SG Ride the Andes
General information
In just 2 weeks this self-guided motorcycle tour is a concatenation of spectacular riding through the mighty Andes. It is a perfect mix of beautiful lively cities, very interesting old civilizations and spectacular divers nature.
The ‘Cañon del Pato’ is out of this world with its 54 tunnels. According to Discovery Channel is this one of the best rides in the world. Machu Picchu is the other world famous highlight on the tour. But, let’s not forget: the riding is just unparalleled.
Highlights
- City of Trujillo
Nice colonial city on the Pacific coast - Coastal Desert
One of the driest deserts on earth - Cañon del Pato
54 Tunnels in a row - Huascarán
Highest peak in Peru - Tarma
Little pleasant town - High Andes
Ride up to an altitude of 5.000 meters (16,500 feet) - Sacred Valley of the Inca’s
Still a beautiful agricultural valley - Machu Picchu
The lost city of the Inca’s - City of Cusco
Ancient capital of the Inca Empire - Colca Canyon
Deepest in the world. Natural habitat of Andean Condor - City of Arequipa
Beautiful colonial UNESCO city in southern Peru
Prices (standard motorcycle):
- Price rider on a standard motorcycle: US$ 5,090.00
- 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$ 310.00
- BMW F 750 GS: US$ 700.00
- CFmoto 800MT: US$ 700.00
- Honda CRF1000 Africa Twin: US$ 1,060.00
- BMW R 1250 GS: US$ 1,610.00
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$ 3,880.00 per person
- Price 3 Riders in 1 triple hotel room: US$ 3,290.00 per person
- Price for 1 rider, with a non-riding pillion rider in 1 room: US$ 7,225.00 in total for the both of you!
Motorcycle luggage:
- Side cases/panniers: US$ 200.00
- Top case: US$ 130.00
IMPORTANT: Please, remember this is a one-way tour starting outside our hometown. You must order these cases upfront, so we can send the motorcycle with the cases to Trujillo. We can't honor 'last-minute orders'. And consider the amount of luggage you want to take on the motorcycle.
Included:
- 14 Nights in tourist class hotels with private shower and toilet, including standard breakfast
- Motor-rent for the whole tour
- Day trip to Machu Picchu (Train- and bus-tickets and entrance fee)
- Detailed Road book
- Extensive briefing by an experienced PeruMotors representative
- All airport transfers
Not Included:
- Flights to Trujillo (TRU) and from Arequipa (AQP) – Peru
- All not mentioned entrance-fees for museums, parks, excursions, etc.
- All not mentioned meals
- Fuel
- Motorcycle gear
- Optional 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 Trujillo (Peru)
On day one you will arrive in Trujillo (Peru), a lively city in Peru. We will pick you up from the airport and bring you to the hotel. A representative of PeruMotors will do the briefing for the upcoming tour. And he will arrange all the necessary paperwork with you.
The rest of the day is at leisure in Trujillo, a very nice colonial city with a friendly atmosphere. And right on the Pacific Ocean is your hotel to see the locals coming back from fishing with their boats made from reet: ‘Los Caballitos de Totora’.
Day 2: Trujillo - Caraz
First part will be south on the PanAmerican Highway to Chimbote. From there the road is getting smaller, less traffic ad very interesting. After a while, you will hit 54 tunnels and ride next to a narrow canyon, called Canyon del Pato. This is a suburb ride up the mountain until you reach Caraz, a small town in the high Andes.
- Distance: 300 km (180 mile)
- Altitude: to 2.300 meter (7,550 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement
Day 3: Caraz - Huaraz
It is not so far to Huaraz, but you can choose a spectacular ride into the Andes where you hit easily, and quickly passes over 4.700 meter (16.000 feet), with turquoise blue lakes, world highest tunnel, and about 1000+ curves with views of the snowcapped mountains. Here is also Peru highest mountain, the Huascarán with a top over 6.800 meter (20,500 feet).
- Distance: 70-250 km (45-150 mile)
- Altitude: 3.000 meters (9,850 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement (and some optional dirt)
Day 4: Huaraz - Huanuco
Again crossing the mighty Andes, this time direction east with great views of the Huascarán. Most of the ride will have limited traffic until you end up in busy city of Huánuco.
- Distance: 300 km (180 mile)
- Altitude: to 3,200 meter (10,500 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement
Day 5: Huanuco - Tarma
After some miles we climb and hit the Altiplano for some stretches. You can’t believe after 4 days of riding you don’t have any twisties for maybe 30km or so. Between this stretch, one of the highest cities in the world shows up, Cerro de Pasco with right in the middle of this city a huge open mine pit. It’s unbelievable how this city is designed and now a days has huge environment and medical problems.
- Distance: 250 km (165 mile)
- Altitude: 2.500 meter (8,200 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement
Day 6: Tarma - Huancavelica
From farm lands to high altitude mountain cliffs. A great day ride with colorful dressed locals whom might never seen a Gringo.
- Distance: 250 km (165 mile)
- Altitude: to 3.700 meter (12,150 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement
Day 7: Huancavelica - Ayacucho
An ever-changing scenery on well-maintained curvy and windy roads. We end up in the big city of Ayacucho, with here beautiful main Square. Time for a cold beer and watch the locals go by.
- Distance: 200 km (120 mile)
- Altitude: to 2.500 meter (8,200 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement
Day 8: Ayacucho - Andahuaylas
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: 250 km (165 mile)
- Altitude: to 3.000 meter (9,850 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement
Day 9: Andahuaylas - Ollantaytambo
The road is not even straight for one mile. Crossing the Andes again on curvy roads. Via Urubamba we enter “The Sacred Valley of the Inka’s”. The day ends in a nice hotel in Ollantaytambo, famous for its massive Inca fortress.
- Distance: 350 km (220 mile)
- Altitude: to 2.800 meter (9,200 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement (and some optional gravel)
Day 10: 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 11: Ollantaytambo - Cusco
There is so much more Inca culture to discover in the region of Cusco. So, on the bikes again to the ancient capital of the Inca empire: Cusco. Along the road you can visit some more Inca sites.
- Distance: 80 km (50 mile)
- Altitude: to 3,500 meter (9,200 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement (and some optional gravel)
Day 12: Cusco - Sicuani
Today`s ride is short when you do the direct route, but you can also go to Pisaq for the ruins, Sacred Valley or the market in Pisaq. Having lunch here on he main Square is great. From Pisaq it is about 3 hours to Sicuani.
- Distance: 160 km (100 mile)
- Altitude: to 3.800 meter (12,500 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement (and some optional gravel)
Day 13: Sicuani - Colca Canyon
2 Options to get to the Colca Canyon, one of the deepest on earth. The shortest will have around 70 km gravel, or you take the longer full pavement ride. Both rides are spectacular and todays ride is mostly above the 4.700 meters (15,500 feet). After check-in the hotel, it is time to go for a dip in one of many natural hot springs in Chivay.
- Distance: 360 km (225 mile)
- Altitude: to 3,600 meter (11,800 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement (and some optional gravel)
Day 14: 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 15: 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.
