Excursion to Waqrapukara with meals from Cusco
Description
Tour to Waqrapukara: If you are tired of traditional tours happening in Cusco, experience this full-day excursion to an imperial attraction known as Waqrapukara; Waqra means horn and Pukara is equivalent to watch-tower in the Quechua language, then this was a horn-shaped Militar watch-tower built back in the Inca period, it’s located on top of top of a steep mountain at 4,300 m a.s.l. We will pick you up early in the morning at about 4:30 am in your hotel and drive for around 3 hours to the southeast of Cusco, we will arrive at a small village known as Chuquicahuana where we will have some local breakfast. Afterward, we will ride towards a small village known as Rinconada, and from this place, we will start our adventure on foot. We will walk uphill for around 2.5 hours to reach Waqrapukara archaeological site, where you will have a mind-blowing experience.
Tour Options
Itinerary
- For the start of the Waqrapukara tour, we will pick up at the hotel at 04:00 a.m. and head south during this trip to appreciate the Pomacanchi lagoon. - Continuing with the tour we will arrive at Sangarara where we will have a breakfast, and then continue to the Rinconada community where the walk to Waqrapukara will begin. - On this hike we can see a lot of flora, typical fauna of the area until to arrive to the archaeological site of Waqrapukara where we will visit the following places: Intipunku (door of the sun), main square, towers, terraces, Wiracocha enclosure and cave paintings. - After the visit to Waqrapukara we will begin with the return to Sangarara where we will have a lunch and the mobility for our return to Cusco.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pick-ups at hotels will be as long as they are within the historic center. The guide will contact you minutes before for your pick-up.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(1)
We did not hear from the tour operator until the day before when we received the pickup details. They then messaged again in the evening (7pm) to tell us the tour had been cancelled due to another group cancelling their booking, even though this shouldn’t be possible with the advertised cancellation policy. We had already travelled to Cusco at this point and the late notice for the cancellation meant that we did not have time to book an alternative trip to Waqrapukara elsewhere. We had booked and paid well in advance so it was a bit disappointing not to be able to go through no fault of our own.
