Sacred Valley Half-Day Tour: Inca Sites Moray and Maras Salt Mines Exploration
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Maras
The Sacred Valley held great significance within the Inca Empire. Embark on a 5-hour guided journey where you will witness prominent Inca landmarks such as Moray and the Maras Salt Mines. These sites offer breathtaking views of the scenery. It’s an exceptional experience.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Maras - 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.
- Moray - 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.
What's Included
- Spanish - English professional guide
- Transport
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Entrance fees
- Tour of Moray included
- Visit to a viewpoint for Salt mines and Maras Town
What's Not Included
- Hotel Night in Cusco
- Food and drinks
Location
Maras
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Anthonyw785
Aug 18, 2022
Great guide and Unique location - 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.
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Munira
Jul 21, 2022
Very knowledgeable guide - 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
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