusco in time to enjoy lunch on your own.

Recommendations

  • Good sneakers or light hiking boots
  • A small day backpack to carry your personal belongings Camera Comfortable clothing
  • Money for the tourist pass and koricancha entrance ticket Rain gear Water and snacks

Prices

PRICE ( GROUP SERVICE )
A group tour means that it is open for others clients to join you. This means that your group
will have varying hiking and fitness abilities. But all our guides are experts on how to keep
the tours moving and happy no matter how fast you
hike.

Price: Shared Group 40 USD per person

PRICE ( PRIVATE SERVICE )
This private tour are available and priced by party size.

2 people 80 USD per person
3 people 70 USD per person
4 people 60 USD per person
5 people 50 USD per person

Starting from

US$40 USD

Duration

1 Day

Destination

Cusco

Type of activity

Traditional Tours

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