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Cuenca & Ingapirca Inca Ruins Tour

Cuenca, Azuay

Full day

Starting at USD 229 pp

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Walk Among Ecuador's

Last Inca Stones

Andes Cañar Ruins Ingapirca
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Azuay Cuenca
Cuenca Ruins
Ingapirca Ruins
  • Cuenca’s UNESCO-listed old town and the wind-swept ruins of Ingapirca sit less than two hours apart, and this full-day tour links them into one unhurried journey through Ecuador’s Cañari and Inca past.
  • Metropolitan Touring has organized tours across Ecuador for more than 70 years, and this itinerary draws on that long-standing experience with the country’s Andean archaeological sites.
  • Step into the Pumapungo Museum, the only archaeological site inside a modern city center — an ancient Cañari and Inca settlement later dismantled by Spanish conquistadors to build their new city.
  • Walk through Ingapirca, the most important Inca archaeological complex in the country: an impressive stretch of ancient stone spread across rolling highland hills.
  • Sit down to a leisurely, first-class Ecuadorian lunch at Posada de Ingapirca, a rustic retreat steps from the ruins, before making your way back.

2026

USD 229

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2027

USD 239

per person

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Itinerary

Places and Activities

Pumapungo Museum

The Pumapungo Central Bank Museum, otherwise known as the Door of the Puma, is the only archaeological site located within the urban district of Cuenca. This ancient Cañari and Inca settlement, which was later dismantled by the Spanish conquistadors to build their new city, houses a large collection of ethnographic items from the region.

Ingapirca Ruins

Ingapirca – an important remnant of a Cañari site later occupied by the Incas – is a unique example of the cultural richness that prevailed in the country before the arrival of the Spanish. The archaeological complex includes the Temple of the Sun, Temple of the Moon or Pilaloma, the Inca Trail, workshops (to make chicha, a ceremonial drink), Kallankas, stone cemetery and Acllawasis (House of the Virgins).

Posada de Ingapirca

Just 300m (985ft) outside of the Ingapirca archeological complex, Posada de Ingapirca is a rustic and luxurious stay that offers first-class Ecuadorian food.
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Cuenca Ingapirca Map

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Seamless exploration
Bilingual guide and transportation services throughout the experience

Curated experiences
Visits and activities described in the itinerary

Curated gastronomy
Lunch at Posada de Ingapirca

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