official Machu Picchu tickets pricelist and options
By looking at the picture above, you can easily understand that there are basically
4 types of Machu Picchu tickets. You have tickets that allow you to only visit the main attraction, which is the Citadel of Machu Picchu. And you have tickets that allow you to climb one of its surrounding mountains such as
Huayna Piccchu (Waynapicchu),
Machu Picchu mountain, and
Huchuy Picchu.
The Machu Picchu Citadel ticket
The
Machu Picchu citadel ticket allows you to enter Machu Picchu but it does not allow you to hike any of the surrounding mountains such as
Huayna Piccchu (Waynapicchu),
Machu Picchu mountain, and
Huchuy Picchu.
The Huayna Picchu ticket
The
Huayna Piccchu ticket (Waynapicchu) allows you to enter Machu Picchu so you can reach the start of the Huayna Picchu trail which is located inside the Machu Picchu sanctuary at about a 15-minute walk from the entrance. You then check in at the start of the trail and begin your hike to the summit of Huayna Picchu. After or before your hike, you can partially visit Machu Picchu. The Huayna Picchu ticket only allows you to visit circuit 4 of 4 which is in the lower section of the Machu Picchu citadel. You can download a map of
Machu Picchu's 4 circuits here. The Huayna Picchu ticket does not allow you to hike the other surrounding mountains such as
Machu Picchu mountain or
Huchuy Picchu.
The Huchuy Picchu ticket
The
Huchuy Piccchu ticket allows you to enter Machu Picchu so you can reach the start of the Huchuy Picchu trail which is located inside the Machu Picchu sanctuary at about a 15-minute walk from the entrance. You then check in at the start of the trail and begin your hike to the summit of Huayna Picchu. After or before your hike, you can partially visit Machu Picchu. The Huchuy Picchu ticket only allows you to visit circuit 4 of 4 which is in the lower section of the Machu Picchu citadel. You can download a map of
Machu Picchu's 4 circuits here. The Huchuy Picchu ticket does not allow you to hike the other surrounding mountains such as
Machu Picchu mountain or
Huayna Piccchu (Waynapicchu).
The Machu Picchu Mountain ticket
The
Machu Piccchu Mountain ticket allows you to enter Machu Picchu so you can reach the start of the Machu Picchu Mountain trail which is located inside the Machu Picchu sanctuary at about a 30-minute walk from the entrance. You then check in at the start of the trail and begin your hike to the summit of Machu Picchu mountain. After or before your hike, you can partially visit Machu Picchu. The Machu Picchu mountain ticket only allows you to visit circuit 3 of 4 which is in the lower section of the Machu Picchu citadel. You can download a map of
Machu Picchu's 4 circuits here. The Machu Picchu mountain ticket does not allow you to hike the other surrounding mountains such as
Huayna Piccchu (Waynapicchu) or
Huchuy Picchu.
Machu Picchu tickets pricelist
The prices listed on this page are in US dollars. There are basically
4 types of Machu Picchu ticket prices:
- Prices for foreign adults
- Prices for university students
- Prices for minors
- Prices for citizens of Peru, Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador