Cuzco to Maras Salt Mines & Morey Terraces Day Tour

4.7 (111 reviews) Cusco, Peru
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Duration5h
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
Group sizeUp to 15 travelers
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Overview

Explore the breathtaking wonders of the Sacred Valley on this half-day adventure from Cuzco. Your journey begins with a scenic drive to the spectacular Maras Salt Mines (often searched as the Masras or Mars salt pans).

Here, you will witness over 3,000 terraced pools where local families still hand-harvest the famous pink salt.

Next, we visit the surreal, circular agricultural ruins of Moray (sometimes spelled Morey or Muray). These ancient Inca terraces look like a giant amphitheater carved into the earth. Your expert, English-speaking guide will explain how the Incas used this site as a laboratory for crops. Whether you call them the Salineras de Maras, the Mares salt pools, or the Cuzco salt pans, this is a must-see Peruvian highlight. Book your seat today!

Options

Maras, Moray and Salt Flats

Bilingual group: Average group size 6 to 10 people
Duration: 6 hours
1 Bottle of Water
Minibus
Guide and Transport: Maras - Moray and Salt mines, Cusco has the largest networks of Inca remains and following the innumerable trails that connect with the most amazing sites in the Cusco like Moray
Pickup included

PRIVATE TOUR IN GERMAN

Private
Duration: 6 hours
Moray and Salt Mines
Minivan
Pickup included

PRIVATE TOUR IN FRENCH

Private tour in French: Chinchero, Moray and Maras Salt Mines
Private
Duration: 6 hours
Maras Salt Mines: Departure from Cusco or Ollantaytambo: Visit Moray and Maras Salt Mines
Minivan
Pickup included

PRIVATE MARAS MORAY-SALT MINES

Ends in Cusco or Ollantaytambo: Enjoy your visit to Maras, Moray and Chinchero ending in Cusco or drop off at Ollantaytambo train station.
Pickup included

What's included

  • Hotel pick up and drop off
  • Small group tour (between 4 to 8 people as maximun)
  • Transport
  • Bottled water
  • English speaking guide
  • Lunch
  • Salinas de Maras
  • Archaeological site Moray - Chicnhero

What to expect

  1. Salinas de Maras
    45m · Admission ticket not included
    The salt are extracted in artisanal form, the Salt Mines are made up of about 3000 small wells which have been exploited since the Inca times and it was an economic exchange way.
  2. Maras Moray Tours
    45m · Admission ticket not included
    Moray, during the Incan times was possibly one of the most important agricultural research center, where experiments were conducted at different heights crop, the arrangement of its platforms produces a variety of micro-climates taking the center of the concentric circular terraces higher temperature and decreasing gradually outward lower temperatures.
  3. Complejo Arqueologico Chinchero
    45m · Admission ticket not included
    The village of Chinchero and visit the Tupac Inca Yupanqui Royal House where their original Inca walls are still well preserved. We will have the chance to meet the Chinchero women as well, in their beautiful and traditional dressing at the local market

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

We offer the pick up from most of Cusco hotels including Airbnb

Additional information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required (for goup tours)

Cancellation policy

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

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