Cusco like a local - walking city tour
Half dayWalking tour in Cusco
Duration: HALF Day
Private Service
Budget: $54 per person – minimum 2
- Visit the local market of San Pedro
- Get to know the artisan neighbourhood of San Blas
- Visit the most important Inca temple in Cusco: Qoricancha
- Visit the main Plaza and the Cathedral
- Active 60%
- Archeology 100%
- Responsible travel 100%
- Connection with community 100%
Included:
- Professional guide
- Entrance fees to Koricancha & Cathedral
- Food samples at the market
Not included:
- Transport (this is a walking tour)
- Tips or other food purchases at the market
Itinerary
Full day description
Walk around the Imperial City of the Incas, starting at the local market of Cusco, where you will experience a bit of Peruvian Culture and daily Cusqeuño life. In the market you can find the best variety of vegetables, breads and fruits in the country. Continuing, you will visit the impressive Colonial Cathedral in Cusco containing over 400 paintings from the Cusqueña School and several beautiful altars. After the Cathedral you’ll visit Qoricancha, which is considered a religious center of Cusco, geographical and political. The Temple of Koricancha, was where the Inca paid homage to the Sun god called Inti. Then you’ll walk uphill a bit to enter the artisan quarter of San Blas, where you’ll be able to appreciate a religious painting and many workshops where if they are available you can watch artisans in action.
