11 Day Budget-Friendly Guided Motorcycle Tour From Lima to Cusco, Peru

Arrival / pre-tour day

Today you arrive in Lima.

Day 1: Lima - San Bartolo - Paracas

Pick up from your hotel at 6:30 a.m., ride a van to travel to the town of San Bartolo in about 45 minutes. On arrival, the team will deliver the bikes and all the necessary equipment for the journey and then you continue your travel to Paracas. On arrival, you’ll take a boat to see the natural reserve of the Ballestas Islands. After the boat trip, you will go to a hotel for overnight.

Day 2: Paracas - Ica - Nazca

After breakfast at the hotel, you leave around 7 a.m. towards the city of Ica where you will visit the Huacachina oasis. Here, you will do some sand sports like sandboarding and dune buggy (optional), afterward you will have lunch here. Then you continue to Nazca. Once you get there, you will go with the bikes to the viewpoints of the Lines or take a tour to fly over the famous “Nazca Lines” (optional). You will overnight at a hotel in Nazca.

Day 3: Nazca - Chala

You will have breakfast at the hotel before you leave Nazca towards Chala, passing through various beaches next to the road. Here you will stay overnight.

Day 4: Chala - Arequipa (approximately 7 hours)

After breakfast at the hotel, you will depart around 7 a.m. towards the city of Arequipa. On the road, you will pass through the city of Camana and its various beaches and places around the area. You will have a break in order to take some rest and lunch, after recovering your energy, you will take the road again towards the city of Arequipa where you overnight at a hotel.

Day 5: Arequipa - Colca Canyon - Cruz del Condor (Chivay) (approximately 5 hours)

After breakfast at the hotel, you will have a short walking tour in the beautiful city of Arequipa (the “Sevilla” of South America). The city tour will finish around 11 a.m. to have lunch. Then you continue the tour again heading for the town of Chivay. Here is a great spot to appreciate the fabulous Colca Canyon and also to watch the Fly of the Condor the next day. You will overnight at Chivay.

Day 6: Chivay - Puno (6 hours approximately, 3800 meters)

First, you will have breakfast at the hotel. After that, you will go to Cruz del Condor viewpoint to admire the beautiful condor flight. Then, you take your equipment and get ready for the road towards the city of Puno. On the road, you will be able to appreciate the awesome Peruvian geography on its biggest magnitude with its gigantic mountains and endless valleys, its beautiful lakes, and native animal species. When you arrive in Puno, you will have lunch. Here you stay overnight.

Day 7: Puno - Sacred Valley (approximately 7 hours)

After breakfast at 6 a.m., you will be able to take a boat at 7 a.m. and sail over the Titicaca Lake (optional). This is one of the highest sailable lakes around the world. On the lake, there are some floating Islands like the Uros that you can visit. Finally, you go back to Puno where you depart around 9 a.m. towards the Sacred Valley (Cusco).

On the road, you will have lunch and appreciate many different landscapes and altitudes. Finally, you will arrive at the beautiful Sacred Valley of the Incas and its colorful landscapes. You arrive at Ollantaytambo where you overnight at a hotel.

Day 8: Visit Machupicchu (by train)

After breakfast in Ollantaytambo, you will take the train to go to Machupicchu where you will visit the archaeological site during the day. In the afternoon, you will return to Ollantaytambo to the hotel.

Day 9: Ollantaytambo - Cusco

After breakfast, around 8 a.m., you will take the motorcycles and equipment towards Cusco. Before arriving in Cusco, you will visit the Ollantaytambo archaeological complex, Maras salt mines, Maras town (here you will have lunch in CASA OSQOLLO) and Moray. After your arrival in Cusco, you will have the afternoon and evening off in order to make your own visits, go shopping, etc. in this amazing city, the Capital of the Inca’s Empire.

Day 10: Pick up from the hotel and transfer to the airport

End of services.

Note

If you have the Peruvian nationality, you will need a motorcycle driving license. If you are a foreigner, you need a motor driving license from your home country. Apart from it, Cusco Moto Tour Peru strongly recommends that you bring an international driving license.

The road conditions, traffic conditions and weather conditions in Peru are likely to be different than in your home country. Therefore, good motor driving skills are recommended.

Optional

• Full risk insurance 250 USD
• GPS Rental (20 USD per day)
• Photo and video cam “GoPro” (20 USD per day)
• Rain suit (10 USD per day)
• Dry bag (5 USD per day)
• Tank bag (10 USD per day)
• Metal sidebox (20 USD per day)
• Additional motorbike equipment
• 4x4 truck for mechanical support and/or transport of luggage, driver/mechanic is included, this service does not include fuel and it costs 140 USD per day

Skill level(s) required for this tour: intermediate with experience

Intermediate:

• can ride for 3-4 hours
• average riding experience
• little assistance required
• comfortable with extreme curves and leans
• average experience with unsurfaced roads
• steep ascents and descents

This tour takes place in Peru. You will visit the following places:

• Lima
• San Bartolo
• Ballestas Islands
• Paracas
• Ica
• Nazca
• Puerto Inca
• Arequipa
• Colca Canyon
• Lake Titicaca
• Machu Picchu
• Cusco

It is also possible to start the tour from Cusco to Lima. If you are interested, please send an inquiry.

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• Flight over the Nazca lines: 120 USD
• Dune buggies / sand boarding: 80 USD (both activities)

• Middle-class hotels with private shower and toilet, standard breakfast included (10 nights)
• Entrance tickets to Machupicchu, bilingual guide, busses and trains at Machupicchu
• Professional motorcycle guide
• Rental of Honda XR150 / XRE 300cc
• Safety equipment (helmet, gloves, jacket)
• Physical insurance obliged by Peruvian law (SOAT)
• First aid kit with oxygen
• Assistance truck (for a group of 10 bikes) fuel not included
• Spare parts when needed
• Photos of your adventure

• Meals
• Fuel (for none of the bikes passenger or guide)
• Entrance tickets to other archeological and interesting sites (clients choose)
• Personal expenses
• 500 USD deposit for the bike rental (this amount is settled the day of the tour via VISA credit card or cash in dollar or soles)

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 100% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.