Full-Day Sacred Valley, Moray, and Salinas de Maras Tour from Cusco

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Urubamba Province

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Experience the best of the Sacred Valley in one action-packed day tour from Cusco. Visit Chincheros, Moray, Salinas de Maras, Ollantaytambo, Urubamba, and Pisaq Ruins. Departures available daily.

Duration: 12 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Chinchero District - We will pick you up from your accommodation in Cusco at 7:00 am and travel for one hour by private van to Chincheros, a small village with beautiful views of the Sacred Valley. In this charming village, you will see adobe homes, narrow cobbled streets, and people in traditional Peruvian clothing. Here, the villagers still practice many Inca traditions and crafts. If you wish, you will see the demonstration of how wool is washed and dyed using native plants and minerals.
Moray - We will then continue our journey to Moray in order to see the fascinating site used by the Incas for agricultural experiments and cultivating seeds. There, you will learn how cleverly designed a drainage system at the bottom of the terraces in order to avoid flooding during the rainy season.
Salt Mine of Maras - After the tour of Moray, you will take a 20 minute bus ride to the salt mines of Maras. At this amazing site, you can see the pans fed by saline spring water that were built on steep terraces along one side of a narrow valley. The water is sent through the network of channels where the water slowly evaporates leaving the salt behind. Salt has been collected from Maras since pre-Incan times and it is thought that a collective of salt miners has maintained the terraces and channels for hundreds of years.
Ollantaytambo - We will continue our scenic journey to the amazing town of Ollantaytambo. Ollantaytambo is a classic Incan city which conserves the traditional Incan urban construction of narrow streets adjacent to flowing streams. As you walk through the stone streets, the gentle sound of flowing water will make it easy for you to imagine the city as it was in the time of the Incas. In the upper part of the town, there is an impressive ceremonial center that was used for water worship and also a mighty fortress that protected the access point to the lower part of the valley. We will follow the beautiful route to Urubamba, the heart of the Sacred Valley, where we will stop for a buffet lunch
Pisac - After lunch, we will take you to the small village of Pisaq, where you can enjoy your lively artisan market and have some free time to interact with the townsfolk and to shop for handcrafts and souvenirs. Finally, you will be taken to explore the Pisaq Ruins before you return to Cusco between 6:30 am and 7:00 pm

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Professional guide
Round-trip private transfer
Transport by private vehicle

What's Not Included

Partial tourist ticket (boleto turístico) (70 soles per person)
Drinks
Lunch
Gratuities
Entrance fees for the Salt Mine 10 soles per person

Additional Information

We’ve amalgamated the most frequented tours, typically visited on distinct days, into one concise tour for those pressed for time. The destinations covered in this tour include: Chincheros, Moray, Salinas de Maras, Ollantaytambo, Urubamba and Pisaq Ruins.

You’ll be required to purchase a partial tourist ticket (boleto turistico) to access all the listed sites, priced at 70 soles per individual. Please be aware that the entry to Salina de Maras isn’t covered in the Boleto Turistico. Admission to Salina of Maras costs an additional 10 Soles. We schedule departures everyday from 7am to 6pm.

A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Wear comfortable clothes. walking shoes are recommended
We allow children under the age of 5 to be part of the tour at no charge
The Cusco Tourist Ticket officially called “Boleto Turistico del Cusco,” is a ticket which allows you to gain entrance to multiple attractions in and around Cusco and the Sacred Valley.
You have two options. You can either buy the partial tourist ticket which costs 70 soles and last 2 days. This allows you to visit the places listed in this tour. The other option is the full tourist ticket which costs 130 soles which allows you to visit 16 places and is valid for 10 days you will need this option only if you will stay in Cusco and do any other tour.
Where can I buy the tickets? The tickets can be bought on the way. Do we need to pay extra to visit Salinas de Maras? Yes, you will need to pay an extra 10 soles to visit Salinas de Maras. How many places will you visit on this tour? You will visit six places. Will I have enough time to visit all these places? Yes, you will have plenty of time to visit each place. You will have a guided tour of at least 40 minutes in each place with an extra ten minutes for your own exploration. Where do we stop for lunch? Not, included in the tour, but we will stop for lunch in Urubamba What time does the tour start and finish? The tour starts at 7 am and finishes at 6 pm However, we can be flexible with the times to suit your preferences.

Location

Chinchero District

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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192raoa

Jul 13, 2024

The totally epic experience!!! - I want to say wholeheartedly it was a Perfect Trip with all amazing Interested Tour with lots of best Things happened there They all did excellent To make our Trip more memorable with food Accommodations and Guides.