TOUR SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS MARAS MORAY

Itinerary summary

The tour to the Sacred Valley of the Incas Maras Moray has as starting time from 06:30 hrs.

• The tour starts with the pick up from your hotel for the realization of the tour.
• The tour begins with a visit to Chinchero an archaeological site built by the Inca Tupac Yupanqui and assigned as his palace which is formed by terraces and religious centers.
• Then we will go to Moray, a natural depression formed by concentric terraces.
• The tour continues with a visit to the salt mines of Maras where you can see more than 4000 thousand salt ponds.
• We will continue to have lunch in a restaurant in Urubamba.
• After that we will visit Ollantaytambo one of the most important towns in the sacred valley and important for its constructions of large terraces and sites such as the temple of the sun and the baths of the ñusta.
• Finally we will go to Pisac a place where we can see a set of terraces, Inca neighborhoods, water fountains, and the largest pre-Hispanic cemetery found.

The tour includes

• Previous interview before the tour to clear any doubts.
• Tourist ticket that includes the visit of Chinchero, Moray, Ollantaytambo, Pisac and the salt mines of Maras.
• Tourist transportation
• Official bilingual tour guide
• Buffet lunch in one of the best restaurants in the Sacred Valley: Tunupa or Don Angel

The tour does not include

• Snacks
• Travel insurance
• Tips

Complete Itinerary

The tour in the Sacred Valley of the Incas is located in an area surrounded by mountains and snow-capped peaks of the Andes at an altitude of 2800 meters above sea level, the Sacred Valley of the Incas was a center of political, administrative, religious and military administration. The name of the sacred valley includes the districts of Pisac, Calca, Yucay, Urubamba and Ollantaytambo in the section of the Urubamba or Vilcanota river.

The sacred valley was inhabited by Andean communities until the conquest by the Inca culture under the reign of the Inca Pachacutec 1438-1471. Upon the arrival of the Spaniards, the Inca Manco Inca fled throughout the sacred valley settling in Ollantaytambo from where he fought with his invaders, and then in his fall settled in the inaccessible jungle of the Vilcabamba mountain range. After the Spanish conquest in all the valley that includes the sacred valley the main Inca temples were destroyed to build churches in their place.

Throughout the Sacred Valley of the Incas we can observe towns such as: Lamay and Coya that are part of the beauty of the Sacred Valley in turn we can also find the points of visit that includes the tour such as; Chinchero a site composed of shrines, urban centers, and temples built on top of a hill surrounded by Inca terraces, Moray formed by concentric terraces built on a natural depression, the Salineras de Maras formed by thousands of salt ponds, Ollantaytambo whose position is in relation to the sun's rays of the horizon and that allow light effects and that served as the attention of Inca priests and astronomers and finally visit Pisac place where the sacred valley begins formed by terraces and buildings that are harmoniously integrated into the hillside where it is located through this tour we can be part of these beautiful places that are included in the tourist ticket.

TOUR DESCRIPTION:

The tour to the Sacred Valley of the Incas Maras Moray has as start time from 06:30 hrs.

• The tour starts with the pick up from your hotel for the realization of the tour.
• The tour starts in the city of Cusco to go to Chinchero (3700 masl) an archaeological site built by the Inca Tupac Yupanqui and assigned as his royal palace, composed of shrines, urban centers consisting of residential and ceremonial rooms of noble class, and temples built on top of a hill surrounded by terraces or agricultural terraces in a moderately cold area where they grew tubers and corn.
• Then we will go to Moray (3500 masl) a place of beautiful and sophisticated Inca laboratories that was designed by the Incas where they took advantage of the natural depression where you can see four buildings, ceremonial fountains and concentric terraces where they developed varieties of products to different microclimates.
• The tour continues with a visit to the salt mines of Maras (3000 meters above sea level) where we can see more than 4000 salt pools whose flows are conducted to thousands of ponds of little depth and long that had use in Inca purification rituals associated with the summer solstice.
• After a tour full of history we will head to a tourist restaurant in the heart of the Sacred Valley of the Incas to recharge our batteries and continue with the tour.
• The next point of visit will be Ollantaytambo (2792 masl) one of the largest archaeological sites and formed by religious, astronomical, administrative, military, urban and agricultural complexes and whose position is in relation to the sun's rays of the horizon and allow lighting effects and that served as the attention of Inca priest and astronomers who served as knowledge, we will also see the main entrance to the Temple of the Sun and the pinnacle of six large granite blocks the most important of the ceremonial platform and the baths of the ñusta.
• Our last point of visit will be Pisac (2972 masl) which is in a natural area formed by terraces and buildings that are harmoniously integrated into the hillside and is composed of Inca neighborhoods, in it is the Intihuatana neighborhood that houses a rock and in it a gnomon that allowed to fix the changing seasons, water fountains and we can see the largest pre-Hispanic cemetery found. Pisac is also known for the exchange of products as a form of payment known as the barter that is still carried by the high Andean people who go to this place to exchange products on Sundays.
• The tour of the Sacred Valley of the Incas Maras Moray will end with the return to Cusco.

The tour includes

The tour Sacred Valley of the Incas Maras Moray includes:

• Previous interview before the tour to clear any doubts.
• Tourist ticket that includes the visit to Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Chinchero and the salt mines of Maras.
• Tourist transportation
• Official bilingual tour guide
• Buffet lunch in one of the best restaurants in the Sacred Valley: Tunupa or Don Angel

The tour does not include

The tour Sacred Valley of the Incas Maras Moray does not include:

• Snacks
• Travel insurance
• Tips

Recommendations

Recommendations for the tour Sacred Valley of the Incas Maras Moray

• Carry your identity card, passport or student card.
• Comfortable shoes
• Bring rain ponchos (October - March).
• Bring extra money
• Warm clothes
• Sunglasses and hat

The prices of the tour Sacred Valley of the Incas Maras Moray (all inclusive) in a shared service are as follows:

• Tour Sacred Valley of the Incas Maras Moray national tourist 60 USD
• Tour Sacred Valley of the Incas Maras Moray foreign tourist 70 USD

Ask for the discount prices for national and foreign students.

The prices of the tour Sacred Valley of the Incas Maras Moray (economic) in shared service are as follows:

• Tour Sacred Valley of the Incas Maras Moray national tourist 40 USD
• Tour Sacred Valley of the Incas Maras Moray foreign tourist 40 USD

The price of the tour Sacred Valley of the Incas Maras Moray economic includes the tourist transportation service, tour guide and buffet lunch. It does not include entrance tickets to Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Chinchero, Moray and the salt mines of Maras.

The prices per person for the tour Sacred Valley Maras Moray in a private service are as follows:

• Tour private Sacred Valley Maras Moray (1 person) 245 USD
• Tour private Sacred Valley Maras Moray (2 people) 150 USD
• Tour private Sacred Valley Maras Moray (3 people) 140 USD
• Tour private Sacred Valley Maras Moray (4 people) 120 USD
• Tour private Sacred Valley Maras Moray (5 people or more) 100 USD

Type of unit: private van, includes all the services mentioned in the tour.

The realization of a private tour allows you:

• Choose the starting time of the tour
• Comfort in our new units
• Professional bilingual English / Spanish speaking tour guide
• Pick up from your hotel
• Extra stops at viewpoints that make this tour special

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