MEALS

1L, 1B

GROUP SIZE

Up to 12 People

MAX. ALTITUDE

3,762m / 12,343ft

DIFFICULTY

Easy

Maras, Moray and Machu Picchu

2 Days / 1 Night

The Treasures of Southern Peru: Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu

Embark on a unique adventure to discover the Incas’ fascinating history and delight in Cusco’s most breathtaking landscapes. Discover the treasures of the Sacred Valley, visiting the must-see places of Chinchero, Moray, the Maras Salt Mines, and Urubamba. Then, board the train in Ollantaytambo and let yourself be amazed by the legendary citadel of Machu Picchu, one of the most majestic sites in the world. Accompanied by your expert guide, you will feel the energy that emanates from this sacred place. When you return to Cusco, you will be filled with unforgettable memories of a true experience.

Maras, Moray and Machu Picchu 2 Days

Do you want to visit the most amazing places in Cusco but need more time in the city? This program is perfect for you. Discover the best of the Sacred Valley of the Incas and end your excursion with a guided visit to Machu Picchu. Whether you are traveling alone, with a partner, or in a group, we plan your itinerary in detail so you can enjoy it to the fullest.

This tour will take you to the most important sites in southern Peru while learning about the history of the Incas. You will start with a visit to Chinchero, where you will admire its Inca constructions and learn about the famous textile art. Next, you will arrive at the impressive archaeological site of Moray, a series of circular terraces used for agriculture since Inca times.

Your next destination will be the Maras Salt Mines, with more than 3,000 ponds that have been used since pre-Hispanic times to extract salt. Remember to take this product, considered one of the best in the world. Then, you will make a stop in Urubamba to enjoy a traditional buffet lunch before heading to Ollantaytambo to board the train to Aguas Calientes.

On the last day, your heart will be thrilled when you arrive at the majestic Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, where you can recharge your energies and take the best photos during your guided visit. You will be among the first to enter the complex, so enjoy every minute in this sacred place. Finally, we will take you back to your hotel so you can rest after our epic excursion in Cusco.

Itinerart at a Glance

Day 01: Cusco | Chinchero – Moray – Maras Salt Mines – Urubamba – Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes

You will leave early to visit the most significant places of the Sacred Valley of the Incas and learn about its unique history. Afterward, we will board the train in Ollantaytambo, heading to Aguas Calientes, where you will spend the night in a hotel.

Day 02: Cusco | Aguas Calientes | Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu – Ollantaytambo – Cusco

You will wake up before sunrise to be one of the first to visit Machu Picchu on a guided tour. In the afternoon, you will board the train to Ollantaytambo, where private transportation will be waiting to take you back to Cusco.

Highlights

Enjoy stunning panoramic views of the Peruvian Andes as you delve into the mysterious archaeological sites of the region.
Walk through the most important places of the Sacred Valley of the Incas and discover its history.
Explore ancient Inca trails and appreciate their impressive architecture.
Learn about the traditions and customs of the local communities.
Uncover the secrets of the mystical Machu Picchu, one of the Wonders of the World and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Detailed Itinerary

DAY 01: Cusco | Chinchero – Moray – Maras Salt Mines – Urubamba – Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes

Highlight of the day: Explore the most impressive sites in the Sacred Valley.

Immerse yourself in the culture and history of the Inca’s Sacred Valley.

This morning, we will pick you up early from your hotel and head to the beautiful town of Chinchero (3,762 m / 12,343 ft), where you will find amazing Inca constructions and a textile art demonstration. Then, we will continue to the impressive archaeological site of Moray (3,385 m / 11,106 ft), consisting of a series of circular terraces that are believed to have been used for experimental agriculture and for studying the growth of different crops at different altitudes.

We will continue to the famous Maras Salt Mines, a collection of over 3,000 pools that have been used since pre-Hispanic times to extract salt from naturally flowing saltwater in the area. This salt has a pinkish hue and is known for its healing properties and delicious taste. It’s a great gift for someone back home and perfect for cooking.

Next, we will head to Urubamba to enjoy a buffet lunch with different traditional dishes of your choice. After a well-deserved break, we will go to Ollantaytambo to board the train that will take us to Aguas Calientes.

