Start of the tour:
- Every day (depending availability)
- Start in Trujillo (IATA-code: TRU)
- Finish in Arequipa (IATA-code: AQP)
Prices standard motorcycle (Honda CB500X, Kawasaki KLR650 or similar model)
- Price 1 Rider / 1 room: US$ 5,090.00 per person
- Price 2 Riders / 1 room: US$ 3,880.00 per person
- Price 3 Riders / 1 room: US$ 3,290.00 per person
- Price 1 Rider with a Non-Riding (pillion) Passenger / 1 room: US$ 7,225.00 (for the 2 of you !)
Prices are in US Dollars, per person and valid until 31 December 2022
Upgrades:
- Premium Motorcycles:
- BMW F 700 GS: US$ 500.00
- BMW F 750 GS: US$ 700.00
- BMW F 850 GS: US$ 1,100.00
- BMW R 1200 GS: US$ 1,000.00
- BMW R 1250 GS: US$ 1,600.00
- Honda CRF1000 Africa Twin: US$ 1,000.00
- Garmin GPS with actual map: US$ 120.00
- Panniers for BMW or Honda: US$ 200.00
- Topcase for BMW or Honda: US$ 80.00
- AltRider of MoskoMoto soft-luggage: US$ 150.00
Included:
- 14 Nights in tourist class hotels with private shower and toilet, including standard breakfast
- Motor-rent for the whole tour
- Day trip to Machu Picchu (Train- and bus-tickets and entrance fee)
- Detailed Road book
- Extensive briefing by an experienced PeruMotors representative
- All airport transfers
Not Included:
- Flights to Trujillo (TRU) and from Arequipa (AQP) - Peru
- All not mentioned entrance-fees for museums, parks, excursions, etc.
- All not mentioned meals
- Fuel
- Motorcycle gear
- Optional Damage Reduction Insurance (Premium: US$ 195.00 / Max. deductible: US$ 500.00)
- Safety deposit for the motorcycle (with insurance: US$ 500.00 / without insurance US$ 2,500.00)
- Airport taxes
- Personal expenses
Before you complete your booking, please read our "Terms & Conditions" carefully.
Additional 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 covered for medical (!) costs.
Nevertheless, PeruMotors strongly advise their clients to obtain 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 Additional Damage Reduction Insurance covers this kind of damage, with an excess/deductible of max. US$ 500.00, 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$ 195.00 cash (US$ 225.00 credit card) 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 credit card), but your maximum risk is NOT LIMITED to this amount !
Please, read the complete insurance information for this tour.
Day 1 --- Arrival in Trujillo (Peru)
On day one you will arrive in Trujillo (Peru), a lively city in Peru. We will pick you up from the airport and bring you to the hotel. A representative of PeruMotors will do the briefing for the upcoming tour. And he will arrange all the necessary paperwork with you.
The rest of the day is at leisure in Trujillo, a very nice colonial city with a friendly atmosphere. And right on the Pacific Ocean is your hotel to see the locals coming back from fishing with their boats made from reet: 'Los Caballitos de Totora'.
Day 2 --- Trujillo - Caraz
- Distance: 300 km (180 mile)
- Altitude: to 2.300 meter (7,550 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement
First part will be south on the PanAmerican Highway to Chimbote. From there the road is getting smaller, less traffic ad very interesting. After a while, you will hit 54 tunnels and ride next to a narrow canyon, called Canyon del Pato. This is a suburb ride up the mountain until you reach Caraz, a small town in the high Andes.
Day 3 --- Caraz - Huaraz
- Distance: 70-250 km (45-150 mile)
- Altitude: 3.000 meters (9,850 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement (and some optional dirt)
It is not so far to Huaraz, but you can choose a spectacular ride into the Andes where you hit easily, and quickly passes over 4.700 meter (16.000 feet), with turquoise blue lakes, world highest tunnel, and about 1000+ curves with views of the snowcapped mountains. Here is also Peru highest mountain, the Huascarán with a top over 6.800 meter (20,500 feet).
Day 4 --- Huaraz - Huanuco
- Distance: 300 km (180 mile)
- Altitude: to 3,200 meter (10,500 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement
Again crossing the mighty Andes, this time direction east with great views of the Huascarán. Most of the ride will have limited traffic until we end up in busy city of Huánuco.
Day 5 --- Huanuco - Tarma
- Distance: 250 km (165 mile)
- Altitude: 2.500 meter (8,200 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement
After some miles we climb and hit the Altiplano for some stretches. You can’t believe after 4 days of riding you don’t have any twisties for maybe 30km or so. Between this stretch, one of the highest cities in the world shows up, Cerro de Pasco with right in the middle of this city a huge open mine pit. It’s unbelievable how this city is designed and now a days has huge environment and medical problems.
Day 6 --- Tarma - Huancavelica
- Distance: 250 km (165 mile)
- Altitude: to 3.700 meter (12,150 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement
From farm lands to high altitude mountain cliffs. A great day ride with colorful dressed locals whom might never seen a Gringo.
