Fascinating bike ride over Maras salt pans, Maras is a colonial city renowned for the grains cultivated in its fields, for its proximity to the most important source of salt, the saltpans in the southern mountains and for its strategic location between Cusco and the Valleys of Urubamba and Vilcabamba

Itinerary:

Our representative will pick you up around 8.30 am from your hotel in Cusco, and transfer you to Maras Village , after visiting the village of Maras and getting some refreshments, we continue to the Saltpans. This is a downhill route that requires some technical expertise and caution. The Saltpans are a great photo opportunity. The pans are spread out across terraces, in different geometric shapes. Our next stop is the old community of Pichingoto, whose inhabitants claim to be direct descendants from the Incas. The village is known for its singular appearance: houses built into the mountains, with parts almost inside the rock face. From here, we cross the Urubamba River over a suspension bridge and continue onto the town of Yanahuara known for maize fields and great-tasting fruits. We cross the river again, and continue through the corn fields of Paucarbamba towards Pachar. Here, we find a suitable pepper tree under which we can rest and have lunch. We then continue to Ollantaytambo, situated above a series of Incan terraces that stretch out along the banks of the Urubamba River to the village of Ollantaytambo and beyond. At Ollantaytambo, in the afternoon, our journey takes a cultural and historical turn as we learn about the Incas, explore ruins and walk the paths of this town which is unique for being continuously inhabited since Inca times. At the end of the day, we return to the hotel. If there is enough time and we have enough energy, we can return on bikes. But if we have had our fill of biking, we return by van

 Price includes :

• Orientation Meeting the night before the activity
• Professional bilingual tour guide (specialized in bike rides )
• Transportation in a van.
• Picnic Lunch (vegetarian option available )
• Front suspension MTB
• Gloves , helmet
• Water for refilling your bottle
• First Aid Kit.