Half-day Cusco city tour

Highlights

• Beautiful cathedral
• Temple of the Sun
• Sacsayhuaman and 3 other Inca ruins

All about the trip

Cusco is the center of the Inca history and home to some of the most important ruins. Exploring them with a member of our team will help make this period of history come alive. Visit the beautiful cathedral in the main square, Temple of the Sun and then head by car to the city limits to visit the 4 main Inca ruins including Sacsayhuaman. From here you will also see some of the most beautiful views of Cusco, so don't forget your camera.

At 13:00, we will meet you at your hotel lobby to begin your tour. From here, you will head to Cusco’s Plaza de Armas, where you will visit the famous cathedral. Following, you will continue on foot through an ancient Inca-built street from the Plaza de Armas to the Q’oricancha, the Temple of the Sun. At the Q’oricancha you will be able to compare and contrast the building methods of the Incan culture and Catholicism. This was the key spiritual center of the Incas, which leads to all four quarters of the Inca Empire. There is also a bronze, high altar to be seen.

From Q’oricancha, your group will walk down Avenida El Sol, where you will take your bus 25 minutes outside of the city. You will be taken to the majestic Inca site, Sacsayhuaman, with its enigmatic, 200-ton monoliths, You will be able to hear from your guide and then, explore on your own.

From Sacsayhuaman, you will take a five minute bus ride to the Q’enqo Inca site to see its fascinating Incan altars. Following, you will take another five minute drive to Puca Pucara, a small, circular Inca site. The final stop on our tour is Tambomachay, a water temple with impressive water fountains, thought to be used by the Inca for bathing. We’ll then drive back down to Cusco where the tour ends in the main square.

We use private, clean vehicles for all their tours so that you are comfortable driving out of the city when visiting the beautiful Inca ruins on the city limits.

What is included in the price

• Professional Guides
• Transportation from Cusco city center

What is not included in the price

• Entrance fees (please note that you will need to buy the following tickets: Tourist ticket: 70 soles, Cathedral: 25 soles, and Q’oricancha or Temple of the Sun: 10 soles)
• Meals and beverages
• Personal insurance

Instructions

If you want us to pick you up, the hotel must be booked around the city center. Due to early pick-up for our services we are unable to go to the Airbnb as most of them do not have a name or address easy to find and some of them are located far away from the main town.