Peru has one of the largest networks
of Inca and mountain biking trails in all of South America. Mountain
biking offers the chance to visit Cusco and its spectacular surroundings
in a different way, following the innumerable trails that connect
with the most amazing sites in the region, passing through remote
villages out of the reach of motorised vehicles, and having the chance
to get to know local Andean communities and learn their amazing life-style.
The following programs have been
designed having in mind mountain-bikers of all levels. All programs
offer an excellent combination of daily activity, adventure routes
and cultural sightseeing. Trips are available from half a day to 6
days/5 nights and cater for all levels of experience.
These programs have been developed
for visitors staying in the Cusco area. However, itineraries within
all of Peru are available and can be designed tailor-made for private
groups. Please contact us for more information.
Cusco Ruins 1/2D
Yuncaypata – Pumamarca – Enaco 1/2D
Chinchero – Moray - Maras 1D
Lares - Calca 1D
Lares Valley 2D/1N
Cusco – Manu Jungle Biosphere 4D/3N
Along The Coffee Trail: Cusco – Quillabamba – Kimiarato
Estate 6D/5N
Cusco Ruins 1/2D – Private
Service
The four nearby ruins are considered
as one of the main attractions for the traveler visiting Cusco. During
this route our guide will explain to us each one of this archaeological
sites, connected one from each other by nice and fun single tracks,
which we will ride on our Mountain bikes.
Itinerary After about 15 minutes on the road leading to the Sacred
Valley, our bus leaves us in the Tambomachay ruins. This is the starting
point of our walking – biking route that allows us to enjoy
the fun downhill and short uphill single tracks connecting the ruins
of Tambomachay, Pucapucara, Moon temple, Qenko and Sacsayhuaman.
Max. Elevation: 3,800m / 12,460ft
Min. Elevation: 3,400m / 11,150ft
Difficulty level: 2 – 3 (Range: 1-5)
Average riding distance: 10km
Estimated time: 5 Hours
Yuncaypata
– Pumamarca – Enaco 1/2D – Private Service
This excursion is specially designed for travellers with a free morning
in Cusco, who feel the need to escape from the city for a few hours
and enjoy sport in the outdoors.
We start riding only 15 minutes from the center of Cusco, at the sites
of Pucapucara and Tambomachay. From here, our route takes us through
ravines, eucalyptus forests, small villages and extensive agricultural
fields. The pleasant sensation of exercise on the gentle up-hills
is compensated for by the exhilaration of the down-hills.
On the way, we visit the Pumamarca
Hacienda, an ancient Inca palace, converted into an impressive Spanish
colonial Hacienda house, which remains in place today, silently testimony
to its history.
Max. Elevation: 3,800m / 12,450ft
Min. Elevation: 3,240m / 10,630ft
Difficulty level: 2 – 3 (Range: 1-5)
Average riding distance: 15km
Estimated riding time: 3 Hours
Chinchero
– Moray - Maras 1D – Private Service
An extremely versatile route, offering excitement, culture and spectacular
scenery. Suitable for all types of cyclist, from beginners to the
most experienced.
On this route, situated less than an hour away from Cusco, we visit
the ruins of Chinchero, the impressive terraces of Moray (an ancient
Inca agricultural experimentation area) and the Maras Salt Pans.A
combination of defined paths and narrow trails which pass through
the agricultural fields, offer the cyclist the chance to feel the
freedom of the great outdoors and to enjoy a day of excitement on
the down-hills, together with the satisfying sensation of exercising
on the flat ground and the gentle up-hills. Impressive views of the
Vilcanota mountain range accompany us throughout the journey.
Max. Elevation: 3,740m / 12,270ft
Min. Elevation: 2,890m / 9,480ft
Difficulty level: 2 – 3 (Range: 1-5)
Average riding distance: 35km
Estimated time: full day
