Ride Highlights:

  • Technical singletrack riding on ancient Mayan trails, through villages and farms
  • Kayaking and hiking at Lake Atitlan, one of the most beautiful lakes in the world
  • Vibrant Mayan culture at every turn
  • Visiting two school projects in Mayan villages, where your dollars are supporting the purchase of school supplies
  • Spectacular Casa del Mundo, a hotel built into the side of a cliff overlooking Lake Atitlan

What's Included:

  • 7 nights accommodation in local lodges and hotels
  • 5 days of mountain biking on singletrack trails
  • day of kayaking and hiking on Lake Atitlan (kayak included)
  • Breakfasts, lunches, and 2 dinners
  • 2 local, English-speaking guides
  • Visits to local farms and cultural attractions
  • Airport Transfers

Ride into another realm.

The ancient Maya believed that the cosmos had three major planes: the Earth, the underworld beneath and the heavens above. On this Ride, you won't do much underworld exploring but you will discover heaven on Earth: its name is Guatemalan singletrack and the countryside is riddled with hundreds of thrilling kilometres of it. The bright blue sunny skies will provide the heavens above and the volcanoes and mountains of Guatemala provide all the spectacular Earth you need to be transported to your own cosmic realm.

Mayan culture is still alive and well in Guatemala; on this trip you'll ride through traditional villages where life continues mostly unchanged from ancient Mayan times. You'll hike and kayak on Lake Atitlan, a spectacular blue lake ringed by traditional Mayan communities and volcanoes. And you'll experience a different pace and way of life that just might transport you to the heavens above...

Is This Ride For You?

You love exploring other cultures from the seat of your mountain bike. You're open to new and exotic experiences, and don't mind getting out of your cultural comfort zone once in a while. You ride regularly and can handle climbs of up to 1,200 vertical feet. Your singletrack skills are solid and you can handle moderately rooty, rocky and narrow trails. You're a decent swimmer (or don't mind sitting out the kayaking portion of the itinerary)