Agree with everything post 1 said with one small change. You only need to buy months in advance if you are hiking the Inca Trail. If you want to hike Huayana Picchu, a few weeks in advance is sufficient. If you are just visiting MP, even a few days in advance is OK.

Blackjack2001. I contacted the officials as we are visiting very early january 2015 and were unable to buy tickets. They replied saying they will not be available until late december 2014. Bit unfortunate to have to buy air tickets, accommodation and plan without tickets to the main attraction.

Has anyone ever used either of the websites below? We are trying to find a reputable online travel agency and these three keep coming up, but i cant find any reviews on them anywhere. Not sure whether to trust them or not. Some of them say they email you the tickets and some say you make your reservation through them and go to the gov't website www.machupicchu.gob.pe and then enter your code and print the tickets. I know you can sometimes buy them on that site, but it seems as if scores of people have trouble, so i am looking at other options.

- http://www.ticket-machupicchu.com/

- http://ticketmachupicchu.com/

- http://www.machupicchuticket.com/

thanks for any insight!!

Poppynz --

I sympathize with your situation but, sadly, the Peruvian gov't does not seem terribly concerned that their ticketing policies inconvenience and worry independent travelers. If you are using a local agency, they certainly will have the necessary contacts to make sure you get into MP. But even without agency's help, I'd be very surprised if you have any problems getting a ticket. I've yet to read a story about a traveler who's showed up in Aguas Calientes and was told "sorry, you can't visit MP." And since you're going off-season, they're not going to be "full" anyway.

what local agencies for purchase of MP tickets are reputable in Olly. As we are heading directly there, rather than cuzco?

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