7-day Essential Cusco Tour Package

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7-day Essential Cusco Tour Package

7 Days Starting and ending in -13.537685,-71.943057

Visiting: Centro Histórico, Koricancha Centro Cusco, Cusco Cathedral, Saqsaywaman, Q'enco Archaeological Complex, Puka Pukara Archaeological Complex, Tambomachay, Chinchero Textil Ñawi Awapa, Salt Mine of Maras, Andenes de MORAY- Maras. Cusco, Pisac, Restaurante Tunupa, Ollantaytambo Sanctuary, ESTACION DE FERROCARRIL, Aguas Calientes, Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, Tipón, Pikillacta, Saint Peter the Apostle of Andahuaylillas

Tour operator:

Tangol Tours

Tour code:

597

Guide Type:

Fully Guided

Group size:

1 - 3

Physical rating:

Low, All Ages / Not applicable

Age range:

0-99

Special diets catered:

Vegetarians, Meat

Tour operated in:

English , Spanish

Interests:

Cultural, History, Ruins-Archaeology

Activities:

Rail Excursion, Sightseeing, Walking

From:

$1544

$1475 (USD) Exclusive Tourhub Members Discount: -$69

NB: Prices correct on 16-May-2024 but subject to change.

Tour Overview

Cusco, the navel of the world, is a jewel of the Inca`s architecture with a lot of history and mysteries about the lifestyle and traditions of the Inca Empire. This one-week tour package to Cusco will take you to discover the most representative archeological sites such as Sacsayhuamán, Koricancha, Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo and the wonderful Sistine Chapel of America located in Andahuaylillas. Explore all the most emblematic places and get to know the Lost City of the Incas

Highlights

*Tour to one of the seven wonders of the world: Machu Picchu
*Explore the city of Cusco and it nearby ruins
*Be amazed by the beauty of Sacred Valley of the Incas
*Visit unique archaeological sites

Itinerary

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Day 1 : Arrival In Cusco

Location: Centro Histórico

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals Included: No Meals

Arrival in Cusco, and transfer from the airport or bus station, to the hotel located in the city center. Rest of the day off, and overnight at the hotel.

Day 2 : City Tour And Nearby Ruins

Location: Koricancha Centro Cusco, Cusco Cathedral, Saqsaywaman, Q'enco Archaeological Complex, Puka Pukara Archaeological Complex, Tambomachay

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast

We’ll pick you up from the hotel, and start the tour visiting the Temple of the Sun well-known as Koricancha. This symbolic place has a clear example of the fusion between Incan and Hispanic cultures, and its base was used to build Santo Domingo’s Church and its famous convent.

Then, we’re going to visit the Cathedral located in the Main Square, to appreciate a beautiful religious paintings of the Cusco School. The Cusco City Tour continues in Sacsayhuaman, an amazing archaeological complex with huge carved stones which fit each other in a perfect way, and it is said that it was built by more than 20 thousand men, and took over 70 years to finish it.

Then we will visit Qenqo religious temple, place where the Incas worshiped their Gods like the Sun, the Moon and the Earth. You will have an incredible experience exploring through its underground galleries, and admire a semicircular amphitheater. We will continue this entertaining excursion in the military compound of Puca Pucara, which means “Red Fortress” for its reddish infrastructure.

Then we will go the water’s worship center of Tambomachay, with aqueducts and waterfalls provided from nearby springs. At the end, we will drop you off at El Regocijo Square.

Day 3 : Chinchero, Maras Salt Mines And Moray Ruins

Location: Chinchero Textil Ñawi Awapa, Salt Mine of Maras, Andenes de MORAY- Maras. Cusco

Accommodation: Hotel, Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Breakfast

Early in the morning, we will pick you up from the hotel to start this fascinating tour to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Our first stop will be at the town of Chinchero, located 17 miles from Cusco city. Here, we will visit a local workshop to appreciate the ancestral techniques to create amazing textiles.

Then, we will visit the salt mines of Maras located on an open hill in Urubamba’s valley. This place has an impressive process created by Incas, where a subterranean stream evaporates salty water and it emerges at a spring. The flow is then directed into an intricate system of tiny channels constructed so that the water runs gradually down onto the several hundred ancient terraced ponds. The water, which is exposed to the sun, leaves salt on the land.

