ATV Adventure to Moray and Maras Salt Mines – Half Day
Description
Visit the Sacred Valley’s most interesting sites , Moray archaeological park and Maras salt mines surrounded by wonderful landscapesThis tour is ideal for those who like adventure, choose your tour in the morning or in the afternoon and enjoy your tour.
Tour Options
Itinerary
We will pick you up between 6:30 to 7:00amr hotel located in the historical center. If you are staying in an Airbnb, you must come to the designated meeting point Plaza regocijos or Kusipata
After pick up in our transportation, we will continue to our base camp Cruzpata area located in the western part of Cusco. The journey will take approximately 1 and 20 min where you'll receive safety instructions and all the equipment needed for the tour. Once everyone is geared up, we'll begin our adventure through the valley, surrounded by breathtaking landscapes and majestic snow-capped mountains.
Our first stop will be at the fascinating Moray archaeological site, where your guide will take you on a quick tour of the ruins. Moray is an archaeological site in Peru approximately 50 kilometres northwest of Cuzco on a high plateau at about 3,500 metres and just west of the village of Maras. The site contains unusual Inca ruins, mostly consisting of several terraced circular depressions, the largest of which is approximately 30 m deep
Once at the salt mines, you will have the opportunity to capture the best pictures from the viewpoint and witness the fascinating process of salt extraction. Don't forget to explore the various products made from the salt found there—purchasing these unique items is highly recommended.
Finally, we will arrive in Cusco around 1pm if you chose the morning tour or 7pm if you selected the 1pm option.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pick up all the travelers from their hotels located in the historical center! if you are in a airbnb or out of the historical center please the meeting point is Plaza kusipata or regocijos.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
Reviews(31)
Great trip- 1/2 day 4wheel tour through Sacred Valley to Moray archaeological site and back. Moray is a definite visit. Then after back at ATV base, a short van ride to Maras Salt Mines- also spectacular. We then had a brief stop at a local seller of Maras salt and chocolate with free tasting. We loved it. Traveling with family of 4 (58,57,24,22) with extensive adventure travel experience. Guides were thorough and kind, with a 10min to practice to make all feel comfortable. Highly recommend this trip and group. Bring layers, spf, sunglasses (and biking gloves would be nice).
Great experience! Joel was great and even got some videos of us which I fully appreciate as I always want those! Took some good photos as well! Loved that it was a small group. Loved that we had an hour on the ATV on the way to Moray and also on the way back! Was so fun! Great teaching as well with the not automatic ATV! Salt place was cool. Very informational on tour and perfect timing of just six hours. Bonus of a salt shop to buy the salt and taste some chocolate. Again Joel was AWESOME! Thank you!!!
I always loved Quad Biking but this ride was quite different, the views were amazingly worth it. 2 hours of quad biking, what else would I need hahaha.. Awesome experience, definitely going for it again.
Just the right amount of time and great riding through the counrtyside to see the farming. Salt mines fascinating.
This tour operates just 25 minutes from Urubamba, or an hour from Cusco. Our English speaking guide Lisandro was professional, knowledgeable about the ruins and salt mines, and a good teacher for those that didn’t know how to ride atvs. We rode roughly 35 minutes to Moray, walked around the amphitheater, then rode back on gorgeous back roads with almost no cars at speeds of 20-30mph. My kids loved it. Then a van drove us to Maras salt mines 15 minutes away for a tour, and a stop at a salt and chocolate store that was not a tourist trap, but instead a fun tasting event where some people bought special black and pink salts, as well as chocolates from Peru. It was a great day and a steal at $40 per person. Just a heads up that you need to pay $20 to enter the moray ruins (ticket good for a week to up to 16 sites) and then another $6 to enter the salt mines. Worth every penny as an experience and to support the friendly and hard working local people of the sacred valley.
Maravilloso tour! Era la primera vez que mi esposo visitaba Moray y la experiencia fue maravillosa. Wilson se encargo de que esta experiencia fuera genial, con los datos que aportaba y su carisma. Lo único que pediría, a los que tomen estos tours, es que respeten tanto el lugar como a las personas a cargo del tour y a los participantes. Tuvimos una desagradable experiencia con el resto de participantes quienes fueron completamente groseros y no respetaron las normas que los guías del tour nos dieron. Ademas de eso, que no fue culpa de los guías, fue un día maravilloso el cual recordaremos siempre y por supuesto volveremos y preguntaremos por Wilson. Gracias! Wonderful tour! It was the first time my husband visited Moray and the experience was wonderful. Wilson took care of making this experience great, with the data he provided and his charisma. The only thing I would ask, to those who take these tours, is to respect both the place and the people in charge of the tour and the participants. We had an unpleasant experience with the rest of the participants who were completely rude and did not respect the rules that the tour guides gave us. In addition to that, which was not the fault of the guides, it was a wonderful day that we will always remember and of course we will return and ask about Wilson. Thank you!
What an exciting adventure! My daughter and I had a blast, the guides were very knowledgeable, friendly, and accommodating! I had booked the train to Ollantaytambo with only a half an hour to spare after the tour was done and these guys made the transport to the train station happen (with a very small additional charge)! We made our train just in time all because of their wonderful support!
I really enjoyed this tour, very well organised and the guide was excellent. ATVs were lots of fun, Moray Manus was worth seeing, and the Salt pools were amazing.
ATV Quad bike tour to Moray Maras and Salt nines from Cusco was amazing. I highly recommend to attend these places with guide Lisandro. Lisandro has provided all details about places, trained for ATV and was really friendly and polite. And thank you driver Edward for a safe and enjoyable trip! Everything was as described on tour! Thank you 👍
The landscape was beautiful! And riding the ATVs made for a memorable experience. Our guide, Lisandro, was very knowledgeable.
