Explore the Chinchero ruins, palace walls and terraces
The Chinchero ruins bring together an urban area of residential and ceremonial architecture and an agricultural area of terraces. The palaces are associated with Túpac Inca Yupanqui. Seeing these two parts together helps put the site into perspective: the stonework belongs to a place of settlement and ceremony as well as a worked landscape. Leave room in your day to look at both.
For planning, separate the archaeological entrance from the journey and guiding. The Boleto Turístico is the cultural-site ticket; the private excursions compared here provide transport and a guide, with admission extra. Use the Chinchero village guide for an overview, or the weaving page if textiles are another priority for your visit.
Our picks: private visits
Our take: Choose the private valley departure if you stay in the Sacred Valley, or the Cusco departure for pickup there. Allow separately for entrance fees.
Hand-picked tours, booked through GetYourGuide. Prices are indicative starting prices in US dollars (as of November 2026). Tap a tour for live availability and the current price in your currency.
Private Sacred Valley trip from Cusco
- Private transportation
- Professional tour guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
The route includes a Chinchero stop. Entrance fees are extra.
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Private valley visit with local tastings
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Lunch
- Tasting of local salts
The visit also includes chocolate tasting and a weaving demonstration. Entrance fees are extra.
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Private Sacred Valley outing from the valley
- Private transportation
- Expert local guide
Drop-off is at your hotel in the valley or Cusco according to your booking. The partial tourist ticket and salt mine entry are extra.
Check availability →Private visits to Chinchero and the Sacred Valley
Compare private transport and guided routes through Chinchero. Archaeological-site and salt-mine admissions are additional expenses.
The church and colonial history
The church stands on palace walls at the main square. A historical inventory dated 27 September 2023 records its completion in 1607. This juxtaposition of Inca masonry and a colonial church is part of the interest of Chinchero’s built landscape. Consider the church’s setting alongside the terraces rather than treating the village as a single isolated monument.
Arrange any intended interior visit separately and ask about access for your date. Build the archaeological visit around the palace walls, terraces and exterior setting, with time for walking between the parts you intend to see. Treat church access and any church admission as a separate part of the plan from the archaeological tourist ticket.
Boleto Turístico Circuit III and entrance prices
Circuit III covers Chinchero, Moray, Pisac and Ollantaytambo. The Maras salt mines require separate admission. This matters when comparing a route that combines Chinchero with Moray and Maras: the same vehicle may take you to several stops, but the admission arrangements remain separate. The Cusco day-trip guide explains that combination.
At the tariff checked on 11 November 2026, the partial Circuit III ticket costs 70 PEN for foreign adults and 40 PEN for Peruvian adults. The foreign-adult partial ticket has a two-day validity. The integral ticket costs 130 PEN for foreign adults and 70 PEN for Peruvian adults, with ten-day validity. Eligible foreign students and young visitors pay 70 PEN for the integral BEE ticket; eligible Peruvian students and young visitors pay 40 PEN for the integral BEN ticket, also valid for ten days.
Choose the ticket category around the cultural sites you plan to visit and your eligibility. Prices above are in Peruvian soles, separate from the excursion prices. For the national partial ticket, ask the ticket office about the validity applying to your purchase. Avoid buying the ticket well ahead of the days on which you intend to use it.
Personal purchase and the documents to bring
Buy the Boleto Turístico in person. Advance purchase is not required, and validity begins on the purchase date. Carry the ticket together with your identity document; the ticket is non-transferable. Transport and guiding are separate services. The excursions on this page are private outings with additional entrance costs, so compare their routes as well as their starting points.
Children aged nine and under enter without payment under the general ticket FAQ. Visitors aged ten to seventeen use an identity document for the student category. Students aged eighteen to twenty-five need a valid student card or ISIC. Residents with a valid Carné de extranjería or proof of permanent residence may qualify for the promotional tariff; bring the relevant documents when arranging the purchase.
Plan the visit time and respect the site
Check current visiting hours for your date and allow room for the ticket purchase and walking. Keep church arrangements separate when planning the day. A timed pickup for a private excursion is a transport arrangement, so discuss the intended archaeological visit as part of the route.
Park rules prohibit food, animals, camping, alcohol and drugs, and climbing or marking walls. Drones and commercial photography require permission. Keep these rules in mind if combining archaeology with another activity: a picnic or an animal-accompanied walk needs its own appropriate setting. The hiking guide discusses local walking options and altitude.
Choose a private guided route with admission extra
The ten-hour private route starting at accommodation in the Sacred Valley includes private transport and a local guide, with drop-off in the valley or Cusco according to the booking. Admission and lunch are extra. The six-hour private outing from Cusco includes hotel pickup and return, private transport and a professional guide; its Chinchero stop takes in the textile centre and terraces. Meals and admission are extra.
The ten-hour private route with salt tasting includes hotel pickup and drop-off, a live guide, a Chinchero visit and weaving demonstration, other Sacred Valley stops, lunch, a salt-harvesting demonstration, and salt and chocolate tastings. Entrance fees remain extra. Confirm the pickup point for the selected option. Compare these starting arrangements on the private tours page.
Frequently asked questions
Does the tourist ticket include the Maras salt mines?
Circuit III covers Chinchero, Moray, Pisac and Ollantaytambo. Plan the Maras salt-mine entrance separately, including when both places are visited on the same excursion.
Are these tours Chinchero entrance tickets?
They are private guided excursions with transport. Site admission is extra, so budget for the appropriate Boleto Turístico as well as the excursion.
When does ticket validity begin?
It begins on the day of purchase. Buy in person, carry your identity document with the ticket and choose the category that fits your planned cultural-site visits.