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The Cusco Touristic Ticket and the Religious Circuit Ticket give visitors to Cusco options to see more sites and save money in the process.
The tickets seemed to be confusing to some visitors so I want to quickly explain them here. Please note they do NOT cover every tourist site or museum in Cusco. Many tourists were under that impression when they bought their tickets and I witnessed their frustration several times.
Cusco Touristic Ticket
The Cusco Touristic Ticket (Boleto Turístico del Cusco) is well worth buying. It gives access to up to 16 sites in Cusco and the Sacred Valley (Valle Sagrado):
- The six sites within the city of Cusco are the Pachacuteq Monument (Monumento Pachacuteq), the Qosqo Center of Native Art (Centro Qosqo de Arte Nativo), Regional Historical Museum at Casa del Inca Garcilaso de La Vega (Museo Histórico Regional), Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art (Museo Municipal de Arte Contemporáneo), Museum of Folk Art (Museo de Arte Popular), and the Qorikancha Site Museum (Museo de Sitio del Qorikancha).
- The four sites nearest Cusco are the Inca archaeological sites of Saqsayhuamán, Q’enqo, Pukapukara, and Tambomachay. They can all be visited on a scheduled half day tour usually starting at 2pm and finishing at 6:30pm. You can book it at pretty much every tour office in the city.
- The other six sites further away from Cusco are the Inca archaeological sites of Tipón, Pikillaqta, Chinchero, Moray, Pisac, and Ollantaytambo. I visited all of these sites on three separate organized day trips. Again, you can book at just about any tour office in the city.
Types of Cusco Touristic Tickets
You can purchase a Cusco Touristic Ticket at most of the 16 sites. There are four different types of tickets. The prices below are for foreign nonresidents of Peru and are current as of July 2025:
- The comprehensive ticket includes entry to all 16 sites and is valid for 10 days from the date of purchase. It costs S/130 for adults, S/70 for kids age 10-17 and students age 18-25 with a valid student ID, and free for kids under 10. This is the best deal overall, especially if you plan on visiting several different sites.
- The partial ticket for Circuit I includes entry to the four parks in the Saqsayhuamán Archaeological Park: Saqsayhuamán, Q’enqo, Pukapukara, and Tambomachay. It’s valid for 1 day and costs S/70 or free for kids under 10.
- The partial ticket for Circuit II includes entry to all six sites in Cusco as well as the archaeological sites of Tipón and Pikillaqta on the Sacred Valley Southern Circuit. It’s valid for 2 days and costs S/70 or free for kids under 10.
- The partial ticket for Circuit III includes entry to the four main archaeological sites in the Sacred Valley and the Maras-Moray circuit: Chinchero, Moray, Pisac, and Ollantaytambo. It’s valid for 2 days and costs S/70 or free for kids under 10.
You’ll need your passport to both purchase your ticket and enter the sites. Tickets are non-transferable. Working hours for each site are listed on the back along with a map. When you visit a site, a hole is punched in the ticket. Furthermore, if you plan on taking a tour to the archaeological sites in the Sacred Valley, the tour companies will ask that you purchase a ticket before the tour. Check the official website for more info.
Religious Circuit Ticket
The other ticket is called the Religious Circuit Ticket (Boleto del Circuito Religioso). It focuses on six of the main religious sites in Cusco. The cost for foreigners is S/50 for adults, S/25 for kids age 8-17, and free for kids under 8 (as of July 2025). It can be purchased at any of the sites listed on the ticket. Like the Cusco Touristic Ticket, it’s good for 10 days and non-transferable. A map with working hours of each site is on the back.
Three of the sites are located in one place – the Cathedral, Church of Triumph (Iglesia El Triunfo), and the Temple of the Holy Family (Templo de la Sagrada Familia). They’re the most interesting and beautiful of the sites listed on the ticket. The other sites are the Church of San Cristóbal (Templo de San Cristóbal), the Church of San Blas (Iglesia de San Blas), and the Archiepiscopal Museum (Museo Arzobispal) at the Archbishop’s Palace (Palacio Arzobispal).
