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Private Experience Q'eswachaka Community & Last Inca Bridge Day Trip from Cusco
Activity Duration (12 hours to 1 day)
Moderate
Hosted in English
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About
Experience the unique culture of the Q'eswachaka community and visit the last Inca bridge on this day trip from Cusco.
What you'll do
Experience Cusco in a unique way by visiting places that still retain their rich history, cultural traditions, and mystical aura."
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
- Infants must sit on laps
What is not included?
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Sandemans Family Rider
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Host since 2025
Itinerary
Cusco Cultural Neighborhood Tours Itinerary (2026 Guide) – What You'll See & Do
Explore the full itinerary for Private Experience Q'eswachaka Community & Last Inca Bridge Day Trip from Cusco in Cusco, Peru. This cultural neighborhood tours experience includes 1 stops over 1 day. Duration: 12 hours. Activity level: Moderate.
No meal included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Here is the starting point
Qeswachaka Peru Tours
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Qeswachaka Peru Tours
Stop: 60 minutes ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
- We will leave very early towards the South Valley of Cusco, an unexplored area that keeps many charms. The objective is to reach the rope suspension bridge 'Q'eswachaka', declared by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, which is three hours away and learn about the context in which it takes place. On the way we will have views, surprises and stops, the Huacarpay lagoon and Pikillacta archaeological center are some until we reach our first stop: the town of Checacupe. In this first stop we will introduce you to the bridges in the Andes; as for samples a button, in Checacupe have been built three types of bridges lost in time and that pass over the Pitumarca River; one from the Inca era, another from the Colonial era and another from the Republican era.
- We will continue about two hours and we will arrive at Qehue district where the suspension bridge 'Q'eswachaka', more than 500 years old and the communities that renew it yearly are located. The Q'eswachaka (Q'eswa means "to braid" and "Chaka" means "bridge in Quechua), is the last bridge that has survived modernity and continues to pass its ritual from generation to generation. We will have the opportunity to meet and share with the communities that care for this living legacy of the Incas. The bridge is considered a sacred expression of the link of the communities with nature, tradition and history, and the annual renewal is accompanied by ritual ceremonies.
- We will go to a local house and where the locals will demonstrate the braiding technique of the ‘ichu’, a pasture from the high areas of the Andes which is the material used for centuries for this rope suspension bridge. It is an impressively laborious job, it requires a lot of effort, technique and teamwork. After understanding the context surrounding this attraction, we will go to see it, cross it and admire the natural landscape through which it was built. After visiting the bridge, we will go to have lunch in a local house. After lunch, we will return to Cusco for a relaxing and colourful scenic route.
This concludes the tour.
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