Day June 24th: Inti Raymi – Sun Festival 2026
Breakfast at your hotel in the City of Cusco.
On June 24th, the festival in honor of the Sun God takes place in the three historical and natural
settings usually used for the staging: Qoricancha Temple, Plaza de Armas, and Sacsayhuamán.
Qoricancha (Public Stage)
7:40 a.m. The Travel Agency will pick you up from your hotel with its transport and your guide to
head to the first station of the staging, which will be at Qoricancha (Golden Fence).
08:00 a.m. We will meet at the 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
appreciate the passing of the Inca procession. Then we will take our mobility at Regocijo Square to
head to Sacsayhuamán (approx. 20 min).
Saqsayhuamán – Inti Raymi (Private Stage)
12:00 p.m. Sacsayhuamán (voice derived from Quechua terms "saqsay" and "waman," which translated into
English means "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 and the ceremony will begin. We will settle in the VIP
grandstand of the stage to have the best view of the show. This is the only stage where we will be
comfortable appreciating this magnificent staging of Inti Raymi.
15:30 hrs approx. End of the staging. We will meet and head towards the mobility and we will drop you
off at 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).
To attend INTI RAYMI, EMUFEC offers the necessary services: Grandstands in Sacsayhuamán equipped with
modern and comfortable VIP seats, mobile restrooms, tourist information booth, first aid stations, and
security (police and private), allowing you to enjoy the Festival.
We have 03 VIP grandstands that the passenger will have to choose: Orange grandstand, Red grandstand,
Green grandstand.
The Inti Raymi tour includes: Tourist Transport, Professional Guide, Entrance to VIP
grandstand at Sacsayhuamán, Box Lunch.
Recommendations for the Inti Raymi tour: Windbreaker, comfortable clothing, small
backpack with personal items, photo camera, cash for purchases, mineral water, sunscreen, and sun
hat.