# Machu Picchu: Opening hours and entrance fees to Machu Picchu for 2022

- Link: https://www.machupicchu-trips.com/machu-picchu/
- Published: 2021-11-13T14:41:26+00:00
- Author: adminweb

## Recently, the government has improved the new regulation for visiting and the entrance fees to Machu Picchu for 2022

Tourists visiting the Inca Citadel of Machu Picchu must be accompanied by a licensed
guide for tour within the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu. The size of the groups will
be limited to a maximum of 8 people per group with a guide.

The Price of the Ticket will remain the same at 152 Peruvian soles (US $ 46.45) 
for foreign adults and S /. 64 soles for Peruvians. Those who want to spend a whole
day in the Inca Citadel will have to pay two entries, since the validity of the 
entrance ticket for [Tour to Machu Picchu](https://www.machupicchu-trips.com/tours/)
is 3 hours for each turn. Tickets are available on the official Machu Picchu website:
machupicchumagico.gob.pe and can also be purchased from tour operators like SUNRISE
PERU TREK.

“We anticipate that the new system introduced by the Department of Culture will 
regulate the flow of travelers entering the site and help preserve the authenticity
of this national treasure,” said Tony Mason, CEO of the Latin American Travel Association(
LATA).

In the morning, a maximum of 3,267 people will be allowed to enter, including those
entering the Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu mountains and those of the Inca Trail
network and the western access.

The entrance hours are activated from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the stay in the Inca
citadel of Machu Picchu will be done within a maximum of 3 hours. You will not be
able to enter before the entrance time to Machu Picchu. If you can enter Machu Picchu
after the time indicated on the entrance ticket.

For our tourists from Cusco who wish to enter the Inca Citadel for free, they can
do so by making an online reservation.

The tourists benefiting from the special systems are the citizens of Cusco and the
residents of Cusco who benefit from the social tourism programs, by virtue of the
agreement signed each year between the Decentralized Directorate of Culture of Cusco
and the Directorate of Foreign Trade and tourism (Dircetur) Cusco, before booking
and according to the load capacity for each day of the year.

There are several option to enjoy [Machu Picchu Tours](https://www.machupicchu-trips.com/machupicchu/)
with less worry; for it you can contact to authorized tour operators like SUNRISE
PERU TREK.