Upon arrival in Aguas Calientes, you will head to your hotel to rest, or, if you prefer, you can stroll around the small town before dinner. It’s also a good idea to enjoy the thermal medicinal baths with the same name as the town. Tonight, we recommend sleeping early as tomorrow you will explore the impressive Inca citadel of Machu Picchu.

Meals: Buffet Lunch.
Accommodation: Hotel in Aguas.
Min. Elevation: 2,040m / 6,693ft.
Difficulty: Easy.
Highest Elevation: 3,762m / 12,342ft
Acommodation Elevation: 2,040m / 6,693ft.

DAY 02: Aguas Calientes | Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu – Ollantaytambo – Cusco

Highlight of the day: Enter Machu Picchu and experience its powerful energy for the first time.

Explore the enigmatic trails of Machu Picchu and uncover its secret.

The day you’ve been eagerly waiting for has finally arrived. Today, you’ll be able to explore the magical and mysterious streets of the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu. To ensure a unique experience and avoid crowds of tourists, you’ll start your tour early in the morning. You’ll board a bus that will take you about 25 minutes to the entrance of the Inca citadel.

Upon arrival, you’ll immerse yourself in the vibrations and impressive view of one of the World’s New Seven Wonders. For about two hours, you’ll explore the most critical places on a guided tour and feel the powerful energy emanating from this sacred place. If you have an additional entrance ticket, you can climb the imposing Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu mountain to enjoy a fantastic panoramic view of the entire complex.

After your great visit, you’ll return to Aguas Calientes, where you’ll have free time to have lunch at the restaurant of your choice and stroll around this beautiful town before boarding the train back to Ollantaytambo at sunset. Remember to be there half an hour before departure time.

From Ollantaytambo, our private transport will be waiting for you to take you back to your hotel in Cusco, where you can rest and remember your experience in Machu Picchu.

Meals: Breakfast.
Difficulty: Easy.
Optional Activities (Difficulty – Duration): 2-3 hours exploring Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu Site Elevation: 2,430m / 7,972ft
Optional Mountains: Moderate to Challenging.
Machu Picchu Mountain Elevation: 3,000m / 9,843ft (1.5 hours).
Huayna Picchu Mountain Elevation: 2,720m / 8,924ft (2 hours).

At Pacha Peru Explorers, we specify the included and non-included services under all the tour itineraries listed on our website. We take care of all the logistics, but please pay attention to the details to avoid missing anything. Some items may be different for specific programs, so please read carefully before booking with us.

What is Included?:

Permits & Entrance Tickets

Entrance Ticket to Maras Salt Mines.
Entry Ticket to Machu Picchu Archaeological Site (Circuit 2) The “Machu Picchu Circuit 2” ticket offers the most complete tour of the Machu Picchu citadel and is also the most requested. For this reason, we recommend booking it well in advance to secure your entry.

High Quality Service & Safety

Pre-Departure Briefing.

Experienced Tour Guide:

All our guides have professionalism, experience, responsibility, seriousness and passion, which will make your trip safe and comfortable.
Our official tour guides speak English and Spanish and are professionally trained and certified. We choose them for their experience, responsibility, unbridled passion for exploring, and pride in sharing our culture and history. In every experience, they will keep you safe and comfortable so you can enjoy your time worry-free!

Medical Kit or First AID Kit:

All Pacha Peru Explorers guides have received specialized training in first aid. We hold mandatory training sessions with our guides every February.
Your guide will always carry a first aid kit to face basic emergencies (altitude sickness, travelers’ diarrhea, cuts, scrapes, etc.) as well as oxygen. If necessary, we’ll evacuate you from the path as quickly as possible and ensure that you arrive at a clinic for treatment.

24/7 Customer Service:

We have telephone service available 24 hours/day for ease of communication with Salkantay Trekking leading up to your trek.

Acommodation

Hotel In Aguas Calientes:

The first night of this tour is spent in a hotel in Aguas Calientes with a double, triple or matrimonial room, private bathroom, hot shower, wifi, breakfast, and luggage storage while you visit Machu Picchu.

Meals

Day 1: Buffet in the Sacred Valley: Vegetarian, vegan, or special menus are available at no extra cost.

Day 2: Breakfast at the hotel.

