Freeride Adventure in the Inca Trail

Freeride Adventure in the Inca Trail 10 Days

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Freeride Adventure in the Inca Trail
Freeride Adventure in the Inca Trail
Freeride Adventure in the Inca Trail
Freeride Adventure in the Inca Trail
Freeride Adventure in the Inca Trail
Freeride Adventure in the Inca Trail
Freeride Adventure in the Inca Trail
Freeride Adventure in the Inca Trail

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Duration: 10 Days
Comfort: Moderate%
Language: English
Rating: 60.0%
Trip ID: 116150
Start Location: Lobaton, Peru
End Location: Cusco, Peru

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Primary Activities: Mountain Biking
Other Activities: Horseback rides, Local Culture & Cuisine, Urban Exploration, Machu Picchu, Trains, Walking Tour
Activity Level: Advanced, Basic

That's the riding on our Inca Adventure trip - big, massive, epic downhills and lots of them. There are few words that can match the grand scale of the mountain biking in the Andes. From the world's-longest-downhill dropping 11,000 feet to the Pacific Ocean, to the Lares trail starting at 14,500 feet, Peru mountain biking dwarfs anything else on the planet. Get ready to wipe some serious drool off your full-face helmet.

Stand on top of a massive downhill like the Olleros trail and you'll feel pretty big too, with every worry you've ever had in life drifting away into the clouds, replaced by that in-the-moment feeling of pure bliss as the mountains play host to your wildest mountain bike fantasies. Ever experienced a 3-hour downhill? The feeling will stay with you forever.

In addition to the spectacular geography, Peru has an incredible cultural heritage centred around the ancient Inca culture. On this trip you'll ride through remote villages where Quechua is still the main language spoken, visit spectacular Inca sites and discover the way they lived hundreds of years ago.

More than just a mountain bike trip, this is a life-changing experience.

Come get big in the Andes...

Is This Ride For You?

You love freeriding and downhill and have at least a 6" travel full-suspension bike. You can handle technical terrain, with rocky sections, steeps, and terrain features such as old stone steps. You've done some stunt riding and jumps, or wouldn't mind trying (you can ride around all the jumps on the local trails). You're not afraid to get out of your cultural comfort zone and experience something different, like a meal of roasted guinea pig or meeting the elders at a remote village. You like to give back to local communities when you go travelling.

Travelling with your bike

You will need to pay an extra fee for traveling with your bike on the flights within Peru. Cost is about $10-$20 USD in each direction.

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive in Lima: Upon your arrival, you'll be greeted with a big smile by your Sacred Rides driver, who'll take you to your hotel in Miraflores. You'll get settled in, explore your new surroundings and get a taste of Lima's delicious cuisine.
Day 2: Pachacamac: We'll have a hearty breakfast and build our bikes in the morning. We'll then shuttle over to Pachacamac, a little town located 40km south of Lima famous for its food, Inca sites and thrilling downhill rides. This is the place where ALL mountain bikers from Lima go to revel in remarkable singletrack. We will ride The Prado, Amancaes and Chirimoyo trails, which are full of berms, jumps and man-made stunts. In the evening, we'll return grinning to our hotel in Lima with palms sore from all the high fives.
Day 3: Olleros Epic DH: Santo Domingo de los Olleros, or simply 'Olleros', is located 150km east of Lima on the Lurin Valley and sits at an altitude of 3,150 masl. (10,356 ft.). The start of this trail is located at an altitude of 3,450 mals. (11,319 ft.) and 4 hours away from Lima. The trail is 54km long and is Peru's most famous mountain bike trail. From the start of the trail, on a bright clear day, it's possible to see the Pacific Ocean, which happens to be where we'll end our ride.

It's 3,500 meters of epic, drool-inducing, bike-orgasmic vertical awesomeness. Once in San Bartolo beach, we'll wash off dirt and grime and enjoy relaxing views of the Pacific Ocean. We'll then head back to Lima for dinner.
Day 4: Marcahuasi Stone Forest: Marcahuasi is a mountain top plateau located on the Santa Eulalia Valley at an altitude of 4,000 masl (13,123 ft.) and 150 Km. east of Lima. It takes approximately 3 1/2 hours to reach the town of San Pedro de Casta (3,150 masl / 10,355 ft.), the entrance of Marcahuasi.

This place is special for many reasons: On top of the mountain is an incredible 'stone forest' with lots of zoomorphic and anthropomorphic figures carved in the rocks; the place is considered a point where you can make contact with other worlds and it is a place where the Shamans and 'curanderos' make their rituals.

We will pick you up from your hotel at 6:00 am to start our tour to one of the best downhills in the world. Our first stop is the town of San Pedro de Casta, where we will start with a one-hour horse back ride to the Marcahuasi plateau. We will visit the pre-Inca graves, the fortress, the lake and all the rock formations at the top of the mountain and are going to take a snack before we start with the downhill trail.

