Chinchero and Maras Moray Tour: Incan Sites Exploration and Salt Pools Scenery
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Maras
Embark on a captivating half-day tour of Chinchero and Maras Moray, where you'll discover ancient Incan sites, marvel at the stunning salt pools of Salineras, and immerse yourself in the rich textile traditions of the Andean weavers.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Moray - Pick up from your hotel at 8:00 am and drive towards Chinchero, very popular for its local market, colonial church, and agricultural terraces. We will spend plenty of time in this place before we start driving along the mountains until Moray, famous because of the circular terraces where the Inca engineers used to adapt the product to different climates. Then Drive towards Maras Village and Salineras (Salt Flats), discover the history, process, and benefits of salt. Then, start the journey back to Cusco arriving around 13:30 pm back to your hotel.
CHINCHERO; Located at 45 minutes’ drive from Cusco famous because it’s the local market, colonial church, and the farming terraces.
MORAY, Located at 3,500 meters (11,500 ft.) compound by 4 circular terraces each of them has its own irrigation system.
SALT MINES. Salineras have more than 3000 thousand pounds where locals harvest salt through the evaporation process.
What's Included
- Private transportation throughout the tour
- Hotel pick-up service included
- Medical kit available on all tours
- Guidance by a professional local tour guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Embark on a captivating half-day journey around Cusco with our Maras Moray and Chinchero tour, the perfect precursor to your extensive trek to Machu Picchu. Begin your adventure with the spiral terraces at Moray, explore the charming village of Maras, marvel at the numerous salt basins at Salinas, and partake in a Textile showcase at Chinchero while exploring its archaeological site.
Noteworthy features of the Maras Moray and Chinchero Tour:
- Exploration of significant Inca landmarks at Chinchero and Moray
- Visit to the Salineras and its impressive collection of over 3,000 salt pools
- Engagement with Andean weavers, direct descendants of the Incas, and understanding their craft
- Trip to the city known for its portraits, Maras, once involved in salt making
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
Location
Moray
Moray, Valle Sagrado de los Incas
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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S7363rscraigs
Dec 12, 2023
Sacred Valley tour with private guide and driver. - Trexperience did a great job for me on my private driving tour of Sacred Valley!
My guide Katia was on time and she really knew her Inca history! Katia explained so many things! We visited Piscay, Moray, and Ollantambo in a full day. Highly recommended to do this tour!
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Apsmarpaung
Jan 15, 2022
Look Nowhere Else; Pick Trexperience - We, a group of 3 persons, had a very memorable trip to Cuzco with Elisban and Elvis for 4 days. They were very flexible to any last-minute changes due to, for instance, flight delay. Elisban, the tour guide, is also a good photographer and always spare us enough time to take photos by ourselves (we were a group of people that love to take photos). That being said, Elisban is also an eager timekeeper; he always reminded us when we were behind the schedule. All in all, he ensured that we could experience Cuzco to it's fullest. Elvis, the driver, was very helpful too.
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Jaryuda
Jan 8, 2022
Amazing! Would love to do it again, for sure! - You should try this tour! You will get all highlights of the Incas history and it was amazing! The TreExperience tour is one of the best tours to have the experience with. Not only the price is affordable yet you will get five stars service. The team is very helpful, and my tour guide, Elisban, was very nice and always know how to resolve all of the issues we have during the trip.
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Fitrianug
Jan 8, 2022
Love the whole trip! - It was such an amazing experience with TreXperience. They are very accommodating and flexible for our whole trip in Peru. Our tour guide Elisban provide the best service and explanation throughout our trip. We also got the best driver Elvis, who is always on time and helpful to bring us to every spot we visited. Though we visited Peru during the pandemic, all of the trip always followed a strict covid 19 protocols so we feel really safe during our trip here.
Would really recommend this trip for everyone and can’t wait to go back and do the whole Inca Trail trip. Muchas gracias TreXperience!
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