7 Walking Tours in Cusco Worth Booking

1.Historic Walking Tour with Pisco Sour and Music Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 65 reviews · 2 hours · from $10Our pick

Spend two hours walking from Cusco’s Plaza de Armas to Qoricancha and San Blas with an English- or Spanish-speaking guide. See Inca stonework, meet a luthier, hear Andean music, visit Manco Capac’s temple, and finish with a pisco sour or chicha morada. Groups are limited to 10.

“Such a great tour!!! Our guide Erick was amazing, so informative and made the tour really fun. You get to see a lot of the city and learn a lot of history about the Incas and colonization. Would definitely recommend!”

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2.Walking Culinary Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 41 reviews · 2 hours to 2 hours 10 minutes (approx.) · from $70Top rated

Start at Cusco Adventure Travel at 5:30 pm, then follow a chef or guide through restaurant tastings and local street food. Expect Pisco pairings, small plates, anticuchos, picarones, tamalitos, coffee, and cultural stories. Groups are capped at eight, with Christina, Fabricio, or Elvira among the guides.

“The entire tour was an experience, beginning with making Pisco Sours. The second stage was fresh trout and a wonderful potato dish like no other! The third was an experience tasting grilled meats, and lastly hot picones.”

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3.Walking Tour Cusco

★★★★★★★★★★3.4 · 6 reviews · 3h 30m · from $29

Spend 210 minutes walking from Cusco’s Plaza de Armas through San Blas, the Twelve angled stone, Coricancha, Plaza Regocijo, Plaza San Francisco, and San Pedro Market. An English, Spanish, or Portuguese guide leads the route. Meet at the Inca monument, and bring good shoes, sunscreen, and water.

“El guía excelente el señor Juan. El único y gran inconveniente es que el tour era a las 8.00 Am y me dejaron plantada, a cambio me han dado un tour privado al mismo precio para el mismo día por la tarde.”

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4.Walking Tour with a Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 5 reviews · 2h 30m · from $15

Spend 150 minutes walking from Cusco’s Plaza de Armas to the San Blas viewpoint with a Spanish- or English-speaking guide. You’ll see Qoricancha, Inka palace remains, colonial streets, artisan workshops, and daily Cusqueño life. Enrique is one guide named in past bookings.

“Enrique was an excellent guide and the pace was just right for us. We wouldn’t have found some of the sights on our own, and certainly would not know the history.”

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5.Cultural Walking Tour with Local Guide⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 2h 18m · from $1Best value

Meet near the Inca fountain in Cusco’s main square for a 138-minute walking tour with a Spanish- or English-speaking guide. Visit Qoricancha, the 12-angled stone, San Blas, Inca and colonial streets, plus a luthier with traditional music. Guides Ernesto and Nilo have earned special praise.

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6.Best of Cusco: Private Walking Tour with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 3 reviews · 1 - 6 hours · from $20

Start at Qorikancha and shape a private Cusco walk around your interests. Your English- or Spanish-speaking local guide can lead you through the historic center, Plaza de Armas, San Pedro Market, and toward Sacsayhuamán, with food tips and local stories along the way.

“La guida non si è presentata, senza dare alcuna spiegazione. Ci ha contattati nei giorni precedenti per prendere accordi e il giorno dell’escursione non ha più risposto al telefono. Una stella perchè zero non si puó mettere.”

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7.Rainbow Mountain In Quad Bikes /walk 5 minutes/+meals

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews · 11 hours · from $80

You leave Cusco around 3:30 a.m. for Cusipata, ride an ATV for about two hours through the Andes, then walk or pay for a motorcycle to reach Rainbow Mountain. Breakfast, lunch, transport, equipment, oxygen, and a guide are included.

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