Transport - Walking
5 hours
Easy
3,500 m - 11,500 ft
Minimum 2
There are many places unknown by visitors and one of them is through the City Tour in Cusco, this trip shows marvelous places like the magnificent Qoricancha also known as The Sun Temple, Sacsayhuaman, The Ceremonial Center of Qenqo, Puca Pucara and the Temple of Water “Tambomachay”. All this tourist attractions are visited in only 5 hours enough to understand about their history.
The tour starts at 9:00 in the morning or 1:00 pm, we will pick you up from your hotel and drive you on a comfortable tourist bus to Qoricancha which is the first place to visit, the best Inca architecture is here therefore considered as the most important ceremonial place of The Incas, one hour will be enough to visit Qoricancha, we continue going to Sacsayhuaman, a place with a type of megalithic architecture, there is not another place like this, the history happened here is highly important to know, after 45 minutes we go to Qenqo which shows a ceremonial chamber under a huge mass of limestone, the following place to go is Puca Pucara which is relatively smaller than the rest of the temples, this is a set of constructions used by our ancestors as a resting complex for those coming from the east.
Our last place to visit is Tambomachay “Temple of Water”, some fountains with pure water are the main spots to have nice pictures, our Tour Guide is in charge to explain about the history of this place and the rest included in this tour.
The tour finishes after 5 hours of visiting the attractions mentioned before.
BTG is the abbreviation of BOLETO TURÍTSTICO GENERAL in spanish which means Tourist Ticket or Tourist Pass in Cusco, there are 10 archaeological sites and 6 museums included in this ticket.
A UNESCO World Heritage site, is a masterpiece of colonial architecture located in the heart of Plaza de Armas. Built between 1560 and 1654 on the foundations of an Inca palace, it features an impressive Renaissance facade and a lavish Baroque interior. The cathedral houses priceless religious art, including the famous Last Supper painting, depicting Jesus with a traditional Andean guinea pig (cuy) dish. Intricately carved altars, silver-plated decorations, and the revered Señor de los Temblores "Lord of Earthquakes".
There is a ticket to pay, the price is 40.00 Soles "12.00 USD" and you can buy once you get there, it means, booking in advance is not necessary.