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MOUNTAIN BIKING

One of the most popular ways of transportation in the highlands and valleys is the bicycle. Local Indians carry everything on their bikes from 40kg(88 pounds) potato bags or the animal they just bought in a nearby market. Sometimes the entire family travels on-board (the husband pedaling, the wife - whos carrying a baby in her back - side sitting on the bar and the children on the rear rack), and sometimes they ride in turns on the bike (the first one rides for, let say 10 minutes, leaves the bike on the side of the road and starts walking. Then the next arrives, passes the first and rides another 10 minutes, and so on).

Mountain biking in Bolivia has lately became a very popular activity among tourist, especially downhill following the secondary road known as "Word’s most dangerous road". Besides this road, we can offer you other extraordinary downhill routes like the route down into Sorata valley, probably one of the largest off-road (just trails) descends in the world.

For the ones who really love mountain biking, we have multiday trips assisted with a 4WD vehicle to enjoy riding in amazing landscapes like: Lake Titicaca or the Uyuni salt flats and surroundings.

The network of hundreds of kilometers of pre Hispanic trails and biking trails makes this country on of the best options in south America for mountain biking.

EXPEDITIONS

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We chose this term not neccesarily regarding the technical difficulty but because of the length (2-3 weeks) of these trips and the complexity of its organization. Our expeditions have been designed to introduce you to the very heart of the region and provide you the most enriching lifetime experience you can get for your money, they are not just single or multiple day “tours” put together.

All of our expeditions start and end when we pick you up to or from the airport, and include all land services: accommodation, full-board-food (B&B in main cities), common equipment, and all the staff required. International and local flights are normally not included.

Short Trips marked with & requires previous acclimatization to high altitude before starting the trip

Mountain Biking
Code	Name	Days	Region	Description
MBLIPEZ	Mountain biking Uyuni Salt Flats & deserts	15	Lake Titicaca Uyuni & Deserts	Sampler mountain bike ride through the Bolivian highlands, including: a traverse of the Uyuni salt flats and a descend from the highest road in the planet at Uturuncu volcano. The most bizarre landscapes on a mountain bike.

* Trips with set departure date, please check our Calendar.

SHORT TRIPS

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Short Trips are from 1 to 7 days (one week max) and - opposite than our Expeditions -, do not include accommodation and meals in main cities, or transfers to/from the airport. Chose among our Short trips if you want to fill-in your schedule gaps, to extend your expedition, to make one of them the main goal of your holiday, or to “compose” your own trip.

The Short Trips listed below are just a sampler of possibilities, if none of them matches your expectations, desires or timetable; please visit our Tailor made page to send us your enquire. We will be very glad to help you organize the trip of your dreams from scratch.

Short Trips marked with & requires previous acclimatization to high altitude before starting the trip

Mountain Biking
Code	Name	Days	Region	Description
MBTITICA	Copacabana & Island of the Sun on a MTB &	4	Lake Titicaca	Moderated mountain bike riding over secondary roads contouring the peninsula of Copacabana, and trails on Island of the Sun.
MBZONGO	Zongo valley downhill &	1	Cordillera Real Low lands	Downhill ride from Huayna Potosi base camp down to Zongo valley; an impressive descent of almost 3.6km (2.2 miles).
MBUYUNI	Coipasa & Uyuni salt flats on a MTB &	4	Uyuni & deserts	Mountain Biking over Coipasa & Uyuni salt flats; a unique experience riding on this surreal landscape.

& Trips that requires previous acclimatization.