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Horseback and Pachamama tours
Three days from Cusco: ride the high country on horses that know this ground, then sit for the offering at the close of the day. The ceremony is with a local family — not staged, not a show. You travel with a local team, sleep in the high country, and come back to the city when the work is done.
3 Day Horseback & Pachamama
- Season
- January – December
- Group departures
- On request
- Minimum
- 2 passengers
- Maximum
- 12 passengers
Horseback
Shared plan: You will travel with other adventurers heading to the same destination.
Day 1: Cusco – the high country
Leave Cusco when you are ready for the altitude. Meet the horses, settle the tack, and ride out onto open ground. The first night is in the high country — a quiet bed after the first hours in the saddle.
Day 2: A day in the saddle, then the offering
A full day on horseback: valleys, ridgelines, and the pace the animals set. Toward evening we sit for a Pachamama offering with a local family. This is not a performance — we arrive when they are ready, and we leave when the work is finished.
Day 3: High country – Cusco
A last morning ride, then the road back to Cusco. We will not rush the goodbye to the horses or the ground.
Included / not included / what to take
Our safety standards are the best in the business
Included
- Horses and tack
- Pachamama offering with a local family
- Professional bilingual guide
- Transportation from Cusco
- Nights in the high country (2 nights)
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- Meals as specified in the itinerary
- A local wrangler with the string
- Return to Cusco on Day 3
Not included
- Additional services
- Extras
- Personal travel insurance
- Tips
- Laundry
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- International and domestic flights
- Drinks and meals not listed
- Personal expenses
What to take
- Wind / rain jacket
- Long trousers for the saddle
- A warm layer for the evening offering
- Day pack
- Sunglasses and sunblock
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- Closed shoes with a small heel, if you have them
- Layers for altitude after the ride
Book Horseback & Pachamama
$1,680.00 / 3 days and 2 nights
Latest departures 2026: Horseback & Pachamama (Our small groups 12 max.)
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