CUSCO TOURS

City Tour

The tour starts at the impressive Colonial Cathedral in Cusco, that contains over 400 paintings from the Cusqueña School, several altars and many more interesting features. After that we'll visit Koricancha - the Temple of the Sun, the main religious centre of the Incas. According to the chroniclers, the walls of this temple were completely covered with gold.
From here we'll go by bus to visit the four main ruins around Cusco, including Sacsayhuamán (famous for its enormous carved rocks), Q´enqo, Puca Pucara and  Tambomachay.

Price: US$15 per person

Departures: 1:30 pm - 6:00, Monday through Saturday
Includes:
Pick-up from your hotel
Transport (private bus)
Professional English-speaking guide
Does not include:
Entrance fees (see below)

Tour Details:
Plaza de Armas (main square)
Cathedral
Koricancha (Inca Temple of the Sun)
Sacsayhuaman
Q'enko
Puca Pucara
Tambomachay
 

Cusco Tourist Ticket

Officially known as the Boleto Turistico Unico (BTU) this visitors ticket costs US$22 (half price for students) and is valid for 10 days. It is sold at the Instituto Nacional de Cultura (INC) on the corner of Calle Garcilaso and Plaza Regocijo. The ticket allows you entry to the following sites:
Sacsayhuaman
Qenko
Puca Pucara
Tambo Machay
Pisac
Ollantaytambo
Chinchero
plus a few other sites

Note that the ticket does not include the Koricancha-Santo Domingo complex - separate entrance fee of 4 Soles (about US$1).