Cusco City Tour - 4 Ruins
Visit the main Inca archaeological complexes around Cusco: Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Puka Pukara, and Tambomachay in half a day.
Description
The Cusco City Tour is an excellent way to explore the main archaeological sites surrounding the imperial city. This tour allows you to visit important Inca complexes that reflect the architectural, ceremonial, and military grandeur of the ancient Inca Empire, combining history, culture, and Andean landscapes in an ideal first experience in Cusco.
Itinerary
Cusco City Tour - 4 Inca Ruins
The Cusco City Tour – 4 Ruins is a tourist transportation service ideal for those who wish to explore the main archaeological sites located around the city of Cusco, with ample time for free time.
The tour begins with pick-up from your hotel in Cusco, from where we will depart in tourist transportation towards the Sacsayhuaman Archaeological Park, one of the most important complexes of the Inca Empire, renowned for its enormous, finely assembled stone walls and its strategic location overlooking the city.
We continue to Qenqo, a ceremonial center carved into the rock, where visitors can explore its passageways, altars, and ritual spaces, used in religious ceremonies during the Inca era.
Afterward, the transportation will take us to Puka Pukara, an ancient fortress used for military and administrative purposes, which served as a control and surveillance point for the Inca roads. From this location, you can enjoy panoramic views of the surrounding natural landscape.
The final visit will be to Tambomachay, known as the "Temple of Water," a ceremonial site renowned for its fountains, canals, and aqueducts that have been functioning since Inca times, reflecting this civilization's advanced hydraulic engineering.
At the end of the tour, we will return to the city of Cusco by tourist transport, concluding the service in the historic center or at a pre-arranged location.
Highlights
4 archaeological sites
Sacsayhuaman
Half day
Two schedules available
Includes
- Tourist transportation throughout the tour
- Professional driver
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Cusco city
Not Included
- Tour guide
- Entrance fees to archaeological sites
- Tourist Ticket (BTC)
- Meals
- Tips
Tour Information
Meeting Point
Hotel del cliente
Departure
09:00
Return
13:30
Pickup Points
Hotel del cliente en Cusco
09:00Cusco Centro Histórico
Recogemos en la puerta de su hotel. Turno tarde disponible: 01:00 PM
Recommendations
- • Bring comfortable and warm layered clothing
- • Use sunscreen and a cap or hat
- • Bring water to stay hydrated
- • Wear comfortable or trekking shoes
- • Bring cash for entrance fees, lunch, crafts, and tips
- • Bring a camera or phone with charged battery
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From
Sedan (1-3 passengers)
Recommended vehicle
Sedan
$50 USD
Up to 3 passengers
Includes
- Tourist transportation throughout the tour
- Professional driver
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Cusco city
Questions? +51 963 843 599