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Re: Best way to see Maras, Moray, Salineras

by sabrownNH 30 May 2012

I'm looking into going mountain biking through Moray/Maras. It seems like a fun way to get out and do something other than walking around.…
RE: Best way to see Maras, Moray, Salineras

by rjonsun 29 May 2012

I believe a private taxi from Ollantytambo to Urubamba is 30 Soles. So if you add that 60 Soles onto what we paid from Urubamba, I think…
RE: Best way to see Maras, Moray, Salineras

by IncaKola 29 May 2012

If it's 70 soles it's OK, if it's 70 USD it is way overcharged as it's quite close from Urubamba and Ollantaytambo. 100 S/. which Bob…
Re: Best way to see Maras, Moray, Salineras

by bluet613 29 May 2012

A person who works at the hotel where we will be staying in Ollantaytambo told me it would be $70 for a 4-5 hour trip for my husband and…
RE: Best way to see Maras, Moray, Salineras

by rjonsun 29 May 2012

We recently did this trip from Urubamba by taxi. 100 Soles. We took our time and spent about 4 1/2 hours total. It can be done cheaper…
RE: Best way to see Maras, Moray, Salineras

by WILLEMSPIE 29 May 2012

You can base yourself and Urubamba. You can take busses/minibusses/collective taxis to go to Moray and come back from Salinas, and in…
RE: Best way to see Maras, Moray, Salineras

by IncaKola 29 May 2012

The easiest way is of course with a rented car but you could as well hire a taxi for the day or take a bus from Cusco to Urubamba and…
Best way to see Maras, Moray, Salineras

by bluet613 29 May 2012

I'm trying to decide how to see these three places. I've read about going via horseback ( sounds interesting but expensive), taking a…
RE: MACHU PICHU JUNE 20

by IncaKola 27 May 2012

Totally agree with Fowler9, three days in Aguas Calientes is at least one day too much. I would stay at Aguas Calientes the day before…
RE: Machu Picchu day trip

by IncaKola 27 May 2012

You can do it on your own and in September you'll be able to book admission on short notice especially if it's in the second part of the…
RE: Short Notice Trip to Cuzco and Machu Picchu

by IncaKola 14 May 2012

Book the train @ http://www.perurail.com I would recommend you to spend the day in the Sacred Valley the day of departure to Machu Picchu.…
RE: Sacred Valley and Machu PIchu

by rjonsun 05 May 2012

Don't forget a day to visit the ruins at Pisac. Take a taxi up to the ruins where all the tour buses stop. Those people only get to…
Re: 2 weeks in Peru

by dori7 01 May 2012

The Inca trail permits are not available up to September and a few dates in Sep are already selling out. You can always do the alternative…
RE: Maras/Moray/Salinas without guided tour

by IncaKola 02 April 2012

LA_FadeAway: Maras/Moray is about 90' from the airport. Directly to Ollantaytambo would also take you between 90' & 2 hours, including…
RE: Maras/Moray/Salinas without guided tour

by LA_FadeAway 02 April 2012

Quick question to those of you who have already been to Moray, Salinas, and Ollantay. What is the bare minimum time needed to leave the…
RE: Maras/Moray/Salinas without guided tour

by SFLboogie 02 April 2012

I was just in Peru, and we caught a combi from Ollantaytambo to the Urumbamba bus station. There, we avoided some very scammy cab drivers…
RE: Maras/Moray/Salinas without guided tour

by Stormbird 02 April 2012

I visted those places with another older French couple I ran into in Chinchero. They were on a street corner trying to get a good price…
Maras/Moray/Salinas without guided tour

by amz155 01 April 2012

If we stay two nights in Ollantaytambo, will it be easy for us to find transport to visit Maras/Moray/Salinas without joining a tour?…
RE: Families

by RayCCroc 31 March 2012

Edvard Grieg's grandfather, by the way, was a Greig from the same village in Aberdeenshire as my wife's grandfather. He once said that…
RE: Splitting 5 days btwn Cusco/Sacred Valley

by amz155 30 March 2012

Thanks. I don't think we will visit Chinchero, its just too much especially in the first few days after we get there. We'll do two night…
RE: Splitting 5 days btwn Cusco/Sacred Valley

by amz155 29 March 2012

Thanks #5. That gets me so excited to get there!! Did you also check out Urabamba, Moray and Salinas?
RE: Splitting 5 days btwn Cusco/Sacred Valley

by amz155 29 March 2012

Thanks Stormbird, I was hoping you'd chime in :) That gives me another plan but: -if we visit Pisac market and ruins just for the day…
Re: Itinerary questions.

by dori7 22 March 2012

First of all, you are spending too much time in puno and islands. I suggest the following: Aug 16 - land in lima at 00:10 Aug 17 - lim…
RE: Any advice for 6 week itinerary?

by Rogercbinboy 19 March 2012

By the way, does anyone know if you can travel to Maras then rent a bike in that town in order to bike to Moray and back?
RE: Seeing temples near Cusco: tour vs taxi?

by Stormbird 14 March 2012

First, by your tourist ticket. You will have to have it to see Saqsaywaman, Qenqo,Tambomachay, Pukapukara, Ollantaytambo, Pisac, Chinchero…