Explore Maras Salt Mines and Moray’s terraces from Cusco. Witness Inca ingenuity and stunning landscapes in a short, unforgettable tour.
Explore Maras Salt Mines and Moray’s terraces from Cusco. Witness Inca ingenuity and stunning landscapes in a short, unforgettable tour.
-
Salinas de Maras - 08:30: Pickup from accommodation – Maras
After enjoying breakfast at your accommodation, between 8:00 – 08:30, a professional guide will arrive to transport you to Maras, a charming colonial town and one of the four pink salt-producing locations in the world.
Upon reaching the mountain Qaqa Wiñay (3,380 meters / 11,080 feet),…
-
Salinas de Maras - 08:30: Pickup from accommodation – Maras
After enjoying breakfast at your accommodation, between 8:00 – 08:30, a professional guide will arrive to transport you to Maras, a charming colonial town and one of the four pink salt-producing locations in the world.
Upon reaching the mountain Qaqa Wiñay (3,380 meters / 11,080 feet), you will marvel at the Inca ingenuity in creating over 3,000 salt mines or pools in the mountain. This was achieved through a manual extraction system that remains effective to this day. - Moray - The journey will continue to the town of Moray, renowned for its three “coliseums,” circular platforms or terrace systems used by the Incas for agriculture. These terraces created various microclimates for crop production, generating different temperatures between the terrace depressions, designed according to the sun and wind orientation.
-
Plaza Regocijo (Kusipata) - 2:30 – 15:00: Return to Cusco
After visiting two of the Sacred Valley’s most popular attractions, you will return to Cusco, arriving at Plaza Regocijo around 15:00.
- Bilingual professional guide
- First aid kit
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Bilingual professional guide
- First aid kit
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Partial ticket to Moray 70 soles
- Entrance to salt mines 20 soles
- Feeding
- 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…
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.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
