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Maras - Moray - Salineras - Chinchero Half-day
Activity Duration (12 hours to 1 day)
Light
Hosted in English
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Explore the fascinating world of salt and textiles on this half-day tour. Visit the Maras salt mines, the Moray archaeological site, the Salineras salt mines, and the Chinchero textile center. Learn about the history and culture of these unique places. Enjoy the stunning views and the opportunity to interact with local people. This tour is a great way to experience the beauty and diversity of Peru.
What you'll do
Join us on a fantastic half-day tour to explore and enjoy different landscapes around Cusco as you prepare for the long trip to Machu Picchu. We'll visit the Circular terraces at Moray, the picturesque town of Maras, the thousands of salt pools at salinas, and Chinchero for a Textile demonstration and visit the Archeological site. Highlights of this tour include visiting important Inca sites of Chinchero and Moray, exploring the Salineras and seeing the more than 3,000 salt pools, learning the techniques on Andean weavers, women descendants of the Incas, and visiting the city of the Portraits, Maras, former salt producers.
Meeting and pickup
Multiple pickup locations offered.
Additional pickup options
End: This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What is included?
- Infant seats available
- Not wheelchair accessible
What is not included?
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
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Itinerary
Cusco Desert / Jungle Safaris Itinerary (2026 Guide) – What You'll See & Do
Explore the full itinerary for Maras - Moray - Salineras - Chinchero Half-day in Cusco, Peru. This desert / jungle safaris experience includes 1 stops over 1 day. Duration: 12 hours. Activity level: Light.
No meal included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Here is the starting point
Moray
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Moray
Stop: 8 hours ·Admission includedThe admission fee is included in the tour package at no extra cost.
- Pick up from your hotel at 8:00 am and drive towards Chinchero, very popular for its local market, colonial church, and agricultural terraces. We will spend plenty of time in this place before we start driving along the mountains until Moray, famous because of the circular terraces where the Inca engineers used to adapt the product to different climates. Then Drive towards Maras Village and Salineras (Salt Flats), discover the history, process, and benefits of salt. Then, start the journey back to Cusco arriving around 13:30 pm back to your hotel.
- CHINCHERO; Located at 45 minutes’ drive from Cusco famous because it’s the local market, colonial church, and the farming terraces.
- MORAY, Located at 3,500 meters (11,500 ft.) compound by 4 circular terraces each of them has its own irrigation system.
- SALT MINES. Salineras have more than 3000 thousand pounds where locals harvest salt through the evaporation process.
This concludes the tour.
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