About this experience
The Sacred Valley tour & the Salt mines tour will take you through the most impressive and beautiful landscapes of the Sacred Valley of the Incas, where you will be able to appreciate from beautiful lagoons and the imposing snow-capped mountains of the Andes in Cusco, you will also be able to know unique places in all our region of Peru and the world as the impressive Inca agricultural laboratory of Moray and the salt mines of Maras with more than 5000 salt wells.
Explore with us the Sacred valley of the Incas connect with its people and its beautiful landscapes and learn from our experienced local guides our history.
At a glance
- Duration: 5 hr–6 hr
- Private experience
Plan your experience
Set aside 5 hr–6 hr for the experience itself, with additional time to reach your meeting or pickup point.
Before you go
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Local guides to help you plan
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.
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.
Moray Day Trip From Cusco
Plan a Moray day trip from Cusco with practical advice on road transport, Circuit III tickets, site hours, altitude, weather, and heritage-site rules.
What is included
- Private transportation
- English-speaking guide
Not included
- We can drop you off at a restaurant after the tour if you wish, otherwise we will drop you off at your hotel.
- Cusco tourist ticket
- Entrance ticket to the Salt Mines
Itinerary and highlights
There are thousands of ponds in total, and they are all still in use today by different members of the local community. They own them and farm them and sell the salt in the city. It appears that the continuation of the traditional methods is the modern population respecting their ancestors.
You will explore this majestic place with an incredible view from the viewpoint provided by the locals where you can take the best pictures of the place, our guided tour is about 1 hour.
Next on our itinerary is a visit to Moray (3,500m/11,500ft). This is an unusual and spectacular set of ruins; concentric circles that are thought to have made up an Inca agricultural laboratory. Some of the terraced circular depressions are 30m/98ft deep, creating a wide variety of temperatures within them.
We walk further down into this archaeological site to see some ruins that may have served as one of the main amphitheaters for the Incas. Rituals and ceremonies may have been performed here.
Meeting and pickup information
- We recommend starting the tour at 8 am from your hotel in Urubamba, we want you to have the best pictures and have the sites just for us to enjoy our tour more.
Languages and tickets
- English — Guide
- Spanish — Guide
- Mobile Only
Tour operator
- Come See Perú Tours
Accessibility and practical details
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- 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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