HORSE BACK RIDING (HALF DAY)

Q’ENQO-SALAPUNKI (TEMPLE OF THE MOON)-LANLAKUYOQ (ZONA X)-CHAKAN (INKA BRIDGE) –

Itinerary

SACSAYHUAMAN

This is an excellent alternative whilst you are getting acclimatized to the high altitude of Cusco. It is a fun and relaxing tour by horse, passing by different Inkan temples of differing importance.

This is a trip that will allow us to appreciate beautiful sights, passing through forests and mountains above the city of Cusco in the north part; under the summits of Apu Senqa.

Our private transport will collect us from the hotel to take us to Q’enqo. We will visit and get to know the hidden secret s of this special Inkan construction, to later walk 200 meters to get to the horses. We will ride by horse 500 meters to the Temple of the Moon (Salapunki in Quechua) and we will explore this magnificent Inkan site.

We will then ride up the mountain. Our first stop will be at Lanlakuyoq (House of Elves), a series of passages (chinkanas), tunnels and caves in the rock of a small mountain. This is a place full of energy and we will enjoy getting to know and exploring these caves from the inside.

We will continue, arriving to Chakan (Inka bridge). This is a beautiful site surrounded by terraces or platforms in which the water that flows down from Apu Senqa has formed into an enormous cave in the rock. Genious Inkan constructors had worked to create a window in the rock to form a balcony over the river, in 100 meters of altitude.

To continue, we will begin to descend by a route that will take us through forests and small streams that will eventually lead us to Sacsayhuaman. Here we will leave the horses, to be able to calmly visit Sacsayhuaman and then begin to return back to the city.