The Sacsayhuaman Horseback Riding Tour with Wonders of Peru Expeditions combines a horseback ride to the Temple of the Moon with a guided walking tour of the Sacsayhuaman fortress — Cusco’s most impressive archaeological site. Riding gentle Peruvian Paso horses through the hills above the city, you explore ancient Inca sites that most visitors never reach on foot.
Sacsayhuaman sits at 3,700 meters above Cusco with panoramic views of the entire valley. On horseback, you cover more ground than a walking tour and reach elevated trails through eucalyptus forests and Andean farmland where llamas and alpacas graze alongside the path. Your bilingual guide shares the history of the massive Inca fortress walls — built from stones weighing up to 125 tons — and leads you through the Temple of the Moon’s sacred caves where moonlight once illuminated ceremonial altars.
Your guide picks you up from your hotel and drives you to the ranch near the Sacsayhuaman Archaeological Park. After a safety briefing and horse assignment, you ride through highland terrain past potato farms and ongoing excavation sites. The trail climbs to panoramic viewpoints before descending to the Temple of the Moon, where you dismount for a guided walk through the cave formations. The tour finishes with a walking visit to Sacsayhuaman’s iconic zigzag fortress walls.
4 Days
10
English, Spanish
Approximately 1.5 hours of riding plus a 40-minute guided tour of Sacsayhuaman. No riding experience needed. Maximum weight: 90 kg (200 lbs).
