Peru · CITY TOURS IN CUSCO
Good city tours in Cusco fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Explore Cusco’s Inca sites on a five-hour tour with Sacsayhuamán, Qoricancha, Q’enqo, Puka Pukara, and Tambomachay.
“It was q great experience. Wilson is knowledgeable and willing to share. I learned quite a bit about the Inca history.”
Explore Cusco’s Qorikancha, Sacsayhuamán, Qenqo, Puka Pukara, and Tambomachay on a five-hour guided tour with shared transport.
“Fabulous tour and great way to see the city our guide was Condor and he was so knowledgeable. It was a really fun tour with some great places to see along the way (we also got chocolate, Llama souvenir and pisco sour included in the tour ☺️🙏🏼”
See Cusco from an open-top bus, visit Sacsayhuamán and Cristo Blanco, and join a Pachamama ceremony for $12.
“The Tour guide was very knowledgeable and the scenery was spectacular 5 stars”
See Cusco from an open double-decker bus, visit Christ Statue, pass Inca sites, and learn local traditions for $14.09.
“Loved it! We had a lot of fun and saw the city fast. Perfect tour for the day after returning from Macchu Picchu.”
Explore Qoricancha, Sacsayhuamán, Qenqo, Puca Pucara, and Tambomachay on a practical, guide-led Cusco half-day tour.
“Luis our guide was excellent! Half of the group was English speaking and the other half Spanish speaking and he would expertly cover the same material in both languages. We covered all locations in time. Luis answered all the questions patiently.”
Explore Cusco’s Inca sites, Qorikancha, Sacsayhuamán, and a camelid farm on a flexible six-hour private tour.
“We had an excellent tour guide, Amadeo. He was one of the best we ever had. He provided excellent insights into the archaeological sites that we visited. Insights that probably would’ve not been provided by another tour guide.”
Review of Cusco’s 3.5-hour city tour, from San Pedro Market and Qorikancha to the Cathedral, with practical tips on price and pacing.
“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…”
Tour Cusco’s Inca ruins, Coricancha, and cathedral in six hours with bilingual guides, hotel pickup, and useful advice on extra entrance fees.
“Tour was great and well managed from the time before pickup and to the end. Clara was great and her knowledge about the place is amazing. Highly recommend this tour!!”
Explore Cusco, Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Puca Pucara, Tambomachay, Qorikancha, and the Cathedral on a compact bilingual tour.
“We have been on several Viator tours in different parts of the world and have been impressed by the quality and expertise of their guides. The tour with Niko was a revelation, rich with history, humour and a clear passion for the Inca culture. It was no surprise to find out that he was previously a professor of history. He so fired up our interest and imagination that it was almost as if we were living the history of the Inca civilisation and the centuries that preceded and followed it. It was a profoundly rewarding afternoon and we left feeling immensely grateful to have had the privilege of his wisdom…”
Explore Cusco’s four major Inca ruins, Qoricancha, and Andean views on a guided six-hour tour for $23, with transport included.
“great experience don't hesitate to purchase the tour awesome trip”
Review of Cusco’s five-hour city tour to Qorikancha, Saqsayhuamán, Q’enqo, Puka Pukara, and Tambomachay, with practical booking advice.
“We were very pleased with the tour. Our guide JHONNY did n outstanding job guiding us through it, explaining everything. He made the tour fun yet very informative. The tour was just the right amount of time.. Richard said hi to Johnny Walker, inside tour joke within our group ☺️”
Explore Cusco’s Inca and Spanish past on a guided half-day tour with Qorikancha, Sacsayhuaman, four archaeological sites, and transport.
“This was a very disorganized experience. They gave us a time and then the day of they changed the time. And then we couldn’t find everybody for the tours and then we started even later. And the tour is English and Spanish-speaking. But the guides English speaking skills was not super good so difficult to understand, and was more attentive to the Spanish-speaking people.”
Review of Cusco’s $12 open-top bus tour, with Sacsayhuaman views, Christ statue panoramas, route details, rain advice, and honest value tips.
“This tour was meant to be 2.5 hours but ended up being 5 hours.”
See Cusco Cathedral, Qorikancha, Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Puka Pukara, and Tambomachay in five hours with a bilingual guide.
“The tourist tickets required in Cusco are a bit confusing. I purchased the 10 day ticket expecting that it would cover everything but it didn't and I still had to buy entry into some of the sites visited. The tour did not start on time as the guide was half an hour late and we waited for some other people. The tour apart from that was excellent and tiring and the guide was excellent.”
Review of Cusco’s 6-hour city tour, covering Qoricancha, Sacsayhuaman, four Inca sites, costs, guides, and booking advice.
“Worst experience ever. Don't walk, run from this tour provider. I made this tour reservation / paid months in advance, for an english speaking tour. On the morning of the tour they failed to show up. They showed up an hour late, with a bus completely full of spanish speaking customers and the guide began the tour in spanish. After a few blocks I got the guide's attention and said they put us on the wrong tour we were supposed to be on an english speaking tour. He said don't worry he'll just translate everything he said in Spanish to English, we told him that's not the same as a…”
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