Cusco Historic Center Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour

Walk Cusco's historic center on a 1h10 self-guided audio route with 8 GPS-linked stops via your phone browser or optional Roamer app.

Getting started

Before you set off, redeem your ticket code on the Roamer page linked in your confirmation while you still have mobile signal. Once the Cusco Historic Center self-guided audio walking tour is unlocked, open it in your phone browser or the optional Roamer app for iPhone, put on your own earphones, and follow the first GPS walking directions on the 1.5 km route.

What to expect

Cusco Historic Center

You follow an 8-stop, about 1.5 km circuit through Cusco's historic core at an easy pace, taking around 1h10. The route leads you past the main plaza, key churches, classic Inca stonework, and the area of the Temple of the Sun, all at your own rhythm.

Features

• The main plaza and Cathedral feature early on in the walk, with audio guiding you as you cross the square and observe the Cathedral façade when the light is best in mid to late afternoon.
• Around the great plaza, the GPS map and walking directions move you from one side to the other, keeping you oriented on the cobbled streets while you track your live position on the interactive route.
• At the Cathedral and nearby La Compañía, the commentary explains their place on the square while you decide whether to go inside using your own paid admission, with a reminder that both often close between 5 pm and 6 pm.
• One stop highlights classic Inca masonry at the Twelve-Angle Stone; the audio points it out clearly and reminds you not to touch it, since it is monitored by security cameras after being struck in February 2025.
• Near the area of the Temple of the Sun, Qorikancha, the tour positions you to see the surviving Inca walls from the street, and you can optionally enter on your own if opening hours and the S/ 20 adult fee suit your plans.
• The narration in English, Spanish, and French plays directly through your phone browser, with the option to use the free Roamer app for iPhone if you prefer to walk the route offline.
• Lifetime access lets you replay the self-paced, start-anytime walk on another day, revisit specific stops such as the Twelve-Angle Stone or the Temple of the Sun area, or pause on a plaza bench whenever the 3,400-metre altitude makes you want a break.
• Walking directions between each of the 8 stops help you navigate busy stretches like Calle Maruri, where the pavement is narrow, and guide you safely along cobbles, steps on Calle Loreto, and side detours such as Plaza Regocijo, La Merced, or San Pedro Market if you choose to branch off.

Wrapping up

The tour naturally winds down back in the historic center, and with lifetime access you can return to any of the 8 stops another day, use the GPS route again for orientation, or repeat sections of the 1.5 km circuit at your own pace.