Get ready for the ride of your life! Zoom through the famous Maras-Moray sites on an ATV or Quad bike and immerse your senses in the stunning sights on the way.
The Maras-Moray ATV tour takes you on a picturesque drive through the Sacred Valley toward its upper section, believed to have been dedicated to agricultural experiments and salt production.
Step on the accelerator and drive around the amazing sight of more than 3,000 salineras or salt pits of Maras, etched into the mountainside like a white mosaic. These rows upon rows of water terraces are fed by an underground salty stream, creating the salty pools. The locals harvest the salt through an ancient process still practiced today. The village of Maras was a former salt-producing center believed to date back way into pre-Incan times.
Now move on to Moray–popularly referred to as the ancient Incan agricultural laboratory where the Incas experimented in cultivating various crops within microclimates thus showcasing their advanced agricultural techniques. Three amphitheater-like terraces, formed by a series of concentric circles, resulted in bowl-shaped structures that served as the Incas’ experimental agricultural stations to determine the optimal conditions for growing different crop strains.
Of course, no Maras Moray tour is complete without a stopover at what locals believe to be the mythical birthplace of the rainbow—Chinchero! Get heart-stopping views of the Urubamba mountain ranges, the Veronica Mountain, and the green valleys of farms on your way to this quaint town. And if your tour falls on a Sunday, you get to experience its famous Sunday market filled with handcrafted pottery and colorful weavings. The woven textiles are produced by an awana wasi or weaving house using the natural dye traditions of the Andes.
What are you waiting for? Sign up for a Maras-Moray tour, strap on your helmet real tight, grab those handlebars, rev up the engine, and set off on an off-road expedition through these amazing destinations!
Note:
Private service for Maras Moray tours may start from Cusco, Urubamba, or Ollantaytambo. Group tours start only from Cusco City.
With private tours, you can always stop anywhere to take photos. Simply tell your guide and he or she will instruct the driver to pull over at your chosen spot and even drive you to the best lookouts for photos.
Private service tours will return you to your hotel while group service tours will drop you off at Cusco City.