Best Guided Cusco City Tour & Surroundings

Name: Best Guided Cusco City Tour & Surroundings
Brand: Peru Spirit Adventure
SKU: 5896587112332
Price: USD 40 USD
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Full Day Tour | Starting From: $ 0.00 per person

Tambomachay - Sacsayhuaman & Nearby Ruins - San Pedro Market - Cusco Cathedral - Qoricancha

Best Guided Cusco City Tour & Surroundings

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Archaeology & Cultural Adventures

Max Altitude

3,700 m / 12,150 ft

Activity Level

Leisurely (Easy, gentle walk, stone steps)

Group Size

100% Private Tour - Only You and Your Party

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Cusco City Highlights & Surroundings - Full Day

Explore the Best that Cusco Has to Offer with an Expert Tour Guide

Full-Day Cusco City Tour – Explore the highlights of this amazing city, ruins and its archaeological sites that surrond Cusco on a full-day city tour with a private Peru Spirit Adventure knowledgeable tour guide and enhance your visit to city of Cusco to its fullest, the once the shimmering capital of the entire Inca Empire.

This full-day city tour will allow you to explore the best of Cusco city, visiting all the most beautiful Inca and colonial sights in the historic center of Cusco, as well as discover the incredible Inca ruins both within the city and in the surroundings hills, and learn the city’s history from its foundations, while visiting the impressive Spanish colonial city in the southern highlands of Peru during your day trip in Cusco.

During this private Cusco full-day tour and surroundings in Peru, spend the morning visiting the incredible archaeological sites of Tambomachay, Puca Pucara, Q’enqo and Sacsayhuaman set just above Cusco City and enjoy sweeping views of the surrounding landscape, with a private local tour guide at your side!

Then, taste the delights of Andean cuisine at Cusco’s restaurants and bars. In the afternoon, explore the city’s highlights such as the grandeur of the Plaza de Armas of Cusco, temples and palaces of the city center as you walk through the ancestral typical streets and plazas of Cusco city: amazed yourself with the magnificent architecture of the colonial buildings lying over the Inca foundations.

Onward, visit the Cusco’s main Cathedral that holds approximately 300 paintings from the famous Cusqueña School in the city. Then amazed yourself with the famous Twelve-Angled Stone in Hatunrumiyoc Street. To finish later, visit the Temple of the Sun called Coricancha and Convent of Santo Domingo, and stop by the city’s San Pedro Market for a glimpse of daily life for city residents.

If you only have one day to explore the ancient heart of the Inca Empire and its incredible Incan ruins located on the outskirts of the royal city – embark on a full-day city tour of Cusco, it’s a foolproof plan to spend a perfect day in the capital of the mighty Inca Empire, and take a deep dive into some of the region’s cultural, at a leisure pace, no rush!

Trip Details For Full-Day Cusco City Tour

Location/Terrain: Gentle trails, dirt paths, grassy fields, mountains above Cusco, Cobblestone streets, pavement, Cusco City
Acclimatization: A great way to acclimatize to Cusco’s altitude in prep for a trek
Duration: 1 Day tour
Altitude: 3400m/11,155ft to 3650m/11,975ft
Physical Grading: easy, gentle walk, stone steps, and cobblestone streets
When to Go: Year round
Departures: Daily departures with 2 or more people
Customizable: Yes! Private, custom, add-ons all available. Can add this on to any tour or trek

Embark on this personalized full-day guided sightseeing tour of the city and avoid the crowds, enjoying insider-access opportunities and staying longer, and explore the places that others don’t go during this city tour of Cusco, and take the best photographs in this beautiful city

What's it like

This day trip is an amazing introduction to Incan history and culture, and one of our most favorite tours offered and we personally rate it as a must not miss experience. This tour can also be added on to the Machu Picchu Train tour or any Trek for the complete Cusco experience!

Come and be one of the first adventurers to make this full-day guided sightseeing tour of Cusco with us and soak up the rich culture and spectacular landscape of the Imperial city! Contact us for a personalized day trip and our tailor-made trip experts will work with you.

This tour is completely customizable, which means you can make your add-ons or focus on certain interests, where our private guides will offer you with more unique experiences. At Peru Spirit Adventure will tailor this 1-day city tour of Cusco to your specifications.

Plan your Peru trip with a Cusco City Tour and explore all the significant Inca and colonial sights of the historic center, and get an insider peek into today’s Cusco, plus four spectacular Inca Ruins just outside town. Cusco holds excellent cultural richness.

