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City itineraries · Peru

Cusco, day by day

Cusco is the Inca capital with Spanish churches built on its temple walls, the gateway to the Sacred Valley and the base for Machu Picchu. Start with three days that let you acclimatise in the city, cross the valley from Pisac to Ollantaytambo, and reach the citadel by the first trains, with the 2026 ticket rules that decide whether you get in.

Updated 12 September 2026 · 5 official sources checked · report an error

Cusco
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3 days in Cusco

3 Days in Cusco
3 days3 Days in CuscoThe Plaza de Armas, Qorikancha, San Blas and Sacsayhuamán, Pisac, Moray, Maras and Ollantaytambo, then the train to Machu Picchu.

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Good to know in Cusco

Machu Picchu tickets and transport

  • Machu Picchu is visited on three circuits with different routes, with entry from 6:00 a.m.; tickets are sold on the Ministry of Culture's platform tuboleto.cultura.pe and in person at the Centro Cultural de Machupicchu Pueblo, which offers 1,000 tickets a day. Foreign adults pay S/152, foreign students S/77 and foreign minors aged 3–17 S/70; entry tolerance is 45 minutes in high season.Source: Dirección Desconcentrada de Cultura de Cusco, Ministry of Culture · checked Sep 2026

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Places and coordinates: Wikidata and Tripwoa's open-data place catalog (Overture Maps Foundation, © OpenStreetMap contributors). Photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each image. Practical rules: the official sources linked in each note, checked in September 2026.

How this plan was made: Tripwoa's planner drafted the day order from real coordinates and typical visit times. Each stop was then reviewed, reordered where needed and rewritten with AI assistance. Walking distances are straight-line estimates, so allow a little extra time on real streets.