An unusual tour that visits Chinchero, a town that keeps its ancestral traditions alive; Moray, with its circular agricultural terraces and complex irrigation system; as well as the ancient salt mines of Salineras, which are still exploited today using ancestral techniques. A great addition to your trip!
- Professional English speaking guide.
- Professional driver.
- Pick up at Hotel in Cusco
Transportation
- Entrance fees: All sites on this tour require the Boleto de Turistico which you purchase at the first site you enter. Cost is Soles 130 per person for the 10 day ticket which allows you entrance into 16 various sites around Cusco and the Sacred Valley or 70 Soles per person for the 1 Day Boleto Turistico primarily only for the valley sites.
- Lunch – we stop in Urubamba for lunch. If you prefer another location you can arrange directly with your Guide on the tour or with our office.
- Gratuities
- Clothing: long pants, convertibles or shorts, long and short sleeved shirts or t-shirts, cotton socks. Warm clothing for high altitude areas (Arequipa – Colca, Puno, Cusco), especially for the night, including sweaters/fleeces and a jacket.
- Rain gear or poncho (you can buy a basic one in Cusco), especially if you visit in the months of November to April.
- Comfortable footwear, we recommend hiking boots.
- Camera, films.
- Hat or cap to protect you from the sun, cold and rain.
- Sunscreen (high factor) and Sunglasses.
- Insect repellent: a minimum of 20% DEET is recommended; no risk of malaria has been reported.
- Toiletries and personal medications.
- Original passport and photocopies of passport.
DETAILED ITINERARY
Chinchero - Maras - Salineras - Moray
First is a visit the town of Chinchero, located 30 km from the city of Cusco. This traditional Andean town is known as “the birthplace of the rainbow.” We then drive to Maras, a beautiful little town with a good part of its colonial architectural beauty still intact. After this we head to the Moray ruins with an elevation of 3,450 m. The terraces and complex irrigation system served as a natural greenhouse to grow an extraordinary variety of crops that would typically only grow in the tropical Andes. Finally we will visit the salt mines of Maras, “Trabajos de Sal,” which consist of 3,000 small pools roughly 5 square meters (53.8 ft²) in size used for collecting salt. This salt is packaged and marketed throughout the region. After the tours we head back to Cusco.
