Tour Details & Conditions
This tour is for all visitors who are landing at San Martin Port where you can enjoy a half day private Tour Tambo Colorado, a beautifully preserved Inca fortress featuring the high priest’s chambers complete with sacrificial altar. And this moderate half-day tour showcases the historic Pisco Valley where desert dunes contrast with verdant farming villages where centuries-old irrigation techniques are still employed.
Departure time:
Departures are from San Martin Port at 09:15 am
Pickup and Drop off details:
All our departures are from/to San Martin Port. If you wish to start or end your tour from different place, you can pre-arrange this in advance.
Duration:
6 hours approximate.
Easy Cancellation:
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours (1 day) in advance of your tour start date. Cancellations made after won’t be refunded..
Customize:
If you wish to customize this amazing tour, please feel free to contact us at info@latinamericansecrets.com. One of our travel agents will be in touch with you to design a perfect trip for you.
You will be met by our guide at 9:15am at San Martin Port, then you will be transferred to Paracas town, at this point, you will board our shared vehicle to drive towards Pisco town for a sightseeing tour where you will visit the main square, Municipal Palace and among others places of interest. Afterwards we all be travelling east for 35 minutes to finally arrive to the well preserve Inca Fortress of Tambo Colorado. Tambo Colorado was an Inca settlement and was most likely built at the end of the 15th century and was ruled by the Inca Emperor Pachacutec. It was known as Puka Tampu, Pucallacta or Pucahuasi and its buildings are typical Wary (Ayacucho) and Inca (Cusco) culture influences, have buildings of ceremonial plazas, houses, ceremonial platforms and the main building known as La Fortaleza. It is believed that Tambo Colorado was used as an administrative/ceremonial and military place to control the main road from the coast to the highlands also this place was to service as resting place for the Inca and his army across the Inca territory. The site consists of several structure around a large central plaza. The central plaza is shaped like a trapezoid with its largest side being 492-ft (150-m) long. The main structure is grouped together in a northern and southern Palaces, plus some ceremonial platforms. Because of local environmental conditions, many of the buildings original colours have been preserved, helping experts reconstruct the site. Finally, you will return to San Martin Port to re-join your ship.
Included
Transport
- Pickup and drop-off from San Martin Port
- Shared transportation (20 seats)
Packages/Tour
- Bottle of water or coffee
Guide Language
- Tour in English speaking guide
Exclude
- Tourist Tickets $4.5 per person
- Personal expenses and tips.
- Lunches and dinners, except those specified.
- Everything not included in the section “included services”.
- Travel insurance.
What to bring
