South Valley Tour (Tipon, Pikillaqta and Andahuaylilas)
USD20 per person
The service is unique and exclusive to Cusco Travel Agency, so that you can discover and know the Southern part of Sacred Valley sharing pleasant moments with the Andean community and at the same time knowing the legacy of our ancestors the majestic archaeological sites.
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Destination
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Departure
Hotel Transfer -
Departure Time
08:30 AM -
Return Time
03:30 PM -
Dress Code
Casual. Comfortable athletic clothing, hiking shoes, hat and warm jacket. -
Included
Bi-lingual GuideMealsTransportation -
Not Included
AccommondationEntrance Tickets
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Tipon
We will pick you up from your hotel at 7:45 am for a tour in the valley south where you can visit the following sites:
This beautiful set of agricultural terraces, long stairways and canals carved in stone is located about 20 km southwest of the city (45 minutes). According to legend, Tipon is one of the royal gardens ordered the construction Wiracocha. It consists of twelve terraces flanked by stone walls and huge terraces perfectly polished, these are quite large and as one moves, shrink, as well as canals and ornamental waterfalls.
Apparently, Tipon was part of the real estate Yahuarhuaca while, a place dedicated to religious worship and agricultural experimentation.
Highlights of the harmony achieved greatly in the conduction of water through the fine stone structures as aqueducts, some of them underground or falls gullies.
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Pikillaqta
The complex includes the city itself plus another 23 sets associated with closeness and functionality, containing historic or Muyna Wakarpay lagoon, with a suggestive landscape considered one of the most beautiful in the world. Pikillaqta was built during the heyday of the Wari culture AD 500 or 900 years. This great urban and ceremonial center of almost 2 km long, consists of a citadel surrounded by ramparts and walls up to 7m. in height. There are numerous deposits qolqas or barns and buildings in almost every small stones have been used together with mud.
In some precincts were small idols in turquoise on display at the museum Inca. Pikillaqta stands as a massive set of stone structures concentrated on a hill overlooking the beautiful lagoon of Lucre. Pikillaqta fleas or city, is perhaps the greatest pre-Inca city in the region and its name derives from the presence of numerous compounds of only 4 m square which apparently belonged to a military garrison.
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Andahuaylillas
Is a cozy village with a warm climate rather benign as a result of being surrounded by mountains and the left bank of the river "Vilcanota" below which is called "Urubamba" lands have a privileged fertility and its people are quiet and friendly.
In its vast main square, adorned with "rams" and palm trees is their most valuable jewel: the colonial church of Andahuaylillas, considered the "Sistine Chapel" of the Americas, the quality of the work of art that are in their interior. That church was built on some important Inca constructions, possibly a "Waka" as the foundation of the church were made with carved andes sites own religious Quechua architecture, turn around are the remains of other Inca constructions, highlighting the cover of transitional architecture (transition from colonial to Inka) on the western side of the church with sculptures of two quadrupeds in its lintel.
At the end, return to Cusco arriving at 1:30 pm approximately at the main plaza.
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✔ Strong footwear, waterproof trekking boots recommended
✔Rain gear (jacket and pants if available) or rain poncho (plastic ponchos can be purchased in Cusco)
✔ A backpack with a change of clothes for the whole period of the program
✔Camera and batteries (batteries consume more quickly under cold conditions)
✔ Hat or cap to protect you from the sun, rain and cold
✔ Sun Block
✔ After-sun cream or hydrating cream for face and body
✔ Handkerchiefs
✔ Toilet paper
✔ Snacks: biscuits, energy bars, chocolate, raw fruits, muesli, etc. Please note that we do provide a daily morning snack and our meal service is very complete and well supplied. This recommendation applies for all clients being used to a specific snack, as it may happen that it is not included in our selection
✔ Optionally: water- sterilising tablets in case you pick up water from streams or rivers along the route. Otherwise, we provide filtered boiled water, which is safe to drink and has not reported any health problem so far
✔ Small Towel
✔ Cash in soles and/or US$
✔ Original passport
✔Original International Student Identity Card (in case you have applied for a student discount)
✔Optional: walking sticks or poles (rubber covers required in order not to damage archaeological sites)
✔Rain gear (jacket and pants if available) or rain poncho (plastic ponchos can be purchased in Cusco)
✔ A backpack with a change of clothes for the whole period of the program
✔Camera and batteries (batteries consume more quickly under cold conditions)
✔ Hat or cap to protect you from the sun, rain and cold
✔ Sun Block
✔ After-sun cream or hydrating cream for face and body
✔ Handkerchiefs
✔ Toilet paper
✔ Snacks: biscuits, energy bars, chocolate, raw fruits, muesli, etc. Please note that we do provide a daily morning snack and our meal service is very complete and well supplied. This recommendation applies for all clients being used to a specific snack, as it may happen that it is not included in our selection
✔ Optionally: water- sterilising tablets in case you pick up water from streams or rivers along the route. Otherwise, we provide filtered boiled water, which is safe to drink and has not reported any health problem so far
✔ Small Towel
✔ Cash in soles and/or US$
✔ Original passport
✔Original International Student Identity Card (in case you have applied for a student discount)
✔Optional: walking sticks or poles (rubber covers required in order not to damage archaeological sites)
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