Private Excursion to Waqrapukara Archaeological Site from Cusco

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13 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 1 more

Tour to Waqrapukara: If you are tired of traditional tours happening in Cusco, experience this full-day excursion to an imperial attraction known as Waqrapukara; Waqra means horn and Pukara is equivalent to watch-tower in the Quechua language, then this was a horn-shaped Militar watch-tower built back in the Inca period, it’s located on top of top of a steep mountain at 4,300 m a.s.l.

We will pick you up early in the morning at about 4:30 am in your hotel and drive for around 3 hours to the southeast of Cusco, we will arrive at a small village known as Chuquicahuana where we will have some local breakfast.

Afterward, we will ride towards a small village known as Rinconada, and from this place, we will start our adventure on foot. We will walk uphill for around 2.5 hours to reach Waqrapukara archaeological site, where you will have a mind-blowing experience.

What's Included

tour guide
Lunch
oxygen assistence
walk sticks
pick up from your hotel
Private transportation
Breakfast
No exclusions added

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

pick up from Hotels or airbnb. The guide will contact you via WhatsApp, so it is necessary that you provide us with a number to contact us with your country code.

Itinerary

Duration: 13 hours (approximately)
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    - For the start of the Waqrapukara tour, we will pick up at the hotel at 04:00 a.m. and head south during this trip to appreciate the Pomacanchi lagoon. - Continuing with the tour we will arrive at Sangarara where we will have a breakfast, and then continue to the Rinconada community where the walk to Waqrapukara will begin. - On this hike we can see a lot of flora, typical fauna of the area until to arrive to the archaeological site of Waqrapukara where we will visit the following places: Intipunku (door of the sun), main square, towers, terraces, Wiracocha enclosure and cave paintings. - After the visit to Waqrapukara we will begin with the return to Sangarara where we will have a lunch and the mobility for our return to Cusco.

    13 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Supplied by Amaru Explorer Peru

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