SG Machu Picchu Ride
General information
A Self-Guided motorcycle tour through the south of Peru. Everything is taken care of: Rental motorcycle, hotel reservations, excursions, detailed road book, and off you GO ! You will be your guide, on your own. But with the professional backup of PeruMotors. If a group tour is not what you want, this is your private tour.
Highlights
- City of Arequipa
Beautiful colonial white UNESCO city - Coastal desert
Driest desert in the world - Nasca Lines
World famous geoglyphs on the pampa - High Andes
Extreme high altitudes - City of Cusco
Ancient capital of the Incas - Machu Picchu
The lost and never found Inca citadel - Lake Titicaca
Highest navigable lake in the world - Condors in the Colca Canyon
Deepest canyon in the world with the largest flying birds
Prices (standard motorcycle):
- Price rider on a standard motorcycle: US$ 3,455.00
- Price non-riding passenger: US$ See below
- 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$ 220.00
- CFmoto 800MT (Ibex 800): US$ 600.00
- BMW F 750 GS: US$ 605.00
- Honda CRF 1000 Africa Twin: US$ 860.00
- BMW R 1250 GS: US$ 1,330.00
Extra:
The price of this tour is based on a single hotel room.
Special offer:
- Price 2 Riders in 1 double (twin) hotel room: US$ 2,825.00 per person
- Price 3 Riders in 1 triple hotel room: US$ 2,775.00 per person
- Price for 1 rider, with a non-riding pillion rider in 1 double hotel room: US$ 5,150.00 in total for the both of you!
Motorcycle luggage:
- Side cases/panniers: US$ 180.00
- Top case: US$ 120.00
IMPORTANT: Please, you must order the panniers, topcases and/or extra GPS systems in advance. We can't honor 'last-minute orders'.
Included:
- 12 Nights in tourist- and middle-class hotels with private shower and toilet
- Standard breakfast
- Motor-rent for the whole tour
- Garmin GPS SatNav, with Peruvian map (1 per group)
- Day-trip to Machu Picchu (Train-, bus- and entrance- tickets)
- Detailed road book
- All airport transfers
Not Included:
- Flight to and from Arequipa (Perú)
- All not mentioned excursions and entrance-fees for museums, parks, etc.
- All not mentioned meals
- Fuel (Estimate: US$ 200.00)
- Motorcycle gear
- (Optional) Additional Damage Reduction Insurance (Premium: US$ 260.00 / 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 !
Damage Reduction Insurance (in short !)
Personal injury and death:
All our motorcycles are insured according to the minimum requirements of the authorities (SOAT). This means that the rider, his passenger AND third parties are covered for medical (!) costs.
Nevertheless, PeruMotors strongly advise their clients to obtain 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 Additional Damage Reduction Insurance covers only (!) damage to the rental motorcycle, with an excess/deductible of max. US$ 700.00, which is (in this case) also the amount of the “Security Deposit” (cash or Credit Card).
It is NOT possible to (re-)insure damage to third party property !
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 Visa), but the total costs are NOT LIMITED to this amount !
For this tour the premium is US$ 260.00 per motorcycle.
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 - Puno
A long but easy ride today, over the Altiplano to the city on the shoreline of Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake on earth. Over 3.800 meters high in the Andes.
Along the way you can visit ancient cemetery of the Incas and Pre-Incas in Sillustani, with fantastic views.
- Distance: 450 km. (270 mi.)
- Altitude: From 2.800 meters (9,200 feet) to 3,800 meters (12,500 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement
Day 10: Puno
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.
Day 11: Puno - Colca Canyon
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
Day 12: Colca Canyon - Arequipa
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
Day 13: 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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How to book for a PeruMotors tour or motorcycle rental:
- Click here, and you wil referred to go to the official website of the Peruvian credit card companies.
- Or you can click on the credit card logos in the footer of this page.
Our Peruvian bank account:
Name of the bank: BCP (Banco de Credito del Peru)
Address of the bank: Calle las Camelias 750
City of the bank: Lima 15046
Country of the bank: Peru
BIC/SWIFT-codes: BCPLPEPL or BCPLPEPLXXX
Account Name: PeruMotors SRL
Account Number: 215-2591836-1-86
Account Address: Psj. La Gruta 304
Account City: Arequipa 04001
Account Country: Peru
About eight (8) weeks before the start of the tour or rental, we will send you the final invoice and the detailed information about your tour.
