We would like to do this without a travel agency. There is a government website to purchase tickets. Are the tickets sent? Has anyone done this? It seems new.

Supposedly, yes, you can do this. The website:

www.machupicchu.gob.pe

is a government site that sells tickets in advance and allows you to pay by Visa. The site says its bilingual, and yet sections (for example the FAQ section that explains the process) are in Spanish only.

I've never done it myself, so I won't vouch for how it works, and I'm not recommending it one way or another. If you try it and have success, report back.

apulodge.com in ollantaytambo.org good info

cheapest to buy the backpacker train there

I have done it cost $29 a couple of years ago

probably more now but did not use an agent at all

saved a tonne a piece of cake both ways.

andeantravelweb.com best non biased general info site for you

Happy Researching!

"Supposedly" is key. I'm not sure it's likely to be a successful venture.

I would just wait and buy them in cash (Peruvian Nuevo Soles) in Cusco or in Aguas Calientes town.

This assumes, of course, that you are not talking about buying them for the 7th of July.

Not only cash and not only Peruvian currency, but the office in Aguas Calientes expects you to pay with exact change too. They've become kind of pains about that.

And it isn't like they'd pick a nice even number. 126 Nuevo Soles. Be sure to save that small change.

Good website for advance ticket purchases, but I am unable to select a child and a student. It looks I have to select 4 adults only and later, entering age and student card the price does not change, 148 each as for 4 adults

Yes, people have noticed this. I guess they want to see the student IDs and Child in person to verify.

Thank you for all the help

There has been quite a kerfuffle with tourists of all nationalities being affected. Monday there was a protest which blocked the busses as well as chaos at the ticket offices.

Apparently some additional tickets have been added along with a new route or routes for the next few weeks. The website seems to have become completely jammed as news has leaked out.


News report, sorry Spanish only. Hopefully someone more fluent than myself can confirm the details. There is minimal reporting on this in the international English Language press.

http://elcomercio.pe/peru/946265/not...ormalizo-cusco

For those with limited command of the Spanish language, below is the google translate of the news report link posted by mlgb.

http://translate.google.ca/translate...ormalizo-cusco