Inti Raymi

Tour: Inti Raymi (Full day)
Day: June 24th, 2024
Destinations: Coricancha Temple, Cusco Main Square, and Sacsayhuaman (Cusco, Peru)
Description: The “Inti Raymi” or the “Festival of the Sun” takes place each year in Cusco Peru on June 24. It is an all-day festival to celebrate the lengthening of the days and to welcome the sun back closer to the earth. In the morning the Inca gives a welcome to the people from Coricancha, The Temple of the sun before he and his wife are carried out and presented to the people amongst much fanfare.

OVERVIEW

Tour: Inti Raymi (Full day)
Day: June 24th, 2024
Destinations: Coricancha Temple, Cusco Main Square, and Sacsayhuaman (Cusco, Peru)
Description: The “Inti Raymi” or the “Festival of the Sun” takes place each year in Cusco Peru on June 24. It is an all-day festival to celebrate the lengthening of the days and to welcome the sun back closer to the earth. In the morning the Inca gives a welcome to the people from Coricancha, The Temple of the sun before he and his wife are carried out and presented to the people amongst much fanfare.

The Inti Raymi Day Tour in Cusco is celebrated on June 24, 2024. The Sun, the main god of the Inca civilization, was considered the creator of everything that exists. He presided over the destinies of man and the universe. The most luxurious celebration that took place in Cusco was dedicated to the God of the Sun.

Inti Raymi 2024 (Festival of the Sun) Itinerary:

08:00 a.m. Transfer to Coricancha Temple.

09:00 a.m. Ceremony in Coricancha: 45 minutes.

10:30 a.m. Ceremony in the Main Square. Arrival of the Inca and Court: 1 hour.

13:00 p.m. Transfer to Sacsayhuaman for Grand Ceremony and Start of the Sun Festival Return to Hotel.

ITINERARY

INTI RAYMI: ITINERARY DETAILS

Cusco – Peru, June 24th 2024

Peru is the site of one of the biggest festivals in Latin America. The Inti Raymi is celebrated every year on June 24th and was once the most important festival of the Incan empire – Tahuantinsuyo. Now that you’ve visited the great Incan architectural achievements it will be apparent to you that the Sun was the main deity worshiped in the Inca culture. In today’s Inti Raymi Festival all of the significant Sun Festival rituals are re-enacted (don’t worry, the llama sacrifices are simulated!).

This special day also includes The New Fire Celebration. No fires were allowed in the city this day until the fire created by hollow mirror was used to concentrate the sunlight onto animal fur and kindling. Only then were all other fires started from this source. You will also see the Inca representative carried on a litter and toasted with chicha (a fermented drink). In an appropriate finale, The Inca gives a speech in the native Quechua language.

08:00 AM Transfer to Coricancha Temple.

09:00 AM Ceremony in Coricancha: 45 minutes.

10:30 AM Ceremony in the Main Square. Arrival of the Inca and Court: 1 hour.

01:00 PM Transfer to Sacsayhuaman for Grand Ceremony and Start of the Sun Festival Return to Hotel.

Note: This tour is for June 24th only (Full day). Other tours like the “Tour Inti Raymi of 6 Days” include Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Cusco, Urubamba, and Pisac. That tour can be enjoyed during the same week.