BIKE TOUR TO MORAY MARAS AND MACHU PICCHU
Mixed Tour To Discover Agricultural Laboratory, Salt Mines And The Best Inca Archaeological Site Of South America 2 Days - 1 Night
Moray, Maras And Machu Picchu bike tour are dedicated for all mountain biking lovers, this bike tour goes through agricultural laboratory, salt mines and the most famous Inca archaeological site in South America.
Bike ride on the sacred valley offer you to get know local Andean communities and learn their amazing life style. Mountain Biking is a relatively new sport in Peru, but new routes are rapidly being opened up, many of which offer excellent opportunities to ride.
This tour combine to visit the most famous fertile valley of as know sacred valley of the Inca, located between Cusco and Machu Picchu. This tour includes two days of amazing and adventurous mountain bike in Cusco región.
We invite you join us and get the best experience riding every single trucks or dirt roads in th Andean countryside.
This tour dont demand to be experienced biker, everyone can be join this tour, the most important is to like to explore and having more contact with nature.
TOUR ITINERARY OF MORAY MARAS AND MACHU PICCHU
DAY 1: CUSCO - BIKE TOUR TO MORAY AND MARAS - AGUAS CALIENTES
At 7am we pick you up from the hotel and travel by own private vehicle to Chincheros, which takes 40 minutes. Here we begin our cross country biking tour on the nice Andean landscape. We visit Lake Huaypo, Maras-Moray, Salt mining and finally enjoy doing downhill biking to Urubamba in the Sacred Valley. Maras is an Inca settlement, and is a place named Salineras, are extensive terracing salt areas, controlled, and used since before Inca days. This trip is for beginners, and experience bikers, you can choose to ride in asphalt road, dirt road and single trucks. Will be a nice experience mixing the sport and knowledge of the Inca culture. After 5 hours biking 35km (or more) stopping at different view points. The lunch willbe in Ollantaytambo and then at 4pm we aboard the train to Aguas Calientes (2 hours of travel), welcoming reception and then transfer to the hotel in Aguas Calientes (L).
DAY 2: AGUAS CALIENTES - MACHU PICCHU - CUSCO
1st OPTION
At 4:30am breakfast and begin of 2 hours climb to Machu Picchu archaeological site (2500m).
2nd OPTION
At 6am breakfast and half hour later aboard the firts tourist bus to drop us to Machu Picchu main door, and to be the first visitors Inside Machu Picchu archaeological site you will have complete guided tour of this spectacular and mystical place. The guided tour include walk through the different section such as urban, agriculture, and the religions zone was used by the Inca Culture. According withthe time and your feeling you can coordinating with the tour guide climb to Huayna Picchu (Young Mountain) this climbing take around 1 hour to get the summit from where you can have the best view for photos of all Machu Picchu and of deep green canyon surrounding the sacred Inca City. At according time descend to Machu Picchu and then free time to explorer on your own. At mentioned time aboard a tourist bus to descend to Aguas Calientes town. Lunch will be in town and then we will aboard the backpacker train to Ollantaytambo (sacred valley) and from here we take a private van to drop us to the hotel in Cusco (B - L).
INCLUDED
- Private supporting vehicle (only private service)
- English speaking tour guide (2 days)
- GT/TREK/BIANCHI/CANNONDALE Mountian bikes in good maintenace (full disc brake)
- Helmet; light ventilated and comfortable for your head
- Gloves; windproof and full-finger glove which can also be worn during the cold season or high altitudes
- 2 lunches in the sacred valley and Aguas Calientes
- Plenty of snack and drinking water keep in cooler (only private service)
- Entrance fee to every archaeological sites, according the program (some tour operators don't include this ticket)
- Repair kits and new parts
- Train ticket Ollantaytambo - Aguas Calientes - Ollantaytambo (Backpacker service; if you prefer to take other service let know us at the booking time)
- Lodging in Aguas Calientes (3* hotel with private bathroom and hot shower)
- Tourist bus up to Machu Picchu - Aguas Calientes (2nd day)
- Bottle of oxygen and first aid kit for all participants and our cam staff (only private service)
- Food and accommodation for our camp staff (guide and driver)
- PERU ADVENTURE TOURS gift
- Biking tour price include government sales tax (19% as known IGV)
- See our Mountain Bike Components... CLICK HERE
| TOUR SCHEDULE & COST 2008 |
| DATE |
TOUR |
COST |
Any day
(all the year) |
BIKE TOUR TO MORAY MARAS AND MACHU PICCHU
Mixed Tour To Discover Agricultural Laboratory, Salt Mines And The Best Inca Archaeological Site Of South America
2 Days - 1 Night |
Backpacker service (Join a group)
No Applicable
Private VIP service (Private guide & Van)
2 participants US$615 each
3-4 participants US$585 each
5 to more participants US$543 each |
Discount 5%: South American Explorers Club Members
Discount 10%: Tour Operators or Travel Agencies Only
Students: US$25 discount only with valid green ISIC card |
| Organized Groups: We offer private and any time departure |
| Group size: up to 8 participants per tour guide |
| Booking: We highly recommended to book space prior you arrive to Peru |
RAIN SEASON
December to March. Some days are with blue sky permiting to cycle this zone.
After rain season (April to June) the mountains are completely covered with snow and the slops are cover with new vegetation making more nice for pictures.
ADVICE FOR BIKERS
Normal physical conditions and summer clothes, bikers require minimum of acclimatization over 3000m. One day before all the bikers will have meeting with the mountain bike guide at our office or in the hotel, who will give a BRIEFING about this bike trip and also you can check the quality of bikes and gear will be used on this trip.
WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING/CARRY
- Small backpack
- Rain jacket or poncho (December - April)
- Tennis shoes
- One complete change of clothing
- Bottel of water
- Flashlight and batteries
- Hat or cap to protect you from the sun
- Sun block (sun protection cream)
- Insect repellent
- Selection of small snacks, chocolate, dried fruit, biscuits etc,
- Camera, plenty of film and spare batteries
- Sunglasses
- Extra money (soles)
CONTACT US
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