What is included? Hotel pickup Tourist transportation Professional guide. Not Included Meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner). Partial Cusco Tourist Ticket ($20 / S/ 70 soles). Entrance ticket to the Maras Salt Mines (S/ 20 soles). Travel insurance. Tips.

Explore the richness of Andean culture and the history of the Inca Empire. Discover the ingenious agricultural laboratory of the Incas in Moray. Admire the ancestral workings of the ancient salt mines.

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Moray Maras and the Salt Mines Tour

The Moray, Maras, and Salt Mines Tour is undoubtedly a fascinating experience for those visiting Cusco who are passionate about archaeology, natural beauty, and the authenticity of local life. This incredible half-day tour will allow you to explore Moray, an ingenious Inca agricultural laboratory with its unique system of circular terraces. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to visit the traditional Andean town of Maras, where its inhabitants preserve ancestral artisan customs and will welcome you warmly.

Finally, the tour will take you to the impressive natural Salt Mines, a unique landscape where thousands of salt pans create a stunning visual mosaic. There, you can learn about the ancestral salt extraction methods and marvel at the power of nature. Without a doubt, this tour will leave you with unforgettable memories of the cultural and natural richness of the Cusco region

Tour type

Sightseeing

Duration

6 hours

Difficulty

Easy

Season

Year-round

Minimum altitude

3,350 masl / 10,990 ft.

Maximum altitude

3,520 masl / 12,205 ft.

Include

What is included?

Hotel pickup
Tourist transportation
Professional guide.

Not Included

Meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner).
Partial Cusco Tourist Ticket ($20 / S/ 70 soles).
Entrance ticket to the Maras Salt Mines (S/ 20 soles).
Travel insurance.
Tips.

What to Expect

Explore the richness of Andean culture and the history of the Inca Empire.
Discover the ingenious agricultural laboratory of the Incas in Moray.
Admire the ancestral workings of the ancient salt mines.

Itinerary

Day 1: Cusco – Moray – Maras – Salt Mines – Cusco

Our guide will pick you up from your hotel in downtown Cusco at 8:30 AM on our tourist bus to begin the tour to Maras, Moray, and the Salt Mines. First, we will go to the town of Chinchero.

You will observe how local artisans transform raw materials into exquisite pieces, meticulously applying ancestral techniques. Marvel at the alchemy of natural dyes obtained from plants, minerals, and even insects, which color the fibers with vibrant hues, resulting in textiles of incomparable beauty and authenticity.

The journey from Chinchero takes approximately 40 minutes. Along the way, you will see the snow-capped peaks of the Andes and yellow fields of wheat, barley, quinoa, and potatoes. We arrive at the archaeological site of Moray, which features three Inca terraces shaped like amphitheaters (large, medium, and small). After a guided tour in Moray, you will go to Maras, which still preserves its colonial architectural beauty.

The next stop is the Maras Salt Mines, a fascinating alternative to the typical Inca ruins. Discover these salt mines with millions of years of history, which have nourished the region for centuries and whose salt remains an important local product.

Our tour concludes in the emblematic heart of the city: the historic Plaza de Armas.