The 7 Wonders of Peru
General information
The best of Peru’s culture and all of the natural diversity of Peru passes by during this exciting motorcycle tour, and put this country in an unparalleled perspective.
From the start in the beautiful colonial city of Arequipa (UNESCO) this tour is a concatenation of highlights. The (mostly) paved roads are just spectacular. Absolute highlight is, of course, the lost Inca-city of Machu Picchu. Another highlight is the 2 night stay in an Amazon Jungle lodge. If you want to get to know Peru, this is your motorcycle tour. Our professional multi-lingual guide will bring you to the well-known places, but he won’t forget the less-known little marbles. This is what adventurous motorcycling is about !
In 17 days you will discover what Peru has to offer in cultural and natural beauty. Doing this on a motorcycle gives you an unforgettable experience. And, for your convenience, we’ve included most of the excursions and entrance fees!
Let’s “Saddle Up” !
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 - Huacachina
The most beautiful oasis in the Americas - Islas Ballestas
Better known as the “Poor-man’s-Galapagos-Islands” - 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 - 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$ 6,965.00
- Price non-riding passenger: US$ 4,895.00
All prices are in American Dollars, per person and based on a shared hotel room occupancy.
Upgrades:
Premium motorcycles:
- Kawasaki KLR650: US$ 300.00
- BMW F 750 GS: US$ 900.00
- CFmoto 800MT (Ibex 800 T): US$ 900.00
- BMW F 850 GS: US$ 1,425.00
- Honda CRF1000 Africa Twin: US$ 1,425.00
- BMW R 1250 GS: US$ 2,025.00
Hotel room:
- Single room supplement: US$ 850,00
Extra:
- Garmin GPS with actual map: US$ 150.00
- Side cases/panniers: US$ 225.00
- Top case: US$ 150.00
Included:
- 14 Nights in fine touristclass hotels with private shower and toilet, including standard breakfast (shared room)
- 2 Nights in an Amazon Jungle Lodge, close to Puerto Maldonado (all meals and excursions included)
- Motor-rent for the whole tour *
- Fuel and tolls
- Flight Cusco – Puerto Maldonado (round trip)
- Multi-lingual guide on a motor **
- Support-vehicle with driver/mechanic **
- Train- and bus-tickets and entrance fee Machu Picchu
- Boat cruise on Lake Titicaca
- Boat cruise to the Islas Ballestas
- Entrance fee Colca Canyon
- Lunches on riding days
- All airport transfers
Not Included:
- Flights to and from Arequipa (Peru)
- All not mentioned entrance-fees for museums, parks, etc.
- All not mentioned meals
- Motorcycle gear
- Optional Damage Reduction Insurance (Premium: US$ 300.00 / 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
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 a deposit of US$ 50.00 or S/ 190,00 (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$ 300.00 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 - Huacachina
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 sandboarding.
- Distance: 150 km (95 mile)
- From 500 meters (1,650 feet) to 400 meters (1,315 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement
Day 5: Huacachina - Paracas
Now we are riding back to the coast, heading for the little fishermans town: Paracas. Here the boat trip to the Islas Ballestas (“Poor-Man’s-Galapagos-Islands”) is scheduled. After the boat ride we enter the spectacular Paracas National park on our motorcycles.
- Distance: 75 km (50 mile)
- Altitude: From 400 meter (1,315 feet) to sea level
- Road Surface: All pavement, and well maintained unpaved roads in the National Park
Day 6: Paracas - Ayacucho
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: From sea level to 2.800 meter (9,200 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement
Day 7: 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: 235 km. (150 mi.)
- Altitude: From 2,800 meters (9,200 feet) to 2.400 meters (7,875 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement
Day 8: 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 Incas”. The day ends in a nice hotel in Ollantaytambo, famous for its massive Inca fortress.
- Distance: 340 km. (140 mi.)
- Altitude: From 2,400 meter (7,875 feet) to 2.800 meter (9,200 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement
Day 9: 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 10: Ollantaytambo - Cusco
From Ollantaytambo 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 the ancient capital of the Incas: Cusco, "The Navel of the World".
- Distance: 80 km. (50 mi.)
- Altitude: From 2.800 meters (9,200 feet) to 3.500 meters (11,500 feet)
- Road Surface: Mostly pavement, and maybe some gravel
Day 11, 12 & 13: Amazon Jungle near Puerto Maldonado
We leave the motorcycles a few days behind in Cusco, because we fly to Puerto Maldonado around noon. Upon arrival our hotel will pick us up at the airport and take us directly to the river docks. We board a boat, which brings us to our lodge in the middle of the Amazon Jungle. Here we stay for 2 nights. All meals and excursions are included in the package. If you are lucky you can see maybe a jaguar? Yesterday we saw one !
On day 13 we will leave the lodge early to go back to Puerto Maldonado for our flight back to Cusco. The rest of the day is at leisure in Cusco.
- Domestic flight to Puerto Maldonado
- From 3.500 meters (11,500 feet) to 200 meters (650 feet)
Day 14: Cusco - Puno
Back on the motorcycles again for a long ride over the Altiplano to the city on the shores of Lake Titicaca: Puno. A magnificent ride we could say. Passing towns like Sicuani and Juliaca. This last town is 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: 390 km. (240 mi.)
- Altitude: From 3.500 meters (11,500 feet) to 3.800 meters (12,500 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement
Day 15: Puno - Chivay
Early in the morning we go for the boat ride on Lake Titicaca for a visit to the world famous “Floating Islands of the Uros”. When we are back on the motorcycles, we’ll have to cross the Andes once again. A long ride to the Colca Canyon. But, the pay-offs are the spectacular views on the mighty Andes. We end the day near the town of Chivay. In a nice hotel and at the late afternoon we can visit natural hot springs.
- Distance: 315 km. (240 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 16: 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 17: 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.
