Kuelap Ruins | Tourist Attraction

March 22nd, 2024 by poudredescampette.com

The site is still under construction. Price is 30 sol for adults and 2 sol for children. You must book on internet at least the day before. Personally we were disappointed, between the works, the guards who stick you to the pants and the closed information center we found it a little expensive. We came by the south track from Nogalcucho, it is in good condition. On the other hand, the parking lot is tiny and it is clearly not for the large vehicle.

February 1st, 2024 by natze.p.1994

You need to buy the tickets at least two days in advance and the price is now 30sol per person. There is only a small part of kuelap open right now. We were done in under 30 minutes. Might be a cool place when the renovations are done but right now not worth the money and effort to get there.

January 22nd, 2024 by ATeamOnTheRoad

Closed on Monday’s.
They kindly let us in as we had driven up from Nuevo Tingo not realising the whole site was closed on Monday’s.
The security guard kindly let us in whilst the restoration work was going on.
Numerous land/ rock slides on the road up, but all passable in our 2wd.

October 22nd, 2023 by mkuniakova

Yea, the central part is partly open, but unfortunately not the highlights (Pueblo alto, Tintero).
But, as it’s only partly open, the entrance is free - you just have to register online, link in the comment below. The staff said, the works are meant to end in January 24 and then it will be open all.

October 10th, 2023 by ea.goingsomewhere

Kuélap is open, but works with the Machu Picchu system now. So you have to register online in advance to get one of the very limited slots.
it took us a really long time to first find the actual mail address ([email protected]) where we could write to. 2 days later we got a link where we needed to register online for a date and a 45min time slot (https://www.joinnus.com/events/art-culture/chachapoyas-zona-arqueologica-monumental-kuelap-57246).

I would recommend getting your tickets 48h in advance, because we couldn't get them for our stay (even in October in rainy season).

hope that helps everyone who wants to get up to the archeological site :)

August 28th, 2023 by gogogauthiers.blogspot.com

Kuelap is open again!
You can see the central sector and replica house. (Pueblo Alto, North and South Sector and Templo Mayor are not accessible to toruists at this time).

It seems like it is closed on Mondays (only security guard, archaeologists, and cable car maintenance people around)

June 27th, 2023 by Hibiscus

still closed. temporarely since 15 months now
cablecar(25 sol) and museum (free) open.

April 23rd, 2023 by La_Fordtuga

Still closed, under construction. Museum is open.

October 16th, 2022 by journeytosoul2018

The entrance to the fortress is still closed. You can see a replica of a house and the outer wall of the citadel. That’s it. The view of the cable car was nice though. Inform up ahead. Nobody at the ticket office of the cable car will tell you that it’s closed.

June 15th, 2022 by tigr_zo

Kuelap Ruins are CLOSED at this time !! There was an earthquake 2months ago which have made the whole thing unstable and unsafe, so the cable car is also closed. Hopefully they get $ from the govt soon to fix and open again, so the townsfolk have some income.

March 3rd, 2020 by dgrolfe

Currently the main entrance (the narrow slit in the wall that you see in a lot of the photos) is covered in plastic for construction....so can’t see it. Ground are very small, but still interesting. With the walk up and down, takes about 2 hours.

30sol entrance, 15sol if you want a horse, 21sol cable car.

November 23rd, 2019 by bradyanddanica

We drove all the way up here. The dirt road was okay and we made it just fine in our 2WD. There is parking space to leave your vehicle while you visit the ruins (no size restriction). 30 soles per adult, pay at the entrance before you start walking up the path. Only 4 signs in the entire archaeological site but we thought it was still worth it. We got there right at 8:00am so we had it all to ourselves for 2 hours! Nobody else around except staff. We really enjoyed it and would definitely recommend.

February 10th, 2019 by Gran Viaje

20.8pp for the cable car & 30pp entry. imho only worth for ruins lovers. there are only 4 info signs at the site. many selfie-crazy peruvians on sunday.

August 31st, 2018 by foodailleurs

Information : When you come here by the hike from Viejo Tinto . If you want come back by the cable ,you have to pay a full ticket ( the price to come at the ruins and come back at the city ). The prices are the same for the children . There is no car ,or another cheaper solution to go down . It's could be better to know that before hike.

April 25th, 2018 by polarsteps.com

Wonderful, amazing ruïns of Kuelap. A beautiful well maintained site. Let's your imagination flow. You will pay 20S for the cable car and don't forget to buy your entrance ticket at the Billeteria on the square at the top of the cable car. We did not know and had to pay at the ruins, otherwise we had to walk the stairs 1 km back all the way.

November 24th, 2017 by sistercab

Site of Kuelap ruins. There is now a cable car/teleferico that runs from Tingo Nuevo town to the parking lot of the ruins (then a 2.5km hike or horse ride from parking lot to ruins). Cable car costs $20 Peruvian Soles roundtrip per person. Although sometimes the power goes out, in which case the cable car stops functioning for 30 minutes or so. You can also drive or hike the entire way from town to the parking lot. Go early if you want to beat the crowds.

November 24th, 2017 by sistercab

They are continuously working on restoration. Stay on the designated trail to help protect the sites.

February 20th, 2017 by cruisingsouth.com

No more camping here. They recommend we head down to Floriz house. Also on iOverlander

December 7th, 2016 by BK EXPLORE

Oh, and no dogs allowed here, we left our dog in the camper no problem.

December 6th, 2016 by BK EXPLORE

The guards were very nice and have a designated spot for overlanders, we weren't the only ones and they mentioned "many" came by. It is a spectacular site, 20s per person to get in, free to camp. Bathrooms are open from 7:30-5pm . We got water for our camper from a huge rain water tank they have via Venturi. (With our own hose) . The interpretation center is now complete and there is enough information to not have to get a guide. The cable car was finished but will be open in 2 weeks aprox for Christmas 2016. The site is going through some conservation , they said in 9 months from now it would be completed, you can still visit it tho.

September 3rd, 2016 by kasbah.ch

It is believed that once there lived 3000 people in this city, and there were more than 300 houses, many of which are still present as 1-3 m high circular walls. A spectacular site if you like ruins.PEN 20 p.p., open daily 8-17. However, the entire operation is managed badly. The Interpretation Center was closed, the information provided within the ruins is veeery little, no water in the toilets, the book of complaints was missing. But worst of all: the self-acclaimed guides for hire at the base of the main ramparts are unprofessional and certainly not worth the PEN 40 (or "guide" was Olga Susana Vargas Something). So, it's a fantastic site to look at but BYO archeological and history guide or information.