Maras and Moray – Mountain Bike Trail (MBT)

Beginning from the higher plains of the Sacred Valley, our Maras and Moray – Mountain Bike Trail (MBT) features the most sublime scenes of the Peruvian highlands. This exhilarating trail will take you on dirt roads enveloped by lush and expansive agricultural terraces unfurling from either side, while the eyes of the magnificent Urubamba Mountain Range watches over you in the vast distance. With easy-to-navigate sections along this route, our Maras and Moray – Mountain Bike Trail (MBT) offers high altitude cycling for beginners and experienced cyclists alike.

Arable and fertile, the Sacred Valley was hailed as one of the main centers of crop production during the age of the Inca Empire. One of the highlights of this trail is the exploration of the Inca ruins of Moray. Nestled in the center of the Sacred Valley, Moray is an archeological site which features cascading steps carved onto its topography and touted as having been an Incan agricultural laboratory.

Along this adventurous trail, you’ll also get to meet Quechua speaking Peruvians who fuel the lifeblood and longevity of Peruvian traditional culture, wearing Peru’s vibrant and colorful national dress, ponchos, dresses, blankets, sweaters, layered skirts, tunics, sombreros, and chullos among other native pieces.

As you pass through villages built during Peru’s colonial period, you’ll also see how ornate colonial aesthetic has seeped into Peru’s architectural makeup. You’ll get to explore the colorful local markets brimming with life, the spectacular Maras Salt Mines, and the Inca ruins of Moray.