The tour begins with the pick up at your hotel, to start an adventure tour through the most important archaeological parks of the Sacred Valley of the Incas. We will head north to the Paucarbamba bridge (2900 m.a.s.l.), where our horses will be waiting for us. We will cross the Urubamba River and begin the ascent of approximately 400 meters to the high plateau of the Andes. This ascent will take us approximately 3:30 hours. On the way, we will enjoy the beautiful landscapes that surround the sacred valley.
We will arrive at the archaeological center of Moray, a peculiar complex due to the shape of the circular terraces that formed different levels of agricultural terraces and served as an agricultural laboratory in Inca times to experiment with the acclimatization and varification of species. After our visit to Moray, we will continue our ride to Maras (3400 m.a.s.l.) for approximately one hour. Maras is a typical Andean village that boasts a wonderful 400 year old colonial church. It is here that we will have our picnic lunch.
After lunch, we will continue to the salt mines of Maras (3000 m.a.s.l.) for approximately one hour, on the way we will have a spectacular view of the snow-capped mountains Chicon, Veronica and Salcantay. The salt mines of Maras are made up of approximately 5000 wells with an average area of 5m2, during the dry season they are filled or "irrigated" every 3 days with salt water that emanates from a natural spring located at the top of the wells. This process is carried out for approximately two months until a considerable volume of salt is obtained. Return to Cusco, end of this full day ride through the Sacred Valley on Creole horses.
