Destination
Cusco tours: the Sacred Valley, Humantay Lake and Rainbow Mountain
Cusco, the ancient capital of the Tawantinsuyo, is home to the Qorikancha, or Temple of the Sun, and the archaeological sites of Sacsayhuamán, Qenqo, Puka Pukara and Tambomachay. Tours leave from the city to the Sacred Valley of the Incas, Humantay Lake and Rainbow Mountain.
What is there to do in Cusco?
In half a day, the Cusco city tour covers the Qorikancha and the archaeological sites of Sacsayhuamán, Qenqo, Puka Pukara and Tambomachay, at 3,399 m above sea level.
The full-day tours leave from the city: the Sacred Valley tour, with Pisac, Ollantaytambo and Chinchero, or the Super Sacred Valley with Moray and Maras, which adds Moray and the Maras salt pans.
Which high-altitude hikes can you do from Cusco?
The Humantay Lake tour, to 4,200 m above sea level at the foot of Salkantay, and the Rainbow Mountain tour, to Vinicunca at 5,036 m, leave before dawn, with breakfast and a buffet lunch included.
Tours in Cusco
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Super Sacred Valley with Moray and Maras
Chinchero, Moray, Maras, Ollantaytambo and Pisac, with a buffet lunch.
- Moderate
Guides about Cusco
Humantay Lake: altitude, the hike and what to bring
How high it is, the climb, what to bring and Humantay vs. Rainbow Mountain.
Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca): altitude, the hike and how to get there from Cusco
Why it’s colorful, its altitude, what the hike is like and how to prepare.
Sacred Valley of the Incas: what to see and which tour to choose
Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Chinchero, Moray, Maras, the ticket and which tour.