The Cusco city tour can be done in the morning and in the afternoon as it is a half day tour. You have the option to choose the best option for you during your stay in Cusco.
Itinerary of the Cusco city tour in the morning:
- Pick up from your hotel starting at 8:00 am for the City Tour of Cusco.
- Tour of the Cathedral of Cusco, one of the most important attractions of the city of Cusco for having paintings belonging to the Cusco school and for the exterior and interior colonial architecture.
- Continuing by the Qorikancha or also called “Temple of the Sun”, in Inca times was an important religious center to worship the sun, moon, lightning, rainbow and stars which was covered with gold and silver, where we will appreciate the integration of Inca culture and Spanish influence.
- Sacsayhuaman: One of the greatest works of Inca architecture and a great ceremonial center, where you can appreciate impressive and megalithic Inca walls weighing approximately 125 tons. Place where every June 24 is staged the Inti Raymi or Festival of the Sun.
- Q’enqo: The name means labyrinth or zigzag, for having an entrance in the form of a labyrinth or subway conduit, it is presumed that it was a ceremonial center of worship and has an amphitheater with 19 niches.
- Puka Pukara: Called “Red Fortress”, by the red color that took the stones due to the presence of iron in large quantities. Located in a strategic point from where you can see the road to Antisuyo (Jungle) functioning as a checkpoint and military center.
- Tambomachay: Last point of our tour, important center of worship and water worship, this archaeological site is formed by walls, windows and water channels, where water from the springs flows through a surprising hydraulic system.
- We finish this magnificent tour of the city with the return to the city of Cusco.
What is included in the Cusco city tour in the morning?
- Pick up from your hotel (valid for hotels in the historic center of Cusco).
- Entrance tickets to the tourist attractions (Cusco Cathedral, Qorikancha, Sacsayhuaman, Q’enqo, Puka Pukara and Tambomachay).
- Tourist transportation to all the sites described
- Qualified bilingual tour guide (English and Spanish
What is not included in the Cusco city tour in the morning?
- Meals not mentioned in the program
- Personal expenses
- Tips
What to visit in Cusco in the morning ?
- Cusco Cathedral
- Coricancha
- Sacsayhuaman
- Qenqo
- Tambomachay
- Pucapucara
- Inka Museum
- Pre-Columbian Art Museum
- Regional Historical Museum
- Garcilaso House
- Religious Art Museum
- Museum of popular art
- Churches at worship time
- Cusco Handicraft Center
- San Pedro Market
- Museum and catacombs of the convent of San Francisco de Asis
- Museum of the Monastery of Santa Catalina
- Coca Museum
- San Blas Neighborhood
- Viewpoint of Cristo Blanco
- Stone of 12 angles
- Arch of Santa Clara
Tourist places open in the morning in Cusco
- Cusco Cathedral
- Coricancha
- Sacsayhuaman
- Qenqo
- Tambomachay
- Pucapucara
