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The most iconic landscape of the Peruvian Andes by e-bike: the Red Valley, Rainbow Mountain and a long descent to Pitumarca.
The Ausangate massif, the most important sacred mountain of the southern Andes, holds two of the most spectacular landscapes on the planet. We start in the Red Valley, an entire ravine of deep red earth with no vegetation, where you are almost always alone. From there we climb, with the motor taking care of the altitude, to the Vinicunca viewpoint — the Rainbow Mountain.
What makes this day unique is what comes next: instead of walking back to the bus like everyone else, we ride down the ravine, through alpaca herding communities, wetlands and small hamlets, all the way to the village of Pitumarca.
After a 3-hour transfer from Cusco, we start in the Red Valley, an entire ravine of deep red earth with no vegetation, where you are almost always alone. From there we climb, with the motor taking care of the altitude, to the Vinicunca viewpoint — the Rainbow Mountain.
Instead of walking back to the bus like everyone else, we ride down the ravine, through alpaca herding communities, wetlands and small hamlets, all the way to the village of Pitumarca.
E-bike, protective gear, guide, support vehicle and oxygen included. Lunch, entrance tickets and hotel pick-up are not included.
5:00 am to 7:00 pm, the Ausangate days have their own schedule. Fixed meeting point in Cusco and a 3-hour transfer in the private support vehicle to the Red Valley; the day finishes in Pitumarca.
For riders comfortable on singletrack: a long day, sustained altitude and some technical descending down the ravine.
You ride above 4,500 m. Two or three nights of acclimatisation in Cusco or the Sacred Valley are compulsory, and the vehicle carries oxygen all day.
The motor takes care of the altitude on the climb to Vinicunca, and instead of walking back to the bus you ride all the way down to Pitumarca.
We have e-bikes in every size, suitable from age 13.
As this is a day tour, distances and altitudes are approximate.
It is an Intermediate day, for riders comfortable on singletrack. The motor takes care of the altitude on the climbs and the vehicle follows all day.
Yes, it is compulsory. You ride above 4,500 m, so two or three nights of acclimatisation in Cusco or the Sacred Valley are required first.
Yes. The support vehicle carries oxygen all day.
We start in the Red Valley, where you are almost always alone, climb to the Vinicunca viewpoint by e-bike and, instead of walking back to the bus like everyone else, ride down the ravine all the way to Pitumarca.
20–25 km: 40% climbing, 40% descent and 20% flat.
It runs from 5:00 am to 7:00 pm. The transfer from Cusco to the Red Valley takes 3 hours, and the day finishes in Pitumarca.
Yes. A high-end full-suspension e-bike and protective gear are included, along with a private WFR-certified guide and a private vehicle with bike rack.
No. Entrance tickets are not included.
No. Lunch is not included.
Hotel pick-up and drop-off is an optional service, arranged and quoted in advance.
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