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The 15 Best Tours & Day Trips in Cusco

297 tours  ·  from $2

Everything with a guide, a minibus or a train attached, in one list. The 15 below are the ones worth a whole day, priced and timed, with the rest of the catalogue underneath.

Cusco: Humantay Lake Tour with Breakfast and Buffet Lunch - Soraypampa and the first view of the peaks
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Cusco: Humantay Lake Tour with Breakfast and Buffet Lunch

1.Humantay Lake Tour with Breakfast and Buffet Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 2,976 reviews · 1 day · from $22Our pick

Leave Cusco before dawn for Humantay Lake, a steep high-altitude hike with views of Salkantay and Humantay peaks. Guides such as Jonathan, Eduardo, Kevin, and Waldir are known for pacing groups carefully. Breakfast in Mollepata, a buffet lunch, transport, and emergency oxygen are included.

“Wonderful experience, transport was clean and on time, also the breakfast and lunch were absolutely fantastic. Our guide Inti was very polite and helpful, however it’s a hard route if you don’t take the horses, I recommend preparing in advance!”

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From Cusco: Sacred Valley & Maras Salt Mines Tour with Lunch - Chinchero: textiles and an old Andean town
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From Cusco: Sacred Valley & Maras Salt Mines Tour with Lunch

2.Sacred Valley & Maras Salt Mines Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,227 reviews · 1 day · from $28

Leave Cusco early for Chinchero textiles, Moray terraces, Maras salt ponds, lunch in Urubamba, Ollantaytambo, and Pisac. Guides such as Liliana, Jorge, Lily, and Kevin lead bilingual groups. Expect a long day, plenty of bus time, and an optional Ollantaytambo drop-off.

“We covered a lot of sights and learnt so much about the Inkas, a very comprehensive day! Really enjoyed the trip and lovely lunch too!”

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From Cusco: Moray, Maras Salt Mines & Chinchero Weavers Tour - Chinchero: textiles, dyes, and a living tradition
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From Cusco: Moray, Maras Salt Mines & Chinchero Weavers Tour

3.Moray, Maras Salt Mines & Chinchero Weavers Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,925 reviews · 6h 30m · from $15

Travel from Cusco to Chinchero, Moray, Maras, and the famous salt pools in about six and a half hours. Expect a bilingual guide, hotel pickup outside the historic center, a weaving demonstration, short walks, mountain views, and time to shop for alpaca goods and local salt.

“The tour was very interesting. We had enough time at each stop to see everything and got a lot of interesting information and great views - in only half a day. Our guide John had great knowledge of all the important facts.”

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From Cusco: Full-Day Group Tour of Machu Picchu - The early Cusco pickup and ride to Ollantaytambo
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From Cusco: Full-Day Group Tour of Machu Picchu

4.Full-Day Group Tour of Machu Picchu

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,767 reviews · 12 hours · from $321

Travel from Cusco to Machu Picchu by bus and panoramic train, with tickets, entrance, shuttle buses, and a certified guide arranged for you. Guides such as Héctor, Uriel, Ruth, and Christian have earned praise for clear history, patience, and helpful photos. Lunch in Aguas Calientes is on your own.

“The Company is amazing! I got my tickets days before the tour and we stayed in contact. Guided Machu Picchu-Tour with the best guide ever! After the tour enough time for eating, shopping or whatever. Overall amazing! Thank you so much!”

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Cusco: Half-Day City Tour with Sacsayhuaman and Q'enco - Qoricancha: the Inca temple beneath the colonial church
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Cusco: Half-Day City Tour with Sacsayhuaman and Q’enco

5.Half-Day City Tour with Sacsayhuaman and Q’enco

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,129 reviews · 5 hours · from $13

Spend five hours touring Cusco’s major Inca sites with an English or Spanish guide. You’ll visit Qoricancha, Sacsayhuamán, Q’enqo, Puka Pukara, and Tambomachay by minivan. Guides such as Luis, Wilson, Victor, and Jared are praised for clear explanations, while the low price makes this a strong first look at Cusco.

“Varied day with very interesting sights to see. Although only half a day it packed so much in. The guide was passionate about the information he shared. Highly recommend.”

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Machu Picchu: Full-Day Tour from Cusco with Optional Lunch - The early Cusco pickup and the road to Ollantaytambo
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Machu Picchu: Full-Day Tour from Cusco with Optional Lunch

6.Full-Day Tour from Cusco with Optional Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 927 reviews · 15 hours - 2 days · from $283

Travel from Cusco to Machu Picchu by van, train, and mountain bus, then spend 2.5 hours inside the Inca citadel with a guide in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. Guides such as Williams, Santos, and Milton have earned praise for clear explanations and thoughtful help. Add lunch at Cafe Inkaterra if you want an easier day.

“We had a FANTASTIC day! Our guide, William, did make sure that our experience of Machu Picchu was fabulous. He was very knowledgeable, professional and it really felt he liked his job. We will forever be thankful to William for this lifetime experience. The entire day was very well organized. It is a long ride from Cusco to the train station and then almost two hours to the village connecting the railway to Machu Picchu. But the train ride is very beautiful and when in the village you’ll have a very good three course lunch before the guiding of the Machu Picchu. We are very satisfied with this activity.”

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City Tour Cusco Qoricancha Sacsayhuaman y Tambomachay - Qorikancha, where Inca and Spanish Cusco meet
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City Tour Cusco Qoricancha Sacsayhuaman y Tambomachay

7.City Tour Cusco Qoricancha Sacsayhuaman y Tambomachay

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 617 reviews · 5 hours · from $13

Start in Cusco’s Plaza de Armas and ride between the Temple of the Sun, Sacsayhuamán, Qenqo, Puka Pukara, and Tambomachay. Guides such as Nilo, Erick, and Manuel bring Inca history to life in English and Spanish. Shared transport, entry fees, and a possible bilingual pace are part of the deal.

