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Experience Maras Moray and Taucca Community

By cusco travel & treks
Price is AU$356 per adult

Features

  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

Live an authentic experience in the Andes combining culture, history and gastronomy. We will visit Moray, the centre of Inca agricultural experimentation, and the famous Salineras de Maras, more than 3,000 salt pools exploited since ancient times that offer a unique landscape in the Sacred Valley.
Then we will go to the community of Taucca, in Chinchero, where you will share agricultural activities with local families and participate in the harvest of Andean products. The experience ends with the preparation and tasting of a traditional Pachamanca, an ancient cooking technique made with local products.
The tour includes private transport, certified professional guide, visit to Moray and the Salineras de Maras, experience in Taucca and Pachamanca-type Andean lunch. A unique opportunity to connect with the living culture of the Andes!

Activity location

  • Salinas de Maras
    • Carreta a Maras
    • 08655, Maras, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Salinas de Maras
    • Carreta a Maras
    • 08655, Maras, Peru

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Experience Maras Moray and Taucca Community

  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 7:00 AM
Price details
AU$355.90 x 1 AdultAU$355.90
Total
Price is AU$355.90

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private transport
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    Getting to Salineras, Moray
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Andean lunch
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Official Tourism Guide
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    Drinks and Snacks
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    tips

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Salinas de Maras

  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
The accredited tour guide will accompany you on a fascinating experience through the famous Salineras de Maras, an impressive complex made up of more than 3,000 salt pools that shine on the mountainside and create one of the most spectacular landscapes of the Cusco region. Discover how these pools are fed by a natural saline spring and learn about the ancient extraction techniques that local families have preserved for generations. Enjoy unique panoramic views, unforgettable photo opportunities and an authentic connection to the history, culture and living traditions of the Peruvian Andes.

Archaeological Site of Moray

  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
The accredited tour guide will accompany you to explore Moray, one of the most impressive and mysterious archaeological sites of the Inca Empire. Be amazed by its huge circular terraces, a masterpiece of engineering surrounded by spectacular Andean landscapes. Discover the secrets of this ancient agricultural experimentation centre while enjoying unique panoramic views and unforgettable photo opportunities. A fascinating experience that combines history, culture and nature in the heart of the Sacred Valley.

Chinchero

  • 3h
The accredited tour guide will accompany you to live an authentic experiential tourism experience in the community of Taucca, located in the Chinchero district, just 40 minutes from Cusco. Take part in an unforgettable day with Andean families, starting with the harvest of potatoes in traditional fields surrounded by stunning landscapes of the Sacred Valley. Learn about ancestral farming techniques that have been handed down from generation to generation and become part of everyday community life. The experience culminates with the preparation and tasting of the traditional Pachamanca, which will be your lunch, cooked underground with hot stones, following one of the oldest gastronomic customs in the Andes. An authentic, participatory and cultural experience that connects the traveller with the living essence of the Peruvian Andes.

Location

Activity location

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    Salinas de Maras
    • Carreta a Maras
    • 08655, Maras, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Salinas de Maras
    • Carreta a Maras
    • 08655, Maras, Peru

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