South Valley Half a Day

Tipón, Pikillaqta & Andahuaylillas (South Valley)

You will experience a half day tour to the “Southern Valley” of Cusco with an expert guided tour of Tipón, Pikillaqta and Andahuaylillas. At Tipón, you will discover a remarkable and extensive Inca site famous for beautiful gardens irrigated with fresh, cool water that runs through an intricate system of fountains.

Pikillaqta, “the City of Fleas,” is an impressive and ancient Wari ruin built in the first century. Here you’ll explore this administrative capital of the southern portion of the Wari Empire which dates back to pre-Inca times.

You will also visit the small village of Andahuaylillas, home to a dazzling 17th-century church, known as the “Andean Sistine Chapel.” Built upon the site of an old Inca temple, the church’s altar is gilded in 24-carat gold leaf and adorned with both Christian and Quechua symbols.

The tour will end in the early afternoon at your Cusco’s down town