“Our guide Nilo was really knowledgeable and friendly. He took us to the most famous places around the historic center of Cusco and always had an interesting fact to share. The tour also includes a psico sour! Highly recommended”

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From Cusco: Excursion to Humantay lake from Cusco - Breakfast in Mollepata
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From Cusco: Excursion to Humantay lake from Cusco

8.Excursion to Humantay lake from Cusco

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 514 reviews · 1 day · from $20

Leave Cusco around 4:00 a.m. for Humantay Lake, stopping in Mollepata for breakfast before a two-hour uphill walk from Challacancha. Guides such as Jonathan, Alex, Wally, and Heber help at the pace of the group. Breakfast, buffet lunch, transport, sticks, and basic safety gear are included.

“Really fun and challenging day but was a great experience to have both guidance and freedom with the view!”

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Cusco: Peruvian Cooking Class, Cocktails & Local Market Tour - Walking from the market to the cooking studio
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Cusco: Peruvian Cooking Class, Cocktails & Local Market Tour

9.Peruvian Cooking Class, Cocktails & Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 512 reviews · 4 hours · from $67

Meet Chef Jesus at San Pedro Market for a guided look at Andean produce, cheeses, bread, cacao, quinoa, and potatoes. Then walk to a central Cusco studio to prepare cebiche, causa limeña, quinoa tamal, two pisco cocktails, and picarones. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and alcohol-free options are available.

“It was a great introduction to peruvian cuisine! Market tour was lovely and chef Jorge was great”

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Cusco: Sightseeing Tour of the City on an Open-Top Bus - Cusco’s center and the Plaza de Armas
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Cusco: Sightseeing Tour of the City on an Open-Top Bus

10.Sightseeing Tour of the City on an Open-Top Bus

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 481 reviews · 2h 30m · from $12Best value

Spend 150 minutes touring Cusco by open-top bus with a bilingual Spanish and English guide. See the Plaza de Armas, Sacsayhuamán, Cristo Blanco, and Coricancha, then stop for an Andean ceremony, alpacas, wool crafts, and city views.

“It was great to get out of the city and visit some nearby attractions around Cusco - we even got the chance to visit an alpaca wool shop!”

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From Cusco: Quad bike tour Moray and Salt Mines - From Cusco to the ATV base
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From Cusco: Quad bike tour Moray and Salt Mines

11.Quad bike tour Moray and Salt Mines

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 314 reviews · 6 hours · from $27

Take a Honda TRX 250 ATV from Cusco through the Sacred Valley to Moray and the Maras Salt Mines. Guides such as Wilson, Gustavo, Joel, and Floyd provide safety training, site information, photos, and local tips. Expect mountain views, some dirt, separate entrance fees, and about an hour of riding.

“well organised tour from start to finish. tour guides was really friendly and informative. 100% recommend”

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Open Bus Cusco City Tour - Seeing Sacsayhuaman and Inca sites from the road
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Open Bus Cusco City Tour

12.Open Bus Cusco City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 219 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $14

Ride an open-top bus through Cusco with a bilingual guide, stopping at Plaza de Armas and Cristo Blanco while passing Sacsayhuaman, Koricancha, Paccha, and the Great Mural. You may also join an Andean ceremony, so bring warm clothing and allow extra time.

“It was just weird. They took us in some back yard tin shed and they performed some pagan ritual over us without consent. Unless you’re into pagan religious practices then I don’t recommend it.”

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Cusco: City Tour | Half-Day Tour to 4 Archaeological Sites - Sacsayhuamán and the Giant Stone Walls
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Cusco: City Tour | Half-Day Tour to 4 Archaeological Sites

13.City Tour | Half-Day Tour to 4 Archaeological Sites

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 206 reviews · 4 hours · from $29

Start with hotel pickup in Cusco’s historic center, then visit Qoricancha, Sacsayhuamán, Qenqo, Puca Pucara, and Tambomachay with an English and Spanish-speaking guide. Luis, Maribel, and other highly praised guides bring Inca history to life, while the final stop offers fine views over Cusco.

“I really had a great time. Guide professional and he leaves you time and space for enjoy it alone, and he gives a lot of precious information.”

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Machu Picchu: Inca Trail 2-Day Overnight Guided Tour - From Cusco to Ollantaytambo by train
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Machu Picchu: Inca Trail 2-Day Overnight Guided Tour

14.Inca Trail 2-Day Overnight Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 203 reviews · 2 days · from $585

Walk the short Inca Trail from KM 104 to Wiñay Wayna and the Sun Gate with an English-speaking guide, then sleep in Aguas Calientes before exploring Machu Picchu at sunrise. Groups are limited to 16, with meals, permits, transport, a 3-star hotel, and a 5 kg duffle service included.

“The guides were fantastic and amazing. They organized everything very well and provided us with extensive explanations about the places, history, nature, and culture. The level of professionalism was truly very high.”

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Cooking class and market tour with a local chef - The cooking menu: rocoto, causa, and your choice of main dish
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Cooking class and market tour with a local chef

15.Cooking class and market tour with a local chef

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 186 reviews · 4 hours · from $57Top rated

Join Cusco-born chef Ronal for a four-hour visit to San Pedro Market and a hands-on Peruvian cooking class. Taste local fruits and cheeses, prepare rocoto relleno and causa, then choose ceviche or lomo saltado with a pisco sour, passion fruit sour, or alcohol-free drink. Dietary adaptations are available.

“great teacher, loved his craft and Cusco's food! would highly recommend”

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