Pikchu

Pikchu: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Pikchu

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Pikchu — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -13.51366, -71.99575. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pikchu

• Muyuqmarka · fort · Cusco · ~2 km · Must-see
• Museo Histórico Regional · museum · Cusco · ~2 km · Must-see
• Basílica Menor de la Merced · church · Cusco · ~2 km · Must-see
• Inca Museum · museum · Cusco · ~2 km · Must-see
• Templo de la Sagrada Familia · church · Cusco · ~2 km · Must-see
• Cuzco Cathedral · church · Cusco · ~2 km · Must-see
• City of Cuzco · viewpoint · Cusco · ~3 km · Must-see
• San Blas · church · Cusco · ~3 km · Must-see
• Convento de Santo Domingo de Guzmán · church · Cusco · ~3 km · Must-see
• Q'enqo Grande · fort · Cusco · ~3 km · Must-see
• Sacsayhuaman National Archaeological Park · fort · Cusco · ~5 km · Must-see
• Puka Pukara · fort · Cusco · ~6 km · Must-see
• Tampu Mach'ay · fort · Cusco · ~6 km · Must-see
• Sitio arqueológico RumiWasi · fort · Cusco · ~8 km · Must-see
• San Sebastian · church · Cusco · ~8 km · Must-see
• Sitio Arqueológico Wayna Tawqaray · fort · Cusco · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cerro Patacancha · viewpoint · Cusco · ~12 km · Must-see
• Sacred Valley of the Incas · sanctuary · Cusco · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pikchu

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pikchu

• City of Cuzco · viewpoint · Cusco · ~3 km · Must-see
• Cerro Patacancha · viewpoint · Cusco · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ancasmarca · viewpoint · Cusco · ~37 km · Must-see
• Condorhuachana · viewpoint · Cusco · ~40 km · Must-see
• Pucajasa · viewpoint · Cusco · ~44 km · Must-see
• Yanaqucha · viewpoint · Cusco · ~48 km · Must-see
• Huacratanca · viewpoint · Cusco · ~61 km · Must-see
• Llaulliyoc · viewpoint · Cusco · ~69 km · Must-see
• Phutuq K'usi · viewpoint · Cusco · ~88 km · Must-see
• Amparay · viewpoint · Cusco · ~92 km · Must-see

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