Highly recommended tours in Cusco
Everybody know that Machu Picchu is the main cultural attraction in South America. Its Peru’s number one archaeological site, the biggest architectural remain of the Inca civilization. A must visit place for the most of the world travelers. But Cusco city is the gateway to access to Machu Picchu, with many other great and beautiful sites. Which you should visit as part of your trip to Machu Picchu. At Top Peru Trips we highly recommend travelers taking the following tours as the best excursions in Cusco region:
Highly recommended tours in Cusco
Between the highly recommended tours in Cusco we have:
– Cusco city tour: the best way to see the essential places of Cusco city and the nearby ruins. It takes you to Qoricancha Sun temple, Cathedral, Sacsayhuaman and some other interesting Inca sites. We offer 2 options for Cusco city tour.
– Sacred Valley tour: a full day excursion which allows you to see the relevant sites in the Sacred Valley. Places as Pisac market, Pisac ruins, Urubamba, Ollantaytambo and Chinchero. Check out our trip options for the Sacred valley day tour.
– Moray & Salt mine: another great tour to see the biggest Inca experimental center called Moray, the popular town of Maras and the spectacular Salt pans still in production, this tour could be combine with Chinchero. We offer Moray & Salt mine day hike as the best option.
– Short Inca Trail: a great day trek on the last part of the Classic Inca Trail, is the best way to arrive to Machu Picchu through the Sun gate. It is highly recommended for the wet season because it allows you to visit Machu Picchu twice. This short Inca Trail hike covers 13km of trek into the cloud forest before to reach the final destination.
Machu Picchu tours (highly recommended tours in cusco)
– Machu Picchu: is a bucket list tourist destination for the most travelers visiting South America, a busy place year-round. So the suggested great tour itineraries are: Machu Picchu explorer 2 day tour, Sacred Valley excursion & Machu Picchu 2 day or the short Inca Trail hike. Those trip options allow you to experience everything about this magical place, including the hikes to Huayna Picchu or Montaña. Any of Machu Picchu trips involves a train ride through Perurail company
– Rainbow Mountain Peru: a great geological formation in the remote area of Mt Ausangate, in the last 5 years it became as the second popular tourist destination for people arriving to Cusco. Any of the Rainbow Mountain trips are a true challenging tours due its location in the high altitude. Our highly recommended tours in Cusco for Vinicunca are: Rainbow Mountain Trek Full day and 2 day trek to the Rainbow Mountains Cusco as the short options.
– Palcoyo full day tour.- ideal for people not able to visit the popular Rainbow Mountain or for those who want to avoid the crowds. The Palcoyo Mountain tour is the best alternative to Vinicunca.(highly recommended tours in Cusco).
– 7 Lakes Peru: one of the most remarkable day tours in the area of Cusco is the Seven Lakes Ausangate, which is takes travelers to see awesome 7 glacier lagoons in the Andes mountains of Cusco.
But between the multi-day treks we suggest taking are: Ancascocha trek, Lares trek, Cachicata trek, Choquequirao trek, Ausangate Rainbow Mountains 4 day and the Vinicunca trek 3 day as the most beautiful ones and now for 2026, we also have available the full Ausangate trek 6 day, for experienced and adventure hikers. As a brand new tour option for 2026 we are offering the hike to the unkown lake at the base of Mt Salkantay, which is called the Inkachiriasqa lake trek and that also combines the visit to the famous Humantay Lake.
