Maras Moray and Salineras Tour
Maras Moray and Salineras Tour
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Maras Moray and Salineras Tour Overview
Trip Details:
Itinerary Maras Moray and Salineras Tour
Day 1: Cusco - Maras - Moray
We will pick you up from your hotel around 8 AM and head to Moray. The drive is approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes and is truly beautiful. You will see the peaks of the Andes, through lush yellow wheat fields, and past some villages. Finally you will arrive at the fascinating display of terraces in Moray. This sector features three amphitheater-like terraces made by the Incas. These terraces, which are carved deep into the earth in the shape of a bowl, are thought to be used to determine the optimum conditions for cultivation.
When you have finished the tour in Moray, you will head to the salt pans of Maras, which are about 2 kilometers away. This town is known as an ancient salt production center that dates all the way back to colonial times. There are over 3000 salt wells carved into the side of the mountain, being filled daily by a small stream of water. The area is incredibly beautiful.
Then we head back – but the tour is not over yet! On the way back to Cusco we will stop at Lake Huaypo – this stunning lake is a great place to take photos! You will also see spectacular wildlife and have the opportunity to visit one of the local communities where many of the Inca Trail porters live.
After the excursion you will return to Cusco in time to enjoy your own lunch.
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Prices in Private Service
| Number of persons | Price per person |
Learn more about the tourist ticket of Cusco
Price full tourist ticket: S/. 130 per person.
Partial tourist ticket price: S/. 70 per person.
The integral ticket allows access to 16 places of tourist interest, divided into 3 circuits, in a period of 10 days, while the partial ticket allows access to the places of only one of the three circuits, in a period of 1 or 2 days, according to the selected circuit. National and foreign ticket tariffs, click here.
Both tourist tickets can be purchased at 103 El Sol Avenue, at the main office of Counter Central de Galerías Turísticas.
Prices in Group Service
Included
- Tourist transportation
- Tourist bus.
- Professional bilingual guide.
- Box lunch.
No Included
- Entrance fees.
- Moray is part of the tourist ticket.
- Maras (10.00 soles per person)
What To Bring
- Original passport/identity card and migration card (TAM).
- Warm clothing: layers for variable temperatures, especially at night. Thermals / gloves / scarves: wool socks / wool cap.
- Camera and spare batteries.
- Sunscreen / hat and sunglasses.
- Pills for altitude sickness «Soroche Pills».
- Personal medical kit.
- Insect repellent.
- Rain gear: a good raincoat, rain pants (RAINY SEASON).
- Extra money for drinks and tips, souvenirs, etc (soles or dollars).
- Above all, positive attitude and good mood.
Travel Guide
The salt mines of Maras
The salt mines of Maras offer one of the most beautiful natural spectacles of the Sacred Valley.
If you know Pamukkale in Turkey, you will see that it has something very similar, but it is much bigger!
These salt pans have been used since Inca times to extract salt with an evaporation process, from a natural source of very salty water.
Today there are more than 3000 water wells exploited by 800 families from local communities.
Access to the salt pans is limited so as not to damage them, but you can take fantastic pictures!
Visit Maras with a local community
Medialuna is a community that has developed community-based tourism activities to share their traditions with travelers.
They organize day or half day tours, presenting for example chicha, traditional textiles, medicinal plants and their guinea pigs.
Frequently Asked Questions Maras Moray and Salineras Tour
What is included in the Maras, Moray and Salineras tour?
Pick up from your hotel for the start of the tour (your hotel must be close to the main square of Cusco, otherwise we will coordinate a meeting point).
All transfers within the circuit.
Professional tour guide in Spanish or English.
What is not included in the Maras, Moray and Salineras tour?
Entrance fees to the different attractions to visit.
Hotel in Cusco.
Services not described in the program.
What places do we visit in the Maras, Moray and Salineras tour?
Maras
The town of Maras will be our first point of visit, which was of great importance during the Viceroyalty, declared Villa de San Francisco de Asis (it was the main supplier of salt in the southern highlands), as evidenced by the church and the houses that still retain the coats of arms of indigenous nobility on their facades.
Salt mines of Maras
The salt mines of Maras our second point of visit belongs to the town of Maras, which was of great importance during the Viceroyalty, was the main supplier of salt of the southern highlands, as evidenced by the church and the houses that still retain the coats of arms of indigenous nobility in their facades.
The salt mines of Maras surprise the visitor with more than three thousand wells that are still being worked by more than 360 families, who have inherited this custom and artisan extractive work; the commercialization of salt is in charge of the Maras Sal association, in charge of watching over the interests of the community since the end of the 80s.
Moray
Our visit ends with a visit to the circular terraces of Moray, which are a sample of how the Andean man defied nature and took advantage of their geographical environment to use it for their benefit, these circular terraces served as an agricultural laboratory that allowed to obtain a variety of species of potatoes, corn, among other products.
What is included in the Maras, Moray and Salineras tour?
Pick up from your hotel for the start of the tour (your hotel must be close to the main square of Cusco, otherwise we will coordinate a meeting point).
All transfers within the circuit.
Professional tour guide in Spanish or English.
What is not included in the Maras, Moray and Salineras tour?
Entrance fees to the different attractions to visit.
Hotel in Cusco.
Services not described in the program.
What places do we visit in the Maras, Moray and Salineras tour?
Maras
The town of Maras will be our first point of visit, which was of great importance during the Viceroyalty, declared Villa de San Francisco de Asis (it was the main supplier of salt in the southern highlands), as evidenced by the church and the houses that still retain the coats of arms of indigenous nobility on their facades.
Salt mines of Maras
The salt mines of Maras our second point of visit belongs to the town of Maras, which was of great importance during the Viceroyalty, was the main supplier of salt of the southern highlands, as evidenced by the church and the houses that still retain the coats of arms of indigenous nobility in their facades.
The salt mines of Maras surprise the visitor with more than three thousand wells that are still being worked by more than 360 families, who have inherited this custom and artisan extractive work; the commercialization of salt is in charge of the Maras Sal association, in charge of watching over the interests of the community since the end of the 80s.
Moray
Our visit ends with a visit to the circular terraces of Moray, which are a sample of how the Andean man defied nature and took advantage of their geographical environment to use it for their benefit, these circular terraces served as an agricultural laboratory that allowed to obtain a variety of species of potatoes, corn, among other products.
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