Cusco city tour and nearby ruins Cusco city tour and nearby ruins - Tickets included

Be amazed with the wonders of the city of Cusco admiring the historic center, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and explore the most representative nearby archaeological sites around this city.
We’ll pick you up from the hotel, and start the half day trip visiting the Temple of Coricancha, also 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 archaeologic 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.

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.