Biking in Maras and Moray is a popular mountain bike (MTB) adventure in the Sacred Valley of Cusco, Peru, combining Andean scenery with Inca ruins such as the circular terraces of Moray (an agricultural laboratory) and the impressive Maras Salt Mines (thousands of salt pools).
The tour is available all year round (best in the dry season, from April to November) and offers a fun, cultural downhill ride suitable for beginners, visiting local villages with views of snow-capped peaks, with services that include guides, bikes and safety equipment.
| Duration | 1 day. |
|---|---|
| Tour type | adventure in Cusco. |
| Ideal for | feeling the adrenaline and escaping the routine. |
| Difficulty | easy. |
| Season | all year round (January 1 to December 31); best in the dry season, from April to November. |
We'll pick you up from your hotel at 8:30 a.m. in our tourist transport and head to the Maras and Moray turnoff, approximately 50 minutes from Cusco. From this point, we'll ride mountain bikes through green fields and potato crops, always surrounded by stunning mountain scenery.
We'll reach Moray, the agricultural laboratory of the Incas, with its complex terraces in concentric circles designed to acclimatize crops. Our professional guide will accompany us on the tour and explain the history of this important site. Afterwards, we'll have free time to enjoy our delicious box lunch.
Next, we'll continue to the town of Maras to visit its salt mines, used by the people of the community. These pools are fed by salt water that springs from Qaqawiñay mountain and flows into hundreds of small pools along its slopes. In this community, we can find salt ceramics and salt treated for consumption.
We'll continue our ride with an exciting downhill to the town of Urubamba, where we'll have lunch at a tourist restaurant, before returning to the city of Cusco in our private transport.
Yes. The difficulty is easy and the route is a fun, cultural downhill ride suitable for beginners.
It's available all year round, although the best time is the dry season, from April to November. From December to April, we recommend bringing a waterproof jacket or poncho.
Pickup from your hotel is at 8:30 a.m.
No. The entrance tickets to Moray and the Salt Mines are not included.
The Moray archaeological complex, the Maras Salt Mines and, at the end of the downhill ride, the town of Urubamba.
