Trans Patagonia - IN 6 DIFFERENT STAGES

 

 

You are too late for our MEGA-tour of 2008 ! ! !

We'll take you (in 6 stages) from Arequipa in southern Peru,
through Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, to the southernmost city
in the world: Ushuaia (Argentina),

AND BACK !!!

This is a "Once in a Lifetime", 6250 mile motor-adventure
on the southern hemisphere.

Starting from December 2009 through April 2010.

Ride your own DAKAR !!!
This is the region where the next Dakar-rally is coming.

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Full tour-description:

Stage 1:

Day 1 and 2 --- Arrival in Lima and Arequipa
The first day you will arrive in Lima, the sizzling capital of Peru. The next day you take your flight to Arequipa, our hometown. Here we will brief you about your tour.
The rest of the day and the next day you can stroll the streets of Arequipa and visit the famous Plaza de Armas and museums in the white city.

Day 3, 4 and 5 --- Arequipa - Moquegua - Puno - Copacabana
We start our "Dirt Bikes" and our tour. Up ahead to Moquegua, the "Copper Capital" of Peru, a quit little town in the middle of the desert. The next day we have to cross the Peruvian-Bolivian border. This is the first border-crossing in a long row. We spend the night in Copacabana, on the shores of Lake Titicaca.

Day 6, 7 and 8 --- Copacabana - Coroico - La Paz
Through La Paz, where we will return later, we go to the tropical Yungas. We'll spend the night in Coroico. Over the one and only 'Death road' we ride to La Paz. Here you can visit the famous Witch-market and all the other sites.

Day 9, 10 and 11 --- La Paz - Oruro - Tahua - Uyuni
We follow the highway southbound to Oruro. From there we will hit the bad gravelroads of Bolivia. Up to the hotel on the shores of the biggest saltlakes on earth: Salar de Uyuni.Of course we wil ride the slatflats. It depends on the weather if we can do this on our bikes or in a 4x4. The saltflats are stunning! We spend the night in rural Uyuni. The next day we follow the road to the border with Argentina.

Day 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 --- Uyuni - Tupiza - Humahuaca - Salta
Finally back on asphalt, we go in two days to the beautiful city of Salta.

Day 17, 18 and 19 --- Salta - Cachi - Cayafate - Belén
Over the famous partially unpaved Ruta 40 (Argentinian Route 40), with amazing views, we are heading south to a nice hacienda near Cachi. Further via Cafayate, in the middle of a wine-region, to Belén. We can visit in Quilmes one of the southernmost Inca-ruins.

Day 20, 21 and 22 --- Belén - Villa Union - S.A. de Valle Fértil - Mendoza
From Belén we ride in 3 days to Mendoza. Mostly on gravel-roads.
This is the end of Stage 1. The riders of Stage 2 will join us here.

Day 23 --- Mendoza - Homewards, via Santiago or Buanos Aires (End of Stage 1)
The participants who leave the tour here will fly, via Santiago or Buenos Aires, home.

Stage 2:

Day 1 --- Arrival in Mendoza
(Continue: Day 22)
We will pick you up on the airport of Mendoza. We will brief you about the tour. The rest of the day is to explore this nice city.

Day 2 and 3 --- Mendoza - Malargüe - Chos Malal
(Continue: Day 23 and 24)
We start our "Dirt Bikes" for Stage 2 of this tour. A beautiful ride is our part. In two days to we ride to rural Chos Malal.

Day 4 and 5 --- Chos Malal - Zapala - San Martin de los Andes
(Continue: Day 25 and 26)
From Chos Malal it is only 2 days to San Martin de los Andes, on the foot of this majestic mountain-range. The scenery is spectacular.

Day 6 and 7 --- San Martin de los Andes - Bariloche
 (Continue: Day 27 and 28)
And we arrive in the 'Aspen' of South America: San Carlos de Bariloche. Day 28 is a day at leisure in Bariloche.

Day 8 --- Bariloche Homewards, via Santiago or Buenos Aires (End Stage 2)
(Continue: Day 29)
For the riders who did (only) Stage 2, the tour ends here. The participants who leave the tour here will fly, via Santiago or Buenos Aires, home.

