Small-Group Tour: Cusco City with Temple of Qoricancha

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5 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered

This Cusco city tour involves visiting Cusco´s highlights. Start off by visiting Sacsayhuaman, Quenqo and Tambomachay. After exploring these sites, you will return to the city center and visit the Temple of Qoricancha and the beautiful Cathedral of Cusco, which holds many archaeological artifacts and relics. After the city tour you will be dropped off at your hotel.

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Professional guide
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Food and drinks
Gratuities

Meeting and pickup

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

Location Name: Your Cusco city hotel Return Location: Returns to original departure point

What to expect

Your tour starts with a walking tour visiting the principal local market, San Pedro. After that, you will walk around Cusco’s city center, visiting the beautiful main square and the Cathedral of Cusco, which holds many archaeological artifacts and relics. Among them is a famous painting of the Last Supper by Marcos Zapata, showing Christ and the apostles eating a guinea pig.

Continue your tour to the huge Inca ceremonial center of Sacsayhuaman, which overlooks the city of Cusco. Then visit another important Inca site known as Qenqo, which houses subterranean passages and a mummification site. After that, you will make a short visit to the archaeological Inca site of Tambomachay, a temple dedicated to the god of water.

After exploring these sites, you will return to the city center, where you will visit one of the most sacred Inca buildings, the Temple of Qoricancha. Within its walls religious ceremonies were constant, and offerings to the Gods and the Inca’s mummies were made each day.

After the city tour you will be dropped off at your hotel.

Additional info

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • Booking must include the following for each traveler: Name, Age, Hotel, Passport information
Supplied by Apu Andino Travel Peru

Tags

Half-day Tours
City Tours
Small Group
DSA non-compliant
Zombie
Zombie Slice
Short term availability

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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