Cusco · MARAS & MORAY SALT MINES
28 reviewed
Thousands of salt pans stepping down a hillside, and the Inca’s circular crop terraces at Moray, usually paired in one Sacred Valley morning. Below are the best Maras and Moray tours: by van, by bike, or by quad. What each one stops at, what it costs, and which add the Chinchero weavers on the way.
A one-day Sacred Valley sweep: Chinchero textiles, Moray terraces, Maras salt mines, plus Ollantaytambo and Pisac with lunch.
“We covered a lot of sights and learnt so much about the Inkas, a very comprehensive day! Really enjoyed the trip and lovely lunch too!”
Cusco Sacred Valley half-day: Chinchero weavers, Moray terraces, Maras village, and the Salt Mines. Hotel pickup included.
“What an incredible experience! Tour guide was so well informed and I enjoyed learning from him. Overall, smooth ride and tour was amazing !! My family and I loved it!”
One long day through Cusco’s Sacred Valley: Chinchero textiles, Moray terraces, Maras salt ponds, plus Pisac and Ollantaytambo.
“Had a great trip . Our guide Samuel was very informative . Overall the experience was very good and we saw all the places listed in the activity to our satisfaction.”
One-day Sacred Valley loop from Cusco to Ollantaytambo: Chinchero textiles, Moray terraces, and Maras salt mines, plus a buffet lunch.
“Great day for our family of 4 (2 teenagers). Our guide, Nora, was excellent and we had a great driver who picked us up at our hotel in Cusco. Fast paced day packed with a lot of good site seeing. The salt mines were a highlight. So cool and learned so much. Chinchero was another great educational stop and also got to buy alpaca souvenirs that were on my list. Moray terraces and Ollantaytambo Inca ruins were also great stops. After the tour we took the train to Machu Picchu. I would definitely recommend this tour!!! Thank you again, to Nora and Jose Luis for wonderful day! The communication was…”
12-hour Sacred Valley tour from Cusco with Chinchero textiles, Moray and salt mines, Ollantaytambo and Pisac, plus an Urubamba buffet.
“Thank you for the amazing tour Victor, you made our day worthwhile. The sites that were covered worth watching, the guide (Victor) was amazing as a guide, lot of information to be taken from him. Not to mention that the driver of the bus made the ride comfortable and smooth. Overall highly recommend and worth your money.”
Quad bike from Cusco to Moray terraces and Maras salt mines, with guided ATV practice, big Urubamba views, and great value for time.
“We saw some really cool places and the ATVing was very fun. The times for pickup were a little confusing cause the tour said 1 but then they said be ready at 1:15 so when they showed up earlier we were still in our room and not 100% ready cause we thought we had more time. Other than that the guides were great and we also got to try some salts/chocolate which was really cool.”
Ride an ATV through Peru’s Sacred Valley to Moray and the Maras Salt Mines, with safety training, guided stops, and time to explore.
“This was an amazing trip! So well organised and beautiful views. Was so much fun driving the ATV. Thank you to our guide Gustavo!”
A value-packed half-day from Cusco to Chinchero, Moray terraces, and Maras salt mines, with bilingual storytelling and free weaving market time.
“The tour covers a lot of ground in 1 day. We were in a group of ~20 and the timeline is dependent on every person being on time at every step, which was stressful. The sites are all interesting and enjoyable.”
See Chinchero, Moray, Maras, and Ollantaytambo in one efficient Sacred Valley day with a real guide and a filling buffet lunch.
“We really enjoyed this trip. Richard was fantastic. Nice way to spend a day seeing sites before heading to train to Machu Picchu.”
A small-group Cusco day trip to Moray’s temperature-shifting Inca terraces and the working salt pans of Maras, with hotel pickup.
“Reliable logistics. Nice guide who did his utmost to make us discover the 2 sites in a reduced timing. On the other hand; tired of these imposed stores, not indicated in the program, disrespectfully time consuming compared to the sites, falsely described as "manufacture" "artisan", without prices displayed. And unfortunately we don't have much choice but to stay at home.Auto-translated”
A 12-hour Cusco Sacred Valley day trip with Písac market, Chinchero textiles, Moray, Maras salt pools, Ollantaytambo, and Urubamba lunch.
ATV ride through Cusco’s Sacred Valley to Moray and Maras, with safety gear, guide support, and a 1 p.m. return.
“Great tour. Everything well explained in English. Got a long time on the ATV. Really enjoyable and great value. Both places visited on the tour very nice.”
Cusco ATV tour through Moray and Maras salt mines in the Sacred Valley. Private pickup, Honda TRX, guided stops, muddy fun.
“The tour was amazing but the amount of time at each stop is not enough. We were rushed at maray and given like 15 minutes, I wouldn't of minded but it cost 70 soles. The driving was awful and so dangerous, he was driving so fast up the saltmines road like an absolute idiot. Just overtaking cars for to save like 5 seconds, it really annoys me”
9-hour Sacred Valley tour from Cusco with Moray and Maras salt mines, small-group guiding, and a Urubamba buffet lunch from $99.
“Our guide Julio was very kind and patient, taking time to explain each attraction and answer all our questions. However, the tour itself felt poorly designed. It crammed too many stops into one day, giving us only about 30 minutes at each site before rushing to the next. Additionally, three of the stops were local shops—selling silver, alpaca clothing, and snacks—which seemed more focused on encouraging purchases than sightseeing, which wasn’t what we signed up for”
Quad bike the Sacred Valley from Cruz Pata to Huaypo Lagoon and Maras, with training, bilingual guides, and a Maras salt-mine viewpoint.
“Overall ok but we spent the vast majority of the time in the cramped van rather than doing activities. The Lagoon is also quite underwhelming as a site to visit. Fortunately it was just me and a motorbike guide taking this route (rather than visiting the Inca site) which meant I could have fun on the quad. If you’re stuck in the group you’ll be subjected to a basic and patronising set of rules and overly-precautious safety routine - this isn’t really the activity for you if you enjoy riding quads, it’s more a procession in a slow moving line (yawn). Our guide Carlos had big enthusiasm and explained the…”