Stage 3:

Day 1 --- Arrival in Bariloche
(Continue: Day 28)
We will pick you up on the airport of Mendoza. We will brief you about the tour. The rest of the day is to explore this nice city.

Day 2, 3 and 4 --- Bariloche - Esquel - La Junta - Coihaique
(Continue: Day 29, 30 and 31)
Here we really enter Patagonia. Through the wonderful Andes we pass the Argentinian-Chilean border. Mountainranges and -lakes enough to make you smile.

Day 5, 6 and 7 --- Coihaique - Puerto Guadal - Perito Moreno - La Agonstura
(Continue: Day 32, 33 and 34)
In Puerto Guadal we will visit a very nice hotel with spectacular views on the lake. The next day we have to cross the order again to Argentina. We'll ride first to the Perito Moreno and the next day to 'Estancia La Agonstura'.

Day 8 and 9 --- La Agonstura - El Calefate
(Continue: Day 35 and 36)
A long day along the foothills of the Andes will take you to the nice little city of El Calefate. The next day we can arrange a visit to one of the biggest icefields on earth.

Day 10 and 11 --- El Calefate - Puerto Natales
(Continue: Day 37 and 38)
After the beauty of the glaciers, we have to ride further south and cross the border again to Puerto Natales and the next day we will visit the magnificent "Torres del Paine".

Day 12, 13 and 14 --- Puerto Natales - Cerro Sombrero - Ushuaia
(Continue: Day 39, 40 and 41)
Here we will hit the pampa. From Puerto Natales to the "Straights of Magellan". Here we'll have to take the ferry to cross the straights. We stay the night in Cerro Sombrero, a very little town just on the other site of the straights. And the next day we have to cross the Chilean-Argentinian border for the last time. Here on 'Tierra del Fuego' we take our last off-road part before we enter Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world. You'll have a day in this navy-town.

Day 15 --- Ushuaia Homewards, via Buenos Aires (End of Stage 3)
(Continue: Day 42)
Because this is the end of Stage 3, we will bring you to the airport for your flight home, via Buenos Aires.

Stage 4:
Day 1-15 --- Ushuaia (Argentina) - Bariloche (Argentina)
This is Stage 3 in reverse order.

Stage 5:
Day 1- 8--- Bariloche (Argentina) - Mendoza (Argentina)
(Continue: Day 15-23)
This is Stage 2 in reverse order.

Stage 6:
Day 1-23 --- Mendoza (Argentina) - Arequipa (Peru)
(Continue: Day 22-42)
This is Stage 1 in reverse order.

 

Departure-dates:
Stage 1: December 2009
Stage 2: January 2010
Stage 3: January 2010
Stage 4: February 2010
Stage 5: March 2010
Stage 6: March 2010
Price Rider:
Stage 1 or 6: € 3.135,00
Stage 2 or 5: € 1.065,00
Stage 3 or 4: € 2.175,00
Combi Stages 1 + 2 (or 5 + 6): € 3.995,00
Combi Stages 2 + 3 (or 4 + 5): € 3.085,00
Combi Stages 1+2+3 (or 4+5+6): € 5.935,00
Price Passenger:
Stage 1 or 6: € 1.880,00
Stage 2 or 5: € 640,00
Stage 3 or 4: € 1.305,00
Combi Stages 1 + 2 (or 5 + 6): € 2.395,00
Combi Stages 2 + 3 (or 4 + 5): € 1.850,00
Combi Stages 1+2+3 (or 4+5+6): € 3,560.00
Domestic flight package:
 € 300.00
Extra for a single-room: On Request
Miles:
 ± 6250
Road-surface:
Asphalt, Gravel and Sand
Minimum Number of Participants:
6
Maximum Number of Participants: 10

 

Included:
Not Included :
Fine middle-class hotels with private shower and toilet, continental breakfast included Flights to starting-point and from finishing-point
Motor-rent, with unlimited mileage Fuel and tolls
All transfers All entrance-fees for museums and parks
Multi-lingual guide on a motor Motor-clothing
4x4 Support-vehicle with driver/mechanic Additional insurance
  All lunches and dinners
  Airport-taxes
  Personal expenses