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Maras salt mines & Moray - Fantastic
Maras salt mines & Moray - Fantastic
Maras salt mines & Moray - Fantastic
Maras salt mines & Moray - Fantastic
Maras salt mines & Moray - Fantastic

Maras salt mines & Moray - Fantastic

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Free cancellation available
Price is P 2,271 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

The tour begins in the town of Maras also known as the village of the portals, located in the province of Urubamba at 3300 meters above sea level. Located 52km from the city of Cusco It houses the most important salt mines of the Inca era, being exploited from the incanato to the present, we also find the archaeological site of Moray which is an Inca agricultural research center where the adaptation of products to different climates with a terrace system.

Activity location

  • Salinas de Maras
    • Carreta a Maras
    • 08655, Maras, Peru, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Plaza Mayor de Cusco
    • 123 Del Medio
    • 08000, Cusco, Cuzco, Peru

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Maras salt mines & Moray - Fantastic
  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h5h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 8:00
Price details
P 2,271.17 x 1 AdultP 2,271.17

Total
Price is P 2,271.17

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedfirst aid kit
  • What's includedWhat's includedpick up from hotel in city centre
  • What's includedWhat's includedprofessional tour guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedtouristic transport
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedentrances
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedmelas and drinks

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Salinas de Maras
  • Admission ticket not included
• VISITS: Moray, Salineras, Maras The tour begins with the hotel pick-up and then take a 1-hour and 20-minute tour to our first place of visit, during the trip we will appreciate snowfalls, lagoons, corn and potato fields. • The first place Moray (agricultural laboratory) where we can see Andean terraces in circular form and that are carved in the depths of the earth, in the form of a bowl, were used to adapt products to different climates. • After the visit to Moray we will go to “Salineras” or “salt of Maras”, this town is formerly known as a salt producing center and is believed to date from pre-Inca times. • We can find more 3500 Salt ponds strategically carved on the side of the mountain and filled by water channels. • Already back to the city of Cusco we will pass through a picturesque town “Chinchero” birthplace of the rainbow, this town is characterized by the fact that the Andean textile technique is still preserved. Approximate time of arrival 2:00 pm

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESSalinas de Maras
    • Carreta a Maras
    • 08655, Maras, Peru, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEPlaza Mayor de Cusco
    • 123 Del Medio
    • 08000, Cusco, Cuzco, Peru

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