Transportation

Transport:

Day 1: ou will be picked up from your hotel to explore the Sacred Valley. Then, you’ll be transported to Ollantaytambo train station, where you’ll take the train to Aguas Calientes.
Day 2: Transport from Ollantaytambo train station to your hotel in Cusco.

Train Tickets

Day 1: From Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes (expedition train).
Day 2: From Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo (expedition train).

Round-Trip Bus Ticket from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu

What Is Not Included

Cusco Tourist Ticket.

This ticket is necessary and allows you admission to many of the most popular attractions in Cusco and the Sacred Valley, including archaeological sites and museums.
From PEN 70.00 (US$ 20.00) to PEN 150.00 (US$ 45.00) per person.

Hayna Picchu mountain.

You can climb the famous mountain you always see in the photos behind the archaeological site of Machu Picchu. It’s 45 minutes uphill, and coming back down can be scary if you fear heights. You can take this excursion once your guided tour to Machu Picchu ends. The permit must be issued at least two to three months in advance due to high demand. Consider that there could be changes to protect your integrity, mainly due to weather conditions.
The ticket for Huayna Picchu Mountain has an extra cost of US$ 80.00 per person.

Machu Picchu Mountain.

Machu Picchu Mountain is another of the mountains that surround the archaeological site of Machu Picchu. It offers less steep, wider, and visually less frightening trails than Huayna Picchu, and it takes 1.5 hours to reach the top. This walk requires an entrance ticket which we can secure for you if we have time in advance.
The ticket for Machu Picchu Mountain has an extra cost of US$ 80.00 per person.

Day 1: Breakfast & Dinner.

Day 2: Lunch in Aguas Calientes and Dinner in Cusco.

Travel Insurance.

Tips for Our Staff.

Tipping is usual on any excursion to Peru. Although we pay good salaries to our team, something extra is always welcome.

Additional Costs or Delays Beyond Our Control

This includes the occurrence of events such as landslides, adverse weather conditions, itinerary changes for safety reasons, illnesses, pandemics, changes in government policies, political instability, strikes, force majeure, and similar situations.
In most cases, we guarantee your tickets and full logistics in advance—paying ahead for permits, schedules, accommodations, supplies, and even staff mobilization to ensure everything is ready. Therefore, any additional costs that arise due to such unforeseen events must be covered by you, as we must also reorganize several aspects on our side.
We sincerely appreciate your understanding and cooperation in these circumstances.

Maras, Moray and Machu Picchu 2D Packing List

Most people automatically assume that the weather is hot in South America, but due to the higher altitude of the Andes, the temperature can be quite cold, especially at night. We recommend using a duffel bag or backpack, whichever is easiest for you to carry. A good-sized backpack between 20 and 30 liters is also essential.

List of things you must bring:

Essentials.

Original passport (and a few copies) If you have changed passports, bring a couple of copies of the one you used to buy the Inca Trail permit.
Travel insurance is essential (and a few copies).
Cash in US$ and credit or debit card (see personal spending money).
Camera and memory cards.
Rechargeable batteries and adapters.
Reading/writing material.
Binoculars.
Backpack holster.
Pocket knife.
Sunscreen.
Insect repellent
Sunglasses.
Toiletries (biodegradable).
Water bottle.

Clothing.

Light footwear or sandals.
Trekking pants.
Trekking socks.
Shorts.
long sleeve t-shirts.
Warm jacket.
Waterproof jacket.
Raincoat or rain poncho.
Sun hat to protect neck and face.
Neck gaiter or buff.
Sunglasses with UV protection.
Medium trekking backpack (15-25 liter).

“Maras, Moray and Machu Picchu 2 Days” can leave any day of the week, from Janueray through December.

2025 Land Cost

Group Price: US$ 540.00 per person

Required Pre-payment: US$ 240.00 per person

Balance (Cusco): US$ 300 (Commonly paid in Cusco after the briefing).

This small-group journey is guaranteed to operate with just two guests.

Notice that PayPal, credit cards charge a 6% fee for the use of their secure payment gateway. This tax is just for online and card payments. You can also pay the remaining balance in cash (the briefing day) without charges.