After visiting the salt mines near Maras, head to the Moray ruins, which are made up of three coliseums thought to have been used by the Incas as a sort of open air crop laboratory. The coliseums consist of several enormous terraced circular depressions, the largest of which is about 30 meters (98 feet) deep. Admire these terraces which are arranged in concentric circles and are reminiscent of an ancient Greek theater.

The Sacred Valley of the Incas has extensive fertile lands perfect for cultivation, as well as impressive archaeological sites. This place will show us the lifestyle of the Inca Empire and its advanced construction techniques. After the tour you will drop you off at El Regocijo Square in the city of Cusco.

Day 4 : Pisac Market, Ollantaytambo Ruins And Expedition Train To Machu Picchu

Location: Pisac, Restaurante Tunupa, Ollantaytambo Sanctuary, ESTACION DE FERROCARRIL, Aguas Calientes

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Breakfast at the hotel. We will pick you up from the hotel in Cusco, to start a 30 Km. journey until Pisac. This fantastic place has an amazing market, and archaeological temples of stone buildings, with incredible views to the valley and the magnificent Inca platforms.

Then, we will continue until Urubamba to enjoy a delicious buffet lunch, and later we will reach Ollantaytambo. Its temple was the headquarter of Inca’s army, as well as a religious and agricultural place. It has stunning views, and more than a hundred Inca platforms with an advanced irrigation canal for that period.

Later, you be transferred to the train station in Ollantaytambo to take the Train Expedition to Aguas Calientes. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Short briefing with the guide before the excursion to the citadel. Overnight.

Day 5 : Machu Picchu

Location: Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast

Breakfast at the hotel. Early morning, you will board the bus to go up the winding road to Machu Picchu, amid a spectacular view of the Urubamba River and its canyon. The Lost City of the Incas, Machu Picchu, will astonish us with its terraces, ceremonial shrines, steps and urban areas.

Energy is all around us. After a guided visit, you will hace time enough to stay for more time or take the bus to back to Aguas Calientes Town, and have lunch (Optional).

At the arranged time, we will return to Cusco from Ollantaytambo train station by tourist bus, and drop you off at the hotel located in the city of Cusco. Overnight.

Day 6 : South Valley: Tipón, Pikillaqta And Andahuaylillas

Location: Tipón, Pikillacta, Saint Peter the Apostle of Andahuaylillas

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast

Breakfast at the hotel. After picking you up at the hotel, we will go to the Cusco’s South Valley, starting the visit to the water temple of Tipón, a big area with 12 incredible terraces. Their irrigation system is even more impressive, because it’s still working and it continues to irrigate crops until today.

The next stop is Pikillaqta, an important pre-Inca urban Centre, and a significant place for Huari Empire development. Then, we will continue to Andahuaylillas. This traditional Andean town has an amazing chapel, well-known as “The Sisitine Chapel of America” too. After the visit, we will drop you off at El Regocijo Square in Cusco City.

Day 7 : Departure From Cusco

Location: Centro Histórico

Meals Included: Breakfast

Breakfast at the hotel. Pick up at the agreed time to transfer you to the bus station or airport in the city of Cusco.

What's Included

Private arrival and departure transfers, with driver only.
Accommodation in 3 hotels, standard rooms, with breakfast included
Lunch on the tour to the Sacred Valley of Pisac and Ollantaytambo
Shared excursions with guide in Spanish / English
Ticket entrances
Train Expedition to Machu Picchu

What's Not Included

Local and international flights, can be quoted additionally
Food and drinks
Tips
Entrance to Huayna Picchu
Second entry to Machu Picchu
Assistance during arrival and departure transfers

Accommodation

Centrally located 3-star hotel in the city of Cusco and Aguas Calientes

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For which specific dates is this offer considered invalid?

This offer does not hold validity for special dates such as January 1st (New Year), June 23th & 24th (Inti Raymi), July 28th (Independence Day) and December 25th (Christmas). Furthermore please be advised that rates are subject to change without prior notice.

Reviews of this operator

Anthony Blasini (Google Reviewer)

I went on Tangol's full...

20-Feb-2024

I went on Tangol's full day walking tour of Buenos Aires and Sylvia was a very knowledgeable guide who clearly has a passion for sharing the cultural, social and political stories of Buenos Aires and how each of the neighborhoods visited help tell that story. It was a great (and well-planned) overview of BA.

