Choosing a Cusco tourist ticket for your visits
The Cusco tourist ticket, or Boleto Turístico, is an admission pass for selected sites rather than a complete sightseeing package. The Integral version covers 16 places, while partial passes divide those places into three circuits. Your route should determine the choice: the archaeological sites around Cusco, city museums and the southern valley, or sites in the Sacred Valley.
Start with the places you actually intend to enter. A walk past Qorikancha and a visit inside its temple are different plans, just as a city tour with transport is different from an entrance pass. The city tours guide helps separate the guided itinerary from the tickets needed along the way.
Integral or partial pass?
The Integral pass works across the full list of covered places and has a ten-day validity. A partial pass is more focused: choose the circuit containing the sites on your itinerary. The pass supplies admission, while guide services and transport are separate. For visits spanning several areas, compare the Integral coverage with your actual sightseeing days rather than treating the longest list as a reason to hurry.
The three circuits and their sites
Circuit I covers Sacsayhuamán, Q’enqo, Puka Pukara and Tambomachay. It is the relevant group when comparing archaeological city excursions. Circuit II contains Museo Histórico Regional, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Museo de Arte Popular, Museo de Sitio Qorikancha, Centro Qosqo de Arte Nativo, Monumento a Pachacútec, Tipón and Pikillaqta.
Circuit III covers Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Chinchero and Moray. That makes it especially relevant to planning day trips into the Sacred Valley. Maras salt mines are separate from this coverage. Keep the named sites beside your planned excursion so that the pass and the route describe the same day.
City tour and separate tickets
This guided city tour is an option if you plan to buy the required sightseeing tickets separately.
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A guided city visit alongside your pass
This city excursion includes a local guide and shared tourist transport. The Boleto and Qorikancha temple admission are paid separately; this is a tour rather than a pass purchase.
Prices and concessions in PEN
Prices read on 11 November 2026 were 130 PEN for the foreign adult Integral ticket and 70 PEN for the national adult ticket. Integral student prices were 70 PEN for foreign visitors and 40 PEN for national visitors, with ten days of validity. Adult partial passes were 70 PEN for foreign visitors and 40 PEN for national visitors. Treat these as the published price snapshot for planning rather than a price guarantee.
For ages 10 to 17, the student category requires identification. For ages 18 to 25, a valid student card or ISIC is required. The Integral student concession is distinct from the adult partial-pass tariff. The national promotional category also applies to residents holding the appropriate valid foreign-resident or permanent-residence documentation.
The ticket FAQ exempts children up to and including age nine from Boleto payment. Centro Qosqo de Arte Nativo has a separate payment from age six for use of a seat. Keep that exception in a family plan instead of applying the general child exemption to every visit.
Validity and the dates printed on your pass
The Integral ticket lasts ten days. For a partial pass, choose the circuit around the intended visit and read the validity printed on the ticket when purchasing. Arrange those visits within its stated period. The ticket FAQ counts validity from the purchase date, making the timing of purchase part of the sightseeing plan rather than a detail to leave until the end.
Personal purchase and identification
The published ticket FAQ describes in-person purchase, with a central sales point at Avenida El Sol 103, open daily from 07:30 to 18:00. It also describes purchase at sites, except at the regional history museum, Centro Qosqo, the popular art museum and the contemporary art museum. This guide explains the pass; the tour option on this page provides guiding and shared transport.
The Boleto is personal. Carry your identification and present it together with the ticket. If several people travel together, organise each person's ticket and concession documents as part of the same preparation. For a private guided outing, the private tours comparison explains which services sit alongside separate admissions.
Cathedral, Qorikancha temple and salt mines
The cathedral, Qorikancha temple and convent, Maras salt mines and Machu Picchu sit outside the Boleto's covered list. The Museo de Sitio Qorikancha belongs to Circuit II; it is a different visit from the temple and convent. Use that full museum name when planning so that an included museum entry and a separate temple fee stay distinct.
The cathedral inventory dated 15 July 2025 lists 25 PEN for adults and 12.50 PEN for students. The Qorikancha inventory read on 11 November 2026 lists 20 PEN for adults and 10 PEN for students. Keep these inventory price references separate from your Boleto budget, and leave room for the individual visits you choose.
Questions about the Boleto
Does the pass include a guide or transport?
The Boleto covers admission to its listed places. Guiding and transport are separate services, including on a shared city tour.
Is Qorikancha included?
The Museo de Sitio Qorikancha is included in Circuit II and the Integral list. The temple and convent have a separate admission arrangement.
Which pass covers the ruins around Cusco?
Circuit I contains Sacsayhuamán, Q’enqo, Puka Pukara and Tambomachay. These sites also belong to the Integral coverage.
When does validity start?
The ticket FAQ counts from the purchase date. Read the printed validity for your chosen partial pass and fit its visits within that period.