Day 7 --- Huancavelica - Ayacucho
- Distance: 200 km (120 mile)
- Altitude: to 2.500 meter (8,200 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement
An ever-changing scenery on well-maintained curvy and windy roads. We end up in the big city of Ayacucho, with here beautiful main Square. Time for a cold beer and watch the locals go by.
Day 8 --- Ayacucho - Andahuaylas
- Distance: 250 km (165 mile)
- Altitude: to 3.000 meter (9,850 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement
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!
Day 9 --- Andahuaylas - Ollantaytambo
- Distance: 350 km (220 mile)
- Altitude: to 2.800 meter (9,200 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement (and some optional gravel)
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 Inka's". The day ends in a nice hotel in Ollantaytambo, famous for its massive Inca fortress.
Day 10 --- Machu Picchu
- Altitude: 2.430 meter (8,000 feet)
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.
Day 11 --- Ollantaytambo - Cusco
- Distance: 80 km (50 mile)
- Altitude: to 3,500 meter (9,200 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement (and some optional gravel)
There is so much more Inca culture to discover in the region of Cusco. So, on the bikes again to the ancient capital of the Inca empire: Cusco. Along the road you can visit some more Inca sites.
Day 12 --- Cusco - Sicuani
- Distance: 160 km (100 mile)
- Altitude: to 3.800 meter (12,500 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement (and some optional gravel)
Today`s ride is short when you do the direct route, but you can also go to Pisaq for the ruins, Sacred Valley or the market in Pisaq. Having lunch here on he main Square is great. From Pisaq it is about 3 hours to Sicuani.
DAY 13 --- Sicuani - Colca Canyon
- Distance: 360 km (225 mile)
- Altitude: to 3,600 meter (11,800 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement (and some optional gravel)
2 Options to get to the Colca Canyon, one of the deepest on earth. The shortest will have around 70 km gravel, or you take the longer full pavement ride. Both rides are spectacular and todays ride is mostly above the 4.700 meters (15,500 feet). After check-in the hotel, it is time to go for a dip in one of many natural hot springs in Chivay.
DAY 14 --- Colca Canyon - Arequipa
- Distance: 260 km (160 mile)
- Altitude: to 2,300 meter (7,550 feet)
- Road Surface: All pavement (and some optional gravel)
An early 'rise & shine', because this time you will visit 'Cruz del Condor' in the middle of the Colca Canyon. This is the best place to see the Andean Condor in his natural habitat. From there you return to Chivay for lunch. The last kilometers you pass the El Misti and Chachani volcanoes, before you arrive back in Arequipa, our hometown. In the evening you can enjoy a cold beer and an alpaca-steak in one of the many restaurants and bars in the centre of Arequipa.
DAY 15 --- Departure from Arequipa - CUSCO
- Altitude: 2,300 meter (7,550 feet)
Today we will bring you to the airport for your flight home.
CB500X
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471 cc
DOHC, Water-cooled, 4-stroke
2
6-speed
Single disk with ABS
Single disk with ABS
19"
17"
1,421 m
195 kg
0,81 m / 31.9 inch
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KLR650
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651 cc
Water-cooled, 4-stroke
1
5-speed
Single disk
Single disk
21"
17"
1,480 m
196 kg
0,89 m
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F 700 GS
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798 cc
DOHC, watercooled, 4-stroke
2
6-speed
Double disk with ABS
Single disk with ABS
19"
17"
1,575 m
179 kg
0,82 m
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F 750 GS
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798 cc
DOHC, watercooled, 4-stroke
2
6-speed
Double disk with ABS
Single disk with ABS
19"
17"
1,575 m
179 kg
0,82 m
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F 800 GS
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798 cc
DOHC, watercooled, 4-stroke
2
6-speed
Double disk with ABS
Single disk with ABS
21"
17"
1,578 m
185 kg
0,85 m
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F 850 GS
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798 cc
DOHC, watercooled, 4-stroke
2
6-speed
Double disk with ABS
Single disk with ABS
19"
17"
1,575 m
179 kg
0,82 m
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R 1200 GS
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1170 cc
Boxer, air/watercooled, 4-stroke
2
6-speed
Double disk with ABS
Single disk with ABS
19"
17"
1,506 m
230 kg
0,85 m
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R 1250 GS
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1254 cc
DOHC, watercooled, 4-stroke
2
6-speed
Double disk with ABS
Single disk with ABS
19"
17"
1,503 m
249 kg
0,85m
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CRF 1000 Africa Twin
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998 cc
Parellel Twin, 4-stroke
2
6-speed
Double disk with ABS
Single disk with ABS
21"
18"
1,574 m
228 kg
0,86 m
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Is Peru safe to travel on your own?
YES !!! The roads are good and the people are very friendly. Of course, you'll have to be cautious, like you would be at home, or in any other part of the world.
South America (Peru) doesn't have a good reputation, but in our 12 years in business, not even one of our guests experienced big problems.
