Maras Moray

Cusco, Peru
Duration5h
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
Instant confirmationYour booking is confirmed right away
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
Group sizeUp to 15 travelers
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

The tour to Maras and Moray is a tour of one of the most beautiful landscapes of Cusco. Tour the Inca circular platforms of Moray as well as the famous salt marshes of Maras, consisting of thousands of natural salt wells used since the Inca era.

What's included

  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Official Tourism Guide
  • Transportation from Cusco to Moray and Salineras
  • Partial Tourist Ticket
  • Entrance to the Salt Mines, Maras

What to expect

  1. Maras
    2h
    The Salineras de Maras is made up of more than 3 thousand natural salt wells near the town of Maras. Each of the wells has a dimension of 5 square meters.
    The 3,000 pools are fed by an underground hypersaline spring that originated 110 million years ago during the formation of the Andes Mountains.
    Currently, these natural salt pools attract hundreds of tourists. The view you get from this landscape is beautiful.
    The inhabitants of Maras sold this salt, just as the Incas did hundreds of years ago.
  2. Maras Moray Tours
    2h · Admission ticket not included
    Moray is made up of 4 slightly elliptical galleries, which the inhabitants call "muyus". The largest gallery has a depth of 45 m and the average height of each platform is 1.80 m.

    For researchers, Moray's circular platforms functioned as an agricultural research center, where each level offered a different climate environment allowing different plants to be grown experimentally.

    The platforms were built on retaining walls filled with fertile land. He watered them through complex irrigation systems. At the bottom of the platforms, there is a system that stores the water coming from the rains. Following this practice, more than 250 plant species were cultivated.

Meeting and pickup

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Pickup details

Ahuacpinta Koricancha neighborhood

Additional information

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

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

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