Cusco and Inti Raymi: An Unforgettable Encounter

June 22nd: Cusco City Tour

Arrival in Cusco city, pick up from the airport and transfer to your hotel in Cusco. You will have the rest of the morning free for your activities.

Our tour starts with pick up from your hotel between 12:50 hrs and 13:10 hrs, approx.

The Cusco City Tour is a journey through the main attractions of Cusco City; the tour begins by visiting the Cathedral of Cusco and its more than 600 paintings from the Cusco School (40 minutes).

Then we walk to the Qoricancha Temple through beautiful Inca streets (10 min), entering Qoricancha at 14:20 hrs. This was the main temple during the Inca era, where we will learn about Inca religion and architecture (40 min).

At approx. 15:00 hrs we will take our transport towards Sacsayhuamán (15 min) where we will have a guided tour through the enormous walls of this Inca temple built for the god Illapa (lightning) (45 min).

We will take our bus again to Qenqo (5 min) for a tour of this other ancient Inca temple.

Once more we take our mobility (10 min) towards Puka Pukara and Tambomachay, the water temple. We will end our tour at 18:00 hrs. We will drop you off in the city center so you can enjoy dinner or walk around the Plaza de Armas of Cusco. Upon returning to Cusco city, we will leave you near the main square, having the afternoon free to enjoy local cuisine, music, and the city.

This tour includes: Tourist Transport, Professional Guide, General Tourist Ticket, Entrance to the Cathedral, Entrance to Qoricancha, Sacsayhuamán, Qenqo, Puka-Pukara, and Tambomachay.

City Tour Recommendations: Warm clothing, small backpack for personal items, photo camera, cash for purchases, mineral water, sunscreen, and sun hat, valid ID.

Breakfast: Passenger | Lunch: Passenger | Dinner: Passenger

June 23rd: Machu Picchu

At the agreed time after breakfast at the hotel, we meet the guide at the bus station to board the bus to the Machu Picchu sanctuary. Travel time is approx. 30 minutes.

Upon arrival, we find the entrance gate to the Machu Picchu Sanctuary where we present our entrance tickets, passport, or ID.

Together with the guide, we enter the Machu Picchu Sanctuary for a guided visit of approximately 2 hours, where we will see the most important points of the Inca citadel.

At the end of the tour, we will have free time for photographs in Machu Picchu.

Then the guide will say goodbye, and we will board the return bus to the town of Aguas Calientes, where we can enjoy a delicious lunch at the APU INTI restaurant.

In the afternoon, we will have time to visit craft markets or take a small walk through the town.

At the appropriate time, we will board our Expedition train arriving in Ollanta. 1:40 hrs arrival at Ollantaytambo train station where agency staff will be waiting for your transfer to your hotel in Cusco city. 1:50 hrs.

The Machu Picchu tour includes: Tourist Transport Cusco-Ollantaytambo-Cusco, Ollantaytambo – Machu Picchu train ticket round trip, Professional Guide, bus up and down, Machu Picchu entrance tickets.

Machu Picchu recommendations: Warm clothing, small backpack for personal items, photo camera, cash for purchases, mineral water, sunscreen, and sun hat.

Breakfast: Passenger | Lunch: Passenger | Dinner: Passenger

June 24th: Inti Raymi 2026

Breakfast at your hotel in Cusco City.

Qoricancha (Public Stage)

7:40 a.m. The Travel Agency will pick you up from your hotel with transport and your guide to head towards the first stage of the dramatization at Qoricancha (Golden Fence).

08:00 a.m. We will meet at Qoricancha where we will settle in to appreciate the appearance of the Inca with his retinue.

09:00 a.m. or 09:30 a.m. Looking up slightly, we can see the Inca making an invocation to the sun god.

Plaza de Armas (Public Stage)

10:00 a.m. We will walk up to the Plaza de Armas where we will settle in one of the corners to see the passing of the Inca procession. Then we take our mobility at Regocijo Square towards Sacsayhuamán (approx. 20 min).

Saqsayhuamán – Inti Raymi (Private Stage)

12:00 p.m. Sacsayhuamán (voice derived from Quechua terms "saqsay" and "waman" meaning "satiate hawk"): This impressive archaeological center is at 3,555 m.a.s.l., one kilometer from the Inca neighborhood "Qolqanpata".

13:00 hrs we will have our box lunch. The ceremony will begin. We will settle in the orange VIP grandstand to have the best view of the show. This is the only stage where we will be comfortable appreciating this magnificent Inti Raymi reenactment.

15:30 hrs approx. End of the dramatization, we will meet and head towards our mobility to return to your respective hotels. (This day there will be heavy traffic; some people whose hotels are near the square choose to walk down to the Plaza de Armas, approx. 15 min walk down).

NOTE: We want to take you to all the stages where this impressive festival is performed. Suitable places for all audiences are Qoricancha and Plaza de Armas, while INTI RAYMI proper is presented at Sacsayhuamán. Feel comfortable in each place and enjoy the 3 stages of Inti Raymi with us.

The Inti Raymi tour includes: Tourist Transport, Professional Guide, Entrance to VIP grandstand at Sacsayhuamán, Box Lunch.

Inti Raymi tour recommendations: Windbreaker, comfortable clothing, small backpack for personal items, photo camera, cash for purchases, mineral water, sunscreen, and sun hat.

Breakfast: Hotel | Lunch: Agency | Dinner: Passenger

June 25th: End of tour

After breakfast at your Cusco hotel, free time and transfer to the airport at the appropriate time to board your flight.

Free morning for self-guided activities: shopping, visit to the central market, or a Cusco museum (optional).

At the appropriate time, transfer to Cusco airport.

Breakfast: Hotel | Lunch: Passenger | Dinner: Passenger