Explore Maras Salt Mines and Moray’s terraces from Cusco. Witness Inca ingenuity and stunning landscapes in a short, unforgettable tour.
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Salinas de Maras - 08:00 – 08:30: Pick up from accommodation – Maras
After you have breakfast at your accommodation, between 8:00 – 08:30 our professional guide stops by the accommodation to transport you to Maras, a small colonial town and one of the 4 pink salt producing areas in the world.
Once you arrive at the Qaqa Wiñay mountain (3,380 masl / 11,080 ft) you will appreciate the Inca ingenuity when digging more than 3 thousand mines or pools in the mountain for the exploitation of salt, thanks to a manual system for extracting the mineral, which Due to its effectiveness it remains to this day. - Moray - The turn will continue to visit the town of Moray, notable mainly for the existence of 3 “coliseums”, circular platforms or terrace systems that the Incas used for their crops, activating in the same geographical space, different microclimates for agricultural production, generating different temperatures between the depressions of the terraces, built according to the orientation of the sun and wind.
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Plaza Regocijo (Kusipata) - 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Return to Cusco
After visiting two of the most popular attractions in the Sacred Valley, it is time to return to Cusco, arriving at Plaza Regocijo around 2:00 pm.
- Bilingual professional guide
- First aid kit
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Partial ticket to Moray 70 soles
- Entrance to salt mines 20 soles
- Feeding
If you want to see unique places in the world and you have very little time for the trip, we recommend this Maras Moray Tour, an experience that connects you with beautiful nature, the setting of impressive archaeological sites and the visionary scientific and agricultural development of the Inca Empire. Discover the spectacular Maras Salt Mines, some 3,000 pools dug into the Qaqa Wiñay mountain (3,380 masl / 11,080 ft) that, in addition to their beauty, allow you to see the process of extracting pink salt using the same technique used by the Incas. You can also visit the visionary and ingenious circular terraces of Moray, a marvel of science that was used, among other things, as an agricultural laboratory for the Incas.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
