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LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
Group sizeUp to 16 travelers
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below
Overview
Riding by horseback on the mountains of the Sacred Valley is an unforgettable experience, with a stunning view of the Vilcanota Andean mountains range and enjoying the a peek of the these great areas, as well as the glaciers that are the perpetual protectors of the Andes, here you will see the sites of MORAY and MARAS, the salt pools are coming from ancient times, even before the tawantinsuyo Empire.
Options
Private/Closed Group Service
Pickup included
Small Group Service
Pickup included
What's included
Basic first aid kit
Horse suited to your riding experience
Convenient hotel pick-up and drop-off in Cusco
Basic Safety Gear (helmets and essentials)
Professional English and Spanish-speaking guides
Guided tours of Maras Salt Mines and Moray Terraces
Efficient round-trip transportation to the tour's starting point
Lunch at a local restaurant (vegetarian and vegan options available at no extra cost)
Moray Archaeological Pass - Payable on-site
Salineras Pass – Payable on-site
Tips (optional and at your discretion)
What to expect
Maras
2h
We will pick you up from your hotels in the city of Cusco or the Sacred Valley, we will drive to the town of Maras, where we will find our horses as well as the (Horseman) chalan, after the safety talk we will begin our ride to Moray, passing by small villages and crops of potatoes, our visit to Moray will be very interesting since this place was use to genetically altere all the products from Andes, in order to have new species of Andean vegetables.
Maras Moray Tours
2h · Admission ticket not included
Then to the salt platforms of Salineras (Inca times), still being used by the locals to extract salt from the mountain spring water. Where the salty water is channeled through an impressive irrigation system and left to evaporate in the sun.Continue 2 hours climbing riding the horses (1000m) to reach the high Andean. Over at 3750m the stunning scenery and the snow-capped mountains of Chicon, Veronica and Salkantay is impressive. Cooling of the products was achieved by using a genius system of underground air-circulation. Ride to Lake Huaypo, there will have box lunch with spectacular scenery of snow-capped mountains, wildflowers and beautiful mountain lakes.
Maras Moray Tours
2h · Admission ticket not included
Ride to Moray terraces, this area was served as an experimental agricultural station for the development of different crop strains, using the climates of different ecological zones. There are no great ruins in Moray to impress visitors. Moray is more for the contemplative traveler with an affinity for such phenomena as the Nasca Lines. From Moray we come back down to the Valley floor, after riding we come back to the ranch. At 4 pm transfer back to Cusco.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
We come and pick you up from your Hotel in Cusco
Additional information
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
