Maras, Moray and Salt Mines Half-Day Tour Including Entrance Fee
Description
The Sacred Valley was one of the most important places in the Inca Empire. On this 5-hours guided tour, you will get to see its main Inca sites like Moray and Salt Mines of Maras. They are places with beautiful landscapes. This is a great way
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We will start our adventure. Our first stop after driving some minutes is The Salt mines of Maras Lookout Point, for amazing views and photos. The salt mines display a bizarre spectacle of beauty, located on a wide-open hill above the Urubamba Valley, a natural salt water stream runs underground. In pre-Incan times, they have been evaporating the salty water from this stream in order to obtain the salt that gets left behind.
After visiting the salt mines near Maras, we continue on a short distance to the Moray ruins. The ruins are composed of three coliseums, which are thought to have been used by the Incas as a sort of open-air crop laboratory. This place was used by the Incas to study the effects of different climatic conditions on crops. The terraces are arranged in concentric circles and are reminiscent of an ancient Greek theatre.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(10)
Everything was so smooth from landing in Cusco all the way through the end of the trip. Roland was a fantastic guide...friendly, knowledgeable, timely, and prepared. Everywhere we went he had tickets ready for us, the transportation waiting outside and went above and beyond to accommodate our groups' needs. Raul, who drove us everywhere was also super friendly, outgoing and a great driver! He got us everywhere safely and took side roads when needed to cut down on drive time. I really enjoyed the hangtime with both Roland and Raul, the activities, the meals, the lodging....all of it was great! Go to Peru and hope that you get Roland and Raul to take care of you the whole trip!!
It was such an amazing trip! Our guide Roland was an amazing person with a positive upbeat attitude and so knowledgeable about everything we did. Our driver kept us safe and was always on time with a clean vehicle. This is one of the best trips of my life, and I would highly recommend it. I would give 10 stars if I could. Thank you so much. I'll definitely be back.
Amazing experience. I learned so much about this community and their process in salt making, which I always thought came from the oceans and seas! Alejandro was a gracious and patient host instructing us on how to shape the salt. Then offering us tastings of the different salts. I can’t wait to try the smoked one back home on everything!
Great tour! I would recommend this to others. Learning about the Maras salt mines and the Moray site was absolutely fascinating.
Wow this was one of my favorite days on the trip! Small group, and our guide had so many details we wouldn’t have gotten had we just visited ourselves. Most importantly, we got to visit with one of the local families with a share in the salt mines. He and his wife showed us how to carve salt into little shapes. I never thought I’d do something so cool and hands-on. Definitely an experience I won’t forget!
Felix and Milton were accommodating, punctual, professional and were an added value to the amazing places we visited. It's worth it!
I had an incredible time learning and experiencing the beautiful Salt mines with Alejandro as our tour guide to learn more about his family history and the birth of the salt mines. If ever in Peru and planning to visit Mara Salts and Moray Tour, I highly recommend the Tour with Alejandro!
Able is a very knowledge guide and very professional demeanor. He used his archaeology background to provide an indepth explanation of the sites. I really enjoyed being part of his tour group of the salt mines.
Nico was great. We did a day trip with him and used him again for rainbow mountain. He is very knowledgeable and has great story telling ! Would definitely use him again
