TRADITIONAL CUSCO CITY TOUR

ITINERARY

• Pick up from the hotel tour begins from Cusco’s Main Square, Plaza de Armas.

• Includes a visit to Cusco’s cathedral, see the intricate woodwork and colonial paintings containing detailed Incan iconography. Afterward, we will head to the Temple of the Sun (Korikancha), upon which the Convent of Santo Domingo was built. Interesting fact: according to a legend, this temple was entirely gold plated, leaving many conquerors impressed with its magnificence when they came here!

• The tour continues with visits to 4 archeological sites: Sacsayhuaman is an archeological complex, a masterpiece of Incan architecture; see mindboggling huge stone blocks, almost 9 meters in height, that are still placed perfectly. Qenqo Temple is a temple dedicated to animal worship. Puca Pucara is another Incan archeological site located on top of a hill, used as a fort and administrative center. Tambomachay, which is also known as the Inca Baths.

Highlights
⛪Cusco’s cathedral
☀️Temple of the Sun (Korikancha), an important Inca religious site dedicated to their Sun God.
🌞Sacsayhuaman

NOTE:

🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️ Maximum groups of 16 people.

🚶‍♂️Due to restrictions on the city’s access roads, pickups from some hotels may be on foot