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Our half-day ATV tour of the Sacred Valley of Maras Moray is designed to give you the best of the two prominent attractions of the Sacred Valley of the Incas. When you arrive in Cusco and you need to acclimating before visiting Machu Picchu, this is one of the best activities you can do.
You will visit the round terraces of Moray and the salt mines of Maras, accompanied by our local expert, as you cruise our new quads through the Peruvian countryside.
The Incas’ agricultural life was heavily influenced by Maras and Moray. In the Sacred Valley of the Incas, these are the most visited and admired landmarks.
The circular agricultural terraces in Moray are reminiscent of the Roman amphitheater. The terrace is a large, multi-leveled pit cut into the ground. A varied temperature is supported by each level. In fact, the temperature drops by 15 degrees from the top to the bottom of the terrace.
The Incas experimented with the growth conditions in this area. This allowed them to figure out what temperature was ideal for growing vegetables and grains. Peru now produces over 800 different potato types as a result of this.
Maras is a lovely Andean village nestled among the Andes’ snow-capped peaks. The salt mines, which are placed on the slope of a hill, are located here. Since pre-Inca culture, these small, geometrically designed salt ponds have been used to extract salt.
It is passed down through the generations. People still obtain salt using the old process of solar evaporation. They let the natural spring water in and waited for it to dissipate finally scrape the salt out of the ponds by hand.
Maras salt has a particular flavor and is pink in hue. Locals claim that it is also nutrient-dense.
Machu Picchu Holiday Travel, is a fully locally owned tour operator in Cusco. We are certified local guides with an excellent knowledge of Incas history and culture. As natives, our guides will be sharing some of the astonishing facts on this full day trip to Maras Moray by ATV.
We offer the best Treks and Tour in Cusco and Peru both as a small group tour and as a private tour. We invite you to take a moment to check out our reviews on Tripadvisor.
Cusco Hotel Transfer
Choose: 0800 AM or 1300 PM
We’ll pick you up from your Cusco hotel. Then, in our own vehicle, we will bring you to Cruzpata. It is where the Sacred Valley Quad Bike Tour Maras Moray begins.
Our local expert will hand over our new Quad Bikes to you and provide you with a quick lesson on how to ride them. We’ll begin with a graded ride so you can get a feel for it.
Once everything is in order, we will travel the banks of the beautiful Huaypo lagoon and see the magical splendor of the Peruvian highlands’ fields and communities until we arrive in Moray, our first destination.
If you don’t have a tourist ticket, you can purchase one at the site’s main gate. After that, we’ll take you on a thorough tour of the facility. You’ll learn about the significance of these locations and how they influenced Inca life both then and now.
We’ll continue our half-day tour to Maras and the Salt Mines by ATV once you’ve had your fill of Moray’s terraces.
The Maras salt mines are a one-of-a-kind and must-see attraction. Our local expert will describe the residents’ salt farming method and how it has played an important role in their lives since pre-Inca times.
We will continue on the ATV back to Cruzpata after viewing the salt mines. We’ll take our private transportation back to Cusco from here.
