Maras, Moray and Salineras Tour

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7 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 1 more

Tour, with our Maras, Moray and Salineras tour, the three important archeological centers that, normally, are not included in the classic tours to the Sacred Valley of the Incas.

What's Included

Guidance service in the required language: Spanish or English.
Tourist transport during the tour.
Tour to Maras, Moray and Salineras, in shared service
Cusco Tourist Ticket or entrance ticket to the Salinas de Maras (Salineras)
Assistance and pick up from your hotel, in the historic center of the city of Cusco.
Drinks and / or snacks.
Additional expenses for weather problems.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

We will pick you up at the airport with a sign indicating your name, then our transport staff will take you to your Hotel.

Itinerary

Duration: 7 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Salinas de Maras

    Our first stop will be in the experimental agricultural center of Moray where we will observe the system of circular platforms that the Incas used to experience the adaptation of the plants to the different micro climates or ecological floors. Then, we will descend to the traditional town of Maras in whose streets we will observe the noble shields of its colonial past. Finally, we will go to Salineras to observe the hundreds of artisanal wells where the inhabitants of Maras, following ancestral crystallization techniques, still convert salt water into salt crystals.

    3 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 2
    Moray

    These are terraces or agricultural platforms built in depressions or gigantic natural holes. These terraces are concentrically superimposed, taking the form of a gigantic amphitheater. The main hole has a depth of 150 m and the average height of the platforms is 1.80 m. According to historians, these constructions constituted an important agricultural laboratory of the Inca empire. Since its platforms are built with their respective irrigation channels and each of them constitutes a micro climate. What is striking is the large annual average temperature difference between the top and bottom of the depressions, a difference that reaches up to 15 ° C.

    3 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by Vamos Machu Picchu

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Day Trips
Full-day Tours
Bus Tours
Cultural Tours
Historical Tours
Archaeology Tours
Classic Car Tours
Car Tours
DSA non-compliant
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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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