Tour Moray and the Maras Salt Mines

Live a cultural experience touring the Agricultural Terraces of Moray, it was an agricultural research center in Inca times. Then visit the Salt Mines of Maras, where the famous pink salt is extracted by hand.
Highest Altitude
5,200 m
Tour Style
Culture, History
Duration
Half day
Dificulty
Easy
Group Size
16 Persons
Season
All year
  1. Day 1 TOUR MORAY AND SALT MINES OF MARAS

    We will pick you up in the morning from your hotel in Cusco and thus begin our adventure to the Sacred Valley where you will see impressive views of the Urubamba mountain ranges, Veronica Mountain and the green valleys of the farms, in this half-day trip you will appreciate agriculture, textiles and the history of the Incas.

    After a 20-minute bus ride, we will arrive at the Moray Archaeological Site, the agricultural laboratory that the Incas used to experiment with the adaptation of plants to the different microclimates or ecological floors of the region.

    Then we will visit the picturesque town of Maras, in whose streets we will observe the noble shields of its colonial past.

    Finally, we will visit the Salineras de Maras, we will go to its viewpoint to contemplate these impressive salt pools. Currently, the settler continues with the ancestral techniques of crystallization, to convert the salty liquid into salt crystals.

    Then we will go to the town of Chinchero, where we will find constructions of Inca walls and its Colonial Church that keeps a lot of history, we will also have a small participation in the textile center where you will learn about the elaboration of Inca textiles that until today is a tradition in the Andes.

    Finally we will head back to the city of Cusco passing beautiful landscapes and Andean towns.

What is included in this tour?Items that are included in the cost of tour price.
  • English / Spanish tour guide
  • Tourist transport
What is not included in this tour?Items that are not included in the cost of tour price.
  • Tourist ticket
  • Foods
  • Tips
What to bring in this tour?Items that are to bring.
  • Wear hiking shoes.
  • Sunglasses, sunscreen.
  • Rain jacket or poncho.
  • Extra money.
  • Photographic camera.