City Tour, ½ Day

Our staff will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco at around 1:45 pm to take you to our bus and start the tour. We will visit the Qoricancha, This is a religious center known as “Temple of the Sun” actually. It was the most important Temple in Inca Times. What stands out here is the impressive engineering that was employed in its construction. After we will continue to Sacsayhuaman. It is located 3 km. outside of Cusco. This is an impressive fortress of excellent architecture. Sacsayhuaman is the place where the "Inti Raymi" (Party of the Sun) is celebrated every 24th of June. Then we will visit Qenqo. This
was a ceremonial and religious center in Inca times. After we will continue Pucapucara, This was an old Tambo (rest and guard post); these posts used to be found all along the inca trail paths (walkways) in Inca Times. And finally we will visit Tambomachay. This was a ceremonial center where the Incas used to worship the water; it is also known as the place of the waters of the eternal youth.

After the guided tour, we will visit a traditional market where you can admire the beautiful work local handicraft work; you can also get some souvenirs there. The tour lasts about five hours and ends at Regocijo Square.

• Distance traveled: approximately 7 kilometers 
• Transfer to Sacsayhuaman: 2 kilometers 
• Transfer to Cusco: 20 minutes by bus from Tambomachay. 
• Guided City Tour: 2.5 hours 
• Climate: cold. 
• Maximum altitude: 3350 meters.