Entrance tickets to the Huayna Picchu mountain can now be purchased. This ticket also includes access to the Inca City of Machu Picchu. To do this you must buy the ticket online and in advance. Otherwise, it will be impossible to get one of these tickets. From when to make a reservation to climb Huayna Picchu? Find out below, and get much more information.

• What to do with the ticket Machu Picchu + Huayna Picchu?
• What timetables to Huayna Picchu to choose?
• Since when can I buy tickets to Huayna Picchu?
• When does Machu Picchu or Huayna Picchu close?
• What to do if I do not find availability for Huayna Picchu?
• More information about Huayna Picchu
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Foreign woman meditating at the top of Huayna Picchu Mountain

If you wish to enter Huayna Picchu mountain, this is the right time to reserve it. Due to the high demand for tickets (and low availability), the reservation must be made even three months in advance. Only 400 tickets per day can be reserved, divided into 2 schedules of 200 tickets. This amount of tickets will remain even in high season. Therefore, please make your reservation in advance as mentioned above.

What to do with the ticket Machu Picchu + Huayna Picchu?

• The Machu Picchu + Huayna Picchu ticket is the one that allows you to enjoy a magical experience, both in the Inca City and in the Waynapicchu mountain.
• The tour of the citadel of Machu Picchu is by the lower temples.
• The route that follows the circuit 3 so you can know the wide esplanades, have a glimpse of the most important temples.
• You will be able to appreciate the Temple of the Condor, the Sacred Rock and also the terraces and other Inca constructions.
• The total travel time for Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu is approximately 6 hours.
• On the Huayna Picchu mountain, tourists can take one of the best short walks on the planet. You can also see Inca buildings such as the famous Temple of the Moon.

Climbing Huayna Picchu

What timetables to Huayna Picchu to choose?

Constantly varying tickets or availability of income to Machu Picchu. This is due to the route it has and also to the mysticism it hides. Currently, it receives 400 tickets available in 2 schedules that allow a quite spectacular tour.

• Machu Picchu + Huayna Picchu Ticket – Group 1:

  • Entrance to Machu Picchu: from 7:00 to 8:00 in the morning.
  • Entrance to Huayna Picchu: between 8:00 and 9:00 in the morning.
  • Number of admissions: 200 people.

The tour starts early, so it is recommended to spend the night in Aguas Calientes or Machu Picchu Pueblo. This is because it is complicated to make the trip to Machu Picchu early and enter at that time is really complicated. So much so that it is possible to lose the reservation or entrance ticket.

• Machu Picchu + Huayna Picchu Ticket – Group 2:

  • Entrance to Machu Picchu: from 9:00 to 10:00 in the morning.
  • Entrance to Huayna Picchu: between 10:00 and 11:00 in the morning.
  • Number of admissions: 200 people.

Regarding the entrance at this time, it is also recommended to spend the night in Aguas Calientes or Machu Picchu Pueblo. This is so that you can make the trip without the need to get up early. By making the trip from the district you will be able to start activities from 7:00 in the morning and have breakfast without rushing and with the necessary calm.

Since when can I buy tickets to Huayna Picchu?

• The Waynapicchu is the main attraction of Machu Picchu. In general you must make your reservation even two months in advance. Only then can you get one of these valuable tickets.
• However, in the high tourist season (from April to August is the time when more tourists visit Machu Picchu); Tickets to Huayna Picchu must be purchased 4 months in advance.
• Now you can find an official high season. This starts from June 1st to October 15th.
• In spite of that, during the whole year you can find only 400 tickets per day.

The entrance to Huayna Picchu can be purchased 2, 3 or 4 months in advance. To do this you must enter the website for ticket sales. Remember that there are discounts for children, university students and citizens of Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia.

When does Machu Picchu or Huayna Picchu close?

• The mountain Huayna Picchu, as well as the Inca City of Machu Picchu, remains open every day of the year including Sundays and holidays.
• The only tourist attraction that closes during the year is the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. This hiking trail remains closed all February. This is because in that month the greatest amount of rainfall occurs, which makes walking difficult.

Photo of Machu Picchu from the summit of Huayna Picchu

What to do if I do not find availability for Huayna Picchu?

• Due to the low availability, there are many tourists who cannot buy the Machu Picchu + Huayna Picchu ticket. Remember that it is necessary to buy the ticket online and in advance.
• If there is no availability, you can try to change the date of admission to Huayna Picchu.
• If in spite of this you do not find availability, the best option is to change the ticket to Huayna Picchu for the entrance to the new Machu Picchu mountain. This summit offers an adventure as spectacular as the Waynapicchu.

More information about Huayna Picchu

Huayna Picchu has Inca constructions, where the most fascinating are the platforms that are a challenge to modern architecture. Here are more details of this beautiful site that is only 2 hours and 30 minutes from the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu.

• The Temple of the Moon is an attraction that can only be seen climbing the Waynapicchu mountain.
• The entrance to the Huayna Picchu mountain, only allows the entrance to those over 18 years of age.
• The entrance to the Waynapicchu mountain is only allowed in its established schedules. It cannot be accessed in the afternoon or at a different time than the one indicated on the ticket.
• The top of the Waynapicchu is 2,720 meters above sea level (8,923 ft), higher than the Inca City of Machu Picchu, which is 2,430 meters from sea level (7,972 ft).
• Ascending the Waynapicchu has a moderate difficulty. In total, approximately 2 kilometers of narrow roads close to ravines.

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Advice from people who have been there

Huayna Picchu

By: Smith M.

“At the Inca Summit!“

“There are few spaces. First I visited the Citadel of Machupicchu, then we went up to the Huayna Picchu mountain through very narrow paths. Everything was Very nice!“

By Ticket Machu Picchu – Last updated, August 26, 2024