Horseback Riding Tour to Inti Punku from Ollantaytambo
Ollantaytambo, Peru
Trip Type: Horseback Riding
Duration: 8 hours
Enjoy an incredible day out as you ride a horse from Ollantaytambo to head to the Inca lookout of Inti Punku, which means “sun gate” in the native language of Quechua. You'll see several archaeological sites along the way and learn more about the rich Inca culture and legacy.
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Enjoy an incredible day out as you ride a horse from Ollantaytambo to head to the Inca lookout of Inti Punku, which means “sun gate” in the native language of Quechua. You'll see several archaeological sites along the way and learn more about the rich Inca culture and legacy.
After hotel pickup, you'll start your horseback riding tour at around 8am. You will ride to Inti Punku which is an astronomical and strategic overlook built by the Incas to serve as a watch post for the access routes to Machu Picchu from the Amazon Jungle just across the mountains from where it was built.
The trip takes about 8 hours total, including plenty of time to visit all the sites along the way. Your tour ends with you heading back to Ollanataytambo.
After hotel pickup, you'll start your horseback riding tour at around 8am. You will ride to Inti Punku which is an astronomical and strategic overlook built by the Incas to serve as a watch post for the access routes to Machu Picchu from the Amazon Jungle just across the mountains from where it was built.
You will be climbing up a steep mountain on horseback up to the Incan lookout and on the way, you'll pass by several archeological sites, none of which have any crowds or entrance fees whatsoever. You will see the Incan workshop at “Las Canterras”, the Quarries in Spanish, where the Incas mined and shaped the massive stones that they used to build the sacred fortress of Ollantaytambo. After visiting this site, (and possibly even getting a glimpse of some ancient Incan mummies), you will continue on upward to the actual site of Inti Punku. Once you reach there, the site has viewpoints to 4 different routes towards Machu Picchu, and also has astronomical connections in terms of the lighting. It features, during solstice, events and other important times. While it does not overlook Machu Picchu itself, it does look directly towards it, being blocked only by the massive and sacred glacier of Veronica / Wakay Willka.
The trip takes about 8 hours total, including plenty of time to visit all the sites along the way. Your tour ends with you heading back to Ollanataytambo.
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