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Cusco Walking Tour: City centre, Sun Temple & San Blas Views
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 2h 15m
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
- Multiple languages
Overview
- Walk through Cusco’s history with an experienced local guide
- Walk past the Sun Temple of Qoricancha, once the heart of Inca worship
- Discover how Inca stones were carved to fit together perfectly
- Discover San Blas, Cusco’s charming and artistic area
- See Cusco’s rooftops and mountains from San Cristóbal viewpoint
Activity location
- Cusco
- Cusco, Cuzco, Peru
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Plaza Mayor de, Cusco 08002, Peru | I’ll meet you in front of the Inca statue at Cusco’s Plaza de Armas. You’ll spot me easily — I wear a red T-shirt with the “Cusco Guide” logo. I personally lead all tours, Jose Martinez, your local expert guide.
- Cusco, Cuzco, Peru
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Cusco Walking Tour: City centre, Sun Temple & San Blas Views
- 2h 15m
- English
What's included, what's not
- Led by a licensed and experienced local guide
- A walking tour of Cusco’s most famous city centre landmarks
- All sites are viewed from the outside — no tickets needed
- Tips for your guide (this tour is pay-what-you-feel!)
- Drinks and snacks
- Optional entrance fees for sites you choose to enter
- Tips for photos with llamas or alpacas
Know before you book
- Not suitable for: People over 70 years, People with altitude sickness
What you can expect
Cusco Walking Tour – Tip-Based (Not Fixed Price) Walking Tour of City centre, Sun Temple & San Blas | Local Guide Since 2016
Discover Cusco on foot with Jose Martinez, a local guide and former licensed trekking guide to Machu Picchu who has completed over 300 journeys to the Inca citadel. This pay-what-you-want walking tour offers an authentic introduction to the former capital of the Inca Empire, blending Inca heritage, Spanish influence, and living Andean traditions.
The tour begins in the Plaza de Armas, once the ceremonial centre of Tawantinsuyo and the starting point of the four great Inca roads that connected the empire. Walk along Sun Street (Intikijllu), following original Inca stone walls that reveal the Incas’ advanced engineering, seismic resistance, and symbolic design.
Visit Qorikancha (Temple of the Sun) from the outside and learn how this sacred site combined astronomy, ritual, and imperial power before being transformed during the Spanish conquest. Continue through Cusicancha, an ancient Inca area and palace area, where massive stone blocks demonstrate sophisticated urban planning and elite Inca architecture.
Stop at the iconic Twelve-Angled Stone, one of Cusco’s most famous examples of Inca precision, before heading into San Blas, the city’s artistic quarter. Explore narrow cobblestone streets, artisan workshops, and colourful corners such as Seven Lambs Street, then finish near San Cristóbal, where panoramic views reveal Cusco’s unique geography, rooftops, and sacred landscape.
Throughout the walk, Jose shares insights drawn from decades of guiding, connecting history, daily life, and Andean culture into a clear, engaging, and easy-to-follow storey.
Duration: About 2 hours 15 minutes
Language: English and Spanish
Guide: Jose Martinez (local expert)
Meeting Point
In front of the Inca statue at Plaza de Armas, Cusco.
Look for the guide wearing a red T-shirt with the “Cusco Guide” logo.
Departure Times
8:00 AM – Early Bird Tour
10:00 AM – Morning Main Tour
12:30 PM – Midday Tour
3:00 PM – Afternoon Main Tour
6:00 PM – Cusco by Night Tour
Price
Pay what you feel.
No fixed price — you decide the value of the experience.
What to Bring
Comfortable shoes, water, sun cream, and a light jacket (weather can change quickly).
Location
Activity location
- Cusco
- Cusco, Cuzco, Peru
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Plaza Mayor de, Cusco 08002, Peru | I’ll meet you in front of the Inca statue at Cusco’s Plaza de Armas. You’ll spot me easily — I wear a red T-shirt with the “Cusco Guide” logo. I personally lead all tours, Jose Martinez, your local expert guide.
- Cusco, Cuzco, Peru