The Ministry of Culture has approved, exceptionally, the increase in capacity for the Machu Picchu site, from 4,500 to 5,000 people per day, during Holy Week, between March 28th, 29th, 30th, and 31st, 2024.

The sale of the additional 500 tickets per day will be carried out through the our booking form (salkantaytrek.org/book), starting today, March 22th, 2024, until the stock runs out.

This is a pilot plan aimed at evaluating what will be the dynamic capacity that will be applied in the coming months.

Additionally, due to preservation work being carried out and the installation of surveillance cameras that will allow greater control of visitors.

It is worth noting that tickets can also be purchased in person at the Machu Picchu Cultural Center, where 1,000 tickets per day are available.

It should be noted that the tickets available at the Machu Picchu Cultural Center are purchased for visiting the site the following day. Therefore, it is important that in the morning they can obtain their attention ticket and, in the afternoon, present it from 3:00 p.m. onwards to purchase their tickets to enter the Machu Picchu site.

The prices of tickets to the Machu Picchu citadel, in their promotional rate for Peruvian visitors and those from the member countries of the Andean Community (Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Colombia), are S/32 for adults, as well as S/16 for higher education students and minors between 3 and 17 years old. This is for entry times to Machu Picchu of 6:00 a.m., 7:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m.

The rate for Peruvian visitors and those from the Andean Community (Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Colombia) for other entry times is S/64 for adults, S/32 for higher education students, and minors aged 3 to 17 years old.

Meanwhile, the general rate for foreign visitors is S/152 for adults, S/77 for higher education students, and S/70 for minors aged 3 to 17 years old.