Cusco Day Tour: Explore Maras, Moray and Salineras Salt Flats
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Explore the fascinating towns and villages around Cusco without the hassle of driving or figuring out bus timetables. Head for Maras where you can sample some ‘chicha’ (corn drink), then learn about Inca engineering and agricultural practices at the Moray archaeological site. Afterward, visit Salineras to see the striking salt mines.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Chinchero - Our guide will pick you up from your hotel between 8:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. approx.

We will start by visiting a local house located in the community of Chinchero where we will have an exhibition of textiles, techniques rescued by local people practiced in the time of the Incas.

  • Moray - After this visit we will go to the archaeological center of Moray which is located 38 km from the city of Cusco, Moray is considered an Inca agricultural laboratory. Which is made up of 4 muyus or circles, which are concentric circular platforms, the deepest is 80 meters of depression with the lowest platform 36 meters. diameter. Temperature variations ranging from 0.5 to 1.5 °C per platform are also found within the platforms, which can reproduce up to 20 different types of microclimates.
  • Salinas de Maras - After this beautiful visit we go to the Salineras de Maras, as their name indicates, they are salt mines made up of around 7000 small pools, each pool producing approximately 50 to 80 kilos of salt per station. These are watered by an underground salt water spring, this process is completely natural and lasts almost two months for a growing season, Maras Salt is in high demand and the highest quality variety is Pink mineral salt.
  • Cusco - We return to Cusco where our tour ends approx. at 2:00 p.m., thus culminating our tour to the salt mines of Maras.
What's Included
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off for ease and convenience
  • Comfortable transport throughout the tour
  • Knowledgeable English-speaking guide for a more informative experience
  • Intimate small group tour for a personalized touch
  • Complimentary bottled water to stay hydrated
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Entrace ticket (80 peruvian sol)
  • We suggest you to do this tour after sacred valley so you can use same ticket for both tours
  • Entry/Admission - Salinas de Maras (10 peruvian sol)
  • Entry/Admission - Moray (130 peruvian sol) Dentro del Boleto Turistico
  • Entry/Admission - Complejo Arqueologico Chinchero (130 peruvian sol) dentro del Boleto Turistico
Location
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Tourists will be found by name or the tour guide will carry a flag for the tourist to identify their tour
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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