City Tour Cusco

The city tour starts with hotel pick-up at approximately 1:00 pm (variable time) to head to the first tourist attraction, Qoricancha or Temple of the Sun, which was the religious center of Cusco during the Inca era. We will see original vestiges that have survived despite being integrated with colonial architecture. During our tour, we will visit different archaeological complexes:

Sacsayhuamán, which is built on the high part of Cusco and offers a view of the city. It is famous for its enormous carved stones, some of which measure 9 meters and weigh approximately 350 tons.

Q’enqo, located about 10 minutes from Sacsayhuamán, etymologically means labyrinth or zigzag. It served a purely religious function and features a semicircular amphitheater with trapezoidal niches and a monolith that resembles a puma, measuring approximately six meters.

Puka Pukara means “red fortress” because the limestone with which it is built has acquired a reddish color from the iron-rich terrain. It is believed to have had the function of protecting Tambomachay, an important palace.

Tambomachay is located about 8 km north of Cusco and close to the ruins of Puka Pukara. It is an archaeological site that was dedicated to the worship of water and served as a resting place for the Inca emperor. This place is also known as the Baths of the Inca. It consists of a series of aqueducts, canals, and several cascades of water flowing over the rocks. What is surprising is that from a main waterfall, the Incas created 2 identical secondary waterfalls. At the end of the tour, we will leave you one block away from the Plaza de Armas at approximately 6:30 pm.