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Sacred Valley with Moray & Salt Mines: Full Day Tour with Cultural and Archaeological Highlights
5.0
6 Ratings
Chinchero
This wonderful day trip offers the opportunity to explore the valley’s key attractions — the vibrant town of Chinchero, the agricultural terraces of Moray, and the Maras salt mines — as well as the archaeological sites of Ollantaytambo and Pisaq.
This wonderful day trip offers the opportunity to explore the valley’s key attractions — the vibrant town of Chinchero, the agricultural terraces of Moray, and the Maras salt mines — as well as the archaeological sites of Ollantaytambo and Pisaq.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Complejo Arqueológico Chinchero - The tour includes a visit to an Andean textile production center, followed by a brief exploration of the Chinchero archaeological site.
- Salinas de Maras - A natural saltwater spring flows from the nearby mountain and is skillfully directed into the salt ponds.
- Moray - Utilized by the Incas for…
- Complejo Arqueológico Chinchero - The tour includes a visit to an Andean textile production center, followed by a brief exploration of the Chinchero archaeological site.
- Salinas de Maras - A natural saltwater spring flows from the nearby mountain and is skillfully directed into the salt ponds.
- Moray - Utilized by the Incas for agricultural experiments, these sites helped study the impact of varying climatic conditions on crops.
- Urubamba - After exploring Moray, the group will head to Urubamba to savor a delightful buffet lunch.
- Archaeological Park Ollantaytambo - Visitors can marvel at the impressive Temple of the Sun, featuring massive, expertly carved and polished stone blocks. This village is recognized as a living Inca city.
- Pisac - The tour concludes with a visit to the Pisac archaeological site, showcasing agricultural terraces, temples, carvings, tunnels, the renowned Intihuatana, and the largest Inca cemetery with over 350 tombs.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Private transportation
- Guide speaks English or Spanish
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Private transportation
- Guide speaks English or Spanish
What's Not Included
- Cusco Tourist Ticket
- Entrance fee to the Salt Mines
- Meals
- Cusco Tourist Ticket
- Entrance fee to the Salt Mines
- Meals
Additional Information
- We require a minimum of 2 people for the booking.
- We require a minimum of 2 people for the booking.
Location
Complejo Arqueologico Chinchero
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Jhonyh268
Oct 30, 2025
Spend a few unique moments knowing beautiful places - Good attention from the guide, helped us quite knowing the route to different stations, I felt very comfortable and confident the guide, I highly recommend anyone who wants to meet, contact the guide, excellent everything.
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Geomaru
Sep 13, 2023
Excellent service!! - Everything is very well coordinated, with them you no longer worry about anything, they make your life easier, highly recommended.
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Memop323
Sep 11, 2023
A 100% recommended travel agency - It is a very good company, they fulfilled everything for us, the truth is that it is highly recommended, in addition to being punctual and complying 100%, we did my entire trip to Peru with them
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Andraniculescu
Jun 19, 2022
Excellent option for tours around Cusco at decent prices - We enjoyed very much our experience in Cusco with this agency.
We did the Sacred Valley, all archeological sites around Cusco, Palcoyo mountain, Lake Titicaca.
Nilo was very nice and helped us with all the activities and explanations about the places.
We recommend this agency while in Cusco.
Gracias Nilo por todo!
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Silviafromferrara
Nov 10, 2019
Tour of the sacred valley - I relied on Cusco Destinations for a half-day tour of Cusco (Sacsayhuaman Fortress, Q'enqo, Puca-Pucara and finally the Tambomachay temple) and a full day visit of the sacred valley (starting from the textile center of Awanacancha, then Pisaq both ruins and market, Ollantaytambo, salt mines of Maras, terraces of Moray, Chinchero).
I greatly appreciated the availability and professionalism of Nely, who organized the tours doing everything possible to satisfy our requests and has always been very punctual and precise in his answers. Equally appreciated are the two guided tours, thanks to the guide, Soledad, very well prepared, kind, correct (so to speak, he has never imposed detours towards "friends shops", as guides sometimes do ...), always ready to give explanations and answer questions; she was also very nice and helpful with my 7 year old son, and gave us great advice even for the following days. The driver's service is also excellent, with a comfortable and well-maintained car.
Based on my experience, Cusco Destinations is a reliable and excellent tour operator with average prices.
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Kimballbarker
Jul 5, 2019
A Guide Makes ALL the Difference! - Our driver/guide Nilo was the best! Without him, I would've taken all these amazing sites at face value, and what a waste that would've been!
The details he shared about Moray and the Salt Mines blew me away. I was especially impressed with how scientifically advanced a site like Moray is, even by modern standards!
He also took us on a highly recommended side trip to the town of Chincherro, where we attended a textile making class where the locals still use all natural dyes and traditional weaving methods to create beautiful blankets and clothing.
Take advantage of the helpful guides when visiting Cusco! They will enhance your visit and your admiration for this wonderful place will increase exponentially!
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