City Tour Cusco, a whole day in Cusco, knowing the stories of their ancestors in every street, museums and archaeological complexes. This tour includes: Cathedral and the Temple of the Sun (Qoricancha) and places around Cusco such as Sasayhuaman, Qenqo, Pucapucara and Tambomachay.
The full day in Cusco will show you all the history of the city of Cusco from the attractions located within the city of Cusco such as the Cathedral and the Temple of the Sun (Qoricancha) and the places around Cusco such as Sasayhuaman, Qenqo, Pucapucara and Tambomachay Full day Cusco is just a denomination in itself the tour of the city of Cusco only takes half a day and usually begins at noon. Our travel agency in Cusco invites you to book this tour and visit the city of Cusco on the first day of your visit.
This three hour City tour gives you a great orientation to the city of Cusco, so you can get a feel for the principal sites and areas of interest! This is a gentle walking tour, suitable for all fitnesses.
The tour will start with a pickup at your hotel (so the order of visits may vary depend on where your hotel is). Principal sites to visit are the Coricancha and the Cathedral. The Coricancha (the golden enclosure) was the most important religious centre in Inca times. Nowadays it is also the Santo Domingo Convent. Your tour will explore both Inca history and the history of the conquest. From here, we will visit The Cathedral, in which the first stone was placed in 1560. This marvel of the religious art possesses approximately 300 paintings of the Cusqueña School.
If you wish to organise a longer tour, we can also organise visits to the following (there will be more cost involved).
- Barrio San Blas
- Plaza Kusipata and Plaza San Francisco
- San Pedro Market.
- Prominent weaving houses.
