Cusco: City Tour Half Day Templo of the Sun, Sacsayhuaman y Qenqo Discount Tickets

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Overview

The City Tour Cusco is the best option to start your trip to Cusco and Machu Picchu, offering an enriching introduction to the historic capital of the Inca empire. This tour covers the main tourist attractions of the city, starting with the emblematic Plaza de Armas, passing through the majestic temple of Qoricancha, and exploring the imposing ruins of Sacsayhuamán and other sites such as Qenqo, Pucapucara and Tambomachay, each of which offers a unique perspective on the cultural and historical richness of the region.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Meeting point of group is the fount of water, in the middel of Plaza Mayor

End Point

End point

One block far from Plaza Mayor

Language Offered

English-GUIDE

Spanish-GUIDE

Itinerary

1. Plaza de Armas Cuzco
Our Meeting Point of the group is the center of the Plaza de Armas, where the water fountain and the statue of the Inca are located We start from here walking around 12 minutes to our first place to visit Corikancha.
Duration: 12 mins
2. Qorikancha
Inside you will see small temples dedicated to the sun, the moon, and the stars, maintaining the original stone foundations. Outside there are gardens and fountains in the grounds of the sun temple. In 1538, along with the Spanish conquest, the order of the Dominicans built the temple of Santo Domingo on the foundations of the Coricancha, thus showing the power of the Spanish over the Incas. Later, the temple was looted almost completely, stripped of the precious metals that decorated it.
Duration: 45 mins
3. Saqsaywaman
we go by transport around 20 minutes to our next place to visit. Sacsayhuaman was an ancient temple in Peru where rites and sacred ceremonies were dedicated exclusively to the Sun God, "Inti." This site held significant spiritual importance, second to the Temple of Qoricancha.
Duration: 60 mins
4. Complejo Arqueologico Q'uenqo
We will continue by 10 minutes by transport. This complex was a center of Inca ceremonial worship and is carved in rock. At the top of the rock there are zigzag channels and inside there are small trapezoidal niches.
Duration: 25 mins
5. Complejo Arqueologico Pukapukara
Puca Pucara is a military construction located near Cusco, in Peru. This fortaleza is composed of large walls, terraces and escalinatas and was part of the defensive community of the Inca Imperio in general.
Duration: 30 mins
6. Tambomachay
Tambomachay it was Inca ceremonial site built in the XV century, used for water rites, purification and as the emperor's bath, especially for the Inca Pachacútec. is in debate. The hydraulic engineering of the site, with channels that function, symbolizes life, fertility and the connection between the terrestrial and spiritual planes, integrated into the defensive and viable system in Cusco. Finally we visit the alpaca and llama farm and we will have an exhibition on how to recognize the baby alpaka wool fiber and the famous vicuña wool, the finest wool in the world in the community of Wallarcocha.
Duration: 30 mins

Inclusion

Round trip tourist transportation

Bilingual tour guide in English and Spanish

Exclusion

Entrance ticket to Qoricancha

Tourist ticket to Saqsayhuaman, Quenqo, Pukapukara and Tambomachay.

Cancellation Policy

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  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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