Cusco City Sightseeing and Sacsayhuaman Archeological Park Tour
Description
Be fascinated on a half-day tour of Cusco’s surrounding archeological sites, including the famous Sacsayhuaman, where the Incas’ construction of tightly placed stones created an incredible series of walls. With an experienced guide, you’ll also visit Qenqo, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay, as well as the Temple of the Sun (also known as Korikancha). Before your tour ends, visit Cusco’s Plaza de Armas and tour Cusco Cathedral – also known as the Cathedral of Santo Domingo – to see its stunning architecture. Not included ticket entry to Sacsayhuaman, you need to buy it for your own
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Itinerary
Sacsayhuaman, perched on a hill on the northern outskirts of Cusco, with a wonderful view over Cusco, UNESCO World Heritage-listed Sacsayhuaman boasts massive stones – measuring up to 13 feet (4 meters) tall – placed tightly together, creating a fortress-like structure. Walk around learning about the site's history. Marvel at the way the Incans built the site so soundly, and admire the different shapes and sizes of the stones, some of which have designs of the condor, puma and snake, symbols of the three Incan worlds. Hop back on your coach and head to Qenqo, where you’ll see the ancient temple of Puma and its sacrificial altar, and then continue to Puca Pucara, a site of military ruins that was once used for defense of the Inca Empire. Next visit the archaeological site of Tambomachay, where a series of aqueducts, canals and waterfalls may have been a spa resort of wealthy Incans,
When your tour of Cusco’s surrounding sites is over, head back to the city, where you’ll visit its main square – the beautiful Plaza de Armas. Here you’ll see two striking churches – Cusco Cathedral and the Church of the Society of Jesus. Tour Cusco Cathedral with your guide, learning about its rich history and admiring its exquisite late-Gothic and Baroque architecture. See some of its renowned art, including Pintura Senor de los Temblores, the oldest surviving painting in Cusco.
Tour of the Temple of the Sun Qorikancha, over which the Santo Domingo Convent was built, the legend says that this Temple was completely gold plated, which amazed the conquerors when they first arrived.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
This activity includes roundtrip transfer from your hotel, apartment or home. Some locations are in areas where the access by vehicle is not permitted. Send your details in order to arrange your pickup and drop-off in a nearby place.
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Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Note: You are not allowed to enter religious sites wearing shorts, and taking photos is forbidden in the cathedral
- Note: Consider that there are two purchase options, with and without tickets included. Check which option you choose, if you take the non-ticket option, the price is not included.
- Note: The language service is bilingual
Reviews(103)
The tour guide Juan Yañez Olarte was a dazzling experience when getting to know the destination. He is a master of knowledge majestically explaining the Inca history and the city of Cusco. It is 100% recommended!!!
I wasn't impressed with this tour. The guide was fine, but the itinerary was different, they added a stop, and it was supposed to take 5 hours instead of the specified 3.5 hours they said on Viator. They said they were going to start at Sacsayhuaman then go to the Cathedral and follow on to Qorikancha, but instead we started at the Cathedral then went to Qorikancha and on to Sacsayhuaman and the other stop. We decided to end the tour early because the extended time was going to interfere with other plans we had made for that day. I think that sticking with timeline and itinerary advertised is important as people plan their vacation itinerary based on this info provided.
The experience I went through shows the EXCEPTIONAL work of this agency! Due to the train accident on the line that goes to Machu Pichu, we were stuck for 14 hours at the station until the regularization of services. Well, Vipac gave total assistance, leaving a representative all morning on board, showing concern for the well-being of the tourist. In addition, we did several tours, all great! I want to leave a special recognition to the guide MÁRIO, who provided us with a true cultural experience, and the coordinator LILA, an example of Peruvian kindness and kindness!
Great time! Learned a whole ton. Dress for ever changing weather! We booked it last minute and they were able to fit us into a group and it was an amazing time!
A very complete tour of Cusco and its surroundings. Reinaldo was a great guide and we learned a lot. It's worth a lot
Guia Felipe is excellent to tell the stories of the locals, but unfortunately arrived quite late and the last points of the tour were passed to run, to make it worse we were already without time and still stopped in a place that was not on the program just because it is a point of sale... should better manage the time.
Jonathan was sn excellent informative knowledgeable guide who made it easy to be interested snd to learn. Highly recommend him and his company.
The city of Cuzco is really very beautiful with cobblestone streets full of palaces and homes from the time of the Spanish conquest that are beautiful and the square of arms of Cuzco is the most beautiful I have ever seen is never worth staying several days to visit the whole city
We had the sweetest and most wonderful guide. As we toured Spanish cathedrals and Incan ruins, she described each breathtaking sight with enthusiasm, humor, and panache. She gasped “A guardian!” at the sight of an Andean thrush near a sacred cave. You can’t fake that level of excitement, and you can’t help but feel it yourself when you see it on display. I’m so grateful for this experience, and you will be, too!
Our Guide was deeply knowledgeable, with strong ideas even about some of the more controversial aspects of Incan culture and engineering. Her should know; he's a descendent! His presentation was incredibly lively and engaging, even riveting; a master storyteller.
