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From Cusco: Moray, Maras Salt Mines & Chinchero Weavers Half-Day
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Cusco
About
This half-day excursion to Moray and Minas de Sal allows you to venture into a part of the Sacred Valley, on beautiful farmland outside Cusco and near the ancient Andean town of Chinchero.
You will visit the following sites: Andean Textile Center in Chinchero, Moray, Maras village, and Salt mines.
Highlights
From 6 hours to 7 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 6 hours to 7 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Pickup from your hotel
Transportation
Bilingual tour guide
Entrance to Moray (19 dollars or 70 soles) and Salt Mines (6 dollars or 20 soles)
Hotel drop-off
Tips
Breakfast
Lunch
Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Not recommended for pregnant travelers
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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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From Cusco: Moray, Maras Salt Mines & Chinchero Weavers Half-Day
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Cusco
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About
This half-day excursion to Moray and Minas de Sal allows you to venture into a part of the Sacred Valley, on beautiful farmland outside Cusco and near the ancient Andean town of Chinchero.
You will visit the following sites: Andean Textile Center in Chinchero, Moray, Maras village, and Salt mines.
Highlights
From 6 hours to 7 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 6 hours to 7 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Pickup from your hotel
Transportation
Bilingual tour guide
Entrance to Moray (19 dollars or 70 soles) and Salt Mines (6 dollars or 20 soles)
Hotel drop-off
Tips
Breakfast
Lunch
Itinerary
1
Cusco
We will pick you up from your hotel between 8:20 am and 8:40am and head to Chinchero located at 3,762 meters high.
1 hour
2
Chinchero
We will appreciate the traditional market, where they practice bartering, we will visit the weaving workshop there the local people who still practice the QUECHUA tradition, they will show us how they get the colors from natural plants and you can take nice pictures dressed in Andean clothes (At this point you will only visit part of the town of Chinchero and an Andean textile center.)
1 hour
3
Moray
We continue to MORAY located at (3,450m/11,318ft) where we find the agricultural terraces with their complex system of irrigation and terraces, different levels of terraces are carved into a huge bowl, part of which was further excavated by the Incas, it is thought they were used by the Incas to discover the optimal growing conditions for their crops, these terraces served as a natural green house to grow an extraordinary variety of crops at an altitude normally not conducive for the crops, the Incas were very advanced in the knowledge of creating specific sub-climates.
1 hour
4
Salt Maras Peru
Then we are on our way to Salt Mines, on the way we will see Maras Village where its colonial architectural beauty is still preserved, you will see the buildings are of thin stone, then we move to Salineras, the salt mine consists of 3000 small pools, every three days, during the dry season, workers fill the pools with salt water that comes from natural hot spring, this place was work since pre-Inca time until nowadays, the salt is ground up, treated with iodine packaged and sent to various markets in the region.
1 hour
5
Cusco
Finally, you will head back to Cusco (Around 3:15 pm near to plaza de armas) in time to enjoy some lunch on your own.
