Half-Day Cycling Tour of Maras and Moray from Cusco

My wife and I love nature and what a better way than riding a bike in the mountains of Peru. Our guide, Alex, was excellent and treated us with the upmost care and consideration. We are totally satisfied with this experience and will never forget the absolutely beautiful views that are firmly entrenched in our memories. Thank you Alex! you made a difference.

After doing a lot of sightseeing by bus I was up for some excersise. I decided to join the biking tour with Inkas Destination and I don't regret this choice. We were in a group of 10 people incuding two guides, one guide drives up front and one guide follows the last biker. It was 60% downhill and 40% going up. If you want you can go quiet fast downhill. Uphill isn't very steep, the only thing making it a bit tough is the altitude which makes it harder to breath. The equipment as well as the body protection was really good. The bike has springs on the back and front which makes it really comfortable to bike on bumpy roads. The scenery you are biking in is amazing, you get out of the city and drive through endless fields where the locals are working. During the bike trip you visit Moray and Salineras de Maras, simply beautiful places you have to visit while you are in Cusco. It's also nice that you can rest a bit from the bike ride during these visits. Make sure you bring some head protection for the sun and sun cream. You are basically the whole day exposed to the sun! Don't hesitate to bring a backpack and your camera, during the bike trip you can store you stuff in the van.

Opted to do a bike trip with Inkas Destination - 2 adults, 2 kids (12,15). Unbelievable scenery - cycling backroads to see local communities, farms, lakes, all with the tremendous Andies as a back drop. Guides were excellent (Luis, Jon) - good attention to safety, knowledgeable, kind, hard-working, accommodating to my 12 year old, who was a bit slower than the others in our group. Loved our lunch spot - authentic Peruvian with an unbeatable view of the mountains and delicious food. Only a few words of advice: you will need to pay entrance fee to Moray, 70s per person, so bring cash! Our trip started at 9 and ended at 5pm, although we thought it was a 5 hour trip... so don’t make early evening plans. Lunch was late, so bring snacks - high altitude, exercise, teenagers - hungry! Inkas Destination could consider bringing a mid-morning snack for their guests - would be so appreciated. Approaching the end of a 16 day Peru trip - so far that biking trip was my favorite day!