Chinchero, Moray & Salt Mines Half Day Tour

Experience the cultural and archaeological highlights of the Sacred Valley on this private half-day tour. Visit the living Inca village of Chinchero for a traditional textile weaving demonstration, explore the circular agricultural terraces of Moray, and walk among over 3,000 ancient salt ponds at the Salineras de Maras.

Why Choose This Tour?

This three-stop tour is the most popular Sacred Valley half-day experience, combining Andean culture, Inca engineering, and stunning natural landscapes. The textile demonstration in Chinchero — where local women show you the entire process from shearing alpaca wool to dyeing with natural ingredients like cochineal and mosses to weaving on traditional backstrap looms — is a highlight you will not find on most other Sacred Valley tours. Combined with Moray’s agricultural laboratory and the ancient salt mines at Maras, this tour covers more ground in a half day than many full-day experiences.

What to Expect

Your guide picks you up from your hotel and drives approximately 40 minutes to Chinchero at 3,762 meters. After the textile demonstration, Inca ruins, and the colonial church, you continue to Moray’s circular terraces where each concentric ring creates a different microclimate. The final stop is the Salineras de Maras — over 3,000 salt pools carved into the mountainside and still harvested by local families today. Morning departures return by approximately 2:00 PM; afternoon departures by approximately 6:00 PM.

Tour Highlights

• Traditional textile weaving demonstration in Chinchero with local artisans
• Visit Chinchero’s Inca ruins and colonial Church of Our Lady of Monserrat
• Moray’s circular terraces — an Inca agricultural laboratory
• Walk among 3,000+ ancient salt pools at the Salineras de Maras
• Private guide and vehicle — morning or afternoon departures
• The most comprehensive Sacred Valley half-day experience