Inti Raymi Sun Festival
1 Day
8+ People
Inti Raymi Sun Festival Full Day 2024
The Inti Raymi Festival is a unique and vibrant celebration of Incan culture and tradition and offers visitors a chance to experience the rich history and customs of Peru firsthand. If you’re planning a trip to Peru in 2024, be sure to include the Inti Raymi Festival in your itinerary for a truly unforgettable experience.
The Inti Raymi or Festival of the Sun was an Inca ceremony that took place annually in Cusco, the capital of Tawantinsuyo, between the end of the harvest period and the beginning of the vernal equinox of the Andes. That is, in the second half of June. The Inti Raymi in the time of the Incas was the equivalent of what the New Year’s party is for us today.
This June 24th live with us one of the biggest celebrations in the capital of Tawantinsuyo Cusco. Full of Colors, Culture, and tradition.
We will be able to appreciate this experience from the tribunes in Korikancha, and Sacsayhuaman accompanied by a professional Quechua-speaking guide who will interpret all the dialogues in the ceremony for you.
Show more +- Day 1: Tour Cusco Koricancha – Plaza de Armas – Sacsayhuaman – Cusco.
Day 1: Tour Cusco Koricancha – Plaza de Armas – Sacsayhuaman – Cusco
6.30 am Pick up from your hotel, then our group escorted by a professional Quechua-speaking guide who will interpret all the dialogues and scenes of the ceremony for you. For which we will have a 5-minute walk to Korikancha, the main temple of the Sun in Inca times, where the ceremony in honor of the sun begins with the music of leather drums, Pututus, and flutes. In Inca times, the Korikancha temple was a golden garden decorated with plants and animals made of silver and gold. Once located, we will enjoy the arrival of the generals (Sinchis), Sun Maidens (Acllas), and the organization and arrangement of the reception of the Inca. Here will begin the first ritual and speech of the Sapa Inka in honor of the Sun and Mother Nature, Pachamama.
We will admire a procession of the Inca and his wife carried in a litter and his court with priests, priestesses, fathers, and Inca nobles towards the famous Huaccaypata Plaza de Armas del Cusco. The Sapa Inka and his priestesses and guards enter through Intikijllu street, this takes approximately 1 hour. Then the group is transferred with your guide in private transport to the Esplanade of Sacsayhuaman.
At 13:00 the main Inca ceremony will continue on the esplanade of Sacsayhuaman, a famous Inca site. The presentation is approximately 90 minutes long which the Sapa Inka will give a speech in the ancestral language of the Incas, Quechua; Rituals and offering of chicha, chicha ceremony, and new fire celebrated by the Inca priest, then an Inca priest will predict the future of the Andean people of Tawantinsuyo.
4:30 pm. Return to Cusco and transfer to your hotel.
- Pick up from your hotels
- Ceremonies at Qoricancha
- Admission fee (with reserved seat in Saqsawaman)
- Private Transport in and return
- professional Quechua-speaking guide
- Packed lunch (Vegetarian meals by request)
- first aid kit.
- Snacks
- Air flights
- Extra expenses.
- Original passport
- Warm clothes
- Camera and extra batteries and binoculars.
- Wear a hat with a broad visor to keep the sun off your face.
- Sunscreen and sunglasses.
- Personal medical kit.
- Toiletries, toilet paper, small towels.
- water bottle, (disposable plastic bottles are forbidden).
- Extra money for drinks and snacks.
We will contact you as soon as possible, usually within 2 hours by WhatsApp and up to 24 hours by e-mail.
Thank you for your time and interest in touring with Peruvian Culture Tours.
Follow the steps below to book the tour:
- Select a day from the calendar.
- Enter the number of passengers and enter the required data.
- Enter the additional information.
- Choose the payment method.
Prices
- PRICE: $210 per person Zone “Orange” and “red”.
- PRICE: $190 per person Zone “Green”.
(Please once you are booking online write on Notes your preference of Zone).
About booking and payment form
Booking Inti Raymi requires a deposit of 100% of the total price of the tour. Please note that this deposit is required to purchase the entrance ticket at Korikancha Sacsayhuaman, all subject to availability. After your deposit and reservation, you will receive the confirmation of our Inti Raymi tour. We recommend booking the Tour in advance for better service and warm attention.
How to book?
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Essential: Spaces are limited, book in advance. Please once you are booking online write on Notes your preference of Zone.
