INFORMATION ABOUT THE MACHU PICCHU MOUNTAIN
What is the Machu Picchu Mountain? What is the price of the Machu Picchu Mountain? Is it easy to climb the Machu Picchu Mountain?
They are questions that many of the visitors to our world wonder ask themselves, and of course, it is with a good reason why the question comes to mind, since there is not a complete and clear information, people confuse the ascent to Machu Picchu Mountain and the visit to the Inca Citadel.
The Machu Picchu Mountain is one of the highest peaks near the Inca Citadel of Machu Picchu, today there is an alternative option to hike up to the top, taking advantage of the magnificent views during the journey and above all, falling in love with the stunning panorama which it offers when reaching the top.
The average hike time to reach the top of Machu Picchu Mountain is 1 hour and 30 minutes for those people in good physical conditions and between 30 minutes to 1 additional hour for those enthusiasts who have in mind to conquer the summit.
The purpose of ascending to the top of Machu Picchu Mountain is to have a wonderful view of the entire Machu Picchu archaeological center, as well as the Machu Picchu Canyon. The view offers a 360 degrees angle opposite to the view from the top of Huaynapicchu Mountain, visitors take this route as an alternative option when the tickets for Huaynapicchu Mountain are sold out.
If climbing the Machu Picchu Mountain is in your expectations, first, you must be sure to do this hike, since it involves a lot of physical effort and second, you must check if there are available spots, this optional hike is not a very commercial or in-demand route, but it is a park with quite narrow areas, the number of available tickets is limited.
Nowadays, with the New Circuits in Machu Picchu created in 2024, the Machu Picchu Mountain route is part of the Circuit 1 in Machu Picchu Park.
The entry time for Machu Picchu Mountain is divided in 2 schedules, the first starting at 6:00 in the morning and the second at 8:00 in the morning and the maximum time to spend at the top of the Mountain is limited until 12:00 noon, considering that the Machu Picchu Park rangers will be in charge of controlling the influx. Visitors need to be clear that access to the Mountain is not permitted if you go over the entry time.
Regarding the price, it is not a considerable addition that you have to pay, it is an extra 20.00 US dollars to the Machu Picchu Citadel ticket, for example, the entrance ticket to Machu Picchu costs 45.00 usd and if you want to go up to the Mountain, the price of the ticket including the Machu Picchu Mountain should be 65.00 dollars. In addition, you may consider that the nowadays Machu Picchu Mountain ticket will not allow you to pass to the Inca Citadel of Machu Picchu.
Peru Hiking Tours is a local Travel Operator that can guarantee buying your entrance ticket for both, the Inca Citadel of Machu Picchu as well as for Machu Picchu Mountain. We recommend to get clearly informed about the entrance times, prices, capacity and all that Machu Picchu Mountain Ticket implies before making your purchase, a misinformation could cause you a bad experience on your visit to Machu Picchu.
