2-Day Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu Highlights Tour

Machu Picchu

Train Ride To Aguas Calientes

Maras Salt Mines

Moray Inca Ruins

Highlights

Machu Picchu

archaeological, cultural, sightseeing

Group Tour

2 Days

Easy

English, Spanish

Description

Explore Machupicchu & Incas Sacred Valley on this 2-day tour. Visit thousands of salt pans nestled in a canyon on the terraced Inca salt fields in Salineras to extract salt. Explore Moray and Ollantaytambo archaeological sites in Peru, and walk around the Chinchero District, one of seven districts of the Urubamba Province in Peru.

Itinerary

Day 1: Moray, Maras Salt Mines, Chinchero, Ollantaytambo Ruins & Aguas Calientes Tour
- Discover the visually stunning Inca ruins of Moray, about 50 km from Cusco that lies in a remote area of the Sacred Valley.
- See several terraced circular depressions in the nearby surroundings and enjoy the breathtaking views of the Urubamba mountain range.
- Visit Maras Salt Mines, a cultural site in the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
- Learn how salt has been harvested from the briny waters of the Salineras spring for thousands of years.
- Have lunch at a local restaurant.
- Proceed to Chinchero, visit the Inca ruins and discover the colonial church of San Pedro.
- Explore the archaeological complex of Ollantaytambo and see the temple of the sun.
- Take a tourist train for 1 and a half hours to the town of Aguas Calientes.
End of the tour.
Day 2: Machu Picchu Tour
- Pick up from the hotel at 5:30 am and proceed to Machu Picchu by tourist bus.
- Explore the archaeological site and see Puerta del Sol Monument.
End of the tour.