MOUNTAIN BIKING CUSCO

We will pick you up at your hotel and bring you out to the Sacred Valley where we will meet and you will get fitted with gear and have the suspension on your rental bike dialed in. We will also have you sign a waiver and pay the balance. Bring your passport to avoid the 18% IGV tax.

After a safety talk we’ll shuttle to our destination so we can start shredding! Most singletrack full days have a 1 hour to 1 hour 45 minutes shuttle ride. We are taking you to 3,900 m/13,000 ft or more and it takes a while to get there! Enjoy the ride!

Once at the trail head we will unload the bikes, talk about the first section of the trail and start biking! Each of our singletrack full day rides has a 1,200 m/4,000 ft or more descent for the first ride. Therefore we will be descending for at least an hour and up to two hours for the first ride. From there we will load up the bikes and either head to the next trail or eat lunch.

Our second ride may be the same length as the first one or a bit shorter depending on what trails have been chosen. We will arrive back in Cusco between 4-6pm.

Not included: Tips for your MTB guide or driver

We will pick you up at your hotel and bring you out to meet your local guide where you will get fitted with gear and have the suspension on your rental bike dialed in. We will also have you sign a waiver and pay the balance. Bring your passport to avoid the 18% IGV tax.

After a safety talk we will shuttle to the Cusco MTB trails or the Sacred Valley MTB trails that have been chosen for today. 

Depending on your ability and how fast we ride we may ride anywhere from 1 long shuttle ride in the Sacred Valley or 3-5 short MTB trails above Cusco on our half-day MTB tour. 

Not included: Lunch, snacks, tips for MTB guide and driver

What’s the price to go mountain biking for a full day in Cusco with Haku Expeditions? And what’s included? The price is $205 USD per person with a 2 person minimum. If you are a single rider, please just tell us what day(s) you want to ride and we’ll put you on a scheduled ride. If there is no ride planned on the day you want to ride, you can choose to ride a half day for $190 or pay $260 for a full day trip. The day begins and ends at our office.  Here we will give you the proper gear for the day of riding. This will include:

• A fitted, well maintained, full-suspension Kona Process 153 rental bike, expertly adjusted to your physique and riding style. 
• High-quality protective gear (e.g. Race Face, 661, Fox, Giro, Bell, and/or Demon Dirt). knee pads, elbow pads, gloves and a full face helmet or half shell. 
• The optional rental of a pair of Five Ten biking shoes for platform pedals. (7 USD/20 Soles) 
• A professional, English-speaking mountain bike guide who’s intimately familiar with the surrounding landscape and its settlements. They’ll ride at your level and take care of you through the entirety of the trip. 
• A comfortable, private shuttle that will shuttle us to the top of the trail head and be waiting for us at the bottom. In it, you’ll be able to leave extra belongings. 
• A delicious locally-prepared meal. (Full day rides only)
• Water refills (Bring a bottle!)

Not included: 

• Biking shoes. You can rent a pair of 510s from us. 7 USD
• Snacks
• Haku Bike Jersey. You can buy one from us. $25 USD
• Tips for your local MTB guide and driver

What’s the price to go mountain biking for a half day tour in Cusco with Haku Expeditions? And what’s included?The price is $175 USD per person with 2 riders and $190 USD for a single rider

The day begins by meeting us at 8 am at our office. There we will set you up for everything you’ll need for an action-packed day. This will include:

• A fitted, well maintained, full-suspension Kona Process 153 rental bike, expertly adjusted to your physique and riding style. 
• High-quality protective gear (e.g. Race Face, 661, Fox, Giro, Bell, and/or Demon Dirt). knee pads, elbow pads, gloves and a full face helmet or half shell. 
• The optional rental of a pair of Five Ten biking shoes for platform pedals. (7 USD/20 Soles) 
• A professional, English-speaking mountain bike guide who’s intimately familiar with the surrounding landscape and its settlements. They’ll ride at your level and take care of you through the entirety of the trip. 
• A comfortable, private shuttle that will shuttle us to the top of the trail head and be waiting for us at the bottom. In it, you’ll be able to leave extra belongings. 

