SALINERAS, MARAS, MORAY, CHINCHERO AND MACHUPICCHU 2D/1N

2 DAYS / 1 NIGHT | staring from $ 389.00 per person.

The Aventure

Tikas Peru has thought of a new alternative that will allow you to visit more places. During this tour you will be able to visit the Andean town of Chinchero, Salineras de Maras and Moray and the archaeological site of Machu Picchu. This option takes place in 2d/1n. 

Tikas Peru has thought of a new alternative that will allow you to visit more places. During this tour you will be able to visit the Andean town of Chinchero, Salineras de Maras and Moray and the archaeological site of Machu Picchu. This option takes place in 2d/1n.

The Andean town of Chinchero , is located at 3760 meters above sea level. Chinchero is recognized for the quality of its textile crafts and attracts travelers thanks to its market and its workshops where they present the traditional weaving process.

Salineras de Maras y Moray Located northwest of the town of Maras, they are made up of 3000 small wells with an average area of ​​5m2, during the dry season they are filled every 3 days with salt water that emanates from a natural spring located in the upper part of the wells so that, when the water evaporates, the salt contained in it gradually solidifies

Moray, is located 7 km southwest of Maras; This archaeological group is unique in its kind in the Cusco region. These are gigantic natural depressions or holes in the surface of the land that were used for the construction of circular terraces with their respective irrigation canals.

Machupicchu, is a Wonder of the Modern World, a World Heritage Site since 1983, is considered a masterpiece of architecture and engineering of the Inca culture.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Visit to the Salineras de Maras.
  • Visit to the town of Chinchero.
  • Visit to the Archaeological rest of Moray.
  • Visit to the Inca Citadel of Machupicchu.
WHY TRAVEL WITH US

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Andean Chefs

Food on the Trail

Small Groups

Skilled Horsemen

We will pick you up at your hotel early in the morning, to transfer you to the beautiful town of Chinchero, known for being a center of artisanal textile production, we will visit the workshops where you will be able to witness the traditional process of making the fabric.

We will continue with the visit to the Salt Mines of Maras, where you will enjoy an exceptional landscape with an impressive variety of terraces filled with underground water wells that collect salt, each one of the wells produces approximately between 50 to 80 kilos of Salt and They have been in use since pre-Columbian times.

Then we will go to Moray which is considered as an Inca agricultural laboratory. It is made up of 4 muyus or circles, which are concentric circular platforms, the deepest being 80 meters deep, with the lowest platform being 36 meters. diameter. Temperature variations ranging from 0.5 to 1.5 ° C per platform are also found within the platforms, which can reproduce up to 20 different types of microclimates.

Finally, we will transfer you to the train station located in the same town of Ollantaytambo and board the Inca Rail Machupicchu train to Aguas Calientes (Machupicchu Pueblo). This train ride allows you to appreciate the fascinating scenery along the sacred Vilcanota River.

Upon arrival at the Aguas Calientes train station, you will be greeted by our hotel staff and the TikasPeru guide who will assist you, take you to the hotel and inform everyone that concerns you for the next day’s guided tour.

Accommodation: In 3 star hotels in Aguas Calientes (machupicchu town).

WHATS IS INCLUDED?
  • Briefing before the tour.

  • Pick up from your hotel to start the tour.

  • Transfers.

  • Professional Guide.

  • Guided tour Salineras de Maras – Moray.

  • Train tickets Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes.

  • Assistance in Machupicchu.

  • 1 Night in a 3-star Hotel in Aguas Calientes.

  • Breakfast day 2.

  • Pick up from hotel to bus station.

  • Entrance to Machupicchu.

  • Train tickets Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo.

  • Private transfer from Ollantaytambo train station to Cusco.

WHATS IS NOT INCLUDED?
  • Accommodation extra night in hotel – Aguas Calientes

  • Maras Moray Salineras tickets (US$ 25)

  • Optional: Climb Waynapicchu Mountain ticket US $ 30 (which must be requested

  • More than 3 months in advance)

  • Vistadome train increase US$ 95

  • Optional: Hot springs (during your free time)

  • Meals (Lunch, Dinner)

  • Additional costs

  • Tip (optional)

  • Travel insurance.

Booking

SALINERAS, MARAS, MORAY, CHINCHERO AND MACHUPICCHU 2D/1N

$ 389.00

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