Tour biking maras moray salineras half day
Half day | $ 76 USD per person
The bike tour to Maras-Moray-Salineras (3300 m a.s.l.) is a circuit of pure pleasure, fun and adventure challenges where we can see the natural landscape of the area and the wonderful Sacred Valley with the points of visit such as; the archaeological site of Moray and the view of the Salineras in Maras a unique and unforgettable experience.
Ready to Travel Peru recommends this bike tour Maras + Moray – Salineras because of the good comments received by the tourists who were part of this tour during their visit to the city of Cusco.
DURATION: 7 HOURS (half day)
TIME: 08:00 – 15:00 HRS.
HORARIO: DE 08:00 – 18:00 HRS.
$ 86 USD
Foreign Tourist
$ 76 USD
National Tourist
ITINERARY
- Pick up from your hotel from 08:00 HRS
- We go by tourist bus to Cruzpata, the starting point of the bike tour (Chinchero).
- First place to visit by bike will be the viewpoint of the Huaypo Lake.
- We will continue our adventure on bicycles passing through the village of Cruzpata until we reach an intersection where the bus will be waiting for us.
- We will board the bus to go to the community of Misminay where we will have the view of Moray.
- We will descend on bicycles to the salt mines of Maras.
- Finally we will return to Cusco at 3:00 pm.
INCLUDES
- Pick up from your hotel
- Entrance tickets to the salt mines of Maras
- Tourist transport to all the sites described
- Trek bicycles
- Technical assistance
- Safety gear (helmet, gloves, glasses)
- Qualified bilingual tour guide (English and Spanish)
NOT INCLUDED
- Meals not mentioned in the programme
- Personal expenses
- Tips
RECOMMENDATIONS
- Llevar pasaporte o Bring an original and valid passport or identity card.
- Bring entrance tickets to the attractions (provided by your guide).
- Comfortable shoes, hat for sun and cold, sun block, snack.
- Rain ponchos (depending on the season November – March).
- VERY IMPORTANT camera to immortalize the moments.
The bike tour to Maras-Moray-Salineras (3300 masl) is a circuit of pure pleasure, fun and adventure challenges where we can see the natural landscape (flora) of the area and the wonderful Sacred Valley with magnificent views of the snowy Chicon and La Veronica contrasting with its green forests and vegetation that this has within the Vilcanota mountain range, Through this tour you will be able to see the great experimental center of agricultural production such as the circular terraces of Moray and the famous pink salt pits “Salineras” of Maras with more than 5000 wells that were made with irregular stone walls with mud mortar that delimit each well and are fed by a spring and this feeds different wells, until today are used and exploited by the population and admired by thousands of tourists. This tour is a unique and unforgettable experience.
Ready to Travel Peru recommends this bike tour Maras + Moray – Salineras by the good comments received by tourists who were part of this tour, during their visit to the city of Cusco.
DURATION: 7 HOURS (half day)
SCHEDULE: 08:00 – 15:00 HRS.
DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Easy – Moderate
ITINERARY
- We start the tour with the pick up from your hotel from 8 am.
- We will go by tourist bus to the place of Cruzpata, starting point of the bike tour (Chinchero 3800 masl), where the guide will give us all the necessary information before starting the bike tour.
- We will leave in group to our first place to visit on bicycles that will be the viewpoint of the Huaypo lagoon (3507 masl), Its name comes from an ancient Inca legend, where Manco Capac asked his god, the Sun that his twin children accompany him at the time of his decline and when the time came, they discovered that the son of Manco Capac had become the Huaypo lagoon and the daughter in the Piuray lagoon. An ideal landscape for photo shoots and a place where the local population is dedicated to artisanal trout fishing, this lake is also a habitat for migratory birds and a study area for many biologists.
- We will continue our adventure on bicycles passing through the town of Cruzpata enjoying the scenery until we reach an intersection where the mobility is waiting for us to board together with the bicycles.
- We will board the bus to go to the community of Misminay where we will have the view of Moray. Moray is very characteristic for its circular terraces, where they took advantage of the natural depression which is believed to have been a center of agricultural experimentation of crops used by the Incas obtaining different microclimates, also has ceremonial fountains and concentric terraces in whose agricultural surfaces have been found average temperature variations of up to 5 ° C and which allowed the cultivation of products from different regions of Peru.
- After that, we will descend on bicycles in an adventure that will lead us to the Maras salt mines characterized by the presence of more than 5 thousand pools of pink salt and its warm water springs whose flow is conducted by thousands of small ponds of little bottom, In Inca times this archaeological site was used for purification rituals which were consumed with special unction and used in festivities associated with the summer solstice on December 21, today the consumption of this salt and its marketing is the main economic activity of the people of Maras.
- We will finish the Maras Moray bike tour with the return to the city of Cusco at 3 pm after a unique and unforgettable experience.
INCLUDES
The Maras Moray Bicycle Tour includes the following services:
- Pick up from your hotel
- Entrance tickets to the salt mines of Maras
- Tourist transportation to all the sites described
- Trek bicycles
- Technical assistance
- Safety gear (helmet, gloves, glasses)
- Qualified bilingual tour guide (English and Spanish).
NOT INCLUDED
The Maras Moray Bicycle Tour does not include the following services, take into account them
- Meals not mentioned in the program
- Personal expenses
- Tips
Discover the Charm of Cusco with Our Tour Biking Maras Moray
At Ready to Travel Peru, we tailor our tour to offer you exactly what you are looking for, whether you prefer the shared experience with other travelers or a private tour for you and your companions.
How to book? It’s easy. Just send us an email to info@readytotravelperu.com or call our contact numbers +51 935520609 or +51 953469081. We will be happy to inform you about our special rates, as well as discounts available for students, children, and adults, depending on the season in which you visit us.
Costs or prices:
PRICES | NATIONAL TOURIST | FOREIGN TOURIST |
SHARED SERVICE | 76 USD | 86 USD |
PRIVATE SERVICE | FROM 110 USD (2 PAXS) (CONTACT US) | FROM 110 USD (2 PAXS) (CONTACT US) |
Don’t miss the opportunity to explore the treasures of Cusco with us, contact us today and prepare your adventure!
These are some recommendations that are suggested to visitors to make a bike tour Maras Moray – Salineras.
- Bring original and valid passport or identity card.
- Bring entrance tickets to the attractions (provided by your guide).
- Comfortable shoes, hat for sun and cold, sun block, snack.
- Rain ponchos (depending on the season November – March).
- VERY IMPORTANT camera to immortalize the moments.