BIKING AND TREKKING ADVENTURE IN THE COLCA CANYON

At 7AM we pick-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 single track on the ancestral 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. OPTIONAL visit the thermal pools ($5 US dollars each for entrance).

Finally, we will arrive at Yanque village (3350M); after 4-5 hours we will stop biking and spend the night in a nice accommodation with hot shower and private bath (L).

At 6AM after packing everything, we will have an energetic breakfast and continue traveling 2 hours and 40 minutes on our own private vehicle, continue on the left bank we will arrive at 8AM to the popular Condor Cross, and stop for about 2 hours to be able to see the condor’s flights, getting pictures of the small villages in the deepest part of the deepest second canyon in the world. At 1am we will bike down till Cabanaconde (3280M) this short trip biking takes one hour and half. In Cabanaconde we will have lunch and short recognition of this Andean town surrounded by green terraces dated from Inca time.

At 1PM continue downhill biking on serpentine dirt abandoned road, this downhill offer spectacular view of the both side of the deepest part of the Colca canyon. After 2 hours we finish downhill at valley of Soro (1950M) across the suspension bride you will be on the right bank of the river. Trekking along the river through cactus forest till Llahuar lodge where will find nice hot spring next of the river.

After enjoy the thermal bath will have delicious dinner accompanied by deed starry sky. Stay in charm bamboo cabins (B - L - D).

Today we will wake up at 6AM and then enjoy a delicious country breakfast witch the best sun rising over the Colca and Llatica River. At 7AM we will begin our trekking across the Llatica River and uphill through mountainous landscape and following single track between the cactus forest and vibrant wildlife.

After 5 hours trekking, we will arrive to Oasis (as known as Sangalle), where are nice swim pool (cold water) next to the bamboo cabins. Lunch in the middle of nature and peaceful valley located between two huge walls combined with different colorful landslide.

At 4PM trekking uphill on the left bank, this climb will take 3 hours by thousands of steps along the way. This climb will be the hardest and strenuous trek on this trip. Finally, you will get the top of the climb and you feel how dig and deep is the Cabanas world. We walk to Cabanaconde to have hot shower, delicious dinner and stay in a comfortable room (B - L - D).

Today at 7AM will be the breakfast offered by the hotel, car transfer for about 1hr to the highest pass (4100M) between Cabanaconde and Huambo town.

Great view of the deepest section of the Colca canyon and then begin the first downhill on switchback asphalt road to Huambo town (3000M). This part of the canyon offers quiet sceneries, decorated with cactus forest of this dry area of Colca canyon. This first downhill and little cross-country biking will be for about 1hr until the town, and then we will aboard our transportation up to the second highest pass between Huambo and Qerqe volcanoes valley. On the way up we will stop at the natural viewpoint, which is the closer and perfect to see very clearly the active Sabancaya volcano and Ampato Mt. Another spectacle will be to drive between two small volcanoes in the section of Qerqe plain. From here is possible to ride our MT bike all the way down from the highlands to the coast.

The last downhill on gravel road will be for about 55KM and from 4300M of altitude down to the desert of El Pedregral (1900M), this arid zone is considered the last north area of Desierto de Atacama. This challenge mountain bike includes to descend 2350M in about 3hrs, from the high mountains though small canyons, arid valleys and finally to the vast desert landscape until the El Pedregal (B - L). .