South Valley Tour

Trip in half day

South Valley tour Tipon 1 day

The South Valley Tour Tipon takes us to see combining beautiful natural landscapes, villages, and lakes, this territory was one of the first inhabited places in the entire Cusco valley, the first inhabitants of the culture known as “MARCAVALLE” populated this place 1000 years before Christ, also you can find the best places where people from Cusco eat «cuy al horno» -Guinea pig.

Discover the ancient Inca temple and the Tipon irrigation system. Explore the pre-Inca site called Pikillacta built by the inhabitants of the Wari culture and visit the amazing Andahuaylillas church, also named the «Sistine Chapel of the Americas».

Price

From $14

Group size

2- 12 people

Transportation

Private van

Difficulty

Easy

Summary

1.

Day 1

We pick you up from your hotel in Cusco at 9:00 am. We drive in our private van to TIPON. Then we continue by car to the next place PIKILLAQTA, from here we can observe the lagoon of Huacarpay them we will continue with our trip to Andahuaylillas where we visit the Saint Peter church of Andahuaylillas. Back to Cusco finishing the tour around 2:30 pm.

First place

Tipon

Second place

Pikillaqta

Third place

Andahuaylillas

South Valley tour Tipon

$ 14
/per person
  • Daily departures - Small groups
Group service

Details about the trip

Cultural and historical The route of the Sun

In this tour you will visit the most important places of the South Valley of Cusco. First point to visit Tipon, Inca ruins at the foot of Pachatusan Mountain, an archaeological center of water worship. Second point of visit Pikillacta, pre-Inca archaeological center, a city where the inhabitants of the Wari Culture lived. Final point of visit the city of Andahuaylillas, where we will visit the Sistine Chapel of the Americas, part of the colonial era in Cusco.  Throughout the tour you will visualize unique landscapes, mountains, snow-capped mountains, lagoons, and villages with a living history of the pre-Inca, Inca and colonial peoples.

Overview of the Trip

  • Trip type

    Sightseeing, cultural & historic.

  • Transportation

    Private van

  • Tour duration

    Approximately 6 hours

  • Difficulty

    The trip qualifies as easy, the guided tours are in short tours on a trip in a van, with a small group.

  • When to go

    The best time to trip is all year

  • Tour guides

    1 English-speak tour guide.

  • Extra considerations

    Need to book up to 24 hours in advance

Places you will visit

Why book with Apu Ausangate Trek?

  • 100% peruvian local tour operator

    All our Services, Travel and Treks are provided only by the staff of Apu Ausangate Trek and professional guides of Cusco. What that means to you is that We - Apu Ausangate Trek - will never pass it to another company.

  • Small groups for a comfortable trip

    At Apu Ausangate Trek we have a policy that our groups will not exceed 8 people per departure, and are typically a mixture of solo travelers, friends traveling together, and couples, all of varying ages, origins and nationalities.

  • Expert and professional guides

    Our highly recommended top guides, with fluency and clear experienced English and very well informed, passionate about the Inca heritage and history, dedicated to continuous personal development and learning to ensure that you receive the accurate recognized theories about the Andean Inca culture.

  • Responsible & sustainable tourism

    We do a lot of work to ensure that we do not damage the areas we go through. We make a lot of effort to inform our participants, both before and during their trip, about the impact they can have on a community and the environment.

  • Local chef & Andean nutrition expert

    Fabulous cooks. Delicious and abundant buffet style meals, Peruvian and International cuisine are prepared by our professional chefs, from a mixture of local and exotic products.

Day 1: Cusco - Tipon - Pikillaqta - Anduaylillas - Cusco

We pick you up from your hotel at 9:00 am and we drive in our private van to TIPON located at 3500 m high is said to be a royal garden commissioned by Wiracocha, where we will see the best of Inca hydraulic water work system, agricultural terracing created by the Incas these tall terraces which run up the narrow valley are irrigated by an aqueduct from Pachatusan mountain.

We continue by car to the next place PIKILLAQTA located at 3350 meters high, is the only pre-Inca site in the Cusco area which was built around 700 to 900 years AD by the WARI culture but also there is Inca built known as RUMIQOLQA, from here we can observe the lagoon of Huacarpay them we will continue with our trip to ANDAHUAYLILLAS where we visit the Saint Peter church of Andahuaylillas, considered as the “Sistine chapel of America “ its walls are wide like all the colonial building made of sun-dried bricks of mud (adobe), a church that is home to golden altars, the chapel is simple and unassuming on the outside, but inside you will find paintings from famous “Escuela Cusqueña “.

On the way back to Cusco we have a stop (optional) In Tipon for lunch to taste the typical dish of Cusco region CUY (guinea pig) or the delicious pork chicharrones, finishing the tour around 2:30 pm.

