CUSCO CITY TOUR – EVERY DAY – Morning (9AM) or Afternoon (1PM)
We’ll pick you up at your hotel and will start with
our beautiful program visiting the most popular places into the Cusco city.
- Walking Distance: 3
Km. / 1.9 miles
- Estimated Walking
Hours: 3 – 4 hours
- Altitude Cusco: 3300m. / 10.826 Ft.
- Meals:
snacks and some fresh fruit juice at San Pedro market
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Visit to the main temple of the sun
- Visit to the traditional market of San Pedro
- Walk through the streets of Inca design with
mysterious names
Stories and legends
at main square
ONE
DAY BEFORE THE TREK:
Briefing/smoothllamaperu Cusco office.
It will be in our office which is located at Street Lizandro Montero Ñ – 4
All travelers are required to visit the Cuzco office
for a mandatory briefing on your trek one day prior to departure at 6:00 pm. At
this meeting you will receive detailed information on the route, a list of what
to bring, confirm your pick-up for the morning of the trek and be able to ask
questions. However, if you wish to receive all the information in your hotel,
let us know and our guide will kindly approach your hotel for the informative
meeting.
CUSCO CITY TOUR – EVERY DAY – Morning (9AM) or Afternoon (1PM)
Duration: 4 hours approximately. / Daily departures.
We’ll pick you up at your hotel and first we will
visit the “San Pedro” food market. which operates every day of the
week with a variety of items sold, as the beautiful pastries, fresh juices,
delicious cheeses, huge breads that are bigger than a head, tropical fruits,
vegetables, herbs, spices, fresh coca leaves, and also “strange”
snakes in bottles, muzzles, animal heads and soups served with a jaw in it
products. You can take all the time you want to tour the many small stalls,
which are inspired by the style of this very special place, and you can buy
traditional souvenirs.
Then we will walk to the ancient Temple of the Sun
“Qorikancha”. Here you can see
the detailed architecture maintained intact.
Inside of the temple you will see smaller temples dedicated to the moon,
rainbow, stars, lightning and thunder among others. Today the church of Santo
Domingo is at the top of the Inca religious site.
Then we will walk through Aqllaywasi (house of the
virgins of the sun) which is now the Santa Catalina convent. Afterwards we will walk to the 12-sided stone
(Hatun Rumiyoq) remaining intact and currently used as a museum. This street is an example of the great predominance of
Incan architecture and their incredible masonry, then we will visit the typical
artisan area, home to the great artisans from the Inca era to present day with
a long tradition in textiles, ceramics, metallurgy, and other art forms.
Then we will continue our walk to the Plaza de Armas,
here our guide explains about many stories and legends from Incas time until
now days in the heart of the city.
End of the tour in the plaza.
- Distance: 3 Km. / 1.9 miles
- Walking Hours: 3 – 4 hours
- Altitude Cusco: 3300m. / 10.826 Ft.
Inclusions:
Meals: some
snacks, juices at San Pedro Market
Trekking: 3 kilometers / 3 – 4
hours
DEGREE
OF DIFFICULTY: Easy
WHAT IS INCLUDED
- Transfer from the airport to your hotel for
free (only in Cusco).
- Pick up at your hotel in the morning of the tour
- Entrance fee to Qorikancha temple
- English and Quechua speaking, experienced professional guide
- Snacks and some fruit juices at San Pedro
Market
- t-shirt
- Water
- Tax
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED
- Sun block: Factor 70 or more.
- transportations
- Tips for the guide
- Lunch
Tips for the staff (smoothllamaperu
staff receives a fair and decent payment immediately after they end their
trip.), Please remember that tipping is 100% optional and depends entirely on
the service you received. It is customary to give tips in Latin America,
however it is NOT mandatory. If you do wish to give a tip, these are our
recommended guidelines.
