Machu Picchu Express
General information
In a minimum of time you can visit the most famous sites of Peru on a motorcycle, like: Nasca Lines, Lake Titicaca and, of course, Machu Picchu. But there is so much more to discover in this remarkable country. This is an easy guided motorcycle tour, mainly on paved roads, suitable for every adventurous motorcyclist.
You will ride through extremely dry deserts… along deep canyons… visit lively cities and colorful markets… see lots of the animals of the Andes… and the goal of this trip: the best South America has to offer… The lost city of the Incas: Machu Picchu, deep in the Andean rainforest.
This is a guided motorcycle tour. So, you are traveling in a group. We stay in nice 3* tourist class hotels.
Highlights
- City of Arequipa
Beautiful colonial (UNESCO) city in southern Perú - Coastal Desert
Driest desert in the world - Nasca lines
Mysterious figures and lines on the pampa - High Andes
Ride up to an altitude of 5.000 meters (16,500 feet) - Amazon Jungle
Bio-Diversity in the wild - City of Cusco
Ancient capital of the Inca Empire - Machu Picchu
The lost city of the Incas - Lake Titicaca
Highest navigable lake in the world - Colca Canyon
Deepest canyon in the world, home of the Andean Condor
Start of the tour, with your arrival in Arequipa (Peru):
Prices (standard motorcycle):
- Price rider on a standard motorcycle: US$ 4,995.00
- Price non-riding passenger: US$ 3,495.00
- Standard Motorcycle(s) for this tour: CFmoto 450MT (Ibex 450) - Honda NX500
All prices are in American Dollars, per person and based on a shared hotel room occupancy.
Upgrades:
Premium motorcycles:
- Kawasaki KLR650: US$ 240.00
- BMW F 750 GS: US$ 720.00
- CFmoto 800MT (Ibex 800 T): US$ 720.00
- BMW F 850 GS: US$ 1,140.00
- Honda CRF1000 Africa Twin: US$ 1,140.00
- BMW R 1250 GS: US$ 1,620.00
Hotel room:
- Single room supplement: US$ 750,00
Extra:
- Garmin GPS with actual map: US$ 120.00
- Side cases/panniers: US$ 180.00
- Top case: US$ 120.00
Included:
- 13 Nights in tourist class hotels with private shower and toilet, including standard breakfast (shared room)
- Lunches on riding days
- Motor-rent for the whole tour, unlimited kilometers/miles *
- Fuel and tolls
- Multi-lingual guide on a motor **
- Support-vehicle with driver/mechanic **
- World famous “Walking city tour in Cusco, powered by PeruMotors”
- Day-trip to Machu Picchu (Train-, bus- and entrance- tickets + guide)
- Entrance fee Colca Canyon
- Boat cruise on Lake Titicaca
- All airport transfers
Not Included:
- Your flight to Arequipa (Peru) vv.
- All not mentioned entrance-fees for museums, parks, etc.
- All not mentioned meals
- Motorcycle gear
- Optional Damage Reduction Insurance (Premium: US$ 240.00 / Max. deductible: US$ 700.00)
- Safety deposit for the motorcycle (with insurance: US$ 700.00 / without insurance US$ 2,500.00)
- Airport taxes
- Personal expenses
* On resting days the motorcycles are not available for riding
* * With less than 5 riders, there will be only 1 tour guide in the support vehicle, but the tour WILL GO !
Kitty
Group Wallet
To avoid long waits during stops with paying all individually for just a cup of coffee or an ice cream, we normally install a group wallet ('Kitty') for these kind of costs. This makes everybody’s life easier, but only works when everybody participates in this. We suggest to start with a deposit of US$ 40.00 or S/ 150,00 (Peruvian Sol) p.p.
Damage Reduction Insurance (in short !)
Personal injury and death:
All our motorcycles are insured according to the minimum requirements of the Peruvian authorities (SOAT). This means that the rider, his passenger AND third parties are limited (!) covered for medical costs.
Nevertheless, we strongly advise our guests to get a health insurance with maximum coverage in Peru, for the length of this tour, because you don’t want to depend on the Peruvian SOAT-insurance.
Damage to the rental motorcycle and third party property damage:
All our motorcycles are standard NOT INSURED for damage to the rental motorcycle AND for property damage to third parties. The optional ‘Damage Reduction Insurance’ covers this kind of damage, with an excess/deductible of max. US$ 700.00, which is also the amount of the “Security Deposit” (cash or major credit card: Visa, MasterCard, Amex or Diners Club), and your maximum risk.
For this tour the insurance premium is US$ 240.00 per motorcycle.
Without this insurance the rider/renter of the motorcycle is fully liable for all costs of damage to the rental motorcycle and third party property. In this case the “Security Deposit” is US$ 2,500.00 (cash or major credit card), but your maximum risk is NOT LIMITED to this amount !
Day 1 : Arrival in Arequipa (Peru)
You will arrive in Arequipa (Peru) on day one, the lively city in southern Peru.
We will pick you up from the airport and bring you to the hotel. Your tour guide will do the briefing for the whole group about the upcoming tour. And he will arrange the necessary paperwork and the “Safety Deposit” for the motorcycle with you. The rest of the day is at leisure.
