Cusco Markets and Ruins Small Group Tour
Description
On this day tour you'll visit key Incan highlights to experience Cusco at the grassroots level. Start at the vibrant San Pedro local market, then head out of town to explore two major Inca sites: Sacsayhuaman and Q'enqo. Enjoy a picnic surrounded by amazing landscapes before returning to Cusco by foot, learning about the history and culture along the way.
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Itinerary
Kick off your historical Cusco tour at Plaza Regocijo, which at an altitude of 3,400 metres, is one of the highest in the world. Talk about starting the morning on top of the world!
First you will visit to the San Pedro market. You will learn about the market's history as you explore rows of local produce, colourful fabrics, flower vendors, shaman stalls, and loud juice makers in the company of your English-speaking guide. There will be opportunity to try out a few local words and purchase snacks for later in the day. Be ready for some entertaining local interaction!
Leave the unforgettable smells and flavours of the Cusco market behind as we depart by private transportation to explore the Inca ruins just outside of Cusco. First on our Cusco ruins trail is Q'enqo, which was once a major Inca ceremonial and ritual site. We'll explore Q'enqo and then head out for a short, 15 minute scenic walk to the statue of Cristo Blanco (White Christ), where we'll stop for our delicious picnic of Peruvian snacks and enjoy the beautiful
Next, we'll explore the impressive fortress of Sacsayhuaman. At an altitude of 3,700 metres and just three kilometres from Cusco, the fortress boasts walls up to 400 metres long, made out of boulders weighing between 128 and 200 tonnes. Every year the Inty Raymi (celebration of the sun) is celebrated on these ruins overlooking the city of Cusco.
A present from the Arabic Palestinians who visited Cusco after the Second World War. The present was to show their gratitude for the hospitality of the city gave them. To finish the tour, we'll walk back to Cusco, which will take us about half an hour. We'll descend back to the city via Inca streets, learning some stories and legends of the Inca Empire along the way. We'll meander through the bohemian area of San Blas before finding ourselves back at Plaza de Armas, Cusco's main square, where your tour will come to a close.
we can see llamas, alpacas, huanaco, vicuñas of very autentic wool baby alpaka.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(7)
Our experience on this tour is unforgettable. We learned a lot on this tour about Inca culture. Highly recommended.
The day was great , learned so much . Just be sure you know what’s included in ticket .guide was amazing!!
Thank you very much my dear friends for giving us this beautiful comment about our guide and we are also a little surprised with a recommendation that our next clients make Well we are very clear in what we offer in what is included and what is not included Thank you very much
We are very happy with this tour and they way it was conducted. Jose our guide was very nice and friendly and shared a lot of information. We walked to many places before hoppin into a private vehicle to see the ruins off the city. We learnt a lot about the culture of Incas and how the colonism changed everything. This is a very nice trip and we recommend this as a good introduction trip.
My dear friend Lucia. Thank you very much for choosing us. It is always a pleasure for us to be part of an experience in our city of Cusco. It was a pleasure to show you the city. thank you very much!!!
This was the best trip I had on my first day in Cusco. Jose was my guide on this tour and his knowledge and enthusiasm is impressive.I learnt a lot about Peru and the Inkan history in this trip. I highly recommend this tour.
We thank you my dear friend Brayat with a lot of heart your visit to Cusco and for choosing us to know about the Inca culture.
Highly recommended to do this tour as you would reach Cusco and would be on your rest time to acclimatise. The tour is very informative and helpful. Jose is a remarkable guide with a vast knowledge on different parts of the city and its historic importance which was very helpful in the next few days as we sauntered through the cobble stoned streets of Cusco.
Thank you very much my dear friend Nisha. It was a pleasure to show you the most important parts of the city of Cusco and to convey the history of Peru and Cusco, we will be waiting for you in the future and thank you very much for choosing us.
I was keen on getting oriented with the culture and history of Incas and Peru and this trip turned out to be a perfect one. Jose was my guide and his knowledge on the history anfd culture was very impressive. I along with the group visited many sites those if i were to visit alone would not have been this informative.
Miss Patricia. You were very special to us and it was a pleasure to be part of your experience and we would like to highlight and thank you for naming the work of our guides. Thank you very much once more.
This was a good introduction trip. We did trip on thefirst day (the best thing we did as we reached) while we were acclimatising. Tito our guide did a tremendous job in explaining the history and facts which helped us a lot in the following days while we were there. We highly recommend this as the first thing to do as you reach Cusco to get the most of your tour.
Thank you very much my dear friend Rita. Very grateful for your recommendation of this new way of knowing Cusco before visiting the majestic citadel of Machu Picchu. thank you once more.
