Machu Picchu is very popular for representing one of the most impressive expressions of architecture and engineering of the Inca civilization.
Their structures form a perfect balance between nature and the indigenous people.
Peru government launched new website for booking Machu Picchu entry tickets in 2020. Although it appears they eliminated the morning and afternoon ticket option and replaced with an hourly entry time, the morning entry tickets are valid for entry anytime in the morning, from the hour you selected up to 12 Noon. You choose the hour you want to enter.
Do you want to buy your Machu Picchu tickets in advance? But do not you know how? Keep reading! Here we will tell you how to get your Machu Picchu tickets 2020 on the Official Site, and give you some basic tips so that nothing will take you by surprise.
The general idea for the new hourly entry times is to distribute visitors to avoid congestion mainly in the early morning. There's no intention to rigidly adhere to entering at the exact time of your ticket. You can enter anytime after the hour stamped on your ticket. But you cannot enter even 1 minute earlier than the time on your ticket. You can enter any time after the time of your ticket up to 12N for morning tickets. And use your tickets for entry after 12 noon, no later than 3PM.
Some websites are saying that the tickets are only good for one hour inside the ruins. That is simply not true. The hourly entry affects the time you enter not how long you stay. A normal guided tour can be 2-3 hours. Once you exit, you cannot re-enter.
Once loaded, the homepage will look like this:
You can change the language to English by clicking the idiom at the top left.
Here you have three options: General, Special (for citizens of Peru, Colombia, Ecuador or Bolivia.), and Cusqueños (for cusquenian people).
1. General Rate: Reservations for foreign visitors with general rate.
2. Promotional Rate: Reservations for Peruvian visitors and member countries of the CAN.
3. Tickets for Cusqueños: Reservations for Cusco visitors.
Once you've selected your type of ticket, you can choose which day to go by clicking on the calendar. Also, you have to choose the number of tickets you want to buy, click on the adults box and choose the number of tickets you want to buy for adults, also if you're traveling with kids, click on Schoolchild box and choose the number of kids (8 - 17 years old) will visit the citadel with you.
If you want to purchase tickets for students, there are 3 ways.
After selecting your visit date and the number of tickets you want to buy, click on Availability.
If you've done the previous two steps, the image below will load on your page. Once it's there, proceed to step 4!
| Adult | Student (No older than 25 years old) |
Child (8-17 years old) |
|
| Machu Picchu Solo | PEN 152 | PEN 77 | PEN 70 |
| Machu Picchu Ticket + Huayna Picchu | PEN 200 | PEN 125 | PEN 118 |
| Machu Picchu ticket + Mountain | PEN 200 | PEN 125 | PEN 118 |
| Machu Picchu ticket + Museum | PEN 22 | PEN 11 | PEN 8 |
→ The ticket rate was establish in soles (PEN), the legal and regular currency in Peru.
| Adult | Student (No older than 25 years old) |
Child (8-17 years old) |
|
| Machu Picchu Solo | PEN 64 | PEN 32 | PEN 32 |
| Machu Picchu Ticket + Huayna Picchu | PEN 112 | PEN 80 | PEN 80 |
| Machu Picchu ticket + Mountain | PEN 112 | PEN 80 | PEN 80 |
| Machu Picchu ticket + Museum | PEN 22 | PEN 11 | PEN 8 |
You're now on the final page. In the Reservation information, you will find the Reservation Code, and Total to pay.
Print your reservation, and save them to your computer as PDF. You should e-mail these to yourself and / or save to a USB stick and bring it on your trip. It's never good to only have a paper copy of important documents.
Next you need to pay for your tickets. Remember, if you are not using a non-foreign transaction fee card, you might be paying up to 3% in extra fees. You have 3 hours to make the payment of this reservation otherwise your reservation will be canceled automatically.
There are different Payment methods:
Others ways to pay:
You can pay at any agency of the Banco de Nación (Peru) nationwide, opening hours:
Monday to Friday from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Saturday from 8:30 to 12:00
Through virtual multi-network for those who have a multi-network card from Banco de la Nación.
→ You can only make the payment in PEN soles, the legal and regular currency in Peru.
At the counters of our payment offices in the city of Cusco:
Garcilaso street or Inca Garcilaso Museum
Maruri street - cusicancha
Working hours:
Monday to Saturday from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM
At the counter of our payment office in the Cultural center of Aguas Calientees (Machupicchu town)
Working hours:
Monday to Sunday from 5:30 to 20:30
→ You can only make the payment in PEN soles, the legal and regular currency in Peru.
At the offices of the authorized payment agent during working hours
→ When paying with Peruvian Visa, you will be charged a surcharge of 2.657% of the total
→ When you pay with International Visa, you will be charged a surcharge of 4.032% of the total
Next you will be taken to a payment screen where you enter your credit card information. Once you have paid, your reservation is confirmed.
To verify your Machu Picchu tickets 2020 on the Official Site, you can certify if the ticket code is on the official page of the Ministry of Culture of Peru. On the day of entering the Inca City, the guardians will use readers to check if this code matches their personal data.
This code is unique. You can place the reservation code in the reservation format that is sent to your email
Enter the official website http://www.machupicchu.gob.pe/.
Click on the 'check-in' tab
Locate the code of the ticket in the box, you can place the reservation code in the reservation format that is sent to your email. Then, click on search.
Ready! the web page will provide all the information of your reservation if you want to print your ticket or pay your ticket.
Check that the type of entry and the schedule (shift) is the one you chose. To do this, you should review the "Route" section at the top of the ticket. Check that the day entered is the one you chose. Remember that the ticket is only valid for the date printed on the ticket. For no reason can you access a day before or after.
Remember that there are 4 types of Machu Picchu tickets, each with their respective schedules. Check the Machu Picchu new entrance rules and schedules.
In the upper part there is the name of the visitor. It is important that it is correct in each letter. Remember that the day of your visit, you must present the passport or identity document with which you made the reservation. In case the name of the ticket does not match the identity document, they will not allow you access to Machu Picchu.
In the central part, there is a box that contains the type and number of the document with which you made the reservation. Check that the information entered is correct. Remember that the day of your entry into the Inca City, the type and number of the document must match the passport or identity document with which you made the purchase.
In the lower part there are the options to pay for your ticket. If the date, as well as the other data that you chose, are the correct ones, you only have to enjoy the Wonder of the World. The day of your entry you must present the ticket along with the identity document or passport with which you made the reservation.
