Culture & Sightseeing Tours
The Imperial City of Cusco -
The Sacred Valley of the Incas -
Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas -

Introduction

As cultural heritage of the Americas, Cusco offers an idyllic vision of the history of Peru. Together with a guide we visit beautiful archaeological sites, famous churches and museums, giving you a better understanding of where you travel.

Big Foot offers tours in and around Cusco.

Tours in the Historic Centre of Cusco

Tours to the Sacred Valley of the Incas

Tours to Machu Picchu

Tours in the Historic Centre of Cusco

City Tour (approx. 4 hours)

Together with a guide we visit the main square, the square of Cabildo, the historic museum, the colonial arches, the Inca Museum and the Museum of Santa Catalina.

The tourist ticket is not included.

Combined city tour (approx. 4 hours)

In this tour we not only visit the ruins of Saxsayhuaman, Qenko, Tambomachay and Pukupukara, but also be guided in the Cathedral and Koricancha.
Included is transport and guide, but not the tourist ticket.

Horseback riding (approx. 4 hours)

By horse we are led along the Temple of the Moon and the ruins of Sacsayhuaman, Qenko, Pukupukara and Tambomachay.

Not included is the tourist ticket.

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Tours to the Sacred Valley of the Incas

Sacred Valley (1 day tour)

Located between the towns of Pisac and Ollantaytambo, this valley holds many signs of the inca´s advanced knowledge (e.g. canals, aquaducts).

Your visit will contain:

• Pisac, a picturesque mestizo colonial town with its famous indian market (3 times a week) and the ruins located on the hillside above the town.
• Ollantaytambo. A small village in original "Quechua" style, where the inhabitants still wear their traditional clothes.
• Chinchero, an example of architectural mixture between Andean and Spanish styles.

Included: professional guide and transport, but not the tourist ticket.

Salinas and Moray

An incredible site where - since inca times - hundreds of salt pans have been used for salt extraction. From here on we visit the experimental agricultural terraces of Moray. Once used by the Incas to discover optimal conditions for their crops.

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Tours to Machu Picchu

By Train to Machu Picchu

For those who are not in the situation to hike along the Inca Trail, there is still the possibility to visit Machu Picchu. The train-ride is spectacukar; passing through different eco-systems, in the last part following the Urubamba river and finally reaching Aguas Calientes.

Program (1 day):

An early pick up at your hotel to the train station from where our journey directly takes us to Aguas Calientes. There we travel by bus up to the archaeological site of Machu Picchu and join a guided tour of approx. 2 hours.

After this tour you will have enough time left to enjoy the site before going back to Cusco.

Note:

• If you may want to spend the night in Aguas Calientes, we can arange this for you.
• Regarding the train to Machu Picchu: there are 3 services offered by Peru-rail:
  • the inka class;
  • the autowagon;
  • the "backpacker" or economy class
• The difference is in the price-level with its corresponding service-level.

Big Foot Tour Operator

Calle Triunfo 392

Centro Comercial 2nd level

Cusco, Peru

Telefax: 

+51 84 238568

+51 84 9755758

E-mail: 

info@bigfootcusco.com