Main Info
Maras & Moray full day tour is a prfect option for those who love nature and are interested in Inca history. The salt fields of Maras and ancient plains of Moray are unique places that have no comparison in South America.
Maras is a unique town in the heart of the Andean mountains. For almost 500 years the main income of the town has been a unique harvesting of salt. They have unique white salt fields contrasting with the green mountains. The ability to have the fields is thanks to salty mineral water that comes at this place from the mountains.
A few kilometers from Maras is Moray, a very unique archaeological site in the region.
Moray are unique ruins arranged in circles looking almost supernaturally. Due to unique soil and favorable temperadure the place is very suitable for growing crops. Since the time of the Incas Moray has been the center of domestication, acclimatization and hybridization of wild vegetable species that were modified or adapted for human consumption.
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Itinerary
Our circuit will start around 6:30 a.m. where we will pick you up at your hotel, then we will begin our journey to the north of Cusco, until we reach the archaeological center of Chinchero, then the brown platforms and the salt maras. In each place, the Guide will give us an explanation of each archaeological site and will also have time to visit the place and take pictures. After visiting Maras Moray we will go to the town of Urubamba where we will have our buffet lunch, then we will go to Ollantaytambo to visit the ruins, then we will go to the Ruins of Pisaq and the International Market of Pisaq. Finally we will return to the city of Cusco, arrival time at approximately 6:30 pm. End of our services
