WHAT IS BTG – CUSCO TOURIST TICKET
Tourist Ticket in Cusco, How much does the tourist ticket in Cusco cost?, Where can i buy the Cusco Tourist ticket?
BTG is the abbreviation of BOLETO TURÍTSTICO GENERAL in spanish which means Tourist Ticket or Tourist Pass in Cusco, there are 10 archaeological sites and 6 museums included in this ticket.
Pisaq and Ollantaytambo are for most of the visitors the best places which nobody has to skip when they have the Tourist Ticket, however Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Puca Pucara, Tambomachay, Pikillaqta, Tipon, Moray and Chinchero being Inca sites part of this ticket are also important showing a complete and different perspective to the others.
Besides the 10 archaeological sites included in the Cusco Tourist Ticket, there are some other attractives involved as well, the Popular Art Museum, Museum of Site “Qoricancha”, Regional Historical Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Monument of Inca Pachacuteq and the Cusco Native Art Show Center.
People interested to get the Cusco Tourist Ticket may know the following tip, it is not necessary to book the Cusco Tourist Ticket far in advance, you can get it when you are in Cusco City, there is an office at Sol Avenue, half a block from the main square, as well as all attractives part of the Tourist Ticket has a stand at the gate where you can buy it.
There are some differences between the Cusco Tourist Ticket, The full Cusco Tourist Ticket which covers all the attractives mentioned before and the partial tickets divided in three. One of the partial Cusco Tourist Ticket is for the Sacred Valley Tour, it covers the Inca Sites of Pisaq, Ollantaytambo, Chinchero and Moray, the second Partial Tourist Ticket is for the Inca Sites in Cusco like Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay and the last Partial Tourist Ticket is for the museums plus the archaeological sites of Pikillaqta and Tipon.
The validity to use the Cusco Tourist ticket in any of its versions is different, the full Tourist Ticket is valid for 10 consecutive days after purchasing it and any of the Partial Cusco Ticket is valid for 02 consecutive days.
The prices of the Tourist Tickets in Cusco are as the following list shows:
130.00 Soles Full Ticket for Foreign Adult.
70.00 Soles Partial Ticket for Foreign Adult.
70.00 Soles Full Ticket for Foreign Student.
70.00 Soles Full Ticket for National Adult.
40.00 Soles Partial Ticket for National Adult.
40.00 Soles Full Ticket for National Student.
Peru Hiking Tours suggest to purchase the Tourist Ticket once you have your clear dates and places to visit, get informed about the attractives included in the Cusco Tourist Ticket to have a better experience.
