Peru Mountain Bike Eco Tours

Peru is the most varied and exciting of all the South American countries. It is a land of ancient Inca capitals, fascinating indigenous cultures, high mountains and volcanoes, sacred valleys, tropical rainforests and some of the best mountain biking anywhere!

Itinerary

Day 1: You will fly into Lima and we'll meet you at the airport and bring you to our hotel in Miraflores (a nice suburb outside of Lima). Most flights arrive in the evening.

Day 2: We'll fly to Cuzco, the ancient Inca capital nestled in the Andes. The short 1-hour flight over the Andes Mountains is breathtaking. In the afternoon we'll take a city tour and stay at the beautiful Plaza De Armas Hotel situated right on the Plaza de Armas.

Day 3: It's time to get on our bikes. We'll head into the mystical Sacred Valley and do a spectacular 20 km ride along the river Urubamba. After lunch we'll drive high into the mountains and then ride 34 km down a rough mountain road till we reach some relaxing hot springs where we will camp for the night. The natural thermal waters are a perfect end to the day.

Day 4: Today we have a dramatic 78 km ride (mostly downhill) to the town of Santiago where we'll camp for the night. We're now out of the Andes and in the upper Amazon Basin.

Day 5: We now have 98 km to the Jungle town of Quillabamba. If you leave right after breakfast and you are a strong rider, you can make it the whole way on this bumpy jungle track. Many people will prefer to bike ½ or most of it and take the van the rest of the way. We'll stay at the Hotel Quillabamba tonight and relax in front of the pool.

Day 6: More superb downhill biking today - we'll drive 105 km to the top of a 15,000+ pass and ride 45 km down to Ollantaytambo in the Sacred Valley. We'll stay at the very comfortable IncaLand Hotel.

Day 7: Our last day with the bikes takes in some of the best singletrack in Peru to Maras, an important Inca site. After bombing past ancient salt mines (in use for thousands of years), we'll end up back at Hotel Maizal.

Day 8: We'll rest from biking now because there's so much more to Peru. We will take the train into Machu Picchu, the most famous Inca site in Peru and the most impressive ruins in all of South America. After visiting the site, well jump on a helicopter for a short flight back to Cuzco. The aerial view is phenomenal! Back in Cuzco we'll relax at the Plaza de Armas Hotel.

Day 9: Today you have the choice of starting out the day with a spectacular hot air balloon ride over the Sacred Valley*. Next we'll raft exciting whitewater on the Rio Urubamba before returning to Cuzco for a relaxing evening.

Day 10: We'll take a morning flight to Lima where you can make connections for your flights home. If you have a few hours to kill you can safely leave your luggage at the airport and we can arrange for a city tour.

*Extra cost for hot air ballooning.