And, by the way, we live ourselves with our families for more than 12 years in this country. So far without any major problems with criminality.
Is the airfare included in the price?
No. Our guests are coming from all over the world and as a tour operator we are not big enough to bargain good prices with the airlines. So, you'll have to arrange your flight to Arequipa (and back). We will provide you the exact dates for arrival at and departure from Arequipa.
To which airport do I have to fly for a tour?
In general, you'll have to fly to Arequipa, Peru (airportcode: AQP). This city is our homebase. Normally you will fly to Lima, the capital of Peru, and take a domestic flight from there to Arequipa.
Very often the airlines offer the domestic flight from Lima (Peru) to Arequipa (Peru) for a small addition to your international airfare. Ask for it !
How do I make a booking for your tours?
Search for the <BOOKING> tab on the page of the tour you want to book. Fill out the form click <SEND>. We will contact and inform you about the rest of procedure.
I'm not very tall. Is it possible to lower the motorcycle?
Suzuki DR650: Yes, this motorcycles has the possiblity to lower the rear suspension with 5 cm.
BMW F700GS: No, we can only offer an original BMW lowered seat, which lowers the seat height with 3 cm.
BMW F800GS: No, we can only offer an original BMW lowered seat, which lowers the seat height with 3 cm.
BMW R1200GS: No, but we can put the seat in the lowest position.
Is there a spare motorcycle available on the tour?
No.
What happens if I wreck my motorcycle?
Well... with our experience, if the motocycle is wrecked beyond repair, most of the time the rider is not in a good shape to ride a motorcycle anymore. If you are still fit enough to ride, we will try to get the motorcycle back on the road. If this is not possible, we will try to replace the motorcycle. For the time being you'll have to join our mechanic in the support vehicle. Sometimes, on certain routes, the motorcycle guide can give you his motorcycle.
Is any food and/or (soft-) drinks included?
- Self guided tours: the standard breakfast in the hotels is included.
- Guided tours: the standard breakfast in the hotels and the lunches on riding days are included.
Is it likely to suffer from altitude-sickness?
Most of our tours have differences in altitudes between sea-level and about 5.000 meters (16,400 ft.). On average about 50-60% of our guests will suffer some symptoms, like headache, nauseousness, insomnia, etc. Let's say: "flu-like symptoms". It is impossible to predict who will suffer the symptoms and who won't. Fitness and age of the person doesn't seem to matter.
There is a lot you can do to avoid the symptoms: On altitude drink lot's (at least 3 liters / 0,75 a gallon) of non-alcoholic fluids, like water, coca-tea, coffee and soft drinks. And eat chocolate, candy and other sweets.
In severe cases oxigen is needed, but that is quite rare. All hotels on altitude have it available.
Or you can use medication, like Diamox. Our advise is that you don't take any medication, before you have the symptoms. In case of severe symptoms it is even better is to buy 'local stuff' in the Farmacias in Peru.
Everybody will at least notice that they are on altitude, for example while climbing stairs.
Normally your body will be adjusted to the altitude in about 4-5 days. And the symptoms will disappear by itself.
Are the airpoirt transfers in Arequipa included?
Yes ! We will pick you up from the airport, or we will send a taxi to pick you up. And, of course, after the tour we will take you to the airport for your flight home.
What is the best time of the year to pay Peru a visit?
Weatherwise, roughly between March and December, becasue that is the dry season. In the highlands a rain shower can be expected year round.
Do I need a visa for traveling to Peru?
Citizens from most countries in Europe and North and South America can enter Peru with a "Tarjeta Andina de Migración" (TAM). This is a tourist visa which you can get upon entering Peru. Please, check for yourself if you need a visa, or if you can enter with TAM.
And how about a visa for Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile and Ecuador?
It is your repsonsibility to get the necessary (tourist) visa(s) for the countries you travel. PeruMotors can not help or assist you with that.
Please, fill out the fields at the bottom of this page.
Upon booking for a tour or rental a down payment of US$ 1,000.00 per participant is required to secure your place on the tour or your rental motorcycle.
You have 2 options to pay the down payment:
- Click here, and you wil referred to go to the official website of the Peruvian credit card companies. Or click on the credit card logos below.
- Or, you can wire the amount (ONLY US Dollars !) with an international bank transfer to our Peruvian bank account. Please, all the bank fees and transfer costs are for your account. Use code "OUR".
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Bank Name: BCP (Banco de Credito Peru)
Bank Address: Av. Jose Abelardo Quiñones
Bank City: Arequipa 04013
Bank Country: Peru
BIC / SWIFT: BCPLPEPL
Account Name: PeruMotors S.R.L.
Account Number: 215-2591836-1-86
Account Address: Psj. La Gruta 304
Account City: Arequipa 04001
Account Country: Peru
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About six (6) weeks before the departure of the tour we will send you the invoice and detailed information about your tour.
Download our 'Booking Form' by clicking here.
Download the form, print it, fill out the form, sign and scan it. Then send it back to info ( at ) perumotors.com
