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Cuzco to Maras Salt Mines & Morey Terraces Day Tour
(110) Reviews
Maras
Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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A minimum of 2 people per booking is required (for goup tours)
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Explore the breathtaking wonders of the Sacred Valley on this half-day adventure from Cuzco. Your journey begins with a scenic drive to the spectacular Maras Salt Mines (often searched as the Masras or Mars salt pans).
Here, you will witness over 3,000 terraced pools where local families still hand-harvest the famous pink salt.
Next, we visit the surreal, circular agricultural ruins of Moray (sometimes spelled Morey or Muray). These ancient Inca terraces look like a giant amphitheater carved into the earth. Your expert, English-speaking guide will explain how the Incas used this site as a laboratory for crops. Whether you call them the Salineras de Maras, the Mares salt pools, or the Cuz...
Highlights
5 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
5 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Hotel pick up and drop off
Small group tour (between 4 to 8 people as maximun)
Transport
Bottled water
English speaking guide
Lunch
Salinas de Maras
Archaeological site Moray - Chicnhero
Itinerary
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Salinas de Maras
The salt are extracted in artisanal form, the Salt Mines are made up of about 3000 small wells which have been exploited since the Inca times and it was an economic exchange way.
45 minutes
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Moray
Moray, during the Incan times was possibly one of the most important agricultural research center, where experiments were conducted at different heights crop, the arrangement of its platforms produces a variety of micro-climates taking the center of the concentric circular terraces higher temperature and decreasing gradually outward lower temperatures.
45 minutes
3
Complejo Arqueologico Chinchero
The village of Chinchero and visit the Tupac Inca Yupanqui Royal House where their original Inca walls are still well preserved. We will have the chance to meet the Chinchero women as well, in their beautiful and traditional dressing at the local market
Cuzco to Maras Salt Mines & Morey Terraces Day Tour
(110) Reviews
Maras
About
Explore the breathtaking wonders of the Sacred Valley on this half-day adventure from Cuzco. Your journey begins with a scenic drive to the spectacular Maras Salt Mines (often searched as the Masras or Mars salt pans).
Here, you will witness over 3,000 terraced pools where local families still hand-harvest the famous pink salt.
Next, we visit the surreal, circular agricultural ruins of Moray (sometimes spelled Morey or Muray). These ancient Inca terraces look like a giant amphitheater carved into the earth. Your expert, English-speaking guide will explain how the Incas used this site as a laboratory for crops. Whether you call them the Salineras de Maras, the Mares salt pools, or the Cuz...
Highlights
5 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
5 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Hotel pick up and drop off
Small group tour (between 4 to 8 people as maximun)
