Full Day Tour Sacred Valley | Pisaq | Ollantaytambo & Salt Mines

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1

  The Salt Mines of Maras are located 50 km in the northeast of Cusco city, at an altitude of 3,200 m.a.s.l. Geographically, they are located in the lower part of the sub-basin and left bank of the Salineras stream, towards its mouth in the river Vilcanota, in the jurisdiction of the peasant communities of Maras and Pichingoto, between the gorge of the Qaqahuiñay, Cruz Mocco, Llully Mocco and Chupayoq hills. It has three access roads: from the town of San Francisco de Maras, through the bridle path or “runañan” to the salt mines, the road affirmed from the town of San Francisco de Maras, and crossing the Inca bridge of Tarabamba by the Pichingoto community.

  1 hour • Admission ticket included
• 2
  Sacred Valley of the Incas

  Driving time Back to Cusco City

  2 hours • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Parque Arqueologico Pisac

  Pisac is perhaps best known for its Incan ruins, known as Inca Písac, which lie atop a hill at the entrance to the valley. ... The Inca constructed agricultural terraces on the steep hillside, which are still in use today. They created the terraces by hauling richer topsoil by hand from the lower lands.

  2 hours • Admission ticket included
• 4
  Archaeological Park Ollantaytambo

  Ollantaytambo Ruins. In the 15th century Inca Pachacutec conquered and began to rebuild the town of Ollantaytambo, constructing terraces for farming and an irrigation system. These huge terraces make up what is called the Fortress or Temple Hill. The town became home to Inca nobility.

  2 hours • Admission ticket included
• 5
  Complejo Arqueologico Chinchero

  Chinchero is a small Andean Indian village located high up on the windswept plains of Anta at 3765m about 30km from Cusco. ... The construction of the wall and many other ruins and agricultural terraces (which are still in use) are attributed to Inca Tupac Yupanqui who possibly used Chinchero as a kind of country resort.

  2 hours • Admission ticket included
• 6

  weaving center of textiles

  1 hour • Admission ticket included
• 7
  Moray

  The Moray Terraces are one of the most fascinating and mysterious archaeological sites in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, located near Maras, around 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Cusco, Peru. The terraces are famous for their unique concentric circular formation, which is thought to have been used by the Incas for agricultural experimentation.

  1 hour • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• It is recommended that you wear comfortable shoes, a hat, sunglasses and bring a camera, a raincoat and insect repellent
• A minimum of 2 people per booking is required

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