What to do in Cusco

The City Tour Cusco

The CITY TOUR of the city of Cusco consists of a visit to the Cathedral and the Qoriqanca or Temple of the Sun that are located within the historic center of the city and then the surrounding ruins that are a five-minute drive from the Plaza de Armas. These ruins are Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Pucapucara and Tambomachay. The entire tour lasts approximately three hours.

Fixed Departure

For the Andes Race participants and their companions, we have scheduled a tour for August 24th. The tour lasts approximately 3 hours.

For more information please contact us to info@andesrace.pe

Sacred Valley of the Inkas

The TOUR OF THE SACRED VALLEY is a program that lasts a whole day where depending on the time available, you can visit the archaeological sites of Pisac, Ollantaytambo and Chinchero. If you have more days you can visit the town of Maras and its salt mines as well as Moray. In the valley you can also do bicycle tours, canoeing and kayaking.

Fixed Departure

For the Andes Race participants and their companions, we have scheduled a tour of the Sacred Valley for August 26. The tour lasts all day and starts at 8am.
For more information contact info@andesrace.pe

Macchu Picchu

MACHU PICCHU is the jewel of the Inkas and Cusco. To do this tour you must have a whole day since you have to take a train trip to Aguas Calientes. We recommend going the day before taking the train that leaves at 7pm from Ollantaytambo to take advantage of the first rays of sun in the morning. The tour inside the citadel lasts 3 hours approximately.

Fixed Departure

For the Andes Race participants and their companions, we have scheduled a tour to Machu Picchu for August 30. The tour lasts approximately 3 hours and would start early in the morning, so we would recommend taking the train on Saturday the 29th after the race.

For more information contact info@andesrace.pe

Rainbow Mountain ¨Vinicunca¨

To visit the Mountain of the Seven Colors or VINICUNCA requires a full day to do it and get up very early. THE day begins with a pick up at 3:30 am and several hours of travel to Pitumarca to have breakfast and from there Pampachiri, from where the two and a half hour walk begins until we reach the famous mountain of the seven colors.

Fixed Departure

For the Andes Race participantes and their companions, we have scheduled a tour to the Mountain of the Seven Colors or Vinicunca for August 25. The tour lasts all day and the departure from Cusco is at 3:30 am.

For more information contact info@andesrace.pe

Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

To make the Inka Trail to Machu Picchu, first of all, the spaces must be separated with a long time in advance, since the spaces are opened to the public in January and it is at that time that 50% of the year’s income is sold . This incredible trek takes us after four days to the imposing Machu Picchu.

Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu

Another option of how to take advantage of my trip to Cusco, is to do the Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu is an alternative to the saturated Inka Trail. This 5-day walk takes us along an impressive path bordering a large part of the snowy Salkantay and then delving into the cloud forest of Cusco. Changing from one landscape to another in a few kilometers. The walk ends in Aguas Calientes from where we will take a bus that leaves us in Machu Picchu in 30 min.

Remember that Cusco is in the altitude, we suggest you see our recommendations to acclimatize and prevent altitude sickness.