The 7 Cusco Quad Bike Tours That Earn the Ride

1.Sacred Valley: Maras & Moray by Quad Bike from Cusco

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 418 reviews · 6 hours · from $39Our pick

Ride a single or shared quad bike from Cruz Pata toward Moray, passing rural roads and wide Sacred Valley views. A guide such as Carlos, Joel, or Floyd leads the ride, explains Inca agriculture, and helps with photos. You then visit Maras by van, viewing the salt pools from outside.

“Definitely worth the money. Amazing view, the 2 hours ATV ride was not too rough. I would do it again. The guides also took some nice pictures for us. It was a long day but great memories. Seeing the salt mines was just as phenomenal.”

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2.Quad bike tour Moray and Salt Mines

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 314 reviews · 6 hours · from $27Best value

Spend six hours exploring Moray and the Maras Salt Mines from Cusco, with a Honda TRX 250 ATV ride through Andean scenery. You’ll receive a safety lesson, helmet, gloves, transport, and a bilingual guide. Guides such as Wilson, Gustavo, and Floyd are praised for clear instruction and friendly help.

“This activity was really nice and well organized. Moray and the salt mines were beautiful.”

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3.Rainbow Mountain ATV Tour with meals

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 121 reviews · 10 - 12 hours · from $65

Leave Cusco before dawn and ride an ATV from Qosqopata to Rainbow Mountain, passing red hills, alpacas, llamas, and views toward Ausangate glacier. Guides such as Edgar and Angie lead small or private groups. Breakfast and lunch in Cusipata are included, but the 25-sol community entrance fee is extra.

“We had so much fun today! The logistics were perfectly arranged, the buffet brekkie&lunch are quite delicious and full of choices! ATV was so fun and we were on the rainbow mountain just before bigger crowds came! Just that the pick up time wasn’t too well communicated (signed up for 4am pick up but no news until 3:40am this morning). Other than that, a day full of good memories”

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4.From Cusco Sacred Valley Tour ATV Moray And Salineras

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 72 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $43Top rated

Leave Cusco at 7:00 am for Cruzpata, where a bilingual guide gives ATV and safety instruction before your ride to Moray. Continue by vehicle to Maras Salt Mines, then return to Plaza Regocijo around 1:00 pm. Expect a small group of up to 12, protective gear, and extra admission fees.

“Great tour. Everything well explained in English. Got a long time on the ATV. Really enjoyable and great value. Both places visited on the tour very nice.”

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5.Rainbow Mountain in ATV Quad Bikes + meals

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 60 reviews · 12h 30m · from $77

Leave Cusco for Pitumarca, ride an ATV toward Vinicunca, then walk about six minutes to Rainbow Mountain. You get roughly 35 minutes for photos and a short climb to the summit, plus breakfast and lunch. English and Spanish guides lead the trip, with hotel pickup on most departure times.

“O café da manha e almoço oferecidos sao vergonhosos. Local péssimo, sem nenhuma infraestrutura, banheiro precário, poucas opções e comida ruim. O guia nao nos passou muitas informações sobre o local e dormiu na van durante praticamente todo trajeto. Ja o motorista, fez ultrapassagens perigosas e corria bastante. Apesar disso, a parte dos quadriciclos é legal e a montanha é incrivelmente bonita. Vale ressaltar que a parte de estrada de chao da viagem é extremamente perigosa, estradas estreitas, sem acostamento e com abismos ao lado.”

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6.Sacred Valley: Huaypoo Lagoon and Maras by Quad Bike – ATV

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 53 reviews · 6 hours · from $40

Ride a single or shared ATV from Cruz Pata to Huaypo Lagoon, with views of Veronica and Chicon, then visit the Maras salt mines by bus and viewpoint. A bilingual guide such as Floyd or Carlos leads the day, with training, safety gear, Cusco pickup, and return transport included.

“Overall ok but we spent the vast majority of the time in the cramped van rather than doing activities. The Lagoon is also quite underwhelming as a site to visit. Fortunately it was just me and a motorbike guide taking this route (rather than visiting the Inca site) which meant I could have fun on the quad. If you’re stuck in the group you’ll be subjected to a basic and patronising set of rules and overly-precautious safety routine - this isn’t really the activity for you if you enjoy riding quads, it’s more a procession in a slow moving line (yawn). Our guide Carlos had big enthusiasm and explained the…”

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7.From Cuzco: Salt Mines and Moray Ruins ATV Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 15 reviews · 6 hours · from $38

You’ll leave Cusco with a bilingual guide, ride a quad through the Sacred Valley, visit the Maras Salt Mines and Moray terraces, and return after about six hours. The tour costs $38 per person, plus 80 soles for entrance tickets. Confirm the ATV route before booking, since one recent booking reported riding only to Moray.

“The day did not follow the itinerary outlined in the activity details. The description stated that the ATV excursion included riding the ATV to both the salt mines and the Moray Inca ruins. However, we only rode to the Moray Inca ruins. I specifically selected this excursion because it advertised riding the ATV to both locations. Had we known that the ATV ride was only to the Moray site, I would have chosen a different ATV tour offering the same experience at a lower price.”

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