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Half-Day Tour from Cusco: Exploring Sacred Valley Moray Ruins & Maras Salt Mines
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12 Ratings
Chinchero
Es la mejor forma de conocer los atractivos turisticos dentro de nuestra region asi como la mejor opcion antes de visitar Machu Picchu.
Es la mejor forma de conocer los atractivos turisticos dentro de nuestra region asi como la mejor opcion antes de visitar Machu Picchu.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Complejo Arqueologico Chinchero - The town of Chinchero lies in the Sacred Valley of Perú between Urubamba and Cusco. The ruins of Chinchero consist of agricultural terraces and temples built by pre-inca civilizations far before the incas, the site could have been used as a country resort but it was mostly used for farming and religious purposes….
- Complejo Arqueologico Chinchero - The town of Chinchero lies in the Sacred Valley of Perú between Urubamba and Cusco. The ruins of Chinchero consist of agricultural terraces and temples built by pre-inca civilizations far before the incas, the site could have been used as a country resort but it was mostly used for farming and religious purposes. Then we will meet a local family who will give us a demonstration of the Andean textiles
- Salinas de Maras - The salt mines of Maras are located to the northwest of the District of Maras in the slope of a hill, then this place has approximately 5000 small wells of salt that are filled with salty water in the epoch of drought that flows of a natural spring that is in the superior part of the wells to then crystallize so that the use of these wells are inherited from many years back of family in family and their existence and exploitation is believed that it is from the beginning of Tahuantinsuyo, Therefore in this tour to Maras Moray and Salineras you will be able to take a souvenir of salt and take magnificent photographs of the unique landscape of this place.
- Moray - Moray is located about 7 kilometers from the town of maras, and is a unique archaeological site in the region of Cusco. This place is composed of circular terraces with irrigation channels that conformed a great agricultural laboratory a prototype of a giant greenhouse, in this place the ancient Peruvians experimented and obtained improvements of plants of different latitudinal floors of Peru.
On the other hand the Andean man consumed a thousand and a half of diverse varieties of potatoes, a hundred and a half of corn, and many other products of these terraces, and also it has great Andean religious importance and inspires a great mysticism to the people specialized in the subject, for this reason currently preserved as a center of Ritual of offerings to the Pachamama.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Tour Guide
- Private transportation
- Tour Guide
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- tips
- Lunch
- tips
Location
Complejo Arqueologico Chinchero
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Jaclyns728
Oct 6, 2024
Fantastic half day sacred valley tour - We had an amazing time on our tour. Our guide Carlos was fantastic and so knowledgeable. He made getting around so easy and took so many photos for us. It was a great way to see these sites and would recommend this to anyone traveling in the sacred valley for the day.
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G9690jxrobh
Sep 19, 2024
Beautiful sites, fantastic guides, and clear communication - My fiancé and I did the sacred valley tour with Carlos yesterday. The experience was one we’ll remember for a long time. Carlos was very knowledgeable about all of the sites, including Pisac, Moray, and Maras salt mines, and he was also personable and able to accommodate doing the tour in English. Michael was also a fantastic driver - we felt very safe with him during the tour. I’m very grateful we booked with Come See Peru and look forward to using them again the next time we’re in town.
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Nomad65511558128
Sep 18, 2024
Can’t say enough good things about Come See Peru! - My partner and I had an amazing experience using Come See Peru tours! This company came highly recommended from friends who used them last year, and they had nothing but great things to say. Michael and Carlos picked us up at our air bnb, were very friendly and courteous, and went over the itinerary of our tour for the day. The guides were very informative, and you can tell they just wanted us to have a great time and see as much as possible. My partner and I also appreciated all of the photos Michael took for us throughout the tour, and enjoyed getting to know them on the drive. All around great company, and very organized!
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653lilingt
Sep 14, 2024
Interesting and well executed tour - Great experience with this agent from starting to liaising through WA with JC to tour day itself. We booked a tour quite last min and comeseeperu was able to arrange for a tour guide and driver. Tour guide , Carlos was very detailed in his explanation, shared with us the history of scared valley and Cusco as we just arrived in the city. The tips and explanation were helpful and we were better to orientate after that. Driver drove stable. Pick up was on time and the tour package itinerary where quite unique as from my research/comparison from other companies, hence that’s the main reason we chose them for our tour.
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Bostontourist4
Aug 30, 2024
Knowledgeable, friendly, excellent private tour in sacred valley - We just got back from a week long trip to Peru and booked couple of private trips through ComeSeePeru (Julio). We contacted comeseeperu for options to visit sacred valley sites on the way from Cusco to Ollantaytambo. Julio worked with us via whatsapp to come up with a trip to see some of the sites. Carlos (Guide) with Michael (Driver) picked us up from Cusco airport and we visited the Alpaca farm, Maras, Moray ruins and got dropped at Ollantaytambo. Carlos was extremely knowledgeable, caring and friendly. Having just arrived in Cusco from Boston, he checked in with us regularly to make sure we were ok with the altitude / travel fatigue. The transportation was a clean / new large comfortable vehicle.
We were highly impressed with the tour, guides and the value for money, that we decided to book a full day customized tour in Cusco when we arrived back in Cusco later in the trip. We combined the archelogical sites with the walking tour in Cusco to cover more sites in our limited day. Ruben (guide) and Florentino (driver) again impressed us with their care, knowledge and professionalism. Ruben is an excellent guide with great pride and knowledge of his culture. We got a deeper appreciation of the beautiful country and its history thanks to Carlos and Ruben. Julio is prompt and responsive to whatsapp messages and was very easy to work with to arrange the tours. We felt we had local friends during our entire trip!
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Sightsee56821599284
May 27, 2024
Amazing tour starting from Cusco Airport! - Amazing tour! We utilized this tour as our transportation from Cusco to our hotel in Urubamba for the night. Cant recommend this enough if you are looking to start the sightseeing right away and check off the Sacred Valley. Albert our guide was kind and informative, had a wonderful time with him. Highly recommend!
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254kellyy
Nov 17, 2023
Sacred Valley Tour from Cusco to Ollantaytambo - I had a wonderful time on the Sacred Valley Tour exploring multiple sites from Cusco to Ollantaytambo! Carlos and Mario took great care of us and enriched our travel experience as we navigated the beautiful landscapes of Peru. Highly recommend booking this tour and tour guides.
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U390kumonicai
Nov 17, 2023
Sacred Valley Tour from Cusco to Ollantaytambo - Come See Peru Tours is responsive and answered all our questions prior to booking. We asked if the half day Sacred Valley Tour to/from Cusco could end in Ollantaytambo instead. Julio Cesar responded quickly and accommodated our schedule.
Our guide Carlos and driver Mario were great as well. Carlos is an excellent guide, his enthusiasm and knowledge of the sites added to experience. I asked many questions and Carlos was able to answer them all kindly.
Very good experience, would book another tour with them.
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78imanv
Jun 6, 2023
Unforgettable experience with Come See Peru - We had such a great time in Peru due to “Come See Peru”. Our guide Carlos and Driver Mario, took care of us like our family. We did 5 days tour with them from picking up from the airport till dropping us off it was just amazing! It was a very personalized experience.
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David
Sep 19, 2022
A perfect way to spend the day! - This was an excellent tour! Carlitos is a great guide and my wife and I really enjoyed spending the day with him. He was friendly and very knowledgeable, too. We recommend this tour to anyone exploring the area!
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