Day 01: Arrival in Lima
You will be picked up at the airport in Lima and taken to your hotel.
Day 02: Flight over the Andes to Cusco
You will fly over the Andes and arrive to Cusco, the historical capital of the Inca Empire. The rest of the day will be free; you can relax in your charming hotel or have a walk around the city. (B)
Day 03: Excursion: Sacred Valley of the Inca: Chinchero – Maras – Moray – Salt mines
(Biking distance: 35 km/ 22 mi)
Our bus will take you to the Laguna Huaypo near the village of Chinchero. This is the starting point of your mountain bike tour. On old Inca trails you will cross the altiplano of Chinchero until reaching the ruins of Moray (3.450 m). The circular terraces of Moray had been an agricultural "research laboratory" of the Inca. The Inca took advantage of the difference in temperature from one terrace to the other one (approx. 1.5 degrees Celsius) and created an irrigation system by water channels for the cultivation of different crop strains. On the other side of the Urubamba Valley you will see dramatic snowcaps of the cordilleras Vilcabamba and Urubamba. After visiting the terraces of Moray nearly 20 km Andean downhill are waiting for you! In the afternoon you will reach the salt mines of Pichingote, which have been used since pre-Hispanic times. Enjoy this extraordinary sight as well as the single trails leading you down to the Sacred Valley of the Inca. You will stay in a charming hotel in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, dinner included. (B, L, D)
Day 04: By train to Machu Picchu
Today you will enter the train to Aguas Calientes. You can discover the famous Inca ruins of Machu Picchu on your own. On your return you will spend another night the Sacred Valley. (B, D)
Day 05: Excursion to the Manu Biosphere Reserve (6 days MTB 03-A)
Cusco – Tres Cruces de Oro (Biking distance: 50 km/ 31 mi)
Early in the morning you will leave Cusco by bus. This day will lead you through the Sacred Valley of the Incas and the Andean Highlands with its traditional communities. From the highest pass (4170 m/ 13.681 ft) of this mountain bike tour you will enjoy the first downhill, passing wide landscapes and small Andean villages until reaching the colonial village of Paucartambo (2900 m/ 9.514 ft). After climbing up to the Acjanaco-pass (3550 m/ 11.647 ft), the last pass and entrance to the Manu National Park, you will reach the viewpoint Tres Cruces de Oro (3700 m/ 12.139 ft). This place offers a great view over the eastern slopes of the Andes and the green canopy of the Amazon Jungle. Camp at the viewpoint. (L, D)
Day 06: Tres Cruces de Oro - TAMBO PAITITI (Biking distance: 65 km/ 40 mi)
Early risers will be able to observe a spectacular sunrise, being surrounded by the snow-capped mountains of the Cordillera Vilcanota and Cordillera Urubamba. You will look over the Andes to the Amazon Rainforest that extends to the horizon. After breakfast you can enjoy a 65 km/ 40 mi downhill, leaving about 2000 m/ 6.562 ft of difference in elevation behind you! You will observe the fascinating change from the altiplano to the Cloud Forest of the Manu National Park with its rich fauna and flora. In the early afternoon you will reach the San Pedro River. A short jungle walk will take you to the Manu Eco Lodge
TAMBO PAITITI (1500 m/ 4.921 ft). (B, L, D)
Day 07: TAMBO PAITITI - TAMBO EORI (Biking distance: 40 km / 25 mi)
The early morning is the best time for bird-watching and observation of other animals of the Cloud Forest. From the observation tower or the different platforms of
TAMBO PAITITI itself and right above the San Pedro River you may see the Andean Cock of the Rock (national bird of Peru), Toucan, Quetzal, Tanager and Motmot as well as Woolly Monkeys, Brown Capuchin Monkeys, Tayra, Agouti, Southern Tamandua and South American Coati. The Manu Cloud Forest is also habitat of the Night Monkey, the rare Spectacled Bear, the Jaguarondi, Ocelot, Puma, Weasel, Otter, squirrels and a big family of rodents and bats. After a delicious breakfast in
TAMBO PAITITI you will continue by bike toward the Lowland Rainforest. In Atalaya we will take a boat and travel about one hour downstream along the Alto Madre de Dios River. You will be expected in the Manu Eco Lodge
TAMBO EORI (470 m/ 1.542 ft) at Maskoitania, the former settlement of the Masko Natives. Nearby the Jaguar has been seen several times! (B, L, D)
Day 08: TAMBO EORI
Different jungle trails, which are used exclusively by our groups, will lead you into primary and secondary rainforest. The lowland jungle is the habitat of more than five hundred different species of birds, several species of monkeys, a lot of butterflies, amphibians and reptiles. An observation tower will offer you the best possibilities for wildlife observation. You may see the tapir and otters and caimans at an oxbow lake nearby. (B, L, D)
Day 09: TAMBO EORI - TAMBO PAITITI (Biking distance: 40 km / 25 mi)
In the early morning we will have a short boat ride in order to observe parrots at a clay lick nearby. After breakfast you will leave TAMBO EORI and return to the Cloud Forest and
TAMBO PAITITI by boat, bike and bus. In the afternoon you may just relax observing nature from the terrace of the lodge and other viewpoints, or you can have a refreshing bath in the San Pedro River. (B, L, D)
Day 10: TAMBO PAITITI - Cusco (Biking distance: 40 km / 25 mi)
This morning offers another opportunity for the observation of the Cloud Forest's wildlife. After breakfast you will take the bus back to the Acjanaco Pass and may take chance of the long and soft downhill by mountain bike to Paucartambo. After lunch, the bus will take you to the Huachuqasa Pass (4170 m/ 13.681 ft) where you can enjoy the last bike ride to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. You will arrive in Cusco by bus in the afternoon. (B, L)
Day 11: Flight over the Andes from Cusco to Lima
We will accompany you to the airport in Cusco where you will enter your plane back to Lima. (B)
Price includes:
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National Flights: Lima – Cusco; Cusco – Lima
- Peruvian Airport Taxes
- Pick up Service at Airport/ Hotel/ Train station
- Train Ticket to Machu Picchu (Round Trip)
- Bus ticket Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – Aguas Calientes
- Entrance Fees to the Archaeological Sites
- 5 Nights in Hotel (Double bedded/ twin bed rooms)
- 1 Night in Camp (Double-occupancy tents and camping equipment)
- 2 Nights in Manu Eco Lodge Tambo Paititi (Double bedded/ twin bed rooms)
- 2 Nights in Manu Eco Lodge Tambo Eori (Double bedded/ twin bed rooms)
- Private Transport on all excursions
- English Tour Guide on all excursions
- Meals as indicated: B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner
Not included:
- Alcoholic Drinks
- Tips
- Sleeping bag
Our complete tours start and end in Lima. A special emphasis of the journey consists in the active exploration of culture, nature and history by mountain bike. We will lead you on single trails to the impressive terraces of Moray, and along the salt mines being in use for centuries you will ride down to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. You will visit Machu Picchu by train and afterwards travel by mountain bike to the Manu National Park. After one night at the viewpoint of Tres Cruces de Oro high above the eastern slopes of the Andes you will enjoy a long downhill through the Cloud Forest and continue to the Amazon Lowland Rainforest, a special pleasure for every enthusiastic mountain biker. The Manu Eco Lodges Tambo Paititi und Tambo Eori offer a lot of possibilities for your well deserved relaxation and at the same time for wildlife observation. Different trails invite you to explore the jungle.
