City Tour in Cusco

You will be picked up from you hotel at approximately 13:00. From here you will head to Cusco’s Plaza de Armas where you will visit the famous Cathedral of the Cusco (entrance fee: S/25 - U$ 7.8). After touring this sacred building you will continue on foot with your group through an ancient Inca-built street from the Plaza de Armas to Qoricancha, the Temple of the Sun (entrance fee : S/15 - U$ 5). In Qoricancha you will observe the clash between Inca culture and Catholicism, and you will have the opportunity to see firsthand the difference in building methods. Your guide will explain about the history behind the arrival of the Spanish to Cusco, including their taking over this great and immense temple and converting it into a Catholic convent.

Continue your City tour, the group will walk down to the principal avenue of the Cusco - Avenida El Sol, where you will take the bus and our driver will be waiting to bring you up and out of the city to visit some truly unbelievable and well preserved archaeological ruins. The first stop is Sacsayhuaman, a huge fortified citadel and sacred ritual ground. Marvel at the master Inca stonework and the immense stones used to construct the fortress.

From Sacsayhuaman will go by bus to the farthest archaeological site, Tambomachay, a water temple conveying Inca principles of duality and displaying their mastery of hydraulics. Then you will visit Quenqo, small temple site of the Inca, It is a temple which was dedicated to sacrifices and the principle of the world being divided into three realms; Hanan Pacha, the celestial realm in the sky, Cay Pacha, the outer Earth, where people live and Uku Pacha, the inner Earth. Puca Pucara and the last visit it is Tambomachay ruins.

After finishing the visit of the archaeological sites (as allowed by the daylight) you will return to Cusco by bus, arriving by approximately 18:30.

• Tourist transportation,
• Professional bilingual Tour Guide,
  
  

• Boleto turistico (tourist ticket) to the Cusco City Tour U$ 22,
• Entrance fee to the Cathedral U$ 8
• Entrance fee to the Qoricancha Church U$ 5
• Tips to local staff.

Hiking pants and T-shirts are recommended during the day, complemented by sweaters, fleeces and waterproof jackets. It is very convenient to have light raingear available in the daypack (rain poncho or jacket and/or rain pants) as the weather changes easily and rains can suddenly occur. 

• Copy of the passport,
• Original ISIC (an international student card if applicable)
• Pocket money in Nuevos Soles,
• A small rucksack,
• Rain gear (a rain-jacket and a waterproof trousers),
• Warm clothes such as a jacket, a fleece (thermal clothing is also recommended for cold nights during in the afternoon),
• A cap (to protect you against the Sun, rain as well as cold),
• Sun cream or sun block,
• Camera and its charger/batteries (please note that batteries are consumed quickly under cold conditions),
• Handkerchiefs and toilet paper,
• Snacks (biscuits, energy bars, chocolate, raw fruits, muesli, etc.)
• Bottled water for the first morning and a water bottle to be refill.

In the fifteenth century, two Inca sovereigns, Pachacuti Yupanqui and Tupac Yupanqui, created an immense empire in South America, ranging from the south of present-day Colombia to central Chile and occupying much of the Andean territories of Peru, Bolivia and the North of Argentina.

The Empire of the Four Regions of the Sun, or Tahuantinsuyo, stretched over more than 4,000 kilometers from north to south and was articulated by an impressive road network, 40,000 kilometers in total. The nerve center of that powerful state was located in the heart of the Peruvian highlands: in a large area more than 3,000 meters above sea level where the city of Cuzco, capital of the Empire and court of the Incas, stood. This area was crossed by the Sacred Valley, a territory that stretches along the Vilcanota River, of extraordinary agricultural wealth and marked by a series of splendid Inca fortresses. Sacred Valley Tour

Machu Picchu is situated between steep mountains with summits above 5,500MASL and the ever-wild Vilcanota river. The only way to get there was on a narrow footpath built by the Incas: the Inca Trail.

Thousands of tourists today come by train to visit the sacred city. Visitors get off the train at Hot Springs and take a bus to the ruins. The city of Machu Picchu is located at 2,400m above sea level and 100km from Cusco. Enjoy a tour to the city of Cusco will be unforgettable, with this travel agency that will provide everything you need to make your trip unique.Machu Picchu Day Trip

This circuit is not traditional so it is not very important today the Tour de Moray Salineras Maras for its beauty of nature that can be observed and the agricultural work of our residents also on the way we can see two very large lakes Piuray and Waypo are lagoons around the route, we will also have archaeological centers that we will visit of the Inca culture where we will know the history of the Incas. Maras Moray & Salt Mines Tour