Where to Buy Cusco Tourist Ticket (El Boleto Turístico del Cusco) in Peru? (2022)

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El Boleto Turístico del Cusco (The Tourist Ticket of Cusco) allows you to visit the most popular tourist attractions in Cusco and its surroundings. If you plan on visiting multiple ruins in Cusco, Sacred Valley, and South Valley, then the Cusco Tourist Ticket is the way to go.

Please note that the tourist ticket does not include the entrance ticket to Machu Picchu.

Where to Buy Cusco Tourist Ticket (El Boleto Turístico del Cusco) in Peru?
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    As you go through the types of the tourist ticket below, it is important to understand the following:
    • Cusco Tourist Ticket does not include the entrance to Machu Picchu.
    • It does not include tour guide services.
    • It does not include transportation to archaeological sites.
    • The validity of the ticket starts from the day of purchase.
    • The ticket can only be used once for each tourist attraction.
    • You cannot purchase a ticket just for one particular site. 
      • For example, you cannot purchase an entrance ticket only to Sacsayhuaman ruin and another entrance ticket to Ollantaytambo ruin on another day. It does not work that way. The tourist ticket is a package deal that allows you to enter those attraction sites. 
    • You cannot purchase the ticket online, but there’s no need to buy it in advance. You can buy it in person when you are in Cusco.
    Currently, there are four (4) types of Cusco tourist ticket combo:
    • Tourist Ticket of Cusco Integral 
    • Partial Tourist Ticket – Circuit 1: Cusco Archaeological Sites
    • Partial Tourist Ticket – Circuit 2: Tourist Circuit of Museums and South Valley
    • Partial Tourist Ticket – Circuit 3: Archaeological Sites of the Sacred Valley of the Incas
    • Direct Link to Cusco Tourist Ticket (El Boleto Turístico del Cusco) – Select English.

    Tourist Ticket of Cusco Integral (10 Days)

    This is the most comprehensive ticket that allows you to enter the 16 main tourist attractions in Cusco and Scared Valley, including the ones on the partial tourist ticket circuits 1, 2, and 3.

    The ticket cost for adults is 130 soles (~40 USD) and for minors between the ages of 10 and 17 is 70 soles (~21 USD). University students from 18 to 25 years old also pay 70 soles (~21 USD) by presenting their valid university cards.

    After the purchase of the ticket, you have a total of 10 days to use this ticket to visit the following 16 places:

    • Sacsayhuaman
    • Qenqo
    • Puca Pucara
    • Tambomachay
    • Museum of Contemporary Art
    • Regional Historical Museum
    • Popular Art Museum
    • Qoricancha Site Museum
    • Qosqo Native Art Center
    • Monument to the Inca Pachacuteq
    • Pikillaqta
    • Tipón
    • Pisac
    • Ollantaytambo
    • Chinchero
    • Moray

    Partial Tourist Ticket – Circuit 1: Cusco Archaeological Sites

    This ticket is good for only 1 day and includes a visit to the 4 main archaeological sites of Cusco. The ticket cost is 70 soles (~21 USD), and no discounts for children or university students. 

    The 4 main sites are:

    • Sacsayhuaman
    • Qenqo
    • Puca Pucara
    • Tambomachay

    Partial Tourist Ticket – Circuit 2: Tourist Circuit of Museums and South Valley (2 Days)

    As the name suggests, this ticket includes admissions to cultural and historical museums in Cusco and archaeological sites such as Pikillaqta and Tipón in the South Valley of Cusco. The ticket cost is 70 sols (~21 USD), and there are no discounts for children or university students.

    This ticket is good for 2 days from the purchase date, and 8 places are included in this ticket:

    1. Museum of Contemporary Art
    2. Regional Historical Museum
    3. Popular Art Museum
    4. Qoricancha Site Museum
    5. Qosqo Native Art Center
    6. Monument to the Inca Pachacuteq
    7. Pikillaqta
    8. Tipón

    Partial Tourist Ticket – Circuit 3: Archaeological Sites of the Sacred Valley of the Incas (2 Days)

    This ticket includes the 4 most popular archaeological sites in the Sacred Valley. The ticket is good for 2 days of visit to those sites from the day the ticket is purchased and costs 70 soles (~21 USD). There’s no discount for university students or minors.

    The 4 archaeological sites included in this ticket are:

    • Pisac
    • Ollantaytambo
    • Chinchero
    • Moray

    Where to Buy the Tourist Ticket in Cusco?

    There’s no advantage to buying Cusco Tourist Ticket in advance or online, and you may pay more online than in person. I recommend figuring out which tourist ticket makes the most sense for your visit and then purchasing the ticket when you are in Cusco and paying with Peru currency. 
    • Cash only. 
    • You can buy these tourist tickets at any entrance site included on the ticket, as mentioned above.
    Alternatively, you can also buy these tickets from the following locations in Cusco, but keep in mind that the validity of the ticket starts from the day of purchase:
    • Main office COSITUC: Tourist Galleries, Avenida Sol No. 103 (Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5:30 pm and Saturday from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm).
    • OFEC branch offices: Calle Garcilaso s / n (Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 5 pm, and Sunday, 8 am to 8 pm).

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