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Cusco Peru Day Tours

Andean Odyssey offers you a variety of Cusco Peru day tours and other options to enrich your visit to Cusco. If you have a bit of extra time, consider adding one or more of these half-day or evening options to your itinerary. You won't be sorry!

Taking advantage of Cusco Peru day tours will enable you to see the most important attractions in the city of Cusco and its outskirts. They consist of carefully chosen itineraries, and are led by the most professional English-speaking guides. You may wish to choose two half-day tours to add a full day to your stay in Cusco, which you can then top off with our fabulous typical dinner and show featuring the finest of local folklore.

Do you want to see Cusco's famous twelve-sided stone, or buy its finest handicrafts? How about watching locals bartering in a 15th century Inca plaza? Or see the finest examples of Inca-era agricultural terracing? They're all here in Cusco Peru day tours. See details of individual tours below, then click on "Back" to return to descriptions of our package tours to Cusco.
 
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PROGRAMS
 
WELCOME TO CUSCO-004
HALF DAY / OPTIONAL
H/D CUSCO WALKING TOUR
Experience the mystery of the Cathedral, Temple of the Sun, the famous twelve sided stone, narrow streets with the finest walls as example of Inca Architecture, and the San Blas suburb, the residence of the best artists since the colony.
* Daily.
 
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HALF DAY / OPTIONAL
H/D CHINCHERO
Located 35 km. (22 miles) northwest of Cusco, the town of Chinchero lies on the foundations of an important Inca site built in late 1400s. Brightly dressed, the people of Chinchero gather in the main plaza to barter foodstuffs and offer visitors an array of crafts from the Cusco region against a scenery of breathtaking beauty.
* Market only Thursdays and Sundays.
 
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HALF DAY / OPTIONAL
H/D PISAC RUINS
A scenic drive along the Urubamba Valley, the Sacred Valley of the Incas, to visit the Inca ruins that lie above the town of Pisac 31 km. (19 miles) from Cusco overlooking the Vilcanota river. Fortresses, urban complexes, temples and well preserved Andean terraces built by the Incas all make up an imposing and unforgettable sight.
* Daily.
 
WELCOME TO CUSCO-007
HALF DAY / OPTIONAL
H/D PIQUILLACTA AND ANDAHUAYLILLAS
Located 17 km. (10 miles) southeast of Cusco, Piquillacta boasts some of the finest agricultural terracing ever built in the Cusco area. The tour continues to the village of Andahuaylillas to visit a seventeenth century church with an impressive organ decorated with angels and cherubs.
* Daily.
 
WELCOME TO CUSCO-008
HALF DAY / OPTIONAL
H/D MORAY AND MARAS
Huge circular agricultural terraces at Moray, built by the Incas in natural sinkholes on a limestone plateau overlooking the Urumbamba valley. It has been suggested that they have a cosmological meaning, but their function, other than agricultural, remains a mystery. Nearby, age-old terraced salt mines and ponds sit below the colonial town of Maras.
* Daily.
 
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OPTIONAL
DINNER & FOLK SHOW
Enjoy a delicious typical dinner at a local restaurant with a picturesque folklore show.
* Daily.

REMARKS
For additional tours in this area, see our "Best Round Trips" and "Adventure Programs" pages featuring options like biking, horse riding and river rafting, and a new option, "The Andean Balloon" flight over the Sacred Valley.
 
(B) Breakfast Included
(L) Lunch Included
(D) Dinner Included

*We provide vegetarian meals
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