- 01 day
- Group: 10 - 15 people
- Availability: Daily
City Tour in Cusco half day
Description
The City Tour is usually the beginning of your tourist visits in Cusco, it is the contact with the Inca culture and the Wonderful city of Cusco “Navel of the World”, it lasts half a day, and allows you to visit the most important tourist attractions in the city and surroundings: the Inca Temple of the Sun “Q`orikancha,” the Inca archaeological sites of Sacsayhuamán, Q`enqo, Tambomachay and Puca Pucara. This tourist visit is not to be missed.
The most important thing
- Walk the streets of the mysterious Inca city.
- Visit the temple of the sun in the heart of the city.
- Discover the impressive Inca constructions.
Includes
- Professional guides
- Transport
- Entrance tickets
Not Included
- Meals: No meals are served during this tour, you will return to Cusco around 18:00 pm.
Summary Itinerary
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Recommendations
- ORIGINAL PASSPORT – IDENTITY DOCUMENT BTC TOURIST TICKET.
- Hat, cap and sunglasses.
- Camera and spare batteries.
- Sunscreen
- Trekking shoes or waterproof boots for greater comfort, if they are sneakers with rubber or thick soles they are an excellent option.
- Rain gear: A good raincoat, rain pants (Only for rainy season).
- Extra money for drinks and tips, souvenirs, etc. (soles or dollars).
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Detailed Itinerary
Our transfer will visit you at your hotel to take you to the starting point of your tour.
We have 2 shifts, the morning shift starts at approximately 08:40am. ending at 13:00pm. APPROX. and the afternoon shift starts at approximately 13:00 am, ending at 18:00 pm. APPROX.
The tour starts heading to the Q`orikancha or Temple of the Sun, according to the chronicles to enter this enclosure one had to enter on an empty stomach and barefoot, since it is considered an indigenous sanctuary, dedicated to the deities of the Sun God, the Moon, the Stars, the Rainbow, Thunder and Lightning where we will appreciate the fine work of stone technology carried out by the Incas, with the highest level of cutting in hard stone without being able to insert a sheet of paper and that despite the earthquakes remain stable to date.
After the visit to Q'orikancha we will board the transport that will take us to Sacsayhuamán located 3km from the city of Cusco, the esplanade of Sacsayhuamán Sacsayhuamán is a megalithic construction, with large limestone blocks weighing 25 to 130 tons. Made up of three terraces superimposed in a serpentine (zigzag) shape, this place, being large and spacious, served to gather people and hold different festivities such as WARACHIKUY and INTI RAYMI..
We will also arrive at Q`enqo, whose name means labyrinth, is located one kilometer from Sacsayhuamán, establishes a construction based on limestone rock that shows stone sculpture over 500 meters accompanied by structures that according to historians were used for astronomical, religious, and embalming and/or mummification studies.
Then we will know Puka Pucara, derived from two Quechua words meaning Puka (red) Pucara (fortress) “red fortress”, a strategic place for controlling and monitoring access and exit from the Imperial city of Cusco, which was used as a territorial border to divide the regions and establish displacement regimes.
As the last point of this tour, we will visit Tambomachay, a resting place, located 9 km from the city of Cusco, better known as the Inca baths for its water fountains, or also known as the waters of eternal youth, for the constant flow of its waters. Finally, we conclude our City Tour, transporting you to your respective hotel in Cusco.
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