The Incas built thousands of platforms for the cultivation of various products such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, quinoa and more. Perhaps the most beautiful of all was Moray, a circular platform system that survives to this day. Nearby, there are natural salt wells formed thousands of years ago. This place is called the Maras salt mines and, together with Moray, they are two of the most popular tourist attractions in Cusco.
Tour Location: City Tour, Sacred Valley, Inca Trail, Rainbow Mountain, Red Valley.
Tour Type: Trekking/Hiking, cultural, adventurous
Good For: Those in moderate shape, families.
Difficulty: Moderate. It’s not a technical hike but the altitude may affect some individuals.
Consideration: Permit is required, but a separate permit process for the 4 day hike and generally available with little notice.
Season: Opened March through January. Closed February
We start the tour with the pick-up from your hotel to transfer you to the starting place of your Tour, between 08:30 am- 09:00 am, starting in this way our tour to the Inca laboratory of Maras.
We start the tour with the pick-up from your hotel to transfer you to the starting place of your Tour, between 08:30 am- 09:00 am, starting in this way our tour to the Inca laboratory of Maras. We will take a 30-minute trip to Chinchero to appreciate the Inca textiles and the dyeing techniques of the garments, then we will visit Moray which is considered as an Inca agricultural laboratory, then we will head to Maras which are considered salt mines known worldwide and suitable for human consumption. Our tour ends at approximately at 3:00pm.
Beautifull trail through the heart of the andean mountains. We had the hounour of being guided by Persy Cusi, whose knowledge about nature and Inca history and culture bewildered us through 4 days of walking. In adition, Persy made even the imposible for our confort and for us to have a nice trip (he has also amazing cooking habilities and knows the best spots for pictures where no other tourists went). Higly recomended trail, guide and touring company.
first of all machu picchu was amazing,but only can re-entry twice! wayna picchu was amazing too but there were only 2 slot of time 200 people can get inside each time, need to book the ticket before. My slot was 10-11 entry time, so we thought we could spend more time in machu picchu so we reached the entry gate at 11.
I recently visited Peru for a wedding in Lima…I took it upon myself to extend my trip by visiting Cusco so I could do some sightseeing and hiking. I researched and found Peru…reached out to them, told them when I would be there and what I wanted to do. They in return sent me a whole itinerary detailing each day. The trips were absolutely amazing, the tour guides were extremely knowledgeable, personable and fun.
What else to say about this beautiful, historic and amazing place. We hiked up the Wayna piccu to get an overlook on the maccu piccu and where lucky. It was absolutely breathtaking!
