this route is preferred by lovers of adventure and nature.
day 1
we will leave from the city of arequipa at approximately 5.30 am to travel duration of 6 hours to the colca canyon when we will arrive in the town of cabanaconde.
we will have lunch then begin our descent by bike from cabanaconde (3287 meters) until the colca river situated at 2000 meters of altitude.
this is a downhill of 1200 meters in to the entrails of the colca canyon in 2-3 hours by bike.
we will use a new route to arrive at the colca river, this descent is very quick and we can travel by bike at 35 km per hour.
after descending to the colca canyon until the colca river we will stop the bikes and continue along the trail for an hour and a half trek until the campsite which is called llahuar.
here you can enjoy the thermal hot springs. here we sleep in typical houses.
day 2
after breakfast we will travel along the trail for approximately 6 hours trek until we arrive at the oasis 2200 m.h.s.l.
in the afternoon we can enjoy the nature and the thermal hot pools. we sleep here in typical houses.
the temperature in the oasis is 33 degrees centigrade during the day and at night it is as low as 5 degrees centigrade.
day 3
at 4.00am we will walk to the town of cabanaconde 3300 m.h.s.l. duration of 3 hours trek.
we will have breakfast in the town of cabanaconde.
then we will travel by van for 25 minutes. until the condor cross, to observe the condors in flight, then we will take the bus to the thermal baths in the town of chivay.
we will arrive in the city of arequipa between 5-6pm and you will be transferred to you hotel.
the time and distance of the biking tour depend on the physical conditions of each participant, the car 4x4 will be all time behind the bikes.
included
private transport
bottle of oxygen
2 nights in basic typical houses into the canyon
english speaking mountain bike guide
mt bikes in maintenance
helmet and gloves
repair kits
bottle of oxygen
Peruvian government sales taxes ( IGV : 18%)
not included
snacks
departure
every day.on private request, private tour, private guide, private car