- Altitude: 2.300 meters (7,500 feet)
Day 2 : Arequipa - Puerto Inka
It is finally time to start our engines. To get out of the city is our first challenge. Then in about 50 kilometers we will reach the PanAmerican Highway and we will follow it northbound. In 140 kilometers we’ll reach sea level on the Pacific coast and follow the coast all the way to Puerto Inka. Here we stay in a very nice hotel on a unique location. Next to the hotel you can find Inca ruins. Your tour guide will take you there for a little tour.
- Distance: 410 km. (255 mi.)
- Altitude: From 2.300 meters (7,500 feet) to sea level
- Road Surface: All pavement
Day 3 : Puerto Inka - Nasca
We follow the PanAmericana northbound, through one of the driest deserts in the world. On our way to Nasca, world famous for its geoglyphs and lines only visible from the sky. In the afternoon there is the possibility to do a half an hour flight over the pampa.
- Distance: 180 km. (112 mi.)
- Altitude: From sea level to 500 meters (1,650 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement
Day 4 : Nasca - Chalhuanca
Directly from Nasca the mighty Andes brings us to more than 4.200 meters, where we will meet the lamas, alpacas and vicuñas. Here starts one of the best road for motorcycles in South America. If you have ever ridden the “Tail of the Dragon” in the USA, well this the same… but for hundreds of miles!!! We pass tourist-less Puquio, a beautiful little village in the high Andes. And then even higher over the Andes to Chalhuanca.
- Distance: 340 km. (210 mi.)
- Altitude: From 500 meters (1,650 feet), via 4.500 meters (14,800 feet) to 2.000 meter (6,560 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement
Day 5 & 6 : Chalhuanca - Cusco
After an early breakfast and enough of ascending and descending we will arrive, via Abancay, in one of the most beautiful cities of South-America: Cusco, the ancient capital of the Incas.
The next day after breakfast your tour guide will take you on “The World Famous Walking City Tour in Cusco, Powered by PeruMotors”. This is a 2,5 hour walking tour through the city center of Cusco. The rest of the day is to explore the city and its surroundings on your own. Stroll it’s little steep streets, the Plaza de Armas, local markets, the cathedral, museums, ruins of Saqsayhuaman and much, much more.
- Distance: 320 km. (200 mi.)
- Altitude: From 2.000 meters (6,560 feet) to 3.500 meters (11,500 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement
Day 7: Cusco - Ollantaytambo
From Cusco we ride into the “Sacred Valley of the Incas”. Here we can visit a variety of Inca ruins. Some well-known, some unknown, but all very interesting. We’ll end the day in Ollantaytambo.
- Distance: 80 km. (50 mi.)
- Altitude: From 3.500 meters (11,500 feet) to 2.800 meters (9,200 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement
Day 8: Machu Picchu
The absolute highlight of this tour: Machu Picchu.
There is still no road to this magical place. So, early in the morning you go by train to the little town of Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu Pueblo). From there it is half an hour by bus to the entrance of the citadel. After your visit to the ruins you go back to Ollantaytambo by train.
- Altitude: 2.430 meters (8,000 feet)
Day 9 Ollantaytambo - Mazuko
Today we are back on the bikes again. On our way to Mazuko, a little tropical village on the east slopes of the Andes. The paved road down hill is spectacular ! Probably the best motorcycle road you have EVER ridden. We stay in a small family-owned hotel in the jungle, with a relaxing atmosphere.
- Distance: 370 km. (220 mi.)
- Altitude: From 2.800 meters (9,200 feet) to 350 meters (1,150 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement
Day 10 & 11: Mazuko - Puno
Another extraordinary riding day, now uphill against the mighty Andes. As if you have to climb a ‘wall’ with your motorcycle. The views are just spectacular. After lunch in Macusani, we’ll reach the city of Puno, on the shore of Lake Titicaca, where we will stay the night.
The next morning we will do a boat cruise on Lake Titicaca and visit the “Floating Islands of the Uros People”. The rest of the day is at leisure.
- Distance: 450 km. (270 mi.)
- Altitude: From 350 meters (1,150 feet) to 3.800 meters (12,500 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement
Day 12: Puno - Colca Canyon
We have to cross the Andes once again, East to West, to the Colca Canyon. The pay-offs are the spectacular views on the mighty Andes. We end the day near the town of Chivay. In the afternoon we can visit the local natural hot springs. You’ll love it !
- Distance: 315 km. (195 mi.)
- Altitude: from 3.800 meters (12,500 feet), via 4.910 meters (16,110 feet) to 3.600 meters (11,800 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement
Day 13: Colca Canyon - Arequipa
Another early start of the day, because the condors won’t wait for us. In about an hour we will reach “Cruz del Condor” in the heart of the Colca Canyon. Here you can see the Andean Condor in flight in its natural habitat. An amazing experience. After the condors, we’ll have to leave to the city where this tour started: Arequipa. We will reach the city in the afternoon.
- Distance: 260 km. (160 mi.)
- Altitude: from 3.600 meters (11,800 feet) to 2.300 meters (7,500 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement
Day 14: Departure from Arequipa
Today we will bring you to the airport for your flight back home.
- Altitude: 2.300 meters (7,500 feet)
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