- Guide: 40-60 soles per trekker
PRICE: US$80 solo person
- 140 USD 2 persons, US$ 70.00 per person
- 180 USD 3 persons, US$ 60.00 per person
- 220 USD 4 persons, US$ 55.00 per person
- 250 USD 5 persons, US$ 50.00 per person
- 270 USD 6 persons, US$ 45.00 per person
- 280 USD 7 persons, US$ 40 .00 per person
- 288 USD 8 persons, US$ 36.00 per person
- 297 USD 9 persons, US$ 33.00 per person
- 350 USD 10 persons, US$ 30.00 per person
DISCOUNTS:
- Under 18 years old:
US$15 Please send us a copy of your passport at the time of booking.
- Under 11 years old:
US$20 Please send us a copy of your passport at the time of booking.
Members
of the South American Explorers: Receive USD10.00 discount.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
“Please read carefully the following information; it will help you answer all of your questions about our services and Cusco walking tour.
ABOUT THE BRIEFING
All travelers are required to visit the Cuzco office
for a mandatory briefing on your trek one day prior to departure at 6:00 pm. At
this meeting you will receive detailed information on the route, a list of what
to bring, confirm your pick-up for the morning of the trek and be able to ask
questions. However, if you wish to receive all the information in your hotel,
let us know and our guide will kindly approach your hotel for the informative
meeting.
It will be in our office which is located at Street Lizandro Montero Ñ – 4
HOW
TO BOOK CUSCO WALKING TOUR?
FIRST, to book your “Cusco walking tour”, we need you to fill out our booking form by clicking on BOOK NOW on our homepage or click here the link BOOK NOW.
To book your “Cusco
walking tour”, we need the following information (FROM
EACH PARTICIPANT in your group). We cannot purchase an Inca Trail permit
without the following information:
- Personal information (your full name, exactly
as on your passport):
- Gender
- Passport
number
- D.OB. (dd / mm / yyyy)
- Nationality
SECOND, we require a deposit of US$50.00 per person in order to purchase a permit for the “Short Inca trail trek to Machu Picchu”. You can make you deposit by clicking on the VISA or PAYPAL symbols on the top of our home page, or you can click on the VISA or PAYPAL symbols on our booking page or click here on the payment of your choice, either VISA or PAYPAL.
WHAT ABOUT THE PAYMENT BALANCE?
It would be greatly appreciated if you pay in cash at our office (US dollars or Peruvian soles) here in Cusco. We have many cash machines in the historical center to withdraw money. You can also pay by VISA or PAYPAL online but you will have to pay a 6% service charge, charged by VISA and PAYPAL. To pay your balance through PAYPAL, you need to log into your PAYPAL account using our email address of smoothllamaperu@gmail.com
WHO
QUALIFY FOR THE STUDENT DISCOUNT?
SCHOOL STUDENT
With the passport or national ID – original
ones, from 8 to 17 years old
- According to Peruvian Law you must be under 18 years of age at the time of your trek, tour, or visit to Machu Picchu For example if you book a trek at the age of 17 but you turn 18 before you do your trek, you do not qualify for a student discount.
- All students from 11 to 17 years, the discount is $15.
- For children from the age of 2 to 11 the discount is $20.
- All students must provide a copy of their passport at the time of their booking to get the student discount.
- Send us a copy at info@machupicchusmoothllamaperu.com
WHAT ABOUT TIPPING?
(smoothllamaperu
staff receives a fair and decent payment immediately after they end their
trip.)
**** (Please remember that tipping is 100% optional and
depends entirely on the service you received. It is customary to give tips in
Latin America, however it is NOT mandatory. If you do wish to give a tip, these
are our recommended guidelines.)
- Guide: 40-60 soles per trekker
ARE YOU PART OF THE SUSTAINABLE WORK?
Yes, we are a local sustainable & responsible tourism operator in that we incorporate the universal principles of tourism, protect the environment and benefit the local communities respecting their culture and religion. With this in mind, we have trained all our staff to know, understand and respect the local places and its people.
THINGS YOU MUST BRING WITH YOU
- Original passports
- Tennis shoes
- If you are student take your ISISC card or
original passport
- A lightweight Day pack
- Layers of clothes for variable temperatures
- Camera with extra film and batteries
- Sun protection: sunscreen, sunhat, sunglasses
- Water proof clothing and or a rain poncho
(rainy season December to March)
- Extra money for souvenirs, drinks, tips
- Favorite snacks
