This half day tour will show you the amazing Cusco architecture and the nearby ruins around the city
Highlights
*Tour around the beautiful city of Cusco
*Visit to amazing Inca Temples
*Admire the Cathedral and its religious paintings
*Get to know one of the World's Heritage sites
*Learn about ancient civilizations with professional bilingual guide
included with
* Professional Spanish / English Guide
* Hotel Pickup And Drop Off
excluded by
* Meals And Beverages
* Extras
* Gratuities
* Entrance Fees To Touristic Sites
Essential
Information
Cancellations without charges up to 24 hours before starting the tour
* You should bring sunscreen, hat, sunglasses, cash for entrance fees and personal expenses
* Please be aware that purchasing tickets on the day will involve queuing at each location, including the Cathedral and Koricancha. Additionally, you can buy the Boleto Turistico, which covers the remaining archaeological sites, at the first ruin we visit. It's important to note that ticket purchases on the day must be made in cash using Peruvian soles, the local currency. We are unable to accept US dollars or any other forms of payment for these on-the-spot purchases.
* For your planning, the current costs per person are: Boleto Turistico Parcial at S/ 70.00 Soles, Koricancha at S/ 20.00 Soles, and the Cathedral at S/ 40.00 Soles.
Restrictions
Children 2 and younger are complimentary provided they sit on a parent's lap
Detailed Description
We’ll pick you up from the hotel, and start the half day trip visiting the Temple of Coricancha, aslo known as Golden Temple, for its gold richness that this place housed. This symbolic place has a clear example of the fusion between Incan and Hispanic cultures, and during the Spanish conquer, the temple’s base was used to build the church and Convent of Santo Domingo.
Then, we’re going to visit the Cusco Cathedral located in the Plaza de Armas, to appreciate a beautiful religious paintings of the Cusco School. Also, it was declared as a World Cultural Heritage, as well as a Historic Monument of Peru.
The beauty of the main square will surprise you. Surrounded by commerce and impressive churches, this place was previously a lagoon, and it was dried up during the Inca time, and used for important celebrations. Now, it is the main tourist meeting point of Cusco.
The tour continues to the archaeological complex of Sacsayhuaman, an amazing place with huge carved stone walls which fit each other in a perfect way, and it is said that it was built by more than 20 thousand men, and took over 70 years to finish it. Located 2 Km. away from the city of Cusco, this Incan Fortress has amazing landscapes, and it houses llamas and hawks.
Later, we will visit the religious temple of Qenqo, place where the Incas worshiped their Gods like the Sun, the Moon and the Earth. You will have an incredible experience exploring through its underground passageways, and admire a semicircular amphitheater.
We will continue this entertaining excursion in the military compound of Puca Pucara, which means “Red Fortress” for its reddish infrastructure. Then we will go the water’s worship center of Tambomachay, with aqueducts and waterfalls provided from nearby springs. Definitely, the Inca civilization had an advanced and surprising construction engineering.
Finishing the tour we are going to drop you off at the hotel located in Cusco city.
