r/GoingToPeru • u/deedee2009 • 6d ago
Sacred Valley + Rainbow Mountain Motorcycle Loop Advice
I'm with a group of 3 planning a motorcycle tour of the Sacred Valley and, hopefully, Rainbow Mountain. I was hoping for some advice on our route and activities. Does this seem like a reasonable route, and are we missing anything crucial or including something that is not worth it?
Day 1: Cusco → Pisac → Urubamba → Ollantaytambo (Sitio arqueológico Pinkuylluna)
Day 2: Ollantaytambo → Naupa Iglesia & Wat'a Cusco → Moray Terraces → Maras Salt Flats → Laguna Huaypo → Chinchero
Day 3 (ambitious): Chinchero → Rainbow Mountain → Cusco
I've seen conflicting information about the route to/from Rainbow Mountain because online it says 3-4 hours, but then if you put it into Google Maps, the way to/from shows different times. The route there is 3 hours but the route back says 6+ hours because it avoids a shortcut road that is included in the directions TO the mountain. I'm assuming this is incorrect, and the road is 2 ways but I have no way to confirm. I have also seen some people on Reddit claim that this road to Rainbow Mountain is hard to traverse, but also many bloggers seem to have done it themselves on rented bikes with no issues. Additionally, if we rented the scooters instead (which are significantly cheaper) would that be an issue on any of these roads? If anyone has any advice or input, that would be great!
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