Cusco City is the center of Inca history and this full-day tour is an absolute way of exploring and learning about the Incan heritage of Cusco and hidden gems. This great day trip is highly recommended for those who have very limited time or have just one day to explore the capital of the mighty Inca Empire, before or after the visit the whole Sacred Valley, and Machu Picchu. It is also perfect for travelers who would like to know more about our culture.

Cusco Highlights & Surroundings

Explore Cusco city and its hidden gems with a friendly local guide and soak up the rich culture and traditions as you touch down in the city of Cusco
Discover the best that Cusco has to offer on this full-day tour in Cusco and drive outside the city to visit important Inca sites, including the fortress of Sacsayhuaman, Quenqo, Pucapucara, and Tambomachay
Uncover the imperial City of Cusco, South America’s oldest continuously inhabited city, on a full-day guided sightseeing tour of the city with our native Tour Guide
During the Viceroyalty in Cusco, houses, colonial churches, and convents with magnificent art pieces were built on top of Incan walls and foundations. You’ll get to witness this and more.
Cusco holds various titles, including UNESCO World Heritage Site, Archaeological Capital of America, Historical Capital of Peru, and Navel of the World. Come and see why for yourself.
Visit the impressive Inca Temple of the Sun, also known as Qoricancha or Koricancha, the most renowned temple of the Inca Empire on your Cusco day trip
Stroll through antique and cobblestone streets of Cusco while learning about its history and culture, enjoying the fascinating colonial era architecture
As you head out of the center, you’ll be blown away by the incredible views of the surrounding mountains as well as the expansive city below, right in the middle.
Take a tour of the most historically important sites in the whole city to welcome you in the best way possible.

Itinerary of the 1-Day Guided Cusco City Tour & Surroundings

Day 1: San Pedro Market - Sacsayhuaman & Nearby Ruins - Cusco Cathedral - Qoricancha - 12-Angle Stone

To begin a day on leisure in the ancient capital of the Incan Empire entitled a World’s Heritage site by UNESCO, we will pick you from your hotel at 8:00 am in our private transport. Then, you will drive with your guide to explore four spectacular Inca Ruins set just above Cusco City.

After driving for about 20 minutes from Cusco, we will spend the morning visiting the famous spectacular archaeological sites of Tambomachay, Puca Pucara, and Q’enqo, and the magnificent Inca site of Sacsayhuaman, one of the Inca Empire’s most spectacular buildings.

Next, we will take our private van and down to the city to visit the emblematic San Pedro Market or Cusco Central Market, one of the oldest in the whole city and probably the most famous. At this local market in Cusco, we’ll experience an authentic slice of everyday life in this city and get a little taste of local life in Cusco.

As we stroll through the rows of bright fruits, colorful garments, handcrafted pieces, and food stalls through colorful San Pedro Market. Your tour guide will tell you about the history and current workings of the market. Also, you will have the opportunity to interact with the local merchants at their stalls, so be prepared to practice your Spanish and Quechua skills.

Then, we walk down to the main square of Cusco to enjoy a great lunch (not included) at one of the typical restaurants, there are plenty of good expensive eateries for lunch on the Plaza de Armas.

Following lunch, we will continue a walking tour of Cusco, through the Cusco’s antique streets of the ancient capital of the Incas. Our afternoon tour includes the Plaza de Armas, Cusco Cathedral, the extraordinary the Temple of the Sun, also known as Qoricancha, the most important religious site of the Incas in the lower Cusco, as well as, explore antique streets in the city and admire its incomparable beauty.

After one-day guided sightseeing tour in Cusco in private service, we will drop you off at your hotel around 5 PM.

Important Note: While we expect the Cusco City Tour (1D) will run as the itinerary describes. Participants should accept that there is the possibility of changes, being necessary liable to local conditions, e.g, strikes, natural desasters, these changes might be at the discretion of your travel company.

What’s Included For Cusco City Tour - 1 Day?

Pre-departure briefing: We’ll meet you at your hotel for an orientation before your city tour in Cusco. The meeting will be at 5:00 PM the evening before the trip begins.
Experienced Guide: All our guides are graduates of the professional career of Tourism of the National University San Antonio Abad of Cusco. Our guides are chosen for their professionalism, experience, responsibility, seriousness, unbridled passion for exploring, and a desire to share in the experience. They’ll make sure you are safe and happy.
Transportation: All your transportation is included in this full-day city tour of Cusco. We’ll pick you up from your hotel to explore the Cusco city and outskirts of town. Once you complete the tour, we’ll take you back to the door of your hotel. The type of transportation will be provided based on the group size – SEDAN, MINI-VAN or VAN.

