Cusco City Tour (Half Day Tour)
Description
Enjoy the Ancient Inca Capital of Cusco .This Tour is half a day that includes a visit to the Cathedral in the main square , the Temple of Sun Koricancha nearby ruins around this city such us The fortress of Sacsayhuaman, Qenko, Puca Pucara and finally we will visit Tambomachay.
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You will see works of carved wood such as the choir, pulpit and altars, beautiful paintings from the Cusquenian School of Art and works of silver.
Inside you will see smaller temples dedicated to the sun, moon, stars, maintaining the original stone foundations. Outside there is gardens and fountains on the grounds of the temple of the sun.
We will see the enormous carved rocks where the fine cutting and setting of the blocks on site was so precise . It is composed of three overlapping platforms which overlooks the city of Cusco along with the beautiful landscape formed by the surrounding mountains.
This complex was an Inca ceremonial cult center and is carved out of rock.On top of the rock are zigzag channels and inside there are small trapezoidal niches.
You will have a panoramic view of this Archeological site that was used as a military control centre of Incas .This is a red fortress as resulting from the vast amounts of iron in its rocks.
You will see aqueducts and water fountains coming from nearby springs . This site was a center of adoration and worship of water.
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Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(3)
I initially wanted to do a self-guided tour of Cusco but after getting lost and getting dropped off by Uber at the wrong places, we gave up and looked for group tours instead. Glad we found this on Viator! Our guide was Elvio and he was amazing! He was knowledgeable and funny. We learned a lot about Cusco and Incan history. This tour was great! Highly recommend.
Everything was just as mentioned in their itinerary. The lady who attended us was very helpful and chaty. She did an amazing work of organising and planning this tour efficiently. The crew were very nice too. Certainly worth it for a good understanding about Incas culture.
I was in a group of 11 on this city tour and this was a nice introduction to different parts of the city and how the incans built them and its existence after the Spanish colonisation. The guide was very nice she knew a lot and was always willing to answer all questions.
