Salt Mine & Moray - Taxi Service
We ride you by Private taxi to Salineras (Salt Mine) and Moray. These inca sites are located to the northwest of Cusco city and takes one hour to drive from Cusco to these places and is located at 3000 masl (9 842ft)
The best time to go with Taxi to Maras Moray is from May to November before the heavy rainy season begins and during the dry season, these wells are filled with salt water that comes from a natural spring that is in the upper part of the hill, when the water evaporates, the salt crystallizes and the salt can be collected there.
It accumulates until it reaches about 10 cm, and then we go to Moray, which are platforms, built on retaining walls filled with fertile soil and irrigated by complex irrigation systems, allowed to cultivate more than 250 plant species. These platforms served as Inca agricultural laboratories to adapt tropical plants and tubers.
Itinerary For Salt Mine – Maras & Moray
In the morning: We pick you up at 8:am, from your hotel then we ride you to the salt mine through the Andes mountains and then to Moray through some farmer villages and after exploring these places we will be back to Cusco by 2:pm and also we can have a look for Inca warehouses along the road.
In the afternoon: We pick you up at 1:pm, from your hotel then we ride you to the salt mine through the Andes mountains and then to Moray through some farmer villages and also, we can hike to the Inca warehouses and afterward, we will be back to Cusco by 6:pm.
Extra Expenses:
- Entrance ticket: 70.00 soles (parcial tickets) / 130.00 soles (General ticket)
- Meals
- Tips for the driver
