Peru · CUSCO CITY TOURS
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Cusco was the Inca capital before it was a colonial one, and both are still standing on the same walls. Below the city tours are compared: Qorikancha with Santo Domingo built straight on top of it, the cyclopean stonework at Sacsayhuaman above the rooftops, Q’enqo and Tambomachay on one loop above the city, and what the boleto turistico actually gets you into.
Half-day Cusco tour with Coricancha, Sacsayhuamán, Qenqo, Puka Pukara and Tambomachay, guided with transport for $13.
“Wilson was an excellent guide he was very patient and answered all of our questions to the best of his knowledge. The tour is really great you get to see and learn so much in such a short time, an afternoon well spent 👌🏽”
Half-day Cusco tour: Qorikancha, Sacsayhuamán, Qenqo, Puka Pukara, Tambomachay, with a bilingual guide and panoramic views.
“Our guide was excellent, she was very informative and well organised. We had a great time👍👍”
Small-group Cusco afternoon tour with panoramic views, San Pedro Market, Qorikancha, 12-Angled Stone, and the Cathedral, plus pickup.
“Most of this tour was spent bumping around in Cusco traffic. We went to another hotel on the other side of town presumably to pick up other passengers - they were presumably no shows but there was no explanation. After a brief tour of the markets we navigated back to the same hotel to pick up a couple who by now were presumably an hour late in a 3 hour tour - again no explanations or apologies or introductions. More traffic - a few stops and ended up back within 50 meters of our hotel to start the walking component. At no stage did the guide outline the itinerary or…”
Small-group Cusco tour to Sacsayhuaman and Qorikancha, then Cusco Cathedral in Plaza de Armas. Air-conditioned, guided, value-packed.
“I felt the description was not really accurate. It says city tour and Saqsaywaman. The city tour was really a tour of a large Catholic Church and a smaller church built on Incan foundations. We then got on the bus and drove to four Incan sites above the city. We were also looking for more science based information on why the Incan walls were earthquake proof and how did they know to do this. The answers we got were less than satisfactory. Overall this tour was good, but not quite what we expected or were really looking for.”
Private 4-hour Cusco tour with Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Qorikancha, Plaza de Armas and more, with hotel pickup, snacks, and a private guide.
“Like any experience the quality and expectations are likely to differ. That said our experience exceeded our expectations. The guide was very experienced and knowledgeable and the driver was very conscientious. I would most definitely recommend this experience.”
Half-day tour from Cusco to Sacsayhuamán, Q’enqo, Puca Pucará, and Tambomachay with prebooked tickets and early access.
“Really great tour. I highly recommend this tour. Our guide was friendly and informative, great history lesson. The transportation from our hotel was nice and comfortable. All around great tour.”
Half-day Cusco city tour with Tambomachay. Small group, hotel pickup, Inca sites, plus cathedral and Qorikancha views. Entrance fees extra.
“I didn't give this tour 5 stars because we were sold to another agency. We were not contacted the night before about pick-up or anything and we had to call Viator to call the local tour operator. The tour guide we had was very excellent and he has a lot of knowledge to share. I just wish we were told earlier than we would be going with a different agency and we were contacted the night before about the pick-up time.”
