A thrilling day mountain biking in the Sacred Valley of the Incas

This is a great way to spend a day while acclimatising in Cusco or as an extension to your stay in Cusco. You pass through traditional highland landscapes, with superb views of the Urubamba Mountains of southern Peru.

Outline Itinerary

We load the bikes onto the support vehicle and leave Cuzco early. We head to the starting point of our day's biking at Chincheros ('village of the rainbow'-3,700m), home to a lively Indian market and the impressive remains of an Inca temple.

Here begins a spectacular 25km descent towards the river Urubamba (2800m), affording impressive views of the Urubamba mountains ahead and the Sacred Valley of the Incas below. We start by heading off-road by way of Moray (a strange Inca site of concentric terraces, like a sunken colisseum and apparently used by the Incas for acclimatising plants) and the salt mines of Maras.

We end our day in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, where we bike along the banks of the Urubamba River into Ollantaytambo, one of the bustling traditional market towns of this fertile valley. After a wander around this fascinating Inca town we meet up with our support vehicle and return to Cusco.

Included

All meals while on the biking expedition, all breakfasts elsewhere, support vehicle, bikes and helmet, English speaking guide.

Not included

International flights (we can look for these for you), insurance, other meals, snacks and drinks, personal items and expenses, airport taxes, extra entrance fees, tips, laundry etc.

You could extend your trip by trekking the Inca Trail or visiting the Amazon.

Check out our Peru group trips, or our many tailor made Peru options. You can always contact the office for more information on tailor made and group options.