What Is Not Included?

Hotel before/after the tour
Tourist Ticket (Boleto Turistico): 70 soles per person (or 130 soles if you are also doing the Sacred Valley)
Entrance to Qoricancha (Temple of the Sun): 15 soles per person
Entrance to the main Cathedral: 25 soles per person
Travel interruption & travel medical/evacuation insurance (required)
Meals: Meals are not included in your tour but our guides will recommend some good places. If you prefer another location, please feel free to tell your guide
Tip for your guide is optional but highly encouraged if you enjoy your tour

NOTE ON THE ENTRANCE TICKETS

The entrance fee to the archaeological and tourist sites are not included. Please note that you will need to purchase an admission partial ticket (Boleto Turistico Partial) whose cost is PEN 70 Peruvian soles (about USD 25 per ticket) which allows you to access four historical sites located on the city limits like Sacsayhuaman, Q’enqo, Puca Pucara, and Tambomachay (in other words, it is used only on this tour).

The cathedral and Q’oricancha (Temple of the Sun) are separate entrance tickets and are PEN 25 Peruvian soles (about USD 8 per ticket) and PEN 15 Peruvian soles (about USD 5 per ticket).

However, if you plan to visit historical sites in both Cusco and the Sacred Valley, we recommend you purchase the general admission ticket (Boleto Turistico General) whose cost is PEN 130 Peruvian Soles (about USD 45 per ticket), this ticket allows you to visit 14 historical sites, which are located in Cusco, Southern part of Cusco, Sacred Valley (Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Moray, and Chinchero), and some museums in Cusco city. The ticket is valid for 10 days.

The Maras salt ponds ticket is not part of the boleto turistico parcial or boleto turistico general (partial or general ticket), this ticket should be purchased at the entrance of the same place, whose cost is PEN 10 Peruvian soles (about USD 4 per ticket). It is not necessary to purchase the tourist pass in advance, as you can get it at the first site we visit on the tour.

What to bring for a Day Trip to Cusco & Surroundings

Cusco can experience every season in a single day, so you should be prepared for sun and rain, cold and hot weather! We recommend to bring with you

Original passport
Tourist ticket (not included in price)
Hat and sunglasses to protect you from the sun
Sunscream (factor 35 recommended)
Rain gear or plastic poncho
Sweater
Winter hat or toque and gloves
A light day pack to carry your things
A bottle of water
Camera and films
Money for snacks, souvenirs and tips
Comfortable hiking shoes or athletic sneakers with good traction are perfect for walking up to and around the Inca archaeological complexes.

Why Peru Spirit Adventures!

Peru Spirit Adventure is a family owned travel agency and a local tour operator based in Cusco, Peru, in the Ancient Capital of the Inca Empire! Peru Spirit Adventure was founded by a Peruvian with over many years of guiding experience, and is a 100% Cusqueñian Company without any shareholders.

We are an agency with a great spirit of adventure and passionate about travel, dedicated to offer the best tourist services, to take you to discover the vast riches, natural and archaeological of each corner of the country.

We provide high quality service as well as focusing on having small groups to enhance the travel experience and customize any tour or trek to suit your travel, fitness, budget, and time preferences. This is what makes us stand out from other tour operators.

We create small personalized tours & treks strictly and only operated by local professional staff catering in PERSONALIZED and HIGH QUALITY SERVICE. Our guides in Peru are hand selected by the owners of Peru Spirit Adventure. All guides for our tours and treks are native to Peru and speak fluent English to ensure excellent communication and a positive experience overall.

We pride ourselves on providing 5 star service before, during, and after your trip. Peru Spirit Adventure is dedicated to excellent customer service and adventure experiences. We have been awarded from Trip Advisor the Certificate of Excellence for the last three years. Please check out our reviews and certificates of excellence on, TRIPADVISOR for yourself!

We are direct operators of all the tours and treks we offer, from family trips, honeymoon trips and luxury travel, including adventure tours to Peruvian Andes. Please email us to customize your trip in Peru.

Our tours & treks are operated in private service with a mínimum of 2 people to confirm the departure – Max 8 / Average 4 guests, ensuring a small group feel and specialized attention.

We are a responsible and sustainable tour operator – Our mission is to provide exceptional tours, treks, and adventure trips. During our trips, we make every effort to minimize negative impacts and maximize the benefits to the local people and natural environments we visit. We pay fair, livable wages, ensuring we hire and maintain the absolute best guides and support staff. We are proud of our team without them, we wouldn’t be able to offer the best service and lifetime experiences to our clie