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City Tour half day


Code: XT-03.
Altitude: 3300 - 3500 meters / 10825 - 11480 feet.
High season: Whole year.
Duration: Five hours. 

Life in old Cusco revolves around its´ big Plaza, paved with stones and covered with sea sand to avoid accidents in the rainy seasons. It is divided in two sectors by the river Saphi. The sector called Huakaypata is the ceremonial sector and shows the traditions. Wakaypata, the crying sector, is where the political and religious ceremonies of Tahuantisuyo happen. The other half of the Plaza was the Kusipata, sector of happiness, because there, after the big ceremonies, the population came together to bring the celebrations to an end, to eat and to drink. In the middle of these sectors was high platform known as Usnu from where the Incas, priests and other officials talked to the people. 

  • Plaza de armas » Click to zoom ->

    Plaza de armas

  • Koricancha » Click to zoom ->

    Koricancha

  • Sacsayhuaman » Click to zoom ->

    Sacsayhuaman

  • Tambomachay » Click to zoom ->

    Tambomachay

  • Pucapucara » Click to zoom ->

    Pucapucara

 
This tourist trip lasts half a day. We will pick you up at the hotel at about 1.30 pm. The groups will first visit the centre of Cusco, having company of a professional guide. First he will present the Cathedral (build in a Baroque style and having paintings of the Cusqueña school) and the temple of Qoricancha, more known as the gold covered temple (A place which we will appreciate in all its enchantment, the temple of the Thunderclap, Ray, Lightning, Rainbow, Stars and the temple of Santo Domingo). These attractions are important in a time of constant cultural development in architecture, religion and policy, started in the colonial time. 

In the higher part of Cusco, we will visit the fortress of Sacsayhuaman, where we will observe an Inca construction style that will leave us out of breath. Sacsayhuaman, representing the head of a Puma (imaginary), is together with the city of Cusco the body of the Andean God Felino. Later we will visit the archeologic place of Qengo (known as Labyrinth), after which another tourist attraction will be visited called Pucapucara and at last we will go to the archeological site Tambomachay, a place much visited and appreciated because of its´ enormous tourist potential that lasts and preserves a mystery left by our ancestors. Finally we will return to Cusco around 6:30 p.m. 

Private service City Tour  

Included:

  • Private tourist transport 
  • Professional guide in English or Spanish
  • Boleto turístico (BTG) for entrance to the archeologic complexes
  • Entrance to the Cathedral and the Temple of Qoricancha (Temple of the sun)  

Group service City Tour 

Included: 

  • Tourist Bus Cusco / Hotel / Cusco
  • Professional guide in English or Spanish  

Not included: 

  • Boleto Turístico for visiting the archeological sites*
  • Entrance to the Cathedral and the Temple of Qoricancha (Temple of the sun)** 

*Entrance to the Cathedral is 5 US Dollars

**Entrance to the Temple of Qoricancha (Temple of the sun) is 1½ US Dollars

NOTE: 

The  PRIVATE SERVICE, to the Sacred Valley of the Incas and the City Tour is included in the Boleto Turístico "BTG" which permits one to visit both important circuits in the city of Cusco.

When acquiring the Boleto Turístico, the client has a limited period for using, being maximum 10 days. 

The GROUP SERVICE (Pool), to the Sacred Valley of the Incas and the City Tour, are organized according to the indicated prices.