Machu Picchu Entry Ticket Data and Statistics 2018
For entertainment I like to track stats and compare tickets sold. Unfortunately the government website no longer shows tickets sold for past years. I don't know if that is deliberate or just due to the changes in how tickets are sold now. Nevertheless I was able to cull data for the total tickets sold per month for 2018.
I believe that overall annual ticket sales have grown, given that the daily limit went from 2500 to 6534 visitors per day. But I think the changes in the park have finally settled in, and the park has learned to manage the flow of visitors. However, areas that still need improvement are the shuttle buses. And the plumbing! (Everything changed in January 2019, the daily limit is now 5600 and tickets are sold for entry on the hour. Read more here.
Follow this link to read more about Machu Picchu trends and overtourism.
Visitors by Month in 2018. The average number per day does not reflect the real number of visitors on each day, because visitor distribution fluctuates over the course of the month.
|
Month with highest first |
Total Tickets Sold |
Average per day |
|
August |
149,185 |
4812 |
|
July |
141,680 |
4570 |
|
September |
127,556 |
4252 |
|
October |
124,345 |
4011 |
|
May |
117,545 |
3792 |
|
June |
109,120 |
3637 |
|
April |
98,827 |
3294 |
|
November |
98,151 |
3272 |
|
March |
87,274 |
2816 |
|
January |
87,237 |
2814 |
|
February |
69,767 |
2492 |
|
December |
58,954 |
1902 |
Here's the breakdown on the top 3 countries that visit Machu Picchu per month. Notice that in May and June, US visitors outnumbered the 2nd country almost 3 times. Spain, Italy and Mexico are on the list but their numbers don't compare to the top 2 countries, Peru and US. In 2018, the total number of US visitors is 259,408 and the total number of Peruvian visitors is 206,641 (Jan 1- Dec 31)
|
Month |
Country with most tickets sold |
2nd |
3rd |
|
January |
Peru 15,570 |
US 12,088 |
Argentina 7636 |
|
February |
Peru 12,347 |
Chile 8580 |
US 8407 |
|
March |
US 19,359 |
Peru 9055 |
Argentina 4579 |
|
April |
US 22,525 |
Peru 8903 |
Argentina 6114 |
|
May |
US 30,887 |
Peru 12,831 |
Brasil 7895 |
|
June |
US 35,933 |
Peru 13,047 |
Brasil 7623 |
|
July |
US 31,059 |
Peru 23,509 |
Brasil 11,000 |
|
August |
Peru 36,706 |
US 25,076 |
France 9114 |
|
September |
US 22,502 |
Peru 21,636 |
Brasil 10,525 |
|
October |
Peru 26,204 |
US 21,728 |
Brazil 6857 |
|
November |
Peru 18,524 |
US 16,962 |
France 5198 |
|
December |
US 12,882 |
Peru 8309 |
Colombia 4016 |
In case you're wondering what age group has the most visitors to Machu Picchu? Age 21-30 leads the pack every month of the year.
About The Author
Jacquie Whitt
Jacquie Whitt and Peruvian native Vidal Jaquehua co-founded Adios Adventure Travel in 2007, with offices in Virginia and Peru. Jacquie brings more than 25 years experience in the adventure travel industry from her management positions at American Youth Hostels & Outward Bound.
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