Get the app

Sight Maras, Sacred Valley

Salineras de Maras

A sight in Maras, Sacred Valley, budget-friendly ($) and worth about an hour. Best time to go: Midday sun.

Open in Google Maps Apple Maps
Salineras de Maras in Maras, Sacred Valley
Photo: Frankie Perezcano · Google

Why go

Thousands of terraced salt pans fed by a salty spring, worked since pre-Inca times.

It is one of 10 curated places we feature in Sacred Valley, alongside 4 sights, 3 places to eat and 1 place for a drink. The closest of our other picks is Huacatay, 4.3 km away as the crow flies.

Type
Sight
Neighborhood
Maras
Price
$
Time needed
1 hr
Best time
Midday sun

Nearby

Our closest curated picks, including 1 beyond Sacred Valley. Distances are straight-line, not walking or driving.

  1. 1
    Huacatay

    Garden restaurant in Urubamba serving Novoandina cooking.

    Food · 4.3 km straight-line
  2. 2
    Moray

    Concentric circular Inca terraces believed to have been an agricultural test site.

    Sight · 5.5 km straight-line
  3. 3
    MIL Centro

    Virgilio Martínez's restaurant beside Moray serving Andean ingredients in tasting menus.

    Food · 5.6 km straight-line
  4. 4
    Cervecería del Valle Sagrado

    Craft brewery and taproom on the valley road near Ollantaytambo.

    Drinks · 7.5 km straight-line
  5. 5
    Inca Bridge

    Short cliffside trail to a log bridge built into a sheer rock face.

    Sight · Machu Picchu · 12 km straight-line
  6. 6
    Ollantaytambo Archaeological Park

    Steep Inca terraces and Temple Hill above a town still laid out on its Inca grid.

    Sight · 13 km straight-line

On these curated routes

Salineras de Maras is a stop on our Cusco & Machu Picchu route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More sights to see in Sacred Valley

2 more curated sights in Sacred Valley. See the full Sacred Valley guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Sacred Valley run from 17°C in April to 18°C in November; December is usually the wettest month. For Salineras de Maras itself, we suggest: Midday sun.

Modelled monthly averages for Sacred Valley from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Sacred Valley weather by month.

Getting there

Map links open a live search for Salineras de Maras, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.

Address
MRWW+G8W, Urubamba 08655, Peru
Coordinates
-13.30365, -72.15418
Destination
Sacred Valley, Peru

Salineras de Maras: quick answers

How much time do you need at Salineras de Maras?

Plan on about an hour at Salineras de Maras. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Salineras de Maras?

Our pick: Midday sun.

Where is Salineras de Maras?

Salineras de Maras is at MRWW+G8W, Urubamba 08655, Peru, in Maras. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Salineras de Maras?

Salineras de Maras appears on Cusco & Machu Picchu, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

Add Salineras de Maras to your crew's plan

Save it to a shared TripsCircle itinerary, settle the timing with a quick poll, and split the costs with everyone going to Sacred Valley.

Get TripsCircle

Plan Sacred Valley

Lists & regions

Also in Sacred Valley

Curated recommendation, not live listing data. Confirm hours, prices, bookings and access before you go.