Not included: 

• Biking shoes. You can rent a pair of 510s from us. 
• Haku Bike Jersey. You can buy one from us. $25 USD
• Tips for your local MTB guide
• Lunch
• Snacks and Water

Our day begins and ends in our office in Cusco. You can take a cab from the city center for about 5-8 soles. 

• Please bring your passport or a copy for us if you have not already sent it online.
• Bring your balance of the trip in cash. We will not accept credit cards at the office. Please see our Money Matters tab to understand why.
• A water bottle as we will give you refills on full day rides
• A small pack to carry your snacks, rain jacket, etc…
• Flat bottom shoes to ride in, we do have 510’s for rent in most sizes
• Snacks
• Eye protection (obligatory) and sunscreen
• An extra set of clothes as you may get wet
• Rain jacket

Our lunches are are generally in local restaurants. The food here in Peru is often local produce with farm raised trout or free range chicken or beef. Most lunches are a large healthy bowl of soup, a main plate of rice, potatoes, veggies and meat, chicken or fish. Our food is very healthy here!
If you have dietary restrictions please let us know in advance so we can accommodate you.

We highly recommend each person to have a specific travel/trip insurance outside of your credit card or regular medical insurance. You should get comprehensive coverage with trip interruption/cancelation and with personal liability. Mention all activities that you will be involved in such as mountain biking and whatever other activities you may have planned. 

We do not provide refunds. Because mountain biking is an adventure activity and getting hurt is a possibility, you’ll want a travel insurance. If you should get hurt, not only will it cover your medical expenses, it will also cover the lost portion of the trip. Make sure you have trip interruption or trip cancelation included! South America is famous for people striking and shutting down all activities. If you miss your Machu Picchu trip, your Amazon trip or your flight due to strikes the insurance will cover the loss or additional costs that are incurred. 

Peru’s currency is called the Nuevo Sol. You’ll be able to exchange US currency for the Sol easily in Cusco. The exchange rate often fluctuates between 3.8-3.9 sol per US dollar. (As for Oct 2021)

Update: As of 2021 the exchange has been very volatile. Sept 2021:  1 USD=4 sol 

We recommend you bring cash. Peru is still a cash society. Most people don’t have a bank accounts as Peruvian banks charge up to $15 per month just to have the account open. So, services like Venmo, Pay-Pal, and Apple Pay aren’t used here. Most local stores, taxis, and local restaurants are cash only. 

ATMs charge around $8 to take out $60-200. Banks only allow a small withdrawal daily. Thus, it’s probably a good idea to withdraw a good sum of cash before you come to Peru. The USD, EURO, CAD cash you bring should be non-ripped bills. Small rips or bills that are written on are not accepted for exchange. 

Seeing as Peru is a cash society and it is difficult to withdraw large amounts of cash, we require your balance be brought in cash, for the simple reason that we, too, must pay the people we employ and whose services we use in cash as well. 

TIPPING: Local restaurants generally do not require a tip, however, leaving a few soles is a nice gesture. Tourist restaurants are generally a 10% tip. 

Tipping your guide in Peru is generally 5-10% of the price you paid for the tour. If you would like to tip your driver for the day, a 10-20 soles tip would be a nice gesture.

You will receive an email asking for some information about your height, your diet restrictions and a few other details. Please get back to us as soon as possible so that we reserve the right size bike for you. 

Make sure to buy yourself a trip/travel insurance. They are generally very inexpensive and cover your entire trip. Seeing as you have probably spent lots of money on your Peru tour you will want to make sure it is covered should you miss any of it!

All of our deposits are non-refundable. If you are booking a trip during the rainy season there is a chance you may get wet. We do not cancel for rain unless there have been landslides or something to close the trail. In the case that we cancel the trip we will refund you 100%.

If you are booking for a full day ride and the two person minimum has not been met:

You can choose to do a half day ride for 180$ or pay $220 USD for a full day ride or cancel for a full refund. You will be asked which of these options you prefer during the booking process. Please choose one, so we can plan accordingly. 

