Bike to Maras Moray 1 Day

Description :

Is located at an altitude of 11,090 feet above sea level Maras is located at a distance through the Izcuchaka-Chequered road of 48.10km through the road of Cusco - Chinchero of 48.88 (this is the most used).

From the town of Maras there is two roads, one leads to the archaeological rest of Moray and the other one to the salt mines of Maras, both of this roads have a distance of 2.5 miles.

Salt mines of Maras Impressive complex of exploitation of salt, located in the landscape named Qoripujio, at a distance of 4 km from the town of Maras. It has salt mines; these mines were exploited since Inca times like a way to exchange economic value. From Maras one can visit the salt mines through a narrow path, here once can find itself with mules that still carry salt that is extracted from the natural salt mines.

Itinerario

day 01 : cusco - chinchero - cruzpata - urubamba

You will depart from Cusco at 09:00 hrs and be transported to the town of Chinchero (Cruzpata) where you will cycle to the Laguna Huayco and around many other small towns where you can appreciate the beautiful and quaint colonial architecture.

After a brief tour you will get to Moray where you can observe a unique construction of several groups of terraces formed by concentric platforms which served to help preserve the Ecosystem. Here you will have a guided tour and enjoy a packed lunch before continuing to the town of Maras and a spectacular downhill journey to the salt mines, after which you will continue towards the town of Urubamba where the return bus will be waiting to take you back to Cusco at approximately 17:00 hrs.

our program includes :