City Tour Cusco 1 Day

This is an ideal option for people who want to learn a bit more about Cusco´s beautiful culture. The Cusco city tour combines attractions from the Inca Culture, and from colonial times. We provide guaranteed daily departures for all:  Tours for singles and groups. This tour starts and ends in Cusco and is by bus.

Our staff will pick you up around 1:20 pm we will pick you up from the hotel to our private bus and start the tour of Cusco and its surroundings. We will visit the following archeological and religious attractions from the Inca Culture:

The Cathedral. This is a colonial and religious monument of extraordinary artistic value; a variety of artistic works are found there.

Qoricancha Temple and the Santo Domingo Convent. This is a religious center known as “Temple of the Sun”, actually, it was the most important Temple in Inca Times. What stands out here is the impressive engineering that was employed in its construction, and the paintings from the Cusquenian school housed inside.

Sacsayhuaman. It is located 3 km. outside of Cusco. This is an impressive fortress of excellent architecture; it is famous for its construction based on rocks. Some of these rocks are about 9 m (30 ft) high and weigh more than 350 tons. Sacsayhuaman is the place where the “Inti Raymi” (Party of the Sun)  is celebrated every 24th of June.

Qenqo. This was a ceremonial and religious center in Inca times. Qenqo was an amphitheater in which sacrifices used to take place.

Pucapucara. This was an old Tambo (rest and guard post); these posts used to be found all along the Inca Trail paths (walkways) in Inca Times.

Tambomachay. This was a ceremonial center where the Incas used to worship the water; it is also known as the place of the waters of the eternal youth.

Included

• Pick up from the hotel.
• Bus to sacred valley tour
• Professional tour guide.

Not included:

• General Tickets to visit