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Cusco: Chinchero, Moray, and Salt Mines Tour
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Cusco: Chinchero, Moray, and Salt Mines Tour

By Inka Altitude
9.4 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is RM 72 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h+
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Enjoy the panoramic views of Chicon and the Pitusiray Mountains
  • Marvel at the ancient textile weaving process
  • Explore the Inka terraces in Moray
  • Take in the stunning views of natural pre-Inka salt mines

Activity location

    • Cusco
    • Cusco, Cuzco, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Office 04, C. Garcilaso 265, Cusco 08002, Peru | Look for the “Inka Altitude” Office.
    • Cusco, Cuzco, Peru

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Private Tour
  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h5h
  • English
Price details
RM 524.98 x 1 TravellerRM 524.98

Total
Price is RM 524.98

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedBilingual guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedTransportation
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pickup (private option only)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel drop-off
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFood and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTourist ticket for Moray (70 soles, can be purchased on site)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntrance ticket to the salt mines (20 soles, can be purchased in Maras)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedGratuities

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Pets
  • Not suitable for: People over 220 lbs (100 kg), People with back problems, People with mobility impairments, Visually impaired people

What you can expect

Your tour will start with your group pick-up. From there you will drive for about an hour to Chinchero, making a short stop in this town to visit one of the last traditional families. You will also learn about ancient textiles and the weaving process.

After driving 30 minutes more, you will arrive to Moray, the ancient Inka agriculture laboratory located in a rare topographical depression in which the Inkas developed into unique circular terraces. You will learn how this entire area was also watered by a well-engineered irrigation system.

After enjoying Moray, you will continue for another hour to the Salineras Salt Mines of Maray, your last destination on your tour. The salt mine is actually a vast collection of terraces born from a water stream high on a mountain.

Over many centuries this salt spring has been channeled to 1,000 small pools. People wait for the sunny days to evaporate the water which leaves the pure salt behind, a technique of which has been used since pre-Inka times. You will finally drive approximately 1.5 hours back to Cusco, where your group will be dropped off near the Main Plaza de Armas.

Location

Activity location

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    • Cusco
    • Cusco, Cuzco, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Office 04, C. Garcilaso 265, Cusco 08002, Peru | Look for the “Inka Altitude” Office.
    • Cusco, Cuzco, Peru