OVERVEW OF CITY  TOUR

Places visited in the city

• Temple of the sun or Qoricancha (Golden Palace)
• Cathedral

Places visited around the city

• Sacsayhuaman
• Qenqo
• Pukapukara
• Tambomachay

After lunch, at 1:00 pm, we will pick you up at your hotel to begin the city tour.  Visiting first:

Qorikancha (The Golden Enclosure): A temple originally built by the Incas and later transformed into a Catholic church. Here, you'll find impressive stone walls and artifacts from centuries ago. 

After a 40 minute stay, we will walk 15 minutes to the Cathedral of the Virgen of Asunción. 

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.

Afterwards, we will continue our excursion riding our own vehicle, on a 20 minute ride to the Archeological Site of Sacsayhuaman.

Sacsayhuaman: impressive construction built on megalithic engraved stones.  Its architecture reflects the value and importance it had during Inca times.  After a 15-minute ride, we will visit Qenqo. 

 Qenqo: Means labyrinth. It was used as an Inca adoration center for offerings and sacrifices.  Then, we will visit

Puca Pucara (reddish fort): used as a fort. It is name is the result of the amount of iron on its land, that gives it reddish color.  We will then head towards the following destination Tambomachay.

Tambomachay (Temple of Water): adoration center for the cult of water.  We will finally return to the city of Cusco, with an impressive panoramic view along the way; with a detailed view of the city of Cusco.

And if that isn’t enough, you can head that night to enjoy a typical regional dance show.  All is included in the service (visit optional)

Includes

• Professional tour guide
• Round trip transportation

Not Included

• Entrance to all tourist attractions
• Lunch
• Snacks
• Water
• Tips

We recommend to bring:

• Water
• Small backpack
•  Sunscreen, hat and sunglasses.
• Outerwear
• Rain coat  or rain poncho
• Comfortable hiking shoes
• Toilet paper· 
• Extra money

Collective Service

$45.00 USD per person

Private service

• 02 people: $120.00 USD
• 03 people: $140.00 USD 
• 04 people: $160.00 USD 

EXTRA INFO FOR CITY TOUR CUSCO TICKETS

Cathedral ticket

• Foreign adults: S/. 25 (US $ 8.00).
• Foreign Children: S/. 13.50 (US $ 4.00).
• Foreign students with Student ID Card: S/. 13.50 (US $ 4.00).

Sun temple ticket

• Adults: S/. 25 soles (US $ 5)
• Students: S/. 8 soles (US $ 3)
• Children under 10 years: FREE

PARTIAL CUSCO TOURIST TICKET

(saqsaywaman, qenqo, tambomachay and puca pucara)

• Price: S/70.00 soles
• Children under 10 years: FREE