Maras Moray Machu Picchu Tour - Salienras Of Maras

Visit the most interesting and unique Inca archaeological sites in Peru, starting in Chinchero, Moray, Maras, Salineras, Ollantaytambo, and finally arrive at Machu Picchu

Overview

Maras Moray Machu Picchu Tour has become a place not to be missed during your visit To Cusco, not only because of its beauty but also because this place is unique and special. Starting the day exploring Chinchero, the handicraft Market, arrive at the Circular terraces of Moray, the picturesque town of Maras, Salineras, and finally, Ollantaytambo during the first day, The second, Explore Machu Picchu and its hidden treasures before Taking the Panoramic Vistadome Train back to Cusco.

HIGHLIGHTS MARAS MORAY MACHU PICCHU TOUR

• Travel with an authentic Local operator
• Explore Chinchero, Moray, Salineras, and Ollantaytambo
• Beat The crowds to Machu Picchu
• Visit the local Market, hot springs, and streets of Aguas Calientes
• Watch the sunrise at Machu Picchu
• Ride the Vistadome train back to Cusco

Price per person: 498.USD

ITINERARY of MARAS MORAY MACHU PICCHU TOUR

DAY 1: CUSCO –CHINCHERO – MORAY- SALINERAS – OLLANTAYTAMBO – AGUAS CALIENTES.
We will pick you up from your hotel in Cusco at 8:00 am, drive to Chinchero where we will explore the archeological site, the beautiful colonial church and visit the handicraft market. It’s then a 1-hour drive to Moray where we visit the circular farming terraces, Maras town. Lunch is in a local restaurant overlooking the Mountains.

After lunch, we start the second part visiting Salineras, where locals are extracting salt since the Inca Times, drive later to Ollantaytambo to explore the Town and archeological site. Dinner in a local restaurant and take the train to Aguas Calientes, spend the night in a 3-star hotel.

DAY 2: MACHU PICCHU – CUSCO

On the final and most important day, we start early with breakfast in the hotel and take the first buses up to Machu Picchu. Once we enter, you will start a guided tour through the most important places (Sunagte or Inca Bridge, temples, palaces, plazas), the tour takes around 3 hours, then you will have time to explore the citadel by yourself.

Once you are done exploring, you will take teh bus down to Aguas Calientes, have lunch, and take the Visatdoem train back to Cusco. Arrival is around 7.30 pm back to your hotel.

INCLUDED IN MARAS MORAY MACHU PICCHU TOUR

• Door to door complete service ( we start and finish in your hotel)
• Transportation all Included during 2 days of the tour
• Entrance tickets to all the places we visit
• Lunch and dinner on day 1
• 1 night in a 3-start hotel in Aguas Calientes (Intipunku or similar)
• Bus up and down to Machu Picchu
• Tour guide for the 2 days of Tour
• Vistadome Exclusive train ion the way back to Cusco

NOT INCLUDED

• Huayna Picchu or Montaña (extra hikes)
• Meals not mentioned in Program
• Gratuities (optional)

PLACES WE VISIT:

CHINCHERO (Land of great weavers). located only 45 minutes’ drive from Cusco, famous because of its local market, colonial church, and farming terraces. The Inhabitants are mainly indigenous Quechua descendants dedicated mainly to agriculture and weaving. Chinchero produces the best textiles in the region, woven with Andean designs, natural colors, and using ancient traditional tools.

MORAY (Greenhouses). Located at 3,500 m (11,500 ft.), This stunning archeological site is compound by 4 enormous Roman amphitheater-like circular terraces, each of them has its own irrigation system. Although the purpose of this terraces is unknown, it is believed that the terraces were used as “greenhouses” used for agricultural experimentation, an adaptation of different crops due to the huge difference between each terrace enabling to get different microclimates and plants.

SALT MINES (Salineras). The Salineras have been in this place since pre-Inca times in an impossibly steep mountain slope; the villagers of Maras harvest the salt in more than 3000 thousand ponds using the same technology as their ancestors did. The process takes about a month placing the salty water every day to the pools to later be evaporated until it gets about 10 cm high to be harvested and sent to the local markets.

OLLANTAYTAMBO (Last living Inca Citadel). Located at 94 Km of Cusco, Ollantaytambo is the door to Machu Picchu, surrounded by massive mountains, narrow cobblestone streets, and a beautiful Inca site, is the only city that has been continuously inhabited since Inca times (14th Century), That is why the city is called the last living Inca citadel. At the time of the Spanish Conquest, it was used as a stronghold during the Battle of Ollantaytambo.

WHAT TO TAKE TO THIS TRIP

• Original passport to enter Machu Picchu
• Small luggage or backpack with clothes for 2 day
• Toiletries, sandals, personal items
• Rain gear always with you (ponchos or umbrellas)
• Sun protection always with you (sunscreen, hats, long sleeves)
• Extra money for souvenirs, tips, and meals not included (300 soles)
• Personal medication.

IMPORTANT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU BOOK

• This is a door to door service, we start in your hotel and drive you back to your hotel.
• Vegetarian meals are available during lunch of the day 1
• When booking this tour you support social projects that help education in rural villages
• There will $40 surcharge for a single private room