Day Tours in Cusco

You visit the Temple of the Sun, the Cathedral, Coricancha, Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Pucapucara, and Tambomachay.  It is a good way to get a sense of the archaeology and history of Precolombian Cusco. 
COST:                      22.00usd or 70.00 soles
THIS INCLUDES:  All transport and a professional English or Spanish speaking guide for the group, entrance cathedral and Coricancha
DURATION:        From 1:30 PM to 6:30 PM.
LEAVES :                Every day.

We offer an option of doing the tour in the morning.  You may see these places of interest without the crowds they attract towards the afternoon.  Think about it and let us know if you would like to take this tour in the morning between 9 AM and 1 PM.  We can offer comfortable  service.
Service in the mornings for adults, children and students costs S/. 85.00 soles per person and only includes the transportation and guide.  Please reserve this with a minimum of three people in your group.

To summarize, the costs are:
130 soles for the tourist pass.
Entry ticket to the Cathedral is 25 soles.
Entry to Coricancha costs 10 soles.
City Tour according to your choice costs either 50.00 soles for transportation and the guide, or 70.00 soles for private service in the mornings.
The total cost for an adult on the regular City Tour is  215 soles or 77.00 American Dollars per person (including tourist pass).
The total cost per child under 10 is 33.00 soles or  12.00  American dollars because entry tickets are not required for young children at any of the sites listed above.
The total cost per student with  ISIC card is: 145 soles or 50.00  American dollars because the students have a descount in the entry tickets.

 

The trip begins at your hotel at 8:30 AM, and the tour visits the pueblo of Pisac with its handicraft market in the plaza and part of the archaeological site near the town.  We pass through Coya, Lamay, Calca and Urubamba, where a buffet lunch will be served.  The tour continues onward through the archaeological site of Ollantaytambo, and then we return to Cusco by way of Chinchero. 
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays are colorful market days in Pisac, but you can choose any day to travel this route and visit these places, all with an English speaking guide.

DURATION: 8:30 AM to 6:40 PM.
COST: 85 soles or 27.00 American Dollars.
PRICE INCLUDES: Transportation and a professional guide.

TIPÓN: This impressive archaeological site has 12 terraces that were farmed in Inca times.  They are constructed of carefully crafted stones.  What is even more impressive is the irrigation system that still carries water to the terraces.
PIKILLAQTA: This was a great urban center that developed around the time of the Wari Empire.  It has more than a thousand ruins, among them plazas, storage rooms, farm houses, temples, streets and the remains of tall buildings.
ANDAHUAYLILLAS: This is an authentic Andean town of the Colonial era.  Andahuaylillas also has a beautiful chapel decorated with painted murals from the 17th and 18th centuries.  It is so impressive that some call it the ‘Sistine Chapel of Cusco’.

DURATION: From 9 AM to 1 PM.
COST: 85 soles or 30 American Dollars. (With a minimum of 3 people)
PRICE INCLUDES:

• Transport and a group guide.
• Entry to the Chapel of Andahuaylillas (5 soles).
• This tour leaves on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

We recommended you take this tour between the months of May and September and preferably in the morning between 9 and 1 PM as a private tour.
Those taking this tour will have to pay entry tickets to Maras (6 soles), and Moray (5 soles).
MARAS: The friendly town of Maras, situated 46 kilometers from the city of Cusco in the province of Urubamba, retains its colonial architecture and charm.  You might glimpse beautiful doorways with colonial crests and chiselled low relief stonework.
SALINERAS: The mines of Salineras are located close to Maras and have been continually operated since the times of the Incas and throughout the colonial period. These are the most important salt mines of the region. They consist of ponds where the salt is left to dry in the sun.
MORAY: The terraces of Moray seem to actually be a giant agricultural laboratory, in which the ancient Peruvians experimented with different crossbreeds of plants to create high altitude varieties.  The Incas achieved incredible advances in agriculture, the basis of their economy.
COST: 140.00 soles or 55 American Dollars (With a minimum of 2 people).
PRICE INCLUDES:

• Private bus transport.
• Private guide service.
• Entry tickets to Maras and Moray.