Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. 2 days in Cuzco, the honest budget version Two days covers the free city sights and Sacsayhuaman on the Boleto Turistico, not Machu Picchu on any real budget. This is the shortest, cheapest plan in this lineup; the 3-day itinerary is the first one with room for a proper Machu Picchu add-on, building up through the 4-day , 5-day and 6-day versions.

Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. 3 days in Cuzco, the first plan that fits Machu Picchu Three days is the shortest realistic window that adds Machu Picchu onto the free-sights plan: Day 1 acclimatises in Cuzco, Day 2 covers the Sacred Valley on colectivos and the Boleto Turistico, Day 3 goes to the ruins and back.

Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. 4 days in Cuzco, the honest budget version Four days buys real room for Machu Picchu without stretching the budget past reason: Day 1 acclimatises for free, Day 2 works the Sacred Valley on the Boleto Turistico, Day 3 is the one expensive day at Machu Picchu itself, and Day 4 spends the ticket you already own on a near-free Cuzco day.

Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. 5 days in Cuzco, the budget plan with room to spare Five days extends the 4-day plan by one extra day without a second expensive one: Days 1 and 2 acclimatise and cover the Sacred Valley on the Boleto Turistico, Day 3 is the one costly Machu Picchu day, and Days 4 and 5 spend that same ticket on the Southern Valley ruins, then go free entirely on a mirador day instead of a paid extra.

Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. 6 days in Cuzco, the budget plan with the ticket fully used Six days extends the 5-day plan by one more Boleto Turistico day rather than a second expensive one: acclimatise, cover the Sacred Valley, spend the one pricey day at Machu Picchu, add the Southern Valley, rest for free around San Blas, then use the same ticket a final time at Sacsayhuaman and Chinchero.

Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. Cuzco’s real budget wins are free, not Machu Picchu Plaza de Armas, San Blas, and San Pedro Market cost nothing to walk through, and that’s most of a first full day in Cuzco covered for free.