After our visit at Marcahuasi, we'll start a demanding downhill ride that will take us down to the town of Huinco at the Santa Eulalia Valley. This trail has a vertical descent of almost 3,000 meters (9,842 ft.) and will take us three hours to complete. We plan to return to Lima approximately at 6:00 pm.
Day 5: Transfer to Cusco & Saphi Downhill: Early in the morning we will fly to Cusco, the center of the Inca Empire. The rest of the morning is free to rest and get our bikes ready. After lunch we will have our first ride on an Inca trail descending from the village of Salkantay at an altitude of 4,000 masl (13,123 ft.) and finish in the middle of the main square of Cusco at an altitude of 3,350 masl (10,991 ft.). The rest of the afternoon is free to walk around the Inca streets of Cusco and enjoy the nightlife of this Imperial city.
Day 6: Chinchero, Urquillos & Moray - Maras Downhills: We will transfer early in the morning to the town of Chinchero at 3,750 masl (12,327 ft.), the start of one of the most demanding downhill trails in Cusco. We are going to cross the Inca site of Chinchero with its incredible stone architecture and infinite rock steps to then enter into a deep canyon that will take us directly to the Sacred Valley at the village of Urquillos (2,950 masl / 9,697 ft.).

This is a one hour downhill with more than 750 meters of vertical descent. After we take lunch at a nice restaurant in the Sacred Valley, we will transfer to Maras to ride another impressive Inca site that will take us first to the town of Maras and then to the ancient salt mines. Our third ride today starts near the Inca site of Moray at an altitude of 3,650 masl (12,000 ft.).

It's a one hour downhill that will leave us near Ollantaytambo. Finally we will be transferred to the town of Ollantaytambo where we will stay for the next 3 nights.
Day 7: Machu Picchu (optional) or Huchuy Cusco ride: This day is supposed to be a rest day, but in Peru we have so much to see that there's no time for rest. We suggest you to visit Machu Picchu as an option for this day. The tour starts with a train ride from Ollantaytambo to the town of Aguas Calientes. From there we take a private bus up to the Citadel.

Machu Picchu (like most of the Quechua names of towns and different sites in the region) is a compound word that comes from Machu = old or ancient, and Picchu = peak or mountain; therefore, Machu Picchu is translated as "Old Mountain". The famous mountain that is seen in front, and appears in most of the classical views of the site is named Wayna Picchu (Young Mountain). We will have practically all the day to explore the entire citadel and know all of its well preserved secrets.

N.B. the trip to Machu Picchu is not included in the trip price. The cost to visit Machu Picchu is $250 Cdn/person, which includes return train ride to Aguas Calientes, bus to Machu Picchu, admission and guide.
Day 8: Megavalanche Downhill Course: This day we will ride the Megavalanche downhill course where top ranked racers like Steve Peat, Cedric Gracia and Brian Lopes have raced, challenging the mountain, the altitude and the weather conditions. We start with a one hour bus drive to the Mountain pass of Malaga at 4,350 masl (14,300 ft.), the start of this trail and where we can have great views of the glaciers like the Veronica Summit at more than 5,000 meters (16,500 ft.).

The trail starts with a wide singletrack on top of the mountain and then it turns to a narrow trail with many obstacles like rock steps, jumps and close turns. It will take us approximately one hour to complete the trail until we reach the village of Tanjca on the Sacred Valley at an altitude of 2,850 masl (9,370 ft.). We plan to ride this amazing trail twice.
Day 9: Lares Inca Trail: We will be transferred early in the morning from our hotel in Ollantaytambo to the town of Calca in the Sacred Valley and then climb to the mountain pass of Lares located at 4,350 masl (14,300 ft.) where we will start another epic ride going through an impressive Inca trail that follows a narrow valley with big walls of granite. We will pass maybe one of the most impressive landscapes of all the tour, crossing a deep canyon where it is only possible to make it walking or on our bikes.

We will pass different terrains, from flat rocky surfaces on top of the mountain to fertile valleys at the middle and end of the trail. We will finally end this epic ride at the town of Calca on the Sacred Valley at an altitude of 2,900 masl (9,533 ft.). After lunch, we will be transferred to Cusco where we will end our day riding another Inca trail that descends to the center of the city.
Day 10: End of trip: We have reached the last day of our amazing trip in Peru and its time to say goodbye to Cusco and its wonderful Inca Trails. Flights depart every hour during the morning and there are some afternoon flights too, making it possible to do some shopping in the Indian markets of Cusco or a morning ride in the Cusco area.

Nuts & Bolts

Trip Includes

9 nights accommodation
Return flight from Lima to Cusco
Breakfasts and Lunches
2 local guides
All transportation during the trip in our air-conditioned van
Admission to Inca cultural sites
Airport transfers

Trip Excludes

Bike Rentals
Dinners are not included and are typically taken in local restaurants. You should budget $10-$15 CAD per dinner (depending on the quality of restaurants you choose).
Other expenses include souvenirs, alcoholic beverages, and optional activities such as massage.
Tipping
Machu Picchu is not included in the trip price.

Trip ID#: 116150

CANCELLATIONS: 20% cancellation fee applied if cancelled 60 days prior to departure. Cancellations within 60 days are 100% non-cancelable

Reviews (3)

David Lesso Posted on 6/25/2011 11:00:00 PM

"The Peru trip was incredible! Was well worth it on every level and Wayo is an amazing guide and cool person all around. Not only did we experience some of the best trails I'd every biked.. but we got to see parts of Peru that practically no one gets a chance to see. Definitely eye opening."
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Dan Barham Posted on 6/25/2011 11:00:00 PM

...one of the longest, most balls-out-fun downhill trails I have ever had the privilege of riding."
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Ken Willoughby, CAN

"This trip was an amazing adventure! We were immersed in the real culture of Peru and got to see parts of the country most tourists would never get to see including some amazing Inca historical sites! The traditional Peruvian food was excellent and our guides were truly outstanding!"
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