PRIVATE TOURS

TOURS EVERY DAY

MINIMUM : 2 Passengers

PRICES : Request On Line

We Visit:

From 8:00 am to 6:00 pm

(Chinchero town, the Church, the Incan Place, Maras, Moray and Salineras)

Our weavers town tour starts by collecting you from your Hotel. We then have 40 minutes van ride to Chincher town which is 30 Kms. (19 miles) northwest from Cusco. Its altitude is 3,780 mts. (12,400 ft). On a clear day the views are tremendous, ringed by the snowcaps of the cordilleras Vilcabamba, Apurimaq and Urubamba. Chinchero is famous for its Sunday market, where even today it is possible to see native weavers in a private weaving demonstrations and vestiges of its great past, particularly popular with those interested in Andean textiles.

We then visit The Church has impressive works of art from Cusco school. It has a colonial fresco around the portico. Inside it is very beautiful, with entirely painted walls and ceiling of multicolored flowers and patterns, all made with natural pigments.

After the church visit. We will walk around The Incan Place must have been very important because its facade presents openings of triple jamp that by themselves indicate its category. There are two Wacas (shrines) carved on outcrop limestone formations; today they are known as Chincana and Titiqaqa.

We then have a Packed lunch and then we head towards Maras is about 50 kms towards the northwest of Cusco. Its altitude is at 3,300 mts. (10,824 ft). It was a pre-Inca settlement and around this area there are a large amount of pottery pieces from the Chanapata culture. Its occupation began when the Cusquenian Inca noblemen were dispossessed of their palaces. Many of its houses are emblazoned with Spanish nobility coats of arms on their lintels.

After Maras town , we will visit Moray is about 7 kms (4.3 miles) southwest from the dusty roads of Maras. It was an experimental biological station where the Incas domesticated and acclimatised wild vegetable species.

At last, we will visit Salineras is an Inca salt work or salt mine. It was constructed in a slope of the Qaqawiñay Mountain.

After our guided tour, we will return to Cusco. We ended up leaving you in your Hotel.

End of service.

Service Included:

• Bus                    Transportation by vehicles.

• BTC                   Tourist Ticket fee to visit historic sites.

• Guide                Bilingual spanish and english.

• Meals                Box lunch.

Service Not Included:

Alcoholic beverages, extras, tips, taxes, additional tours, laundry service, insurance, air tickets.

IMPORTANT: The names, passport number, occupation and nationality provided must be the same as shown on your passport. In each booking please indicate passengers' full name, gender, age and date of birth.

If you don't have an operator in Cusco, our personel can take care of the reconfirmation of any domestic flights. Please ask for more information when making your reservation.