From Cusco: Sacred Valley and Maras Salt Mines
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Enjoy the famous Tour to the Sacred Valley of the Incas in one day. Visit each archaeological center and Inca temples.
Highlights
- The Sacred Valley of the Incas is a jewel for the eyes of thousands of tourists
- Chinchero and its textiles
- Moray the great center of Inca agricultural experimentation
Description
The tour to the Sacred Valley of the Incas begins with pickup at the meeting point at 6:30 to 7:00 am. depending on the location of your hotel.
Then we head through the north of the city of Cusco for 40 minutes until we reach Chinchero, the highest place on the tour (3762 meters), once we arrive at this picturesque place, we will visit the archaeological center, we will also have the option to see people local doing their daily life and textile and craft centers.
Then we will continue to the next place, Moray, this place was an agricultural experimentation center, like a type of greenhouse for the Incas, this gigantic place is located in a natural geographical depression, this makes it very different from the rest of the places.
The next stop will be in the town of Maras to then access the Salineras, this place is something that can only be seen in a few places in the world, there are more than 3000 pools of this special mineral that are exploited to date by people. local with ancestral techniques.
Then we will continue to Urubamba, a city where we will have free time for lunch, then we will continue to Ollantaytambo, the largest city in the entire area, this place is known as the Living Inca City, Here we can find local people who come down from the high communities to do shopping.
Then we go to the last place to visit Pisaq, this is another Inca city where we will find gigantic agricultural terraces made from the top to the foot of the mountain, water fountains for ceremonial purposes and several Inca constructions.
Upon return to Cusco (7:00 p.m.)
Includes
Hotel pickup in the historical center
Drop-off at Plaza Kusipata
Private transportation to the Sacred Valley
English and Spanish-speaking professional guide
Buffet Lunch at a local restaurant in Urubamba | Select OPTION 2
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Easy cancellation
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