Please note the details that include and do not include in your tour, each tour is different and we provide you with the details below

What is included

  • Pick up from your hotel

  • Excellent English speaking tour guide

  • Private transportation to visit all the places

  • Tax

  • Water

What is not Included

  • Entrance to the Archeological sites: purchase the tourist ticket (Boleto turistico del Cusco - BTC) of 70 soles you can buy it at the first side you enter. or you can also purchase the 10 day Cusco ticket for other tours (students with university card pay 50%)

  • Entrance to church ANDAHUAYLILLAS (15 soles)

  • Lunch (optional) 20 soles aprox.

  • Gratitude or tips

Private service

You can make the tour in private service, the cost varies depending on the number of passengers in the reservation. You can choose between two schedules: Morning Schedule 08:00 am to 13:00pm and the Afternoon schedule 13:30pm to 18:00pm. Please send us a message to info@apuausangateperu.com

Advance purchase of the Tourist Ticket (Boleto Turistico del Cusco - BTC)

We can make the advance purchase of your tourist ticket, We need the following

  • Image of your passport.
  • The Full Cusco Tourist Ticket ticket, price $45 valid for 10 days, you can visit 15 tourist places include Tipon and Pikillaqta
  • or The Partial Tourist Ticket with price $25 valid for 1 day, you can only visit: Regional Historical Museum, Contemporary Art Museum, Folk Art Museum, Koricancha Site Museum, Qosqo Native Art Center, Inca Pachacutec Monument, Tipon  and Pikillacta Archeological site

We recommend that you bring

  • Money for lunch tourist ticket and souvenirs

  • Comfortable sturdy walking shoes or runners

  • A warm clothes to return to Cusco

  • Camera sun cream and hat

The Departure point for the trip

Our the meeting point is at your hotel between 08:50am to 09:00am.

Passport and student card

We recommend that you bring your original passport and (Univ student card if applicable).

Temperature

  • Day temperatures vary from 12 -22 degrees Celsius
  • you must always use layering to manage the temperatures well. Night temperatures, (in the coldest season May to Sept) average -2 to -5 degrees Celsius. The 3rd night is warmer average 6 degrees Celsius as it is lower altitude.

Full Tourist Ticket

The Tourist Ticket (Boleto Turistico del Cusco – BTC) This visitors ticket costs $45 and half price for students, and is valid for 10 days. The full Cusco Tourist Ticket ticket allows you entry to 15 tourist places. These sites which are part of the Cusco City tour are Sacsayhuaman, Qenko, Pukapukara and Tambomachay, in addition to visiting the following sites Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Chinchero, Moray, Koricancha Site Museum, Contemporary Art Museum, Folk Art Museum, Regional History Museum, Inca Pachacutec Monument and the places in the South Valley: Tipon and Piquillacta.

Partial Tourist Ticket

Alternatively you can purchase a partial ticket for $20  which allows a one day only visit of just the 4 Archeological sites if you are not planning to visit any of the Sacred Valley sites such as Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Chincheros or a one day only partial ticket to visit the Sacred Valley sites such as Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Chincheros or Moray, Ticket includes entrance to Tipon and Pikillaqta.

Where to buy your Cusco Touristic Ticket?

The Full and Partial tourist ticket cannot be bought or reserved on the internet. You can buy it the same day of your visit. You can purchase it at any of the following addresses in Cusco:

  • Main office, Av. El Sol 103 – Central of Tourist Galleries
  • In all places included in the Tourist Ticket (except for the Museum of Contemporary Art and Monument of Pachacutec).

Travel Insurance

We strongly recommend that full Travel Insurance is taken, which includes cover, under certain circumstances, against the loss of deposit or cancellation charges. Please note that no reimbursements are given when cancellations occur or for any unused services.

Price

South Valley Tour Tipon

$ 14
/per person
  • GROUP of 1 to 6 people $170 dolars the total group (not per person) private service
  • GROUP of 7 to 12 people $200 dolars the total group (not per person) private service
Guaranteed price

Pay a booking deposit online with credit/debit card $14 per person. (US$14+ 5% card fee.)

Pay a booking deposit online with Paypal $14 per person. (US$14 + 6% paypal fee.)

Please, after your deposit, send us the transfer number to reservas@apuausangateperu.com and we will confirm your reservation

For private or group tour you must to book and pay in advance.

Private service

  • Group of 1 to 6 people: $170 for all group

  • Group of 7 to 12 people: $200 for all group

Aditionals items

  • The Full Tourist Ticket (Boleto Turisitico del Cusco - BTC) $45 per person

  • The Partial Toutist Ticket $20

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