South Valley Private Tour: Tipón, Pikillacta and Andahuaylillas
Description
If you're in search of an authentic and off-the-beaten-path experience in Peru, you can't miss the South Valley Tour in Cusco. It's an experience that will take you through the rich history, culture, and natural beauty of this unique region. Explore three Andean attractions, starting with a visit to the archaeological site of Tipón, where you'll learn about the ingenious engineering and spiritual practices of the Incas. Next, explore the ruins of Pikillacta (the Flea Town). Finally, stop in the town of Andahuaylillas and visit the Church of San Pedro, also known as the "Sistine Chapel of America."
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Itinerary
This fascinating tour begins with the pick-up service at your hotel to 8:00 am. On this day, you'll embark on an exclusive adventure. We will start our journey in Quispicanchis.
We will visit the impressive archaeological complex of Tipón, an important center of worship where the Incas revered water, one of the elements of nature considered sacred in Andean cosmology. Water flows through channels and traverses terraces and waterfalls.
Next, we will head to the archaeological complex of Pikillacta, the Huari urban center dating back to the pre-Inca era. You'll notice that the constructions here are quite different from Inca constructions.
We continue to the town of Andahuaylillas, where you'll see its 16th-century church, known as the "Sistine Chapel of America" due to the abundance of paintings on its walls and ceiling. The church features an organ decorated with angels and cherubs, as well as large murals by the famous artist Tadeo Escalante.
Finally in the afternoon, we will return to Cusco, where we will drop you off at your hotel.
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- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(11)
Wonderful experience, especially Pikillacta, from the pre-Inca period. The day was perfect! And we also finished with a wonderful lunch and an even better cost-benefit, indicated by the guide. I recommend Peru Grand Travel.
O Vale Sul é cheio de história, e Pikillacta realmente surpreende. Ficamos contentes que você aproveitou um dia perfeito e ainda finalizou com um almoço delicioso e bem indicado pela guia. Obrigada por confiar na Peru Grand Travel! 💛🏔️
Another day of tour with a lot of enlightenment. Knowing the culture of a people that makes you try to imagine how those people lived. What most impressed me were the buildings where the Incas and the Wari lived.
Que satisfação receber seu comentário! 😊💛 Ficamos contentes que o Vale Sul foi um dia de muito esclarecimento. Conhecer Tipón, Pikillacta (Wari) e Andahuaylillas faz a gente viajar no tempo e imaginar a vida naquela época. Obrigada pela confiança! 🏛️✨
Like all other tours in peru this was also mind blowing too much to see so much beauty and history well preserved sites this is for sure a must see site
We’re thrilled you found the South Valley tour mind-blowing. Tipón, Pikillacta, and Andahuaylillas truly offer a unique mix of beauty and well-preserved history. We’re glad it felt like a must-see experience!
The southern valley is also fantastic See with the Incas worked with irrigation, agriculture and their protections and sentinels Many photos and great memories of this great empire, we learned a lot from its culture and Life of this civilization Fantastic!!
O Vale Sul encanta tanto pela paisagem quanto pela história — ver como os Incas planejavam irrigação, cultivo e pontos estratégicos é impressionante. Agradecemos a confiança.
We made visits to the points mentioned, guide explained in portunhol the doubts, all in time. We really liked the selected locations.
Que bom que vocês gostaram do tour e dos locais visitados! Ficamos felizes em saber que o guia conseguiu explicar tudo bem. 😊 Muito obrigado pelo feedback e por terem escolhido nosso passeio!
One of the most amazing and beautiful tours in the Cusco region. Excellent support from the tour team and with right to a very pleasant lunch
Que alegria receber seu comentário sobre o South Valley! Ficamos extremamente felizes em saber que você considerou este passeio um dos mais incríveis e bonitos da região de Cusco - realmente, os sítios arqueológicos de Tipón e Pikillacta, junto com a Capela de Andahuaylillas, são verdadeiros tesouros cheios de história e beleza. Agradecemos especialmente por destacar o excelente suporte da nossa equipe e o almoço agradável. Nosso objetivo é sempre proporcionar experiências completas, onde cada detalhe - desde o atendimento até a gastronomia - contribua para momentos memoráveis. Sua avaliação nos motiva a continuar oferecendo serviços de qualidade e com todo carinho que nossos visitantes merecem.
It was a very pleasant surprise. It was our last day in Cusco and it seemed like we have seen it all already. However, finding out more about the Wari people, and seeing the remains of their city was astonishing. Everything else was fine. Our guide semmed to know a lot, however she semmed to be a little bit more bossy than what she should be. She was showing a chapel and compared it to the Sistine chapel, and a family asked about the Sistine chapel. She said something like “how come you don’t know about the Sistine chapel”. She was a little intimidating…
Good afternoon, thank you very much for your confidence in Peru Grand Travel. Every comment and message makes us happy and drives us to improve. We are sincerely grateful for your words and future recommendations. On behalf of our entire team, happy return.
Magical place full of intangible and cultural wealth. A true connection with nature. The Peru Grand Travel agency provided us with unforgettable moments, everything prepared with great affection, kindness and care, mainly due to the altitude at which we were. We loved it
Bom dia, obrigado por suas palavras e pela confiança que nos deu para fazer parte dessa experiência. Esperamos que você volte em breve a esse lindo país, um abraço!
Very important tour... You go to places that are rarely visited but are just as important as the others... We went with Peru Grand Travel and learned a lot. Qualified guide who understood beyond what we were visiting... Leave a compliment here for guide Carmen
Bom dia, obrigado por suas palavras e pela confiança que nos deu para fazer parte dessa experiência. Esperamos que você volte em breve a esse lindo país, um abraço!
On this tour you go to places little visited by tourists but which contain a lot of history... I highly recommend
Bom dia, obrigado por suas palavras e pela confiança que nos deu para fazer parte dessa experiência. Esperamos que você volte em breve a esse lindo país, um abraço!
