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Avoid These Mistakes When Buying Tickets to Machu Picchu
Can travelers buy their own tickets to Machu Picchu? Should they? What are the risks for making a mistake? Do people actually go to Machu Picchu and get turned away if there's an issue with their ticket or document?
You Won't Believe How Many Tickets are Available to Machu Picchu
Hope you're sitting down. If you can't get an entry ticket to Machu Picchu in 2024, you're not doing it right. The number of Machu Picchu tickets available each day exceeds a jaw dropping 10,000.. I'm not making this up. Stay with me. I'll show you my work. The new Machu Picchu ticket platform shows the number of ticke
2025 Machu Picchu Entry Tickets Release Dates
Get ready to buy your Machu Picchu tickets for entry in 2025. The Peru government released the schedule indicating the date that each batch will be available. They do not release all the tickets for the year at one time. As of January 21, 2025, all online ticket availability through December 31 is released.
Machu Picchu Seasonal Hikes Available Easter 2025
"Never look a gift-lama in the mouth" I always say! Without any forewarning, the head honchos at Machu Picchu released tickets for entry in April 2025 and dropped a surprise bonus for entry to the seasonal hikes at Machu Picchu. Valid only for 4 days before Easter.
Are Parts of Machu Picchu Closing? It's Not What You Think
OK. Yes the Peru government has announced a plan to increase the availability of additional Machu Picchu entry tickets in 2024. No. They did not close parts of the the citadel last September 2023 due to heavy tourism. Here we go again. It's not what everyone thinks it is. It appears that a couple of publications are tr
Where are Most Visitors to Machu Picchu Coming From in 2023?
In spite of the rough start in 2023, tourism in Peru is up a whopping 38.5% over the same 7 month period last year (Jan 1-July 30, 2022), Over the same period in 2023, North American travelers made up 24.5%, while Europeans lagged behind at 14.5%. Asian tourists accounted for 3.2% and visitors from Central America made
Bolivia border visa: essential information for US Citizens
It was good while it lasted. After former president Evo Morales was "run out of town" in late 2019, US citizens were no longer required to obtain a visa upon entry to Bolivia.
When are Machu Picchu Tickets Available for the Next Year?
Are you searching for Machu Picchu tickets for 2025? This one blog post should save you a heap of time. "You're welcome!" Machu Picchu tickets for 2025 are not available until January 2025. The official government website only shows availability for one year. Welcome to Peru!
Is the Classic Inca Trail the Only Hike That Goes Into Machu Picchu?
Yes! There is only one trail that literally takes hikers in to Machu Picchu on foot. That's the famous Inca Trail. The only other way to get to Machu Picchu is to take the train to Aguas Calientes and from there you ride the shuttle bus to the main gate.
Qosqo Tales
Our local guides are Andean natives with a passion for bringing their Qechua culture to life. Here are three Andean legends they translated so you can connect with their roots before experiencing the culture for yourself.
Children of the Sun
The Story of the Origin of the People of the Andes
Valicha: A Tale of My Mother's Famed Chicha Brewery in the Andes Mountains
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