Moray and Maras Salt Mines Tour: Experience Incan Agricultural Sites & Handmade Salt Production

Embark on a journey through typical villages and stunning landscapes with our Moray and Maras Salt Mines Tour. Explore the Incan agricultural sites of Moray and witness the traditional handmade salt production at Maras Salt Mines.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Moray - On this day, we will visit beautiful Inca villages with their colonial houses. During this unique and enjoyable journey, we will appreciate the treasures that this sacred land holds.

We will start the day by visiting the experimental agricultural terraces of Moray. These are a group of circular terraces that can reach depths of up to 150 meters. According to historians, these constructions served as an important Inca agricultural laboratory since their platforms were built with their respective irrigation canals, each of which had a microclimate. What stands out the most is the difference in average annual temperature between the top and bottom of the depressions, with a difference of up to 15°C.

  • Maras - Next, we will head to the colonial town of Maras, which preserves its Andean traditions and customs. We can admire its beautiful architecture and houses with colonial-style stone doors.
  • Salinas de Maras - Finally, we will visit the Salinas de Maras. These salt mines continue to be exploited to this day, where farmers work daily, just as they did in Inca times. At the end of the tour, we will return to Cuzco and drop you off at your hotel.
What's Included
  • Agency services
  • Bilingual Tourist Guide (Spanish and English)
  • Round-trip transportation
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fee - Moray (S/.70 Soles)
  • Entrance fee - Salinas de Maras (S/. 10 Soles)
  • Food, drinks and snacks
Additional Information

This Maras Moray and Salt Mines package was created for people seeking new and exciting experiences, a journey through typical villages and beautiful landscapes. Visit to the impressive archaeological complex of Moray, which features incredible circular terraces (agricultural platforms) showcasing the advanced agricultural technology developed by the Incas. Afterward, we will head to Maras, where you can enjoy the famous salt mines, also known as salt pans, where salt is produced entirely by hand. Then, we will return to Cusco.

Location
Moray
Moray, Valle Sagrado de los Incas
Cancellation Policy

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

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Cláudia
Aug 19, 2024
Beautiful landscapes. - The landscapes were very beautiful and the Guide brought several interesting information. We were just me and my husband, which was much more enjoyable than big group tours.
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Nataliecv293jf
Aug 5, 2024
A must-do experience! - This was one of the best excursions we did while based in Cusco. The salt mines were unlike anything I've ever seen before, beautiful and surreal. The agricultural terraces at Moray were also incredible—I don't necessarily consider myself to be someone who is super interested in agriculture, but Moray changed this for me. It was so impressive to learn how the Inca managed the microclimates to produce such a diverse food supply. Our tour guide Claudio was very knowledgable and offered the perspective of someone who had personally grown up in the area. He also took great pictures of us. We purchased a good number of our souvenirs from the gift shop near Moray, where we were also able to taste samples—lots of nice salts and chocolates!
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Diegolm26
Jul 23, 2024
Incrivel - Incredible place, artisanal extraction of salt in small wells, with a salt with less sodium than the world average and coming out of the mountain. Our Guide explains everything perfectly about the process very nice walk
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W8519jjmariae
Jul 22, 2024
Professionalism and agility - Meeting the pre-Inca village was sensational! Saline plants and the agricultural laboratory are real technologies, an advanced vision of the environment and its functionality. Our Angelic Guide gave us a real lesson. We recommend and affirm Peru Grande Travel as the best agency to get to know Peru.
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Stay645975
Jul 9, 2024
Very good experience! - We love the explanations and learn more about the culture of the Incas and how the crafts are done in the alpaca. The salines are amazing tb. Thank you Angelica!
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582bibianag
Jun 14, 2024
Wonderful landscapes - Spectacular place. Good explanation about the Inca plant study center. Guide Hilda is always concerned with transmitting to us the stories of her culture and the Andean peoples
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Tatianetamiresalves
Jun 12, 2024
Amazing tour! - We took this tour with a private guide and the experience was very different. The tour went calmly and with detailed explanations! The guide Angélica is excellent!
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Carolinamathiastropi
Jun 4, 2024
Incredible and intelligent structures! - Places to be enchanted and learn a lot from those people with unique intelligence. Open-air agricultural laboratories, incredible salt mines that are still operated by the population today. I have no words to describe this emotion. We were very well supported by the guide Ilda, a person with incomparable intelligence and knowledge!
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L8886tcjf
Jun 2, 2024
Wonderful views! - A peaceful and wonderful tour, we started the day at 7:30 and went by van to an artisanal center in Chinchero, where we had a presentation on artisanal embroidery, then we headed to Moray (stopping at a viewpoint on the way). There we were able to walk around and hear lots of interesting facts from our guide Efrain, who was very friendly and told everything with great enthusiasm. Then we went to a store where we could taste Maras salts and some delicious chocolates. Finally we arrived at the salineras where we could enjoy the view of more than 5,000 salt pools. Then we returned to Cusco at 2pm. What made the tour different was our guide always answering our questions and telling us interesting facts, and also Clever from Peru Grand Travel who arranged this tour even when we contacted him at the last minute.
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Humbertoml8434gq
Aug 20, 2024
Passeio Moray e Maras - I liked the ride. Beautiful landscape. The Guide Claudio explained the history of the place. I found it a little far from Cusco, but it's worth the walk.
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