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Maras Salt Mines & Moray with Chinchero Excursion

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We'll get ready to our first visit of the day to Moray Terraces. Mostly consisting of several enormous terraced circular depressions, the largest of which is about 100 meters deep. but their depth and orientation with respect to wind and sun creates a temperature difference. This large temperature difference was possibly used by the Inca to study different climatic conditions on crops. Moray was perhaps an Inca agricultural experiment station, it also got a sophisticated irrigation system. Continue our day visiting Maras Salt Mines. During the pre-Incas time, salt has been obtained in Maras by evaporating of salty water. The highly salty water has been flowing from this nearby stream for hundreds of years. As the salt water becomes supersaturated, salt crystals begin precipitating out of the water. The farmers then scrape the salt to the side and collect it once a sizable amount has been gathered. There are more than 3,000 salt-pools.
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  • Private tour
  • Experience Tourism Guide
  • Transport by private vehicle
  • Food and drinks
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Traveler pickup is offered

We recommend travelers to bring appropriate clothing for the tour as well as their personal documents for the trip.

We will provide an additional pick-up from your location or hotel in the city of Cusco.

  • Centro Historico De Cusco, Cusco, Peru
    As the oldest living city in the Americas, Cusco has been inhabited continuously for over 3,000 years. It was the historic capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th to 16th century until Spanish conquest, and now is a major tourist destination.
  • Moray, Maras, Peru
    The platforms, built on retaining walls filled with fertile soil and irrigated by complex irrigation systems, allowed to cultivate more than 250 plant species. These platforms served as an Inca agricultural laboratory to experiment with their crops. Moray encloses history and landscape beauty.
    60 minutes
  • Salinas de Maras, Maras, Peru
    The Salinas de Maras in Cusco, or maras salt mines as they are also called, are salt mines whose exploitation is as old as the Tahuantinsuyo. Located on the slope of the hill, the salt pans in the form of terraces or platforms is crossed by a stream that feeds the pools with salty water.
    60 minutes
  • Complejo Arqueologico Chinchero, Chinchero, Peru
    The colours of the rainbow can also be found throughout Chinchero textiles. The 40 adult weavers and 40 children of the community weaving association are masters in the textile art.
    120 minutes
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
  • Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
  • A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
    bsri135
    01 Jul 2018
    We took the private tour with Richard to the Ollantaytambo, Moray, Pisac, and the Maras salt. The van was very comfortable and he is a safe driver. His English is very good and he is very knowledgeable about the history of all the sites. He took us to all the places before the crowd started coming in which was really great! He was very flexible in customizing the tour to our needs. We liked him so much that the next day we took a hike to the Rainbow mountain with him. Since, the air is very thin at that altitude, Richard carried oxygen with him for us to use whenever we needed it. We didn’t have too much time and didn’t want to hike so he arranged horse ride for us to the mountain. He got us to the base of the mountain at the right time before the crowds got there and it became too sunny. He also takes tours to other South American countries like Bolivia and Brazil. I highly recommend Richard!!
    Sean_G
    30 May 2018
    We went on this tour with Richard back in early December 2017. While you can certainly find cheap taxis to bring you all around, he gave us a one-of-a-kind experience, driving us through the mountains to each of the sites, pulling over at scenic points along the way to explain more of the history of the land and take great photos. He is so educated and professional, and we not only loved seeing these breathtaking sites but also learning so much about them so they would actually mean something to us. Thank you for a memorable tour!
    This tour in Peru is organized by Cusco Holiday Peru Servicios Turisticos

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