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Cusco City Tour - Half day
Activity Duration (5 hours)
Extreme
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Cusco City Tour - Half Day
What you'll do
Take a city tour in Cusco and discover the city's historical and cultural highlights with ease. The tour will take you to Inca ruins outside of the city center, and you'll be whisked between sights in air-conditioned transport. You'll also discover stories and insights that you might not have found in a guidebook.
Meeting and pickup
Multiple pickup locations offered.
Additional pickup options
End: This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What is included?
Not wheelchair accessible
What is not included?
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Names of all travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers
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Itinerary
Cusco Full-day Tours Itinerary (2026 Guide) – What You'll See & Do
Explore the full itinerary for Cusco City Tour - Half day in Cusco, Peru. This full-day tours experience includes 6 stops over 1 day. Duration: 5 hours. Activity level: Extreme.
No meal included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Here is the starting point
Cusco
1
Cusco
Stop: 30 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
- The tour will start at 13:0pm form your hotel, you will explore the center of Cusco.
- Cusco, also spelled Cuzco, is a city in southeastern Peru, It's often known as the "Historical Capital of Peru," and it was the capital of the Inca Empire.
- You will explore the Plaza de Armas, the 12 angled stone street, Loreto street, and most important buildings and streets.
2
Qorikancha
Stop: 30 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
3
Sacsayhuaman
Stop: 30 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
- Next, you will drive to Sacsayhuaman and explore the best of this magnificent Inca Site.
- complex located on the outskirts of Cusco, Peru, the former capital of the Inca Empire. This magnificent site is best known for its massive walls of perfectly fitted stones, some of which weigh more than 100 tons. These walls are a testament to the incredible engineering skills of the Inca.
4
Puka Pukara
Stop: 20 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
next, drive to Puca Pucara, which translates to "Red Fortress" in Quechua, is an Inca archaeological site located near Cusco, Peru. It's part of the Inca ruins along the route to the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu, and is often visited along with other nearby sites such as Tambomachay, Qenqo, and the massive Saqsaywaman complex.
5
Tambomachay
Stop: 30 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
- We will start from your hotel and visit the Cathedral, Koricancha, Sacsayhuaman, Quenqo, Pukapukara, and Tambomachay. This tour will take us about four hours.
- This is a perfect opportunity to explore Cusco city and the surroundings as you acclimatize for your trip to Machu Picchu, combining the beautiful Plaza de Armas, 12 angles stone, Loreto street, Koricancha and walk around the fantastic 4 archaeological sites outside of Cusco, will give you a glimpse of what is coming up on the next days.
6
Complejo Arqueológico Q'uenqo
Stop: 30 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
- Qenqo, sometimes spelled Q'enko, Quenko, or Kenko, is an important archaeological site located just a few kilometers north of Cusco, Peru, in the Antisuyo region of the Inca Empire. The site is part of the larger Saqsaywaman archaeological complex.
- The name Qenqo comes from the Quechua word "Q'inq'u," meaning "zigzag," likely referring to the intricate carvings found on some of the site's rock surfaces. The site is often referred to as a "huaca," which roughly translates to "sacred spot" in Quechua.
This concludes the tour.
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