Maras Moray & Salt Mines Tour
Description
The Maras, Moray & Salt Mines tour involves 4 hrs tour on the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
At first glimpse Moray looks like a Greek amphitheater, but closer inspection reveals what researchers believe may have been a crop laboratory used by the Incas to find the best conditions for allowing particular species to thrive.
There are four overlapping muyus (slightly elliptical terraces) with each tier experiencing a different temperature due to o varying levels of sun, shared, and elevation, and the largest being 148 ft (45m) deep. Built on retaining walls filled with soil, and watered by a complex irrigation system, the 7ft (2 m) high terraces show traces of about 250 cereals and vegetables.
The nearby Salinas de Maras (salt mines), dating back to pre-Columbian times, is in stark contrast. The natural salty water is channeled into 3000 man-made wells and left to evaporate in the sun. Hundreds of miners work on the site even now, demonstrating their ancient working techniques.
What to Expect
Quick Itinerary
08:30 We pick you up from Hotel
09:00 Starting to the Maras, Moray & Salineras Tour
10:20 Guided tour of Moray
10:50 Driving to Maras
11:00 Guided tour of the Maras Colinial small town
11:20 Driving to Salt Mines
11:50 Salt Mines guided tour
12:30 Return to Cusco
14:30 Cusco
Highlights of the Moray & Salt Mines tour
- Discover the history of the Incas
- Guided tour of Moray, Maras and Salineras
- Enjoy the best landscapes of the Sacred Valley of the Incas
- Taste the roasted corn with salt
Departure Point: Cusco - We pick you up from your hotel.
Departure Time: 09:00
Briefing Point: Our guide will visit your hotel 2 or 1 day before the trek
Briefing Time: Between 17:00 - 18:00
Return Point: Cusco - Near to the main square
Service Level: Comfortable tourist-class tourist transport and professional guide English or Spanish.
Physical Rating: 1 - Demanding - Easy
Age requirement: 2+ / All travellers under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Maras & Salt Mines Tour Operator: Tierras Vivas Travel
Crew: A Tierras Vivas Representative in Cusco and a profesional Tour Guide on the Moray & Salt Mines in Cusco.
Transportation: Tourist bus.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
BOLETO TURISTICO GENERAL - TOURIST TICKET
This ticket is not included on the tour, you must purchase a tourist ticket. A full tourist ticket costs S/130 (U$ 41)or S/70 (U$22) for students with a valid ISIC card. The full tourist ticket is valid for 10 days and allows entry to the Inca sites such as Sacsayhuam, Quenqo, Pukapukara, Tambomachay (City Tour), 4 museums in Cusco, Inca Pachacutec monument's, Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Chinchero, Moray (Sacred Valley of the Incas) and the Centro Qosqo (It's a theater where you can appreciate the tipical dance of the Cusco - 125 dances) This is a better option if you plan on also combining the City Tour, Sacred Valley and visit and explore the Cusco city.
BOLETO TURISTICO PARCIAL - TOURIST TICKET
This ticket is a partial tourist ticket, the price for this ticket is S/70 and it is valid for 1 day. Only you can visit City tour, Sacred Valley or Moray with this ticket. Not included the Cusco museums, Pachacuted Monument and the Centro Qosqo (It's a teatre where you can appreciate the tipical dance of the Cusco)
Please Note: In this general tourist tickets. Not Include Entrence to Qoricancha or the Cathedral of the Cusco. Entrance To Qoricancha Is S/15 Or S/10 for student. Entrance to The Cathedral is S/25 Or S/12.50 for Student.