7day Peru MTB adventure

7day Peru MTB adventure

Biking is the best way to see the area between Cusco and Machu Picchu. Our Peru MTB trip puts Peru’s awesome, varied biking, incredible scenery, and adventure in the outdoors within everyone’s reach.

In just one week our most popular Peru biking trip takes in all the highlights – Machu Picchu, Cusco, Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Salineras, and more – plus as much or as little time the saddle as you like. Whether you’re a seasoned biker or just starting out, if you enjoy getting around by pedal power, this trip is for you!

Like all our trips, this tour is fully customizable - just tell us what you want and we'll make it happen!

Itinerary

Day 1: Welcome to Cusco!

Pass By: Centro Historico De Cusco, Cusco 08002 Peru
Your guide will pick you up at 1pm and take you for a traditional Peruvian meal at a local favourite restaurant. In the afternoon there’s time for a stroll around Cusco’s beautiful historic centre with your guide, and our mechanic is on hand to help you assemble your bike if you’ve brought it from home. It’s a good idea to take it easy and drink plenty of water today to aid acclimatisation, as we start experiencing Peru’s incredible biking tomorrow!

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Clean, comfortable hostal in Cusco

Day 2: Ride to Pisac and along the Sacred Valley

Pass By: Sacred Valley of the Incas, 0051 Peru
We start the biking today with a fun, easy ride on paved and dirt road and easy single track to Pisac – an Inca township that’s the gateway to the Sacred Valley and home to a famous handicraft market which we’ll have time to explore. In the afternoon we saddle up again and ride along the flat, fertile floodplain of the Sacred Valley to our spectacularly scenic campsite.

Meals included:
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Camping by a little-known ruin in the Sacred Valley

Day 3: Bike into the Lares Valley

Stop At: Aguas Termales de Lares, Lares Peru
This morning we’ll drive up to Amparaes Pass and then descend on easy gravel road or single track into the remote Lares Valley, starting in high-altitude rock and cold, and ending up in a warm, green river gorge. The chance to enjoy a beer and barbecue at the surreal and beautiful water park that is Lares hot springs is worth a trip in itself. Naturally occurring hot springs are surrounded by lovingly landscaped terraces and lawns dotted with tents. This is one of our favourite places in the world – there is no better end to a day’s biking than soaking in the springs and staring up at the stars.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Camping at Lares Hot Springs – magic!

Day 4: Amparaes Pass to Ollantaytambo - Peru’s best bike day!

Pass By: Archaeological Park Ollantaytambo, Ollantaytambo 08676 Peru
This morning an incredibly scenic drive takes us up to the dizzying Amparaes Pass, and to the top of one of the world’s best off-road descents. Section follows section of llama track, gravel riverside, and eventually scenic river gorge. We'll end with an array of undulating riverside single track (or take the open, speedy gravel backroad alongside) into the outskirts of Calca. Here we’ll have a late lunch before more cycling through the beautiful, verdant Sacred Valley towards Ollantaytambo, one of the most beautiful villages in Peru, and our destination for the night

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Cosy, family-run hotel in Ollantaytambo

Day 5: Scenic biking and Salineras

Pass By: Salinas de Maras, Carreta a Maras Urubamba, Maras 00051 Peru
This is the most popular bike trip in Peru – even non-riders get on bikes to enjoy this morning’s scenic, easy riding through rolling countryside, past lakes and ruins. And our next ride is a treat – one of the best single track descents in Peru, it has something to teach everyone from novice to expert. Best of all, it ends at our favourite Inca attraction, Salineras – a surreal and beautiful patchwork of pools and paths that still produces salt using Inca technology. Later we’ll take a train to Aguas Calientes.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Clean, comfortable hostal in Aguas Calientes

Day 6: Machu Picchu!

Stop At: Machu Picchu, 08680, Peru
An early start rewards us with sunrise at Machu Picchu – a peak moment for anyone. A spectacular stone city surrounded by incredibly steep, incredibly green mountains, Machu Picchu needs no introduction and is deservedly one of the new Seven Wonders of the World. Your trip leader will take you on a guided tour of the massive site, before we catch the train back to Cusco for our last night together.
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Clean, comfortable hostal in Cusco

Day 7: Departure day

Pass By: Centro Historico De Cusco, Cusco 08002 Peru
You can book your flight out of Cusco for any time today. If you’re staying on in Peru, we’re delighted to help out with suggestions and assistance for the rest of your time here, including hooking you up with more of Peru’s incredible biking!

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.