City Tour Cusco Full Day

Sacsayhuaman

IK
Illa Kuntur Travel S.A.C
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Duration: 1 day
Group size: 5 - 15
City Tour Cusco Full Day
Sacsayhuaman

Illa Kuntur Travel S.A.C
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Duration: 1 day
Group size: 5 - 15

About this trip

 

With the City tour Cusco you can visit the Cusco Cathedral, the main temple of the city of Cusco, built over the palace of the Inca Wiracocha, with part of the stones of the fortress of Sacsayhuaman. It houses countless treasures collected over the centuries from precious silver and gold artifacts to paintings and statues that are now considered colonial masterpieces, as well as paintings of the Cusco school.

Qoricancha, Quri Kancha, Golden Temple. It was a sacred place where the Inca god Inti (Sun) was worshipped, so you could only enter fasting, barefoot and with a load on his back as a sign of humility, as indicated by the Inca high priest: Willaq Umu.

In this City Tour Cusco program, you will also see the main archaeological centers of the Inca period, such as: Sacsayhuaman, is a ceremonial fortress, Qenqo, is an archaeological center that at the time of the Inca Empire was another center dedicated to the rite. Puca Pucara, is a military construction located near Cusco, Tambomachay or Tampumachay (tampu mach'ay = resting place, in an archaeological site that was intended for the worship of water and for the potentate of the Inca Empire could rest.

What’s included

  • Tourist transportation
    (Round Trip).
  • Professional guide
    (English and Spanish)
  • Pick up
    From your Hotel.
  • Permanent assistance.
  • First aid kits.

What’s not included

  • Tourist Ticket
    (S/.130.00 Foreigners and S/.70.00 Nacionals).
  • Admission
    To the Qoricancha S/.15.00.
  • International flights
  • Meals not mentioned
    In the program.
  • Personal expenses
  • Tips (Optional).

Available Packages

Trip Price
$15

Itinerary

City Tour Cusco Full Day
City Tour Cusco Full Day

 

The Cusco City tour program begins in the afternoon, with a visit to the main attractions such as  the Qoricancha considered the main temple in the Inca era where we will learn about religion and Inca architecture. Then we will board our bus and we will go to Saccsayhuaman, we will start our tour always in the company and explanation of a guide about the huge walls of this impressive Inca temple to the God Illapa (lightning). We will take our bus again to Qenqo where we will have a tour to this other ancient Inca temple. Once again we take our transportation (and head to Puka Pukara and Tambomachay where we will visualize and learn about the importance of water in Inca times. At the end of the afternoon you will return to your hotel in the City, you will have the evening free to enjoy the local cuisine, music and the magical night.

Your Organizer


IK
Illa Kuntur Travel S.A.C
En Illa Kuntur Travel Somos una agencia de viajes que opera actividades turísticas en Cusco, pero más que eso somos una familia comprometida con dar a conocer la identidad cultural de nuestro país; y estamos seguros que si viajas a nuestro país es para desconectarte de la rutina diaria y vivir una experiencia edificante; buscamos que nuestros viajeros hagan un contacto real con nuestra cultura, la ecología y la gente local.