• Date: june 24.
• Start: Show in Sacsayhuamán starts at 2 pm.
• Show duration: 2 hours approximately.
• Ticket Type: Entrance to orange zone (recommended) / red zone / green zone.
• Optional: Entrance to seat in Coricancha (9 am) / Tourist transport / Box lunch.
• Not included: Transportation, tour guide or food (optional services).
• Payment methods: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club, PayPal.

• Every June 24 in the city of Cusco, history, tradition, music and lots of color are breathed. That day the capital of the Inca empire celebrates Inti Raymi, a massive celebration whose origins date back to the Inca era (15th century). The festivities are throughout the city, but mainly in three points: Coricancha, Main Square and Sacsayhuamán. In this last sacred place, the most important show takes place, whose entrance is with one of the three tickets available: the ticket to the orange zone, the ticket to the red zone or the ticket to the green zone. To appreciate it, the tourist must buy one of these tickets, with an estimated anticipation of 2 months before. Recommended!

• The tickets to Inti Raymi allow you to appreciate the famous staging on the Sacsayhuamán esplanade. The show starts at 2 pm on average. The Inca ruler presides over the homage to the sun god, Inti. The show lasts approximately 2 hours. Tickets are divided into three types of seats: seats in the orange zone, seats in the red zone and seats in the green zone. Any of the three tickets allows you to enjoy this incredible show with nearly five hundred actors and actresses from Cusco. Here you can buy tickets safely and in advance. Remember that the ticket must be purchased 1 or 3 months before. Availability is limited.

Show in Coricancha (Optional seat)

• The Inti Raymi show takes place on June 24 every year.
• The first show takes place on the Coricancha esplanade with a staging in which the Inca emperor pays homage to the sun god, Inti.
• Emissaries from all corners of the empire dance and pay homage to the sun to the rhythm of live music on Inca instruments.
• The show in Coricancha starts at 9 am and lasts approximately 40 minutes. It does not require tickets (visitors can see it standing from the place they find -reduced spaces-).
• However, for an additional cost, the tourist can request entry to the only seat of the show in Coricancha. Recommended!

Show in Main Square (There are no seats)

• The second show takes place in the Main Square of Cusco, a sacred place where the Huacaypata or main square of Inca ceremonies used to function in the 15th century.
• There is a music show and the presence of hundreds of actors and actresses from Cusco who play the representatives of all the “suyos” or regions of the Inca empire.
• The Inca emperor, the coya (wife) and all his royal entourage make a coca leaf offering in honor of the sun god, just as it was done in Inca times.
• At the end all the actors and actresses parade around the square.
• The show in the Main Square begins at 11 am and lasts approximately 40 minutes. It does not require entrance tickets as all attendees can see it standing from the best location they can find.
• Due to the large number of people, it is recommended to find a space about two hours before.

Show in Sacsayhuamán (With tickets)

• The third show, the main one, takes place on the Sacsayhuamán esplanade, located on the outskirts of the city of Cusco (about 1.5 kilometers on foot).
• The show takes place around a stage whose entrance is allowed with the purchase of the entrance ticket in three zones or seats: the orange zone, the red zone or the green zone.
• Cusqueños also usually watch the show for free, but they must walk up a hill away from the stage. The place is filled with many people, so the best experience is achieved by buying an entrance ticket.
• The show in Sacsayhuamán starts at 2 pm and lasts an average of 2 hours. The Inca emperor leads the offerings to the sun god. The sacrifice of an auquénido (recreation) is carried out. Then all the representatives of the four ‘suyos’ perform a show in Quechua and to the rhythm of music.
• The show is in Quechua, the language of the Incas. The end is at 4 pm with the parade of all the actors and actresses around the esplanade of Sacsayhuamán.

• Entrance to the Inti Raymi show on the Sacsayhuamán esplanade (orange zone, red zone or green zone).
• Entrance to the Inti Raymi show in Coricancha (optional for extra payment).
• Tourist transport (optional for extra payment).
• Official tour guide (optional within the all-inclusive tour).
• Lunch or any type of food (optional for extra payment).

• Passport (or identity document).
• Hat or cap.
• Comfortable clothes.
• A windbreaker jacket.
• Sunscreen.
• Sunglasses.
• Snacks and drinks.
• Comfortable slippers.
• Photographic camera.

• The city of Cusco is located at 3,399 meters above sea level. At that altitude it is common to feel the symptoms of altitude sickness such as: fatigue, nausea, migraine and even drowsiness. However, the symptoms disappear after two days, as the organism adapts to the mountainous geography.
• However, for better acclimatization it is recommended to avoid fatty foods and alcoholic beverages.