This guided tour is ideal to learn more about the Inca history and also enjoy beautiful views that gives each tourist site as the terraces of Moray which was an agricultural laboratory and the salt mines of Maras place which is extracted from the pink salt which has many forms of use.
Between 08:30 am – 09:00 am we will pick you up from your respective accommodation, our excursion starts by heading to the town of Chinchero to visit a Quechua house and learn about the textile art, we will continue to the archaeological center of Moray north of the city of Maras. Moray is a unique construction of several circular platforms that served as an agricultural laboratory to experiment with different products in Inca times. Continuing with the excursion we will arrive at the Salineras de Maras, impressive salt platforms formed by thousands of white wells that appear like snow. These have been used for thousands of years, long before the Inca empire and are still in use today by the local inhabitants. The tour ends at approximately 14:30 pm, at which time we will be arriving in the city of Cusco.
Services included:
- Pick up from your accommodation (only near the city).
- Tourist transportation (shared service)
- Bilingual guided tour (Spanish/English)
- Visit to the salt mines of Maras and the platforms of Moray.
- Entrance ticket to the salt mines of Maras.
Services not included:
- Entrance tickets to the attractions (only if you hire this tour).
- Those not mentioned
- Tips
- Additional expenses
- Meals
You must bring:
- Passport or Original identification card
- Mask (Mandatory)
- Small backpack
- Sun block
- Water (2L)
- Snacks
- Hat
- Waterproof jacket/rain poncho
- Extra money in soles
- Camera
- External battery
- Sunglasses
- Toilet paper
- Gel alcohol
- Personal medication
Recommendations
Wear light and warm clothing, comfortable and/or hiking shoes, raincoats and ponchos (in case of rain).
Departure: 08:30 am - 09:00 am approximately.
Return: 14:30 hrs approximately
Security System:
- All our units have the safety and health protocols established by MINSA.
- Gel alcohol and liquid soap for hand-washing.
- Footwear disinfection footbath with 0.1% sodium hypochlorite (bleach).
Restrictions
- Children from 3 years old pay the normal rate.
- Children up to 2 years old are exempt from payment (they do not have the right to a seat in the tours or food).
