Cusco City Tour, Cusco

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Keshigaa P.
Oct 30, 2023
The Cusco city tour covers a lot of the immediate ruins outside of Cusco such as Saqsayamun and well as the Sun temple in Cusco -... Read more
Kakoli
Kakoli K.
Sep 21, 2023
Flor, our guide, was exceptional! Very well informed, articulate and patient!
Cris
Cris K.
Sep 04, 2023
It was great! Emilia was a great guide and really helped us to understand what we were seeing.
Josette
Josette B.
Jun 18, 2023
Flora was a great guide - very knowledgeable and had good tips for our future Trek
Paige
Paige S.
May 24, 2023
The Cusco City Tour was very good, and our guide was fantastic. We had him the entire time, which was a great experience.
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Overview

Cusco isn't just an impressive Spanish-colonial city in Peru's southern highlands. It's also the historic capital of the Inca empire. Today's tour begins at the indoor San Pedro Market, in the heart of the colonial center. This is as authentic a Peruvian experience as it gets, since locals come here daily in droves to stock up on fresh produce. Be sure to try their endless selection of fresh fruit smoothies, which are the perfect refreshing treat.

After the market is a visit to the most important religious site of the Inca Empire, the Sun Temple, known as Qoricancha. This temple is not only intact but incredibly well preserved. Within it, there are even smaller temples dedicated to the moon, rainbow, stars, lightning, and thunder, among others. From Qoricancha, it's a short walk to another religious site called Sacsayhuaman, an Incan citadel and defensive fortress that was constructed in the 13th century out of giant stone blocks. The engineering and stonework of the structure was so impeccable that you can't slide so much as a sheet of paper between the stones.

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Keshigaa P.
Canada | Reviewed on Oct 30, 2023
The Cusco city tour covers a lot of the immediate ruins outside of Cusco such as Saqsayamun and well as the Sun temple in Cusco - essentially places that are hard to get to by yourself. It doesn't cover as much within the city itself but most of that can be discovered by yourself walking around. It was a nice easy tour to wrap up our stay in Cusco with our international flights later in the afternoon. It's less physical than the rest but do keep in mind that the parking lots and the actual... Read more

The Cusco city tour covers a lot of the immediate ruins outside of Cusco such as Saqsayamun and well as the Sun temple in Cusco - essentially places that are hard to get to by yourself. It doesn't cover as much within the city itself but most of that can be discovered by yourself walking around. It was a nice easy tour to wrap up our stay in Cusco with our international flights later in the afternoon. It's less physical than the rest but do keep in mind that the parking lots and the actual ruins can require some walking. There's lots of stalls along the way to buy any last minute souvenirs although they are pricier than buying at San Pedro market in Cusco.

We opted to visit the textile workshop and feed llamas which was enjoyable and got a quick workshop on how to tell fake from real Alpaca wool. There was also the option to buy products (without any pushback on that) which was nice because we got some great gifts at cheaper cost. Overall we greatly enjoyed the tour.

Tips for future travelers

Ask to be taken to a local textile workshop for Alapaca wool. The products support local families and are cheaper than comparative stores in Cusco. They also take credit cards.

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Kakoli
Kakoli K.
India | Reviewed on Sep 21, 2023
Flor, our guide, was exceptional! Very well informed, articulate and patient! Read more

Flor, our guide, was exceptional! Very well informed, articulate and patient!

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Cris
Cris K.
Medford, MA | Reviewed on Sep 04, 2023
It was great! Emilia was a great guide and really helped us to understand what we were seeing. Read more

It was great! Emilia was a great guide and really helped us to understand what we were seeing.

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Overall, a great experience!
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Friendly and helpful
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Comfortable
Josette
Josette B.
France | Reviewed on Jun 18, 2023
Flora was a great guide - very knowledgeable and had good tips for our future Trek Read more

Flora was a great guide - very knowledgeable and had good tips for our future Trek

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Paige
Paige S.
Canada | Reviewed on May 24, 2023
The Cusco City Tour was very good, and our guide was fantastic. We had him the entire time, which was a great experience. Read more

The Cusco City Tour was very good, and our guide was fantastic. We had him the entire time, which was a great experience.

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Ciarra N.
Manhattan, NY | Reviewed on Nov 16, 2022
Flor was our guide and she was amazing! She took her time since I wasn't feeling well, and made sure I stayed hydrated and ate some soup. She was extremely knowledgeable and passionate when speaking about her ancestors and the temples we visited. I learned so much more than the first time I came to Cusco 6 years ago. She also took us to a shop just outside of the main city area with great deals for alpaca clothing shopping. She was able to be flexible with the plan and stop for us if needed.... Read more

Flor was our guide and she was amazing! She took her time since I wasn't feeling well, and made sure I stayed hydrated and ate some soup. She was extremely knowledgeable and passionate when speaking about her ancestors and the temples we visited. I learned so much more than the first time I came to Cusco 6 years ago. She also took us to a shop just outside of the main city area with great deals for alpaca clothing shopping. She was able to be flexible with the plan and stop for us if needed. It was an amazing day!

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Kimberly
Kimberly A.
Hampton, NE | Reviewed on Oct 21, 2022
Sonya, my tour guide with Cusi tours is INCREDIBLE!!! She knows the history well and she laid a great foundation for Machu Picchu portion. Professional, knowledgeable and personable. Read more

Sonya, my tour guide with Cusi tours is INCREDIBLE!!! She knows the history well and she laid a great foundation for Machu Picchu portion. Professional, knowledgeable and personable.

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Matt M.
Chattanooga, TN | Reviewed on Oct 16, 2022
excellent trip - definitely a better experience as a private group as you could ask more questions to the guide and move at your own pace Read more

excellent trip - definitely a better experience as a private group as you could ask more questions to the guide and move at your own pace

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not sure if you can request guides but our guide, Valeriano Cusicuna Sallo, was excellent

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Linda F.
Carrboro, NC | Reviewed on Oct 14, 2022
Excellent tour! Read more

Excellent tour!

Tips for future travelers

This isn’t a walking tour- you ride from place to place & walk around the sites. Take a water bottle and toilet paper with you.

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Hazel
Hazel P.
Canada | Reviewed on Jun 18, 2022
Everything that we experienced here is priceless! The people, the food, the city is so wonderful! Read more

Everything that we experienced here is priceless! The people, the food, the city is so wonderful!

Tips for future travelers

This is a must see country and city. You will be amazed by the beauty of its totality.

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Guides, Drivers and Staff
Our tour guide Luiz is very patient and knowledgeable with everything, the whole family enjoyed his story of how rich the history of Peru and richness of Peru itself. Our driver is amazing. He drives careful and cares about his passenger hai his van. Our mountain view guides are great as well. He was very calm and gracious to us. The staff at mountain view restaurants are very friendly and the food was so yummy. We love the view of the mountain and the alpacas. We love how we are surrounded by the goats, alpaca and the Llmas while eating. They are so cute and friendly animals!
Transport
Starting from the airport transports to our tour drivers and vans were fanstastic! From beginning to end is wonderful!

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