Mountain Biking 2006

Standard Pool Service: where you’ll be joining a group of other tourists like you coming from different parts of the world, a great opportunity to have fun and make new friends.

Lares By Bike(2D/1N)
COD:B1

A marvelous two day excursion through the Lares Valley, with its typical Andean communities and thermal-medicinal baths.

Difficultly Level:
Moderate to Intermediate (ascents, straights and descents)

Tour Description

Day 01: CUSCO- Lares Gorge – Lares

We will pick you up from your hotel before heading in private bus to the highest point in the Lares mountains (4,470 m.a.s.l/ 2.5 h) Here we start our 24km downhill mountain biking adventure which should take around three hours until we stop for lunch at around 1,300 metres altitude (level 2-5) in Pampacorral, we then head to Lares in the afternoon. Once in the small village we set up camp next to the thermal baths and can take a delicious and relaxing hot dip.
LD/ Private bus / Camping / Bike

Day 02: Lares Gorge- Calca – CUSCO

After breakfast we leave camp and are driven up to the mountains of Lares, where we set off on a 2-3 hour, 1,600 metres mountain bike descent towards the village of Calca, (en route you can choose between the more established class 2+ track or the Inca trail class 4) We will have a stop for lunch in the mountain pass at Totora, before the final descent into Calca. From Calca private transport we take us back to Cusco.
BL/ /Bike/ Private bus

Standard Pool Service

Group: Minimum 2, Maximum 15 people.

Includes:

• Pre-departure briefing
• High quality mountain bike
• Safety equipment (helmet and gloves)
• First aid equipment
• Four man tents for two people.
• Mattress per person.
• Specialist guide.
• Guide, assistant and cooking equipment.
• Private transport there and back.
• Meals ( 1 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 1 dinners plus snacks)
• One night camping.

Does not include:

• Breakfast on the first day, dinner on the last day.
• Sleeping bag, this can be rented from us, $10 for the 2 days.

Recommendations on what to take:

• Sleeping bag (for the Mountain)
• Comfortable medium sized rucksack, 5Kg max.
• Sun glasses.
• Torch
• Altitude pills
• Warm clothes (hat, scarf, jacket and gloves)
• Two pairs of socks (its important to have dry warm feet)
• Rain jacket
• In the rainy season its essential to take all equipment wrapped in plastic
• A warm lightweight jacket for the descent from the mountains.
• A pair of walking boots.
• Sandals
• Small towel
• Swim suit
• Sunhat or cap
• Sun block
• Mosquito repellent
• Toilet paper
• Snacks: sweets, chocolates, energy bars etc.
• Cash in soles or dollars (no cash points in Lares)