Our singletrack mountain biking day trips in Cusco and the Sacred Valley are shuttle assisted rides. We do not do any pedaling or uphill climbing. Check out the descent vs the ascent on the data section. Most trails will be pretty technical compared to many parts of the world. These trails are foot trails, animal trails and Inca Trails. They are not maintained mtb flow trails! We ask you to make sure you have the ability to ride these trails before booking. You need an intermediate background or higher. For intermediate riders you may walk some sections as we do have some gnarly stair sections.

Haku Expeditions is renowned for the uniqueness of our rides and treks, our award-winning service, the unbeatable value of our trips, and our refusal to cut corners. But you don’t have to just take our word for it — check out our five-star rating and hundreds of “excellent” reviews on TripAdvisor, or pro freeride MTB Hall of Famer Brett Tippie’s review of a Haku biking trip on Instagram (@bretttippie).

You will need to have:

• A water bottle (we’ll provide the water)
• A small pack to carry your snacks, rain jacket, etc.
• Flat bottom shoes to ride in (although, if you want super grip, we do have 510’s for rent)
• Sunglasses and sunscreen
• An extra set of clothes (you may get wet!)
• Rain jacket

• Depends on the time of year! Mid-May to end of September: dry and hot. October — beginning of May: chance of rain. 
• Cold at the pass and warmer as we descend.

1 guide for every 4 riders.

• Yes. On some trips you’ll have a relatively long shuttle ride on Andean mountain roads. See the shuttle times on the next bullet point. You can leave stuff in the shuttle; use that as an excuse to bring extra clothing in case you get wet or cold!
• Local Cusco: 20 minute ride. Lares: 1:45-2 hour ride. Lamay: 1:45-2 hour ride. Radar: 2:15 hour ride. Inca Legends: 1:10-1:30 hour ride.

Dress in layers! Long sleeves and shorts with a jacket on or in the backpack. Wear wool socks if possible. The best is a nice base layer, wool if possible, with jersey or t-shirt over it.

All of our mountain biking day tours and half day tours start and end in Cusco. If you are located in the Sacred Valley please contact us to talk about your options. 

We highly recommend that you get travel insurance. Our deposits are non-refundable. 

Get a custom Haku Expeditions mountain biking jersey that will be the envy of your riding buddies back home. 

Price: $25 USD

All add-ons will be offered to you at check out.

Add some grip to your ride! These riding shoes will keep you on the pedals and provide a safer experience. 

Price: $7 USD

All add-ons will be offered to you at check out.

Seeing this iconic 15th century Incan citadel is a more than worthy bucket list item for most people that come to Peru. If you’d like, we’ll organize a Machu Picchu tour of the site that includes a round-trip train ticket, entrance to the sanctuary, and an English-speaking guide. 

Archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as a palace for the Incan emperor Pachacuti in the 15th century. They abandoned it after roughly a century during the Spanish conquest, only to remain virtually unknown until 1911, when American historian Hiram Bingham made Machu Picchu’s existence public. In 1983, it became a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and since then it has captured the imagination and awe of the millions of people who travel to experience its magic.

Price: $350 per person (Normally $389 pp when purchased separately) 

Included:

• Entrance into Machu Picchu
• Round-trip train ticket on Peru rail
• An English-speaking guide
• Two-hour Machu Picchu tour
• Taxi to the train station in Cusco

Not included:

• Bus up to the ruins (15$ USD add-on at check out)
• Entrance into Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain
• Taxi to train station in Ollantaytambo

All add-ons will be offered to you at check out.

Make your vacation even easier! Let us book a hotel or airbnb for you!

We make sure to book you a place that has a central location in Cusco with in walking distance to the Plaza de Armas. 

We also make sure you have a place that has real hot water as many places in Cusco only offer cold water or luke warm showers at best! 

Hotels include breakfast. Private apartment airbnb do not. 

Price: $60 USD for 1-2 person group

All add-ons will be offered to you at check out.