SG 7 Wonders Ride

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)

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

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

Again through the very dry desert, on our way to the most beautiful oasis in the Americas: Huacachina. An oasis as an oasis should look like. In the afternoon you have the possibility to ride the dune-buggies and do some sand boarding.

• Distance: 150 km (95 mile)
• Altitude: to 400 meter (1,315 feet)
• Road Surface: All pavement

Back to the coast, heading for the little fisherman’s town: Paracas. Here the boat trip to the Islas Ballestas (“Poor-Man’s-Galapagos-Islands”) is scheduled. After the boat ride you can visit the spectacular Paracas National Reserve on your motorcycle.

• Distance: 75 km (50 mile)
• Altitude: to sea level
• Road Surface: All pavement

A long spectacular riding day lies ahead of us. We leave the desert behind and ascend into the mighty Andes. Soon we will be on serious altitudes and the ride is fantastic. An ever changing scenery on well-maintained curvy and windy roads. We end up in the big city of Ayacucho.

• Distance: 360 km (225 mile)
• Altitude: to 2.800 meter (9,200 feet)
• Road Surface: All pavement

A long ride through the heart of the Andes. Mostly paved, but there could be also some unpaved stretches, with high mountains and deep ravines. This is what motorcycling is about !

• Distance: 400 km (250 mile)
• Altitude: to 2.400 meter (7,875 feet)
• Road Surface: All pavement

The road is not even straight for one mile. Crossing the Andes again on curvy roads. Via Limatambo to Cusco, the ancient capital of the Inca Empire.

• Distance: 190 km (120 mile)
• Altitude: to 3.500 meter (11,500 feet)
• Road Surface: All pavement

Today is to explore the city and its surroundings. Stroll its little steep streets, the Plaza de Armas, local markets, the cathedral, museums, ruins of Saqsayhuaman and much more. Way too much for only 1 day.

• Altitude: 3.500 meter (11,500 feet)

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)

Today we are back on the bikes again. On our way to Quincemil, 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: 295 km. (185 mi.)
• Altitude: From 2.800 meters (9,200 feet) to 650 meters (2,135 feet)
• Road Surface: All pavement

Another extraordinary riding day, now uphill against the mighty Andes. As if you have to climb a wall with your motorcycle. The views are beautiful. After lunch in Macusani, you’ll reach the city of Juliaca on the Altiplano (the equivalent of New Delhi in Peru). The traffic is chaotic and a little difficult to pass, but it is an experience you’ll never forget.

• Distance: 480 km. (290 mi.)
• Altitude: From 650 meters (2,135 feet) to 3.800 meters (12,500 feet)
• Road Surface: All pavement

You can visit the floating islands of the Uros people and/or one of the real islands in the lake. The Uros-people live for hundreds of years on the reet islands. They build everything out of reet, houses, boats and schools. After the ‘Floating Islands’ you can go further to Taquile island. Here you will meet with the locals.

Crossing the Andes once again, now East to West, to the Colca Canyon. The pay-offs are the spectacular views on the mighty Andes. The day ends near the town of Chivay. In the afternoon you 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

An early start of the day, because the condors won’t wait for you. In about an hour you’ll reach “Cruz del Condor” in the heart of the Colca Canyon, the deepest in the world. Here you can see the Andean Condor in flight in its natural habitat. An amazing experience. After the condors, the road leads you back to the city where this adventure started: Arequipa. You 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

Today we will bring you to the airport for your flight back home.

• Altitude: 2.300 meters (7,500 feet)