Top 12 Evening Tours in Cusco

1.Cusco by Night: Planetarium Cusco, Dinner, and Pisco Sour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 75 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $95Our pick

Spend about five hours exploring Cusco with a private local guide, then visit the family-run Cusco Planetarium to learn how the Incas read the sky and look through telescopes. Dinner, one Pisco sour, and hotel pickup and drop-off are included. Planetarium admission costs extra, and guides such as Valentin and Kenny have led the tour.

“Valentine was a wonderful tour guide and it was great to hear about the history of the city as well as the wonderful work he does for his community.”

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2.2-Night Lake Titicaca Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 62 reviews · 3 days · from $86

Travel from Cusco to Puno by overnight Peru Hop bus, then spend the day on Lake Titicaca with a bilingual guide. Visit the Uros floating islands and Amantani, and have lunch in Llachon. The package costs $86 per person, but includes two overnight bus journeys, so plan for a demanding schedule and extra meals.

“A empresa foi muito pontual e organizada. O passeio pelo lago é lindo, entretanto, leve dinheiro a mais, pois em todo lugar você vai descobrir um gasto a mais.”

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3.Rainbow Mountain and Red Valley Hike – 2 Days / 1 Night

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 41 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $415

Set out from Cusco before dawn for a two-day trek through Ausangate country, with a night at Surinecocha and early access to Rainbow Mountain and Red Valley. Expect high-altitude walking, camp meals, and a small group of up to 12. Marco is one guide associated with the trip; confirm who will lead your departure.

“Ausangate mountain and the rainbow mountain were both very impressive. Our tour guide, Marco, was great and the food was amazing”

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4.Titicaca Lake 2 Day 1 Night from Cusco to Puno

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 33 reviews · from $269

Travel from Cusco to Puno by tourist bus, stopping at Andahuaylillas, Raqchi, La Raya, and other sites. After a night in Puno, take a full-day boat trip to the Uros floating islands and Taquile, then ride back to Cusco overnight. The trip includes guides, transport, lodging, and a first-day buffet lunch.

“The tour was very well organized, and the guides were very attentive. It was an amazing experience to see how the communities lived on the floating islands, and the lunch was amazing. The buses were also very nice to travel on.”

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5.3-Night Lake Titicaca Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 17 reviews · 4 days · from $109

Ride an overnight bus from Cusco to Puno, then visit the reed-built Uros Islands, cross Lake Titicaca to Amantani for a family homestay, and continue to Llachon. A bilingual guide handles the boat connections and island visits. Guides such as Bruno have been praised for their care and insight, though your guide may vary.

“la actividad estuvo buena, hay que tener en consideración que es harto traslado nocturno, además considerar que el hostal donde te permiten quedarte para esperar el traslado es realmente cochino y malo, uno podía tomar desayuno en el lugar pero la verdad, es asqueroso, la señora que atendía se labava los dientes en la cocina donde prepararía el desayuno, peruhop debería considerar otro lugar para sus pasajeros, porque además es harto tiempo el que uno espera. pesimo el hostal, el tour a la isla está bueno, la familia que me tocó me encantó y bruno el guía muy preocupado por todos considerar que a pesar de que son varios días…”

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6.Legends and History Night Tour with Pisco Sour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 4 hours · from $75Best value

At 6 pm, meet your guide for a car ride to the Cristo Blanco viewpoint, then explore San Cristobal, San Blas, and streets near Cusco’s main square on foot. Hear local stories in English or Spanish, and finish at a local bar with a Pisco sour and appetizer. The four-hour tour includes hotel pickup and is offered privately or in small groups.

“Awesome tour, extremely knowledge and informative guide. Highly recommend.”

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7.Planetarium and Night Tour with Dinner and Pisco Sour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 9 reviews · 6 hours · from $79

Spend six hours exploring Cusco by night with a private English- or Spanish-speaking guide. Visit San Pedro Market, enjoy a pisco sour near the main square, hear about Inca astronomy at Planetarium Cusco, and finish with pollo a la brasa. Guides Sofia and Percy have led the tour, though your guide may differ.

“I enjoyed a tour, planetarium presentation and star watching was really interesting and I have learned few new things. Dinner at local restaurant was very tasty and pisco sour delicious.”

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8.Best of Cusco: Night Tour, Pisco Sour Lessons, and Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 8 reviews · from $90

Spend four hours walking Cusco’s historic center and San Blas with a local guide, stopping at streets, plazas, and night viewpoints. Then make or taste a Pisco Sour at a local bar and try Peruvian food at a traditional restaurant. Guides have included Jose, Jose Luis, and Alex.

“We did this our first night in Cusco and our guide was Jose. He was amazing! He took us to the Pisco Museum where we got to go behind the bar and made our own Pisco Sours. Jose is so knowledgable about Cusco and the history of the Inka civilization. He was so gracious and he offered us advice on the rest of our trip including our trek to Machu Picchu. If you go to Cusco you should definitely take a tour with Jose you will learn and see a lot of this amazing city. We would definitely go back and do another excursion with Jose and this company.”

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9.Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu by Train: 2-Day, 1-Night Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 2 days · from $698

Spend two days tracing the Sacred Valley from Cusco to Machu Picchu. Visit an alpaca and textile center, Pisac, Moray, Maras and Ollantaytambo, then ride the Expedition train to Aguas Calientes. After a guided citadel tour, return to Cusco. Guides speak English or Spanish, and groups are limited to 16.

“Although i'm sure we could have paid less, it was well worth go. Our guide, Herbert Vidal, was very knowledgeable and explained more the more we asked. We didn't worry about anything, just enjoyed the Inca monumentos and ruins. The trips were confortable and the only lateness was on the train to Machupichu. We Will recomend this trip to our friends. The one thing that could be better would be us chosing the time of the train to and from Machupichu”

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10.5-Night Trip with Salkantay Trek & Machu Picchu

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 6 reviews · from $650

Join Alpaca Expeditions for a five-day, small-group trek from Cusco to Machu Picchu. Walk past Humantay Lake and over the Salkantay Pass, stay in glass cabins, campsites, a Hobbit house, and a hotel, then reach Machu Picchu Town on foot. An English-speaking guide leads the group; meals, a 7-kilogram porter allowance, and return transport are included.

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11.Machu Picchu 2 Days / 1 Night (By Bus)

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 4 reviews · 2 days · from $170

This two-day trip with Exploor Trip E.R.L. takes you from Cusco over Abra de Malaga at 4,316 meters, down through Santa Maria and Santa Teresa, and on foot to Aguas Calientes. After a night in a hotel, you climb to Machu Picchu for a guided visit. English- and Spanish-speaking guides lead groups of up to 15.

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12.Rainbow Mountain Tour at Sunset Without the Crowds

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 3 reviews · 9 hours · from $190

PeruVibes runs this nine-hour private tour from Cusco, with hotel pickup, a rugged-terrain 4x4 ride, and a guided hike from 4,600 to 5,010 meters. Expect sunset views over Rainbow Mountain, Red Valley, and Ausangate, plus trekking poles, oxygen, lanterns, water, and a box lunch. Guides speak English, Portuguese, and Spanish.

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