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Moray Terraces and Maras Salt Pools: Exploring the Sacred Valley of the Incas
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Cusco
Discover the breathtaking Moray Terraces and Maras Salt Pools on a half-day tour in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Learn about Inca history, agriculture, and textiles while enjoying stunning mountain views and immersing yourself in local customs.
Discover the breathtaking Moray Terraces and Maras Salt Pools on a half-day tour in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Learn about Inca history, agriculture, and textiles while enjoying stunning mountain views and immersing yourself in local customs.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Cusco - We will start the tour picking up from your hotel in cusco
- Moray - Moray is made up of three amphitheater-like terraces made by the Incas. These terraces, which are carved deep into the earth in a bowl shape, are thought to have been used as an agricultural laboratory to determine the optimal conditions for growing crops.
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- Cusco - We will start the tour picking up from your hotel in cusco
- Moray - Moray is made up of three amphitheater-like terraces made by the Incas. These terraces, which are carved deep into the earth in a bowl shape, are thought to have been used as an agricultural laboratory to determine the optimal conditions for growing crops.
- Sacred Valley - On this tour you will travel to Peru’s historic Urubamba Valley. Located between Cusco and Machu Picchu, the Urubamba Valley is known for its lush scenery, picturesque colonial towns, and magnificent Incan fortresses.
- Maras - You will head to the salt mines of Maras, which are just 2 miles away. Dating back to colonial times, Maras was considered a salt-producing center. Carved into the mountain side are over 3000 salt pools, which are filled daily by a little stream of water. Once the water evaporates, it leaves behind a glistening patchwork of salt. The salt mines are a great spot to take pictures and capture the amazing beauty of both the Andes and the spectacular Salineras.
What's Included
- Transportation to the sights
- Professional guide
- Hotel pickup
- Transportation to the sights
- Professional guide
- Hotel pickup
What's Not Included
- Touristic Ticket (70 soles per person)
- Gratuities
- Maras Salt Mines entrance (20 soles)
- Entrance fees
- Admission fees
- Admission fees
- Touristic Ticket (70 soles per person)
- Gratuities
- Maras Salt Mines entrance (20 soles)
- Entrance fees
- Admission fees
- Admission fees
Additional Information
Embark on an incredible shared half-day journey into a section of the Sacred Valley of the Incas in the city of Cusco. Be captivated by the stunning views of the Urubamba Mountains, Veronica Mountain, and the lush valleys of farmland. During this excursion with an expert guide, gain knowledge about farming, textiles, and the fascinating Incan history,…
Embark on an incredible shared half-day journey into a section of the Sacred Valley of the Incas in the city of Cusco. Be captivated by the stunning views of the Urubamba Mountains, Veronica Mountain, and the lush valleys of farmland. During this excursion with an expert guide, gain knowledge about farming, textiles, and the fascinating Incan history, while observing the customs of the local people.
- Entrance fees: you must have the tourist ticket to enter Moray. The tourist ticket is currently 22 USD or 70 soles for a 1-day ticket, or 47 USD or 130 soles for a 10-day ticket. This ticket will give you access to many other attractions in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, and some museums and places of interest in Cusco. Maras is a separate ticket of 3.50 USD or 10 soles
- Meals: there are no meals served during this tour but you can buy snacks along the way. You should be back in Cusco in time to enjoy lunch on your own
Location
Cusco
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(11 Ratings)
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Matthew_t
Sep 25, 2025
The Morsy Terraces and... - The Morsy Terraces and Maras Salt Pools were amazing to see. The genius of the Inca Civilization was on full display. We also saw an interesting demonstration of women cleaning and weaving Alpaca fibers. And a similar event in a shop selling Peruvian chocolate. The driver, Carmel, did a great job transporting us from place to place safely and quickly. Our guide, JZ, was very enthusiastic and each place. He provided lots of helpful insights. It was a lot of your for the price.
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Emma_s
Sep 6, 2025
Review of Moray and Maras Half Day Tour - 8.30am start - Paul was a knowledgable and friendly tour guide, conducting the tour in English and Spanish. We met him at the pick up spot, meaning we didn’t have to wait for everyone to be picked up from their hotels as that had already happened by the time the mini bus had arrived.
Journey was broken up nicely with various stops so never felt like you were sitting for too long unlike other tours from Cusco. Although you visited a couple of shops on route I felt no pressure to buy anything (although I did end up with a lovely jumper and some salted chocolate).
Enjoyed the tour of Moray and Maras and felt we saw a lot without having to wake up at 4am.
Thank you!
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Jonathan_b
Dec 3, 2024
From ingenious ancient Inka agriculture to modern day local salt mining ingenuity. - If viewing first hand the amazing engineering and building prowess of the ancient Inka is of interest to you then a tour of the iconic circular Moray terraces is a must. Our tour guide Jessica, was very knowledgeable about how the design of the terraces improved the agricultural purpose behind them.
The stop at the Maras salt mines was also worthwhile. It was interesting to see how the local people have harnessed a salt spring to provide a long term source of income for local families.
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Lisandrog800
Sep 12, 2024
Incredible man-made and natural wonders. - Emil was a great tour guide, giving everyone lots of information and even accommodating different languages. He gave us plenty of time to take pictures too.
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Lian_p
Aug 27, 2024
Excellent tour! - Jimmy was an excellent guide! Quite knowledgeable on the sites and even gave us a bonus stop in Chinchero! Would 100% recommend.
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Voyage694159
Sep 18, 2023
Perfect Half Day Tour! - I loved this half day trip, can’t recommend enough! JC was an amazing tour guide and provided a lot of information on the tour. I particularly loved the visit to a local women’s collective that show you how they make textiles by hand (from collecting the wool, cleaning it, spinning it into thread, dying it with different local plants, and weaving it into blankets, sweaters, etc. that takes days/weeks!). The prices reflect the authenticity of the work (in the big cities in Peru, all the “alpaca” items are made of synthetic materials and chemically dyed!) so this is where I bought all my souvenirs and beautiful blankets that will last a lifetime! Just keep in mind it did not include lunch and we got back to Cusco at 2:30 so brings snacks or buy some along the way. Enjoy!
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Axnavarro
Jun 28, 2021
Terraces and salt flats - A country experience to continue seeing agricultural terraces and the famous salt flats of the area, which the most impressive thing is that these salt flats are given thanks to a saline spring
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Jasmine
Feb 27, 2018
Impressive don't miss! - Moray is definitely a site to see! My second time in cusco and is one of the most beautiful places I had ever visited in my life, It's so impressive to see what the Inkas were capable of doing! I highly recommend this place and the tour company too.
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Sharon
Aug 15, 2017
Such a great adventure, and... - <p>Such a great adventure, and definitely worth your buck! A beautiful journey through some really interesting places from Peru's past. Great guide! Greate tour! Do this as a favor for yourself!</p>
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