Family City Tour "Like a Local" in Cusco

5.0 (1 reviews) Cusco, Peru
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Duration4h
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LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
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Overview

This is a private Walking city tour, especially designed for families. You will visit the artists neighborhood of San Blas, taste strange foods at the San Pedro market and visit the impressive Inca ruins of Sacsayhuaman. Kids will learn how to make ice cream in one of Cusco’s typical ice cream shops and together with a local artist they will decorate their own little Pukara ‘bull’ and understand the meaning of them.
• Visit San Blas
• Visit the local market of San Pedro
• Learn to make ice cream
• Paint your own Torrito de Pukara
• Visit the ruins of sacsayhuaman

What's included

  • Ice cream making (and eating!
  • Food tasting at the market
  • Professional Bi-lingual guide
  • Private tour
  • Snacks
  • Visit to Sacsayhuaman ruins and local transport to get there
  • Art supplies and a little bull to paint, guided by an artist
  • Entrance fees to the ruins of Sacsayhuaman are not included
  • Gratuities

What to expect

  1. Mercado Central de San Pedro
    1h 30m
    Walk around the Imperial City of the Incas, starting at the local market of San Pedro in Cusco, where you will experience a bit of Peruvian Culture and daily Cusqueño life. This is a big market with different sections and where you can buy literally everything! The kids will have a great time learning about new fruits, grains, and vegetables and soaking up local life. Don't miss drinking a smoothie made of the fruits you don't know!
  2. Cusco
    30m
    From here it is a short walk to Cucharitas, a local ice cream shop with a very special way of making ice cream, here the kids will be able to make their own Ice cream.
  3. Sacsayhuaman
    2m · Admission ticket not included
    After this nice experience, you will take a taxi to the entrance of Sacsayhuaman fortress, before you go in however you will meet with a local artisan and specialist in decorating the 'Torito de Pukara'. Originally made in the area of Pucará, about 100 kilometers north of Puno, these small ceramic bulls are still made to this day and placed on the roofs of the houses for protection.
    When everyone is done painting your little bulls, you will enter the impressive fort of Saysayhuaman. Your guide will tell you everything about the fortress and last battle between the Inca's and Spaniards that took place here. Behind the fortress there are also naturally carved stone slides that kids will enjoy. The tour ends here and you will walk down from here back to the main square of Cusco.

Meeting and pickup

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Additional information

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Duration: 4 hour walking tour
  • Rates don’t apply on the following dates: January 1st, May 1st, June 24th, July 28th, December 25th

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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