Downhill And Cross Country Tour 2 Days - 1 Night

Bike tour in the Colca canyon is the best way to discover the Andean native people leaving along the Colca valley. PERU ADVENTURE TOURS organize private guided biking tours on the besta available mountain bikes supporting with 4WD machines and the most experienced English-speaking tour guides.

The bike tour in colca canyon don't need to experienced biker, and there are many routes with different levels of dificulty for the most entusiast and intrepit riders.

MOUNTAIN BIKE TOUR IN THE COLCA CANYON ITINERARY

Day by Day Itinerary

DAY 1: AAREQUIPA - PAMPAS CAÑAHUAS - COLCA CANYON/COLCA VALLEY

At 7am we pick you up from your hotel and 4 hours by our own 4WD, this travel is between the Misti and Chachani volcanoes up to 4850m where will see Llamas, Alpacas, Andean birds also will appreciate the Vicuñas, this animals living are protected by the national reserve of Aguada Blanca and Salinas. We'd have a nice blue sky while doing our downhill MT. bike trip, beginning at the highest pass on this trip, named Patapampa (4850m) from here is possible to observe the volcanoes chain and mountain range in the South of Peru, to rice our bicycles on a nice asphalt or taking sigle track on the ancestrail Inca trail, descending 1200m to Chivay town (3600m). In Chivay we will have lunch and at 1pm continue biking on dirt road on the left bank of the Colca river, crossing between old pre Inca terraces and small villages and visiting colony churches. Finally we will arrive at Maca village (3350m); after 4-5 hours here we will spend the night camping around the Colca river or in a nice family accommodation.

What's Included & Not Included

Included

  • Private 4x4 supporting vehicle (whole trip)
  • English speaking MT bike guide
  • GT - TREK - BIANCHI MT bikes in maintenace (full disc brakes)
  • Windproof and full-finger glove which can also be worn during the cold season or high altitudes
  • Helmet; light ventilated and comfortable for your head
  • 1 breakfast - 2 lunches - 1 dinner
  • Plenty of snack and drinking water keep in cooler
  • 1 nights in basic comfortable hotel
  • Entrance fee to the National Park - Colca Canyon (some tour operators don’t include this ticket)
  • Entrance for the hot spring (some tour operators don’t include this ticket)
  • Repair kits and new parts
  • Bottle of oxygen and first aid kit for all participants and our cam staff
  • Food and accommodation for our camp staff
  • Biking tour price include government sales tax (18% as known IGV)
  • PERU ADVENTURE TOURS Gift
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How to Reserve

Contact us to book this tour or ask any questions:

What to Bring

Small backpack
Rain jacket or poncho (plastic ponchos can be purchased in Arequipa/Peru)
Tennis shoes
One complete change of clothing
Camel bag for water
Flashlight and batteries
Hat or cap to protect you from the sun
Sun block (sun protection cream)
Insect repellent
Toiletries, towel and toilet paper
Selection of small snacks, chocolate, dried fruit, biscuits etc
Camera, plenty of film and spare batteries
Sunglasses
Swimsuit (for the hot springs in the Colca canyon)
Extra money (soles)

Recommendations

RAIN SEASON

December to March. Some days are with blue sky permiting to cycle this zone.

ADVICE FOR BIKERS

Normal physical conditions and summer clothes, bikers require good acclimatization over 2500m. One day before all the bikers will have meeting with the mountain bike guide at our office or in the hotel, who will give a BRIEFING about this bike trip and also you can check the quality of bikes and gear will be used on this trip.