Sacred Valley of the Incas: Discover Moray Ruins and Salt Flats From Urubamba
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Maras
Embark on a journey through the stunning landscapes of the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Discover the ancient Moray ruins and the mesmerizing salt flats of Maras. Immerse yourself in the rich history and culture of Peru with our knowledgeable local guides.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Salinas de Maras - There are thousands of ponds in total, and they are all still in use today by different members of the local community. They own them and farm them and sell the salt in the city. It appears that the continuation of the traditional methods is the modern population respecting their ancestors.
You will explore this majestic place with an incredible view from the viewpoint provided by the locals where you can take the best pictures of the place, our guided tour is about 1 hour. - Moray - Next on our itinerary is a visit to Moray (3,500m/11,500ft). This is an unusual and spectacular set of ruins; concentric circles that are thought to have made up an Inca agricultural laboratory. Some of the terraced circular depressions are 30m/98ft deep, creating a wide variety of temperatures within them.
We walk further down into this archaeological site to see some ruins that may have served as one of the main amphitheaters for the Incas. Rituals and ceremonies may have been performed here.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- English-speaking guide
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Cusco tourist ticket
- Entrance ticket to the Salt Mines
Additional Information
The Sacred Valley tour & the Salt mines tour will take you through the most impressive and beautiful landscapes of the Sacred Valley of the Incas, where you will be able to appreciate from beautiful lagoons and the imposing snow-capped mountains of the Andes in Cusco, you will also be able to know unique places in all our region of Peru and the world as the impressive Inca agricultural laboratory of Moray and the salt mines of Maras with more than 5000 salt wells.
Explore with us the Sacred valley of the Incas connect with its people and its beautiful landscapes and learn from our experienced local guides our history.
Location
Salinas de Maras
Carreta a Maras
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Voyager55207675683
Sep 15, 2023
Private tour of moray, Maras, ollaytamtambo and pisac - Highly recommend this company - Carlos was a great guide, perfect English, passionate about his work and gave us many insights during our two days of guidance. We liked the first day so much that we booked another day with him. Cristobal the driver was lovely & friendly too and drove safely and well. The ruins were so much more interesting and rewarding with Carlos' knowledge. He took us to the less touristy parts of the ruins and provides architecture insights and history background as well. We also got lots of good food tips from him too and information about Peru and the Cusco region. We were initially hesitant in booking as it seems a bit expensive; however we would recommend that you just go ahead and book your tour! It's great and really worth it!
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L6127tnelizabethl
Mar 31, 2023
The perfect private tour experience - The BEST way to tour is with a small private tour and the team at come see Peru made the experience absolutely incredible. Nothing was rushed and the whole experience was calm, fun and educational.
I booked really last minute at 9pm the night before our tour, Julio was a great help and was able to accommodate all of our requests. He arranged a slightly later collection for us as we had just spent a day travelling by minibus.
Carlitos our guide was superb, his English is great. He was full of knowledge and able to answer every question we had about the 2 sites we visited. We also made an extra stop in Moras at a local families store for products from the salt mines and an additional explanation of how the salt flats are used.
Nothing was too much trouble for our driver Cristóbal who was glad to stop at additional view points along the way and even took us to a fantastic lunch spot before driving us back to Urumbamba.
The whole team went above and beyond our expectations and I would definitely recommend them to anyone.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.
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Kate
Oct 8, 2022
Friendly and knowledgeable guide! - We did a tour from Ollantaytambo to Maras salt mines and Moray with Carlitos and Cristobal. Carlitos was very knowledgeable and tailored the tour to what we already knew which was great. They also made the recommendation to start early which was a challenge but well worth it for the absence of crowds!
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Megmelson
Feb 28, 2020
Carlos was awesome! - This was a great experience that I'd recommend to anyone wanting to see Cuzco and the surrounding areas. Carlos was an excellent guide who provided a lot of background on the Inca civilization and the history of the area. Machu Picchu was amazing and Carlos was careful to make sure I was taken care of the whole time.
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