Cusco City Tour, Cusco
Emilia, our guide, was very knowledgeable. Dont miss this tour!
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
Flor, our guide, was exceptional! Very well informed, articulate and patient!
It was great! Emilia was a great guide and really helped us to understand what we were seeing.
Flora was a great guide - very knowledgeable and had good tips for our future Trek
Overview
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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Several reviewers praised the guides for being knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful. Specific guides mentioned included Valerio, Flor, Emilia, and Sonya. (7 mentions)
There were opportunities to buy souvenirs and gifts, though some stalls were noted to be pricier than others like the San Pedro market in Cusco. (2 mentions)
Some reviewers wished the tour included more time to explore the local streets and life in the city center of Cusco. (2 mentions)
A few reviews mentioned a visit to an Alpaca factory or textile workshop where travelers could buy handmade gifts and learn to distinguish real from fake Alpaca wool. (2 mentions)
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