About this experience
If you are in Cusco, take a group or private tour to Maras salt mines, Moray, and Chinchero textiles, they are beautiful and colorful Inca villages, where you can see the customs and traditions. You will also have the opportunity to see the pre-Columbian textile process in Chinchero, the industrialization of Maras salt and the Moray's enigmatic agricultural terraces.
Admire also the incredible scenic beauty, the fields full of crops, the mountains covered with snow and the sacred valley.
This excursion lasts 6 hours. The private tour can start in Cusco or in the Sacred Valley. The shared tour starts only in Cusco. This is the perfect complement to your visit to the Inca city of Machu Picchu and other tours.
At a glance
- Duration: 6 hr
Plan your experience
Set aside 6 hr for the experience itself, with additional time to reach your meeting or pickup point.
Compare the available options before choosing: their itinerary, inclusions and pickup arrangements can differ. Check the price for your date and whole group.
Before you go
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Local guides to help you plan
A Slow Sacred Valley Itinerary: Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Maras and Moray
Skip the rushed day tour. This three-day route gives the Sacred Valley the time it deserves, with honest notes on transport, food, and where to sleep.
Chinchero Day Trip From Cusco
Plan a rewarding Chinchero day trip from Cusco with practical advice on the road journey, archaeological park hours, Boleto Turístico entry, flexible transport, and respectful visiting.
Maras Salt Mines Day Trip From Cusco
Plan a practical day trip from Cusco to the Maras Salt Mines, with route estimates, entry guidance, walking considerations, and an optional Moray stop.
What is included
- Top-level local guide in English or Spanish.
- Group or Private tour.
- Tourist transportation and experienced driver.
Not included
- Partial tourist ticket to visit Chinchero and Moray.
- Ticket to visit Maras Sal mines.
Itinerary and highlights
Maras salt mines, Moray and Chincheero Textiles half-day tour.
At the agreed-upon time, our professional guide and tour vehicle will pick you up at your hotel in Cusco or the Sacred Valley (private tours only). You’ll then travel for 40 minutes to the beautiful ancient Inca town of Chinchero, where you’ll participate in the Inca textile process (washing, spinning, dyeing, and weaving camelid wool). If you’d like to take home a handmade garment as a souvenir, you can purchase it directly from the artisan (optional). Here you’ll also see locals in their traditional attire, and on Sundays, there’s a local market where bartering is still practiced, just as it was in Inca times.
The visit to the vast agricultural terraces of Chinchero and the colonial church is only included in the private tour.
After Chinchero, continue your tour to the Maras salt mines and observe the industrial salt extraction process.
Here, salt extraction has been practiced since pre-Inca times, and today members of the local community continue to harness the saltwater spring, channeling it through small canals to more than 4,000 pits, where the process of evaporation and solidification takes place. The salt is harvested for various purposes: consumption, agriculture, livestock, and medicine. You can take some salt home in small bags sold at the local shops (optional).
Moray archaeological site Guided tour.
Continue your tour to the Inca experimental agricultural center of Moray and admire the masterpiece of the ancient inhabitants. The Incas took advantage of natural depressions to build ring-shaped terraces and created 20 microclimates to adapt the plants to the new ecosystem.
Finally, return to the city of Cusco - Hotel.
Meeting and pickup information
- For the shared tour, hotel pickup is only included for hotels located in the Cusco city center. If your hotel is located outside the city center, please go to the Plaza Regocijo fountain, where we will meet at the agreed-upon time.
- For the private tour, pick-up service is included from all hotels in Cusco and the Sacred Valley. For the shared tour, we only pick up travelers from hotels located close the main square. If your hotel is far from the city center, the meeting point will be the fountain at Plaza Regocijo at 7:30 a.m. This shared tour departs only from Cusco and may end in Ollantaytambo if you plan to continue your journey by train to Machu Picchu in the afternoon.
Languages and tickets
- English — Guide
- Spanish — Guide
- Mobile Only
Tour operator
- Exclusive Peru Tours
Accessibility and practical details
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For the shared tour, we only pick up travelers from hotels located close the main square. If your hotel is far from the city center, the meeting point will be the fountain at Plaza Regocijo at 7:30 a.m. This shared tour departs only from Cusco and may end in Ollantaytambo if you plan to continue your journey by train to Machu Picchu in the afternoon.
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