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Once your booking has been confirmed, we guarantee the Price won’t increase, whatever the circunstances. So please, before booking, ensure you’ve read all our important tour information.

Student Discount

US$20.00

Student discounts apply to anyone 17 years old or younger. To receive the discount, we require a copy or clear photo of the passport at the time of booking. It must be valid and not expire within the travel dates. Please send it to [email protected]

We want to make your trip to Peru as memorable and as carefree as possible. In this section, you’ll find the answers to all the questions you have about traveling with Pacha Peru Explorers in one place. Please read the following information carefully – it will help you with any questions about our services.

Briefing or Informative Meeting

The evening before your trip, our staff will contact you to provide full instructions on the tour <strong>(between 6 to 8 p.m., by phone call and Whatsapp).

Please make sure you are available at that time. If not, please contact us by email or phone to schedule a different time or visit the Pacha Peru Explorers Office.

Trek Balance Payment (in Cusco)

If you still have a pending balance, you must pay it 2 days before your hike/tour. Otherwise, your trip reservation will not be confirmed.

If possible, it would be greatly appreciated if you could settle the remaining balance for the trek/tour in cash, either in US dollars or the local currency, at our office in Cusco. You can withdraw funds from various ATMs located along Avenida Sol, offering both US dollars and Peruvian Soles. Alternatively, you have the option to pay using a credit/debit card or PAYPAL, either online or in person, but please note that a 6% service charge will be applied by our payment gateway (Niubiz) and PAYPAL. We regret to inform you that we are unable to accept bank checks or traveler’s checks as forms of payment for the balance.

Can I store my luggage at your office?

Of course! During the trip, your main luggage can be stored at our office (you can organize it with us on the briefing day or by email) or at your hotel, both free of charge.

Any equipment that you won’t need on the trek can be stored safely in your hotel. Nearly every hotel will provide this service. Don’t leave items of value with your bags; put them in the hotel safe and obtain an itemized receipt (in the unlikely case of theft, many insurance companies require that you have a copy of the receipt itemizing everything). It’s best to put items such as credit cards inside a sealed, signed envelope for extra peace of mind.

Pick up of guests

Please note:

All pickups are within Cusco City, but we recommend booking a hotel in the historic center for its convenient location.
Our guide or staff will confirm the pickup time the day before the tour.
Due to traffic conditions, the pickup time may vary between 30 and 45 minutes.
Cusco is an old city and has many narrow cobbled streets. Some hotels and Airbnbs are located on streets without car access or on long, steep slopes, making it difficult to transport luggage. For such reasons, we strongly advise you to book accommodation with good access.

Return to Cusco

Returning from Machu Picchu requires quite a bit of logistics, but don’t worry. Everything is included in your tour!

From Machu Picchu, you’ll board a bus for 25 minutes to the town of Aguas Calientes. The buses are boarded according to arrival.
In Aguas Calientes, you’ll board a train to Ollantaytambo. Your guide will give you the train tickets with the boarding time. Make sure you’re on the platform 30 minutes early. The train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo takes 1:45 hours.
Once you arrive at the station, our representative, identified with the Pacha Peru Explorers clothing, will be waiting to transfer you to Cusco. The trip from Ollantaytambo to Cusco takes 1:30 hours.
In Cusco, we’ll drop you off directly at your hotel and, depending on your hotel’s location, as close as possible.

Group Tours

Group tours are made up of different types of people, then physical conditions and ages can vary. By agreeing to be part of a group tour, you also accept that some people may be faster or slower than you. Therefore, each person can go at their own pace on the route.

It may be the case that a group wishes to modify the tour; however, the guide will be the one who decides, after consulting with all the participants, if such modifications are possible.

Strikes and demonstrations

Strikes and demonstrations are common in Peru, and this may interrupt some of our tours. Roads can be blocked, and train tracks can be taken over. However, we will try to keep your trip as originally planned, even if it means leaving the night before the scheduled date.

Under these circumstances, tours may also be canceled. In case of changes or cancellations, everything will be coordinated with you by our operations department. Your safety is our highest priority, and our decisions will be made to protect it.

Lost objects

Please pay attention to where you leave your belongings and remember to take everything once you leave a place or a transport. You’re the only one responsible for your objects during the tour.

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