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Half-Day Private Tour to Maras, Moray & Salt Mines from Cusco
Chinchero
About
This half-day private tour from Cusco offers a unique blend of culture, history, and stunning Andean landscapes. Begin at the Moray archaeological site, where the ancient circular terraces served as an agricultural laboratory for the Incas, showcasing their advanced farming techniques.
Next, visit the traditional town of Maras, with its charming streets and authentic Andean architecture. The tour culminates at the famous Maras Salt Mines, a striking site with over 3,000 salt pools still harvested using ancient techniques. With a professional guide, you’ll learn about the history, cultural significance, and traditional salt extraction process while enjoying an organized, educational, and mem...
Highlights
4 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
4 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Hotel pick up and drop off in the City center of Cusco
English / Spanish speaking guide
Private services tour minimum 1 maximum 15
Meals
Entry/Admission - Salinas de Maras
Entry/Admission - Moray and Chinchero
Important Information
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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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Within the assigned hours, travel time is considered, which is approximately 2 hours of travel to the archaeological parks.
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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Half-Day Private Tour to Maras, Moray & Salt Mines from Cusco
Chinchero
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About
This half-day private tour from Cusco offers a unique blend of culture, history, and stunning Andean landscapes. Begin at the Moray archaeological site, where the ancient circular terraces served as an agricultural laboratory for the Incas, showcasing their advanced farming techniques.
Next, visit the traditional town of Maras, with its charming streets and authentic Andean architecture. The tour culminates at the famous Maras Salt Mines, a striking site with over 3,000 salt pools still harvested using ancient techniques. With a professional guide, you’ll learn about the history, cultural significance, and traditional salt extraction process while enjoying an organized, educational, and mem...
Highlights
4 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
4 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Hotel pick up and drop off in the City center of Cusco
English / Spanish speaking guide
Private services tour minimum 1 maximum 15
Meals
Entry/Admission - Salinas de Maras
Entry/Admission - Moray and Chinchero
Itinerary
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Complejo Arqueologico Chinchero
We start picking you up from your hotels at 8:30 am a 9:00 am, we will make a trip of about 40 minutes to the archaeological center of Chinchero.
The town of Chinchero and visit the Royal House of Tupac Inca Yupanqui, where its original Inca walls are still well preserved. We will also have the opportunity to meet the women of Chinchero, with their beautiful and traditional attire in the local market.
40 minutes
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Moray
After a 40 minutes trip from Chinchero we will arrive to visit the archaeological center of Moray.
Moray, during the Inca period, was possibly one of the most important agricultural research centers, where cultivation experiments were carried out at different altitudes. The layout of its terraces produces a variety of microclimates with higher temperatures in the center of the concentric circular terraces and lower temperatures gradually decreasing towards the exterior.
After our visit we will continue our trip to the Salt Mines or Salineras, for about 30 minutes approx.
40 minutes
3
Salinas de Maras
The salt is extracted in an artisanal way, the salt mines are formed by about 3000 small wells that have been exploited since Inca times and was a form of economic exchange.
At the end of our visit, we will continue our trip back to Cusco with a duration of approx. 1 hour and a half, arriving at approximately 2:30 in the afternoon,
