MARAS MORAY QUAD TOUR

Itinerary summary

The Maras Moray Bicycle Tour starts with the pick up from your hotel at 06:30 hrs.

• The tour starts in the city of Cusco in the direction of Chinchero until arriving at the sector of Cruz Pata where our tour begins.
• The tour begins with our short stop to see the Huaypo lagoon, a place where local fishing and migratory birds pass through.
• We will continue our tour by ATV to Moray where we will see the concentric circular terraces followed by an explanation by the guide where he will explain the microclimates found in this place.
• In Moray we will have time to take pictures.
• We will continue the tour through trails until we arrive to the Maras Salt Flats where we will have a stop to take pictures of the entire salt flat at the top of the road. Then we will enter and see the more than 4000 salt ponds and we can learn the process of extracting the mineral and see the types of salt that are produced in this place.
• The tour ends at the salt mines, where we will board the bus back to Cusco.

The tour includes

• Previous interview before the tour to clear any doubts.
• Entrance ticket to Moray and the salt mines of Maras.
• Tourist transportation
• Official bilingual tour guide
• ATVs
• Safety equipment such as helmet, gloves and glasses.
• First aid kit

The tour does not include

• Snacks
• Travel insurance
• Tips
• Lunch

Complete Itinerary

The Maras Moray ATV tour is an adventure tour of pleasure, fun and challenge that takes place in the Sacred Valley of the Incas in a place of magnificent views of the entire Sacred Valley and its main snow-capped peaks such as the Chicon (4500 masl) and La Veronica (5893 masl) that can be seen from this part of the tour, In addition, this tour on ATVs leads you through trails of extensive vegetation of the area and in rainy months the color of this area is more than unique for the green of its vegetation as part of this tour is to know the archaeological site of Moray (3500 masl) characterized by its concentric circular terraces that are in a natural depression and that functioned as an experimental laboratory of products in the Inca period, This place includes water channels and religious centers and near this place is the famous salt mines of Maras (3000 masl) where we can see more than 4000 salt ponds made of stone as a containment with mud mortar and we can see the process of extraction of the same and its derivatives that are used in international cuisine, exfoliating creams and also present in the pastry that show its important value since Inca times and today in a half day tour that will leave you amazed by the natural beauty offered by this circuit suitable for all ages.

TOUR DESCRIPTION:

The Maras Moray ATV tour starts with the pick up from your hotel from 06:30 hrs.

• The tour starts in the city of Cusco towards Chinchero (3700 m.a.s.l.) until arriving to the sector of Cruz Pata, place where our ATV tour starts. Here is the place where we will receive all the instructions from the guide for the realization of the tour.
• The tour begins with our short stop to see the Huaypo lagoon (3507 meters above sea level) which has an incomparable view, a place where local fishing is done and where migratory birds pass through.
• After seeing the magnificent views of the Huaypo lagoon we will go on our ATVs to Moray (3500 masl) where we can see the concentric circular terraces that were used since Inca times where they knew how to adapt products in this place followed by an explanation by the guide where he will explain the microclimates that are found in this place and all the findings that were found in this place.
• In Moray we will have time to take pictures and appreciate the majesty of this beautiful place.
• We will continue with the descent on the motorcycles to the next point of visit which will be the Salineras de Maras (3000 meters above sea level) where we will have a stop to take pictures of the entire salt flat at the top of the road. Then enter and see the more than 4000 salt ponds in an area of 5 m2 each salt whose process comes from a natural salt spring that contains properties such as sodium chloride, calcium, iron, magnesium and zinc and we can learn the process of extracting the mineral and see the types of salt that are produced in this place.
• The ATV tour ends in the salt mines of Maras, where we will board the bus back to Cusco.

The tour includes

The tour Maras Moray ATV includes:

• Previous interview before the tour to clear any doubts.
• Entrance ticket to Moray and the salt mines of Maras.
• Tourist transportation
• Official bilingual tour guide
• ATVs
• Safety equipment such as helmet, gloves and glasses.
• First aid kit

The tour does not include

The tour Maras Moray ATV does not include:

• Snacks
• Travel insurance
• Tips
• Lunch

Recommendations

Recommendations for the tour in Maras Moray ATVs

• Carry your identity card, passport or student card.
• Comfortable shoes
• Bring rain ponchos (October - March).
• Bring extra money
• Light clothing
• Sun block
• Sunglasses and hat

The prices of the tour Maras Moray ATV (all inclusive) in a shared service are as follows:

• Tour Maras Moray ATV national adult 70 USD
• Tour Maras Moray ATV foreign tourist 80 USD

Ask for the discount prices for national and foreign students.

The prices of the tour Maras Moray ATV (economic) in shared service are as follows:

• Tour Maras Moray ATV national adult 50 USD
• Tour Maras Moray ATV foreign tourist 50 USD

The price of the Maras Moray economic ATV tour includes the tourist transportation service, ATVs and tour guide. It does not include entrance tickets to Maras and Moray.

The prices per person for the tour Maras Moray ATV in a private service are as follows:

• Maras Moray ATV private (1 person) 180 USD
• Maras Moray ATV private (2 people) 150 USD
• Maras Moray ATV private (3 people) 130 USD
• Maras Moray ATV private (4 people) 110 USD
• Maras Moray ATV private (5 people or more) 90 USD

Include all the services mentioned in the tour.

 The realization of a private tour allows you to:

• Choose the starting time of the tour
• Comfort
• Professional bilingual English / Spanish speaking tour guide
• Pick up from your hotel
• Extra stops at viewpoints that make this tour special

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