Cusco Horseback Riding Tour Around Sacsayhuaman
Cusco, Peru
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Trip Type: Horseback Riding
Duration: 4 hours
Enjoy a half-day horseback riding tour to see the most famous archeological sites around Cusco. Starting at the Inca site of Tambomachay, you will ride your way back to the city through the beautiful countryside with fantastic views of Cusco. Along the way, you’ll visit from outside the Incan sites of Puca Pucara, Qenko and Sacsayhuaman.
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Enjoy a half-day horseback riding tour to see the most famous archeological sites around Cusco. Starting at the Inca site of Tambomachay, you will ride your way back to the city through the beautiful countryside with fantastic views of Cusco. Along the way, you’ll visit from outside the Incan sites of Puca Pucara, Qenko and Sacsayhuaman.After hotel pickup, you will be taken by private transport to the ranch near Qenko. At the ranch, you will get all necessary equipment and meet the horsemen, who will be with you for the whole trek.
You will leave the ranch and head to the ruins of Qenko. From there, you will get a wonderful view of the ruins. If you wish to visit them, you will need the Cusco tourist ticket (the horsemen can look after the horses while you explore). From Qenko, you'll ride through a small dirt path alongside the road up to the next site, Puca Pucara. The name translates to "The Red Gate" and it is named that way due to the site's prior function as the controlled entrance into Cusco during the Inca period.
Your tour continues to Tambomachay, which was an Inca "bath house” and a place of worship to the water. From there, you will ride through a eucalyptus forest on the way to your final destination of Sacsayhuaman. This place is where the Incas worshiped light. Your tour ends here so you can take as much time as you want to explore this spectacular site.
You will leave the ranch and head to the ruins of Qenko. From there, you will get a wonderful view of the ruins. If you wish to visit them, you will need the Cusco tourist ticket (the horsemen can look after the horses while you explore). From Qenko, you'll ride through a small dirt path alongside the road up to the next site, Puca Pucara. The name translates to "The Red Gate" and it is named that way due to the site's prior function as the controlled entrance into Cusco during the Inca period.
Your tour continues to Tambomachay, which was an Inca "bath house” and a place of worship to the water. From there, you will ride through a eucalyptus forest on the way to your final destination of Sacsayhuaman. This place is where the Incas worshiped light. Your tour ends here so you can take as much time as you want to explore this spectacular site.
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