Kumiko U. (Google Reviewer)

We are Argentine soccer fans...

24-Mar-2024

We are Argentine soccer fans and asked Tangol if they have a tour package in Rosario that includes visits to places related to Lionel Messi, like his birth house and the soccer field (potrero) he played on in childhood. Though Tangol does not have such a package, they tailored a 1-day tour based on our requests for my family (4 persons) with air tickets between Buenos Aires and Rosario, a private minivan + a tour guide in Rosario. The Tangol contact person sent detailed information, including emergency contact, a couple of days before the tour day. Using WhatsApp, she responded promptly and precisely. In Rosario, the tour guide spoke perfect American English. He was friendly to all of us, and we felt comfortable talking to him and asking him many questions. He was knowledgeable about all the places we visited and answered our questions very nicely. That was the best tour of my life!

Murray Sirel (Google Reviewer)

A tad expensive for football,...

01-Dec-2023

A tad expensive for football, but a good service and availability for anything you have to do in Buenos Aires! Would recommend. We went on a great tour to watch racing club against belgrano and apart for the amazing atmosphere, our guide Martin was tremendous! We would recommend using tangol to others.

Tjarco Groefsema (Google Reviewer)

I did a river plate...

24-Feb-2024

I did a river plate organised tour. Very well arranged.

Tatiana Martens (Google Reviewer)

That was very nice! The...

01-Mar-2024

That was very nice! The operator was super fast and friendly. I confused dates and booked my trip at a wrong date, but I was informed immediately and my booking details were adjusted. The guide was also nice, spoke very clear, gave valuable information regarding the places we visited. Thank you!

TomoU (Google Reviewer)

Tangol arranged a special one...

25-Mar-2024

Tangol arranged a special one day tour for our family to visit Rosario, the home town of the famous Argentina soccer players like Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria. We could visit many places (e.g., Messi's birth house, school, and the soccer field, Museo del Deporte Santafesino, Estadios Rosario Central y Newell's Old Boys, etc.) and take many pitcures. Tangol arranged a tour guide and a mini-van driver for us. They were waiting for us at the airport. They were very friendly and also knowledgeable, so we enjoyed talking with them. This special tour was the one of best tours for us.

Antony Jackson (Google Reviewer)

We used Tangol in Buenos...

20-Mar-2024

We used Tangol in Buenos Aires 5 years ago -- for a bike tour of BA, and for a tour of the Delta. We used Tangol again recently (March 2024) for a wine tasting/lunch tour at Pizzorno wines in Canelones, Uruguay. Both times service by Tangol was excellent: great tours, very good communication with Tangol, and good support in one case of what we thought was an emergency, but wasn't. Highly recommend this company

Frank Candia (Google Reviewer)

Do not use this company....

23-Dec-2023

Do not use this company. On December 19, 2023, my parents went on the Iguazu Falls tour from Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, using this company. The driver they sent scammed my elderly parents, along with many others in the bus, out of an additional $10 USD per person by making them wait in the vehicle while he went to buy the park tickets. He stripped them of the opportunity to go buy the tickets themselves. This scam involved forcing my parents, along with others in the bus, to pay cash at an exchange rate of 175 Portugese Reais, which works out to approximately $35 USD for each park ticket when it should have been around $25 USD. I asked this company four times for the name and phone number of the driver but they refuse to provide the information. Furthermore, the driver then made each person pay an additional 5 Reais on the way back, claiming it was to pay for some additional fee. Lastly, this booking was done for an 8 am tour departure. The company then sent us an email stating 7:40 am pick-up, which was fine. However, the driver showed up at the hotel at 7:10 am while my mother was still eating breakfast telling her to get moving or he would leave them behind. This is the most disgusting company I have ever dealt with and even to this moment they refuse to provide the driver's information to us because are protecting his scam from the police. I petitioned Viator for a refund for at least one of the tickets but this Tangol company lied to them stating that my parents chose to do the conversion at a much higher market exchange rate with the driver. I hope others that were in the same bus come forward.

Cathie Koss (Google Reviewer)

They cancelled a tour the...

27-Dec-2023

They cancelled a tour the day before-- Pope Francis in Buenos Aires. If you offer a tour I think it is important to go and do the tour as opposed to canceling the day prior. Super frustrating. Would not book with them again.

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