Bike tour in Salt Mines of Maras and Moray

Full Day
Group Tour

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Bike Tour in the Sacred Valley will be done through the way of the Maras and Moray villages, located just one hour from Cusco; we will arrive to the famous salt mines going through a road surrounded by mountains, agricultural plains, and beautiful landscapes.

Overview

Modality: Downhill & Cross-Country Style Biking – Full Day Guided Tour
Duration: 1 day
Degree of difficulty: Physical Demand
Languages: English, Spanish
Departure Time: 7:00am
Return time: 6:00 p.m. approximately
Periods: All year round, recommended April – November
Maximum height: 3,800 above sea level
Temperature: Cold in the mornings, hot during the day and with many icy winds during the afternoon.

Itinerary

Itinerary of the Bike Tour in the Sacred Valley:

You will be picked up from the hotel between 7:00 to 7:30am, and then we will go to the Cruzpata Village, place where you will prepare to start your adventure on bicycles, which will be full of adrenaline.

The first point to visit will be Moray know as an Inca agricultural laboratory. You can see a set of concentric terraces, which during the Inca time were used for the acclimatization of different agricultural products. Your guide will give you a wide explanation about this impressive place.

The afternoon schedule is to visit Maras, where you enjoy a delicious local lunch. After lunch you will continue cycling to the Maras Ponds. From halfway the route will be more downhill and you can enjoy this journey intensely with some curves that will make this adventure more intense.

Upon arrival at “Salt Mines”, our guide will explain how was diverted this flow of salt water from underground to reach the thousands of wells located on terraces.

Finally, you will continue during a brief descent to Urubamba town, in order to take the bus back to the Cusco city. Approximately we will arrive in the city of Cusco at 05:00pm.