Cusco City Tour Half Day Tour

City Tour Cusco

Half Day Tour Day Tour

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Explore the Best Places that Cusco Has to Offe

Cusco Cathedral - Qoricancha - Sacsayhuaman - Qenqo - Puca Pucara - Tambomachay
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Max: 10 People Group Size:
Year Around Season
Easy Dificulty Level:

Discover the magic and beauty of Cusco, and experience the fascinating Inca history on this half-day tour in Cusco, visiting the ancient capital of the Incan empire – the largest ancient civilization in pre-Columbian America. This half-day city tour will give you the opportunity to trace time from Native Americas to Incans to Spaniards and now to modern-day citizing of Cusco, as well as, to walk through ancestral streets and each historical era in this royal city.

Our half-day city tour involves to visits the Temple of the Sun called Qoricancha and the Convent of Santo Domingo, and the amazing Inca ruins and archaeological sites found outside of the city, such as Sacsayhuaman, Tambomachay, Qenqo, and Puca Pucara, where your tour guide will give you a thorough tour at every site along the way, teaching you about the architecture and ancient traditions, as well as customs that local people continue to practice today.

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Itinerary

If would you like to do the Cusco City Tour, at a leisure pace! Including visiting the city’s highlights such as the Main Plaza, the Historical Center, Main Cathedral of Cusco, and the local San Pedro market, strolling through the narrow cobblestone streets, with amazing views of Incan and colonial architecture that make it a truly fascinating city to visit, you can go on our Cusco City Tour full day, which is a perfect start to your visit to Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley, as well as a delightful introduction to the Andean culture.

 Cusco City Tour – Tambomachay – Puca Pucara – Qenqo – Sacsayhuaman – Cusco

This trip start at nine in the morning, when we pick you up from your accomodation. We will continue the trip by car for approximately twenty minutes towards the archaeological sites. Tambomachay, an archaeological build made for the worship of water and Pucapucara well known as the “Red Fortress”, your guide will share with you some knowledge, anecdotes and stories about them. these places are surrounded by amazing landscapes and some native forest.

At the ending part of the journey we will visit Qenqo and Sacsayhuamán, two sacred places. The first known as a “labyrinth” used in the past as an altar and a tomb. Sacsaywaman, better known as “the house of the sun” This Inca site is as amazing as Machu Picchu because they are made of big cyclopean stones. in this place you will appreciate a beautiful panoramic view of the majestic city of Cusco, known as the navel of the world.

Inclusions

At Ausangate Trekking, we specify the included and non-included services under all the tour itineraries listed on our website. We take care of all the logistics, but please pay attention to the details to avoid missing anything. Some items may be different for specific programs, so please read carefully before booking with us.

INCLUDED:

  • Pick up from your Hotel
  • Private transportation from site to site during the tour
  • Professional and experienced Guide (English/or Spanish)
  • Partial tourist ticket into the Tambomachay/Puca Pucara/Qenqo/ Sacsaywaman
  • First aid kit

 NOT INCLUDED:

  • Lunch
  • Tip

Before You Go

We want to make your trip to Peru as memorable and as carefree as possible. In this section, you’ll find the answers to all the questions you have about traveling with Ausangate Trekking in one place. Please read the following information carefully – it will help you with any questions about our services.

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WHAT TO BRING

  • Extra layers for the cold and wind
  • Hat, sun block, sunglasses
  • Sneakers or hiking shoes
  • 1 liter water bottle
  • Daypack 25 liters
  • Extra money
  • Toilet paper

Briefing or Informative Meeting

All information meetings and briefings are held in our main office in Cusco (or your hotel) at 5:00 pm, one night before the tour begins. These meetings last approximately 30 to 45 minutes. If you’re unable to attend, you must coordinate another time by email, by phone or at the Ausangate Trekking office.

Can I store my luggage at your office?

Of course! During the trip, your main luggage can be stored at our office (you can organize it with us on the briefing day or by email) or at your hotel, both free of charge.

Any equipment that you won’t need on the trek can be stored safely in your hotel. Nearly every hotel will provide this service. Don’t leave items of value with your bags; put them in the hotel safe and obtain an itemized receipt (in the unlikely case of theft, many insurance companies require that you have a copy of the receipt itemizing everything). It’s best to put items such as credit cards inside a sealed, signed envelope for extra peace of mind.

Pick up of guests

Ausangate Trekking can pick you up from your hotel, as long as it’s in the Historical Center of Cusco. Your guide will coordinate the pickup time in the briefing session, but please keep in mind that the time may vary between 30 and 45 minutes due to traffic.

Cusco is an old city, meaning it has many narrow cobbled streets. Some hotels and Airbnbs may be located on streets without access to cars or on long, steep slopes, making it difficult to transport luggage. We strongly recommend that you book accommodation with good access.

Group Tours

Group tours are made up of different types of people, then physical conditions and ages can vary. By agreeing to be part of a group tour, you also accept that some people may be faster or slower than you. Therefore, each person can go at their own pace on the route.

It may be the case that a group wishes to modify the tour; however, the guide will be the one who decides, after consulting with all the participants, if such modifications are possible.

Strikes and demonstrations

Strikes and demonstrations are usually common in Peru, and this may interrupt some of our tours. Roads can be blocked, and train tracks can be taken over. However, we will try to keep your trip as originally planned, even if it means leaving the night before the scheduled date. Under these circumstances, tours may also be canceled. In case of changes or cancellations, everything will be coordinated with you by our operations department. Your safety is our highest priority, and our decisions will be made to protect it.

Lost objects

Please pay attention to where you leave your things and remember to take everything once you leave our transport or restaurant. You’re the only one responsible for your objects during the tour.

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Remember |  One of our Travel Experts will contact you soon to confirm the availability of the trip you chose, give you more information, and/or provide you alternative options. Once availability is established, we will ask for a deposit and a completed online registration to confirm your spot on the trek. Please call us at (+51) 935 379 967 with any questions or to confirm availability over the phone.

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WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT?

At Ausangate Trekking we offer the best service for all our customers and here is what makes us different than others.

  • Small groups: Along our excursion group size is a capped at 8 people. This guarantees that you will enjoy every step of our excursion

  • Hotel: During our excursion to Machu Picchu, we offer a 3 stars hotel stay for the last night. This ensures you are well rested and ready to explore Machu Picchu.

  • Bus to Machu Picchu: To enjoy Machu Picchu, we provide a round trip ticket on the bus from Aguas Calientes to the main entrance of the archaeological site.

  • Local Tour guides: Our team consists of 100% local tour guides, who have expert knowledge in our ancient culture.

  • Best Camping Equipment: We have the state-of-the-art camping equipment for our excursion. The equipment is thoroughly cleaned and sanitized before and after every excursion.

  • Best Trekking team: At Ausangate Trekking we focus to create the best experience during our excursions. Our team that consists of tour guides, cooks, porters, horse drivers are handpicked. We train our team to offer you the best service. We take care of our team by providing them with good equipment and paying them fairly.

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