The sale of the ticket for Huaynapicchu is available 365 days a year, and 400 spaces are available at the times of 07:00, 09:00 and 10:00 am, the purchase must be made months in advance and thus guarantee your income, this circuit is in high demand and runs out quickly and more in high season, the purchase can be made online on the website of the Ministry of culture the payment through debit or credit cards, or payment in the offices of Cusco, or make the purchase through an authorized travel agency.
To purchase the ticket you must have all your personal information. Once you have made your purchase you must print the ticket or download the PDF format which will be presented at the entrance to Machupichu.
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Planning to Visit Huayna Picchu? This You Need to Know
This information will be very useful to visit the Huaynapicchu Mountain, you should consider that it is one of the short hikes, the hike is not so complicated:
Before traveling to Machupicchu you should consider acclimatize a few days in the city of Cusco.
The entrance fee should be purchased months in advance, it is one of the first tickets to be sold out.
Do not be afraid of heights, as the ascent is steep and narrow, including several sections with steps.
You should bring a small backpack, a water poncho, sun block, insect repellent, hat, water bottle, camera, snack, so that you can have your hands free.
What is Huayna Picchu and why is it so popular?
The Huaynapicchu Mountain or also called Wayna Picchu in Quechua, its translation into Spanish Young Mountain, we must take into account that Machupicchu in Quechua means old mountain, so it is an analogy between the old and young man, Huaynapicchu is the smallest mountain, with an altitude of 2667 meters above sea level, it is part of the eastern foothills of the Salkantay massif, part of a large orographic formation known as the Vilcabamba Batolith of the Peruvian Andes, The construction must have been dangerous and arduous, because of the location of the road that starts from the north end of Machupicchu, is a steep, narrow road, which includes several sections with stairs, you can encentran minor constructions, including a cover and a large stone carved as a throne “Chair of the Inca” the most rewarding is the view you have of Machupicchu.
Types of Tickets for Huayna Picchu
It is a single ticket that includes the visit to Huaynapicchu and circuit 3.
How to Buy a Huayna Picchu Ticket?
If you are not in Peru you can buy it directly online and months in advance to guarantee your entrance, if you are in Cusco in their main offices in Garcilaso, and if there is no availability through their website and in the offices you can get it directly in the town of Aguas Calientes for which you should consider being a day before and make your queue to get a space or hire the services of an authorized agency.
you can check availability through this link:
https://tuboleto.cultura.pe/disponibilidad/llaqta_machupicchu
Steps to Buy Ticket Online
- Enter the ministry’s website.
- Check availability.
- Once you have verified the availability, proceed to manage your reservation date, month, year.
- Then enter your personal information and proceed to pay, before you must verify that the date you chose is correct as well as your data.
Where to buy the ticket in person?
If you are in the city of Cusco and you want to buy your ticket in person you can do it at the following addresses:
- Calle Garcilaso SN-Museum Casa Garcilaso
- Monday-Saturday 07:00 to 19:00
if you can not get the space in the city of Cusco you can do it in Machupicchu Pueblo (Aguas Calientes).
- Cultural Center Aguas Calientes Machupicchu Pueblo (1000 tickets)
- Monday to Sunday from 15:00 -22:00
Requirements for the Purchase
- If the purchase is online you must have your personal information and a debit or credit card to make the payment.
- If the purchase is in person you must have your passport, and if you are a student your student card and your passport to get the discounts, and cash or you can also pay with a debit or credit card.
Huayna Picchu Ticket Prices and Availability
Circuit 3 + Huaynapicchu
Schedules: 07:00, 09:00
- Cost foreign tourist Adult : S/ 200.00
- Undergraduate Foreign Students Cost: S/. 125.00 soles
- Cost for foreign children (3-17 years old): S/. 118.00
- Cost Andean Community adult (Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia) S/. 112.00
- Cost Andean Community (Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia) Undergraduate students and children (3-17 years old): S/. 80.00 soles.
- Peruvian Tourist Adult Cost : S/. 112.00
- Cost Peruvian Tourist Student and children (3-17 years old) : S/. 80.00
Tips for Visiting Huayna Picchu
- Buy your ticket in advance.
- carry your passport.
- carry a small backpack to keep your hands free, carry a water poncho, sun block, hat, snack.
- Hiking shoes suitable for hiking up the mountain
Alternatives to Huayna Picchu
If you did not get the entrance to Huaynapicchu we would recommend the Machupicchu Mountain Hike which involves a walking time of 3 hours between ascent and descent all depending on the pace you have and have a privileged view of Machupicchu and have a classic photo.
