The perfect half-day tour from Cusco visit the extraordinary Maras salt ponds (over 3,000 salt pools still harvested by local families using thousand-year-old techniques) and the mysterious circular Moray terraces (the Inca Empire’s most sophisticated agricultural laboratory) in just one morning or afternoon.
These two sites are among the most visually unique in all of Peru and are often combined as a quick but deeply impressive experience before or after other tours. Maras offers one of the most photogenic landscapes in the entire Andes thousands of white and pink salt pools cascading down a hillside like a natural mosaic. Moray is the Incas’ greatest scientific achievement concentric circular terraces that create up to 15 different microclimates, used to cultivate crops from across the entire Inca Empire.
Both sites sit in the Sacred Valley at approximately 3,500m lower than Cusco and perfect for acclimatization while still experiencing two of the region’s most extraordinary sites.
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Highlights
- Maras Salt Ponds — 3,000 pools cascading down a hillside for 3,000 years
- Moray circular terraces — the Inca agricultural laboratory
- Easy half-day — perfect add-on to any itinerary
- Certified bilingual guide and private transport
