Best Cusco Walking Tour

Name: Best Cusco Walking Tour
Brand: Peru Spirit Adventure
SKU: 5896587112332
Price: USD 15 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (20 reviews)

Half Day Tour | Starting From: $ 45.00 per person

San Pedro Market - Craft Market - Qoricancha - Catedral - The Twelve Angled Stone

Best Cusco Walking Tour

Half Day Tour

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Activity Type

Archaeology & Cultural Adventures

Max Altitude

3,480 m / 11,417 ft

Activity Level

Leisurely (Easy, gentle walk, cobblestone streets)

Group Size

100% Private Tour - Only You and Your Party

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Walking Tour Cusco Half Day

Explore the Imperial City on foot

Do you want to visit Cusco on foot? Well, our Cusco Walking Tour is perfect for you. Immerse yourself in the grand colonial majesty of Cusco on a half-day walking tour of the city, either in the morning or afternoon, and take a guided stroll through the eyes of a local private guide. Walking through the city, wander through the city’s narrow cobbled streets to discover the historic Inca capital with its extraordinary mix of ancient stonework and colonial architecture.

On this custom walk in Cuzco historic center, explore the Main Plazas, the Historical Center, the colossal Cusco Cathedral, the ancient Temple of the Sun (Qoricancha), and the local market (San Pedro), thus getting an insight into the day-to-day life of the people in Cusco. Gain insight into the fascinating history of the city with an interesting and informative guide as you explore one of Peru’s most treasured places on foot.

Trips Details

Tour Type: This tour is a private tour – not a group one, exclusively designed for personalized services lovers, families with children, couples who are on honeymoon or simply people who don’t want strangers on the tour, if so, choose this tour!
Tour Duration: 5 hours (Half Day)
Transportation: Tour by foot
Departure Time: Daily departures, we have 02 schedules – Morning & Afternoon – You can choose the most convenient time according to your travel itinerary
- In the morning from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM
- In the afternoons from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Meeting Point: Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel lobby located in Cusco city; otherwise come to the Plaza de Armas of Cusco. Please let us know your preference via e-mail.
Tout Ending Place: We finish our service at your hotel or we can finish anywhere in the historical center such as the Plaza de Armas if you request.
Physical Grading: easy, gentle walk, stone steps, and cobblestone streets in this fascinating historical center of Cusco

What's it like

Come and be part of this Cusco Walking Tour adventure in the ancient capital of the Inca Empire, and have some unique experiences! Also, this tour provides you with a deeper understanding of Cusco’s history and present-day customs.

Join your friendly local host and discover Cusco by foot! At Peru Spirit Adventure, you will enjoy 100% customized private tours.

Highlights of the Cusco Walking Tour

Visit the Main Plaza and the Historical Center
Marvel at the Colonial paintings in the Cathedral of Cusco
Get a little taste of local life in the San Pedro Market in Cusco
Discover Qoricancha Inca Temple and learn Inca’s history
Visit Cusco City’s typical Incan alleyways and typical markets
Marvel at the magnificent Inca walls of Cusco

This half day tour is a wonderful introduction to Cusco City where you get to explore the principal sites and areas of interest. This is a gentle walking tour, suitable for all levels of fitness, and is a nice way to acclimatize to Cusco’s high altitude, especially if you have also booked a trek.

Cusco City Walking Tour Itinerary

1/2 Day: San Pedro Market - Craft Market - Qoricancha - Catedral - The Twelve Angled Stone

In the morning or afternoon depending on your choice, your tour guide will meet you at your hotel to begin your fascinating historical center walking tour of Cusco. We start this experience by visiting the Main Plaza, the Historical Center at the Plaza de Armas where we visit the beautiful main Spanish Cathedral, whose foundation stone was laid on site in 1560. This marvel of religious art has approximately 300 paintings of the Cusco School, among many other expressions of art. Following, we’ll continue on foot through an ancient Inca-built street to the famous “Stone of Twelve Angles”, in order to take the best photos. Then, we head to experience local daily life at the incredible San Pedro Market, which sells all manner of produce, meats, poultry, clothes, juices, fruits, vegetables, as well as handicrafts. This is where locals go to shop for their groceries. From San Pedro Market, we continue to Q’oricancha, the Temple of the Sun (“golden enclosure” in Quechua) which was the most important religious center in Incan times. Today it is also known as the Santo Domingo Convent. Our Cusco walking tour will end at Qoricancha or Plaza de Armas (your choice) where it will be the perfect time to have lunch.

Note: In this private walking tour, we will visit the attractions as the itinerary describes, except for some attractions; However, you can contact us and we will do our best to modify the itinerary based on your preferences.

Cusco Walking Tour — Visit the vibrant traditional San Pedro market and learn the market’s history in the company of an English speaking guide

What’s Included For Cusco City Walking Tour?

Pre-departure briefing: We’ll meet you at your hotel for an orientation before your private walking 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 English-speaking tour 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.

What Is Not Included?

Hotel before/after the tour
Transport (this is a walking tour)
Entrance to Qoricancha (Temple of the Sun): 15 soles per person
Entrance to the main Cathedral: 25 soles per person
Lunch (we find that most people prefer to eat at a restaurant of their choosing due to culinary and budgetary preferences)
Travel interruption & travel medical/evacuation insurance (required)
Tip for your guide is optional but highly encouraged if you enjoy your tour

What to bring on the Cusco Walking Tour?

Daypack
Sunscreen
Hat and sunglasses
Hand sanitizer
Camera
Rain gear and warm jacket in the event of inclement weather
Good shoes for walking over pavement and dirt paths
Money for buying the entrance fee for Cathedral and Qoricancha, also souvenirs, tipping, extra snacks (Note: foreign money must be in perfect condition with no rips, tears, or marks, as no one in Peru will accept less than pristine bills)

Please note: Cusco often experiences all seasons in one day so it is a good idea to take a warm hat and gloves as well as a sun hat when you leave in the morning in order to be prepared for all weather.

Price for the Half Day Cusco Walking Tour

PRIVATE SERVICE PRICES

Our WALKING TOUR in CUSCO is done privately and the cost is based on your group size. We need a minimum of 2 people to run the tour. The walking tour Cusco can leave any day of the week, from March through January, We don’t run this trip in February because rainy season & maintenance

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solo guest price on request
If you are over 7 members, just let us know to give you the best price

This private tour is exclusively designed for personalized services lovers, families with children, couples who are on honeymoon or simply people who don’t want strangers on the tour, if so, choose this tour!

Why Private Tour?

A private tour ensures a personalized experience and the undivided attention of your guide

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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.

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Travel Guide

Cusco City

Cusco is the oldest continually inhabited city in the Western hemisphere. Built in a mountainous region considered among the most beautiful on the planet, it was the Inca Empire’s flourishing capital. Both locals and tourists consider it the most impressive Peruvian city due to its history and architecture. In addition, it has the impressive beauty of its landscape and the warmth of its people.

As you walk through its streets, you will discover colonial buildings on the top of the Inca temples and palaces: a palpable reminder of the past. For those who wish to acquire a global vision of Peru’s history and culture, the walking tour is perfect.

Cusco City is also rich in Incan and Colonial History and still celebrates the roots of each culture today. Cusqueños have mixed Incan and Spanish tradition, religion, food, and culture in fascinating ways. The local art of Cusco, both past and present are beautiful to behold and present-day art is surprisingly modern and cutting edge. The local market of San Pedro is a feast for the eyes and includes everything from meat, flowers, fruit, vegetables, prepared food, juice, and local handicrafts.