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Cusco

3 Days in Cusco

7Stops2UNESCO Sites+26Travel Score

Day 1Arrival DayMediumCentro

Plaza de Armas and Qorikancha

The cathedral on the main square, then the Inca sun temple under a convent.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    1 h

    Cusco Cathedral

    UNESCO

    City of Cuzco

  3. 16:15
    1 h

    Qorikancha sun temple

    UNESCO

    City of Cuzco

  4. 19:30
    1.5 h

    Andean dinner with a pisco sour

    Food

    Cusco restaurants

Good to Know

  • Take the first day easy: Cusco is at 3,400 metres

Day 2Day TripFullAguas Calientes

Machu Picchu

Train down the valley and bus up to the citadel.

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Day 3City DayMediumSaqsaywaman

Saqsaywaman · San Blas

The giant zigzag Inca walls above the city. The artisans' quarter and the Twelve-Angled Stone.

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Day Trip

Sacred Valley

Pisac's market and terraces and the fortress at Ollantaytambo.

Day Trip

Maras and Moray

Salt pans and the circular Inca terraces.

Day Trip

Rainbow Mountain

A pre-dawn start for a high-altitude hike.

Half Day

San Pedro Market

Juices, soups and Andean produce.

Half Day

Pre-Columbian Art Museum

Gold, silver and pottery in a colonial mansion.

When to Go

This version is for May–Aug. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest Dec (137 mm), driest Jun (4 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER