The Mayan heartland. High, pine forested mountains descend into a network of steep, dry canyons loaded with trails to explore.
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~968m 3,176 ft/ day
Ascent
-12906m (-42,343 ft)
Descent
3760m (12,336 ft)
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9 Day Guatemala Highland Enduro Epic
Confirmed departure February 16-24 2024!
One of the America’s best kept secrets: Guatemala is a mountain bike paradise home to incredible terrain, climate and culture. This jam-packed enduro itinerary links together the biggest descents and most scenic trails in the country. We have hand-picked the best downhills that connect the highlands in 9 epic days of epic enduro riding.
This is our biggest, baddest enduro mountain bike multi-day tour of the year averaging over 2000m of descent a day. Get on the bus!
Highlights
- Connect the best downhill singletrack in the country with a unique point-to point route
- Shuttle Assisted averaging over 6,000ft of downhills a day
- See Lake Atitlán for the first time from the saddle of your bike
- Stay in unique hotels and house rentals
- Soak in volcanic hot springs
- Finish with an epic 2800m descent on the Pacaya Volcano
A word from the Guide
By demand we have extended our popular 5 Day enduro tour for a full week of epic riding and sights. This route is as varied as Guatemala itself with sandy volcanic descents, rocky, high and dry pines and rich tropical forests.
Riding a bike in Guatemala gives you a unique perspective to connect Mayan sights while riding ancient Mayan infrastructure on trails and footpaths.
This gravity focused route connects the chain of Guatemala’s highest volcanoes crossing through several distinct regions before finishing with an epic freeride on the active Pacaya Volcano.
ARRIVAL / DEPARTURE
Guatemala City International Airport
Please schedule your flight dates for at least 24hrs before and after your tour.
What’s Included
- Airport Pickup and Dropoff
- Most Meals
- Accommodations
- Private shuttle and driver
- Bi-Lingual Mountain Bike Guides with international certification
- Fruits, Snacks Filtered Water
- Park Entrances
- 4×4 Vehicle Support
- Mechanical assistance
- Access to pro tool kit.
- Picnic Lunches
- First-aid kit, two way radio Communication, Satellite locator
- 1:4 Staff
- Exclusive House / Cabin Rentals
- Pre-departure info package
- MTB Guatemala Merch!
- Daily Bike Cleaning
Not Included
- Airfare
- Bike Rental
- Gratuities
Guatemala Enduro Epic – Full Itinerary
| Date | Notes | Hotel | Meals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 0 Feb 16 (Fri) | Arrival | Antigua | |
| Day 1 Feb 17 (Sat) | Antigua Day Ride | Cabaña Tecpán | B, L, D |
| Day 2 Feb 18 (Sun) | Totonicapan – Culebra Quichélense | Santa Cruz Quiché | B,L,D |
| Day 3 Feb 19 (Sun) | Cantel / Xela Cerro Quemado | Fuentes Georginas Hot Springs | B,L |
| Day 4 Feb 20 (Mon) | Quiché and Chichicastenango | Lake Atitlán | B,L |
| Day 5 Feb 21 (Tues) | Lake Atitlán | Lake Atitlán | B,L |
| Day 6 Feb 22 (Wed) | Cerro Tecpán | Cabaña Tecpán | B,L,D |
| Day 7 Feb 23 (Thur) | Pacaya Volcano Freeride | Antigua | B |
| Day 8 Feb 24 (Fri) | Return / fly out | n/a | B,L |
Sights on this tour
Parcialidad Vasquez Otz’iles The Communal Forest of Totonicapán represents the largest and most well-preserved coniferous forest in all of Central America.
Unique boat-accessed cliffside hotel on the shores of Lake Atitlán.
Extinct volcanic cone and Mayan religious site.
Natural Volcanic Hot Springs and Spa.
Archeological site and former capital of the Kaqchikel Maya built in the 14th century.
More than a lake – a region! Living Mayan culture and challenging mountain biking.
Located in a valley of Volcanoes Antigua Guatemala is home to hundreds of kilometers of steep agricultural singletrack.
DAY 1
Arrival
| Hotel: Antigua, Guatemala |
Welcome to Guatemala! We will meet you at the airport where our private transportation will take you to nearby Antigua, about an hours drive. We’ll check you into your hotel and meet you for a group dinner where we will meet and discuss the rest of the week.
UNESCO world heritage site, Antigua is the former Spanish colonial capital of Central America. Throughout its 500 year history the city has been wrecked several times by earthquakes, and is an open-air museum of Spanish colonial architecture, cathedrals, parks and ruins. The city is a major tourism destination and is home to the best restaurants and luxury hotels in the country.
DAY 2
Antigua
| –2122m (-6,962ft) Decent | Hotel: Cabaña Suiza |
Connect the best shuttle-assisted descents on steep terrain below the massive volcanoes of Antigua.
MTB Guatemala Base Camp
La Cabaña Suiza
We moved to Tecpán for a reason. An hour drive from Antigua, the area has unprecedented access to trails and nature, as well as dozens of routes that connect to nearby Lake Atitlán.
We’ll be staying at our cabin for just one night but we’ll be back to sample the riding in Tecpan on day 7!
DAY 3
Totonicapán
| -2,242m (-7,356ft) Descent | Hotel: Santa Cruz del Quiché |
La Culebra Quichélense
Traverse unique 3300m alpine summit – drop down technical Mayan trails to Quiché. Lunch in family home. Ride through deep cypress forests. Mountain-top cabin and campfire overlooking Xela.
DAY 4
QUETZALTENANGO
| -2230 m (-7,316ft) Descent | Hotel: Zunil Hotsprings |
Shuttle to 3200m – 1000m decent through virgin cypress forest on technical footpaths. Shuttle #2 to Cerro Quemado Mayan Sacred Site drop through steep mountain top flower plantations – finish at volcanic hot springs.
Fuentes Georginas
Natural hot springs on the flanks of the Zunil Volcano in Quetzaltenango framed by a steep, high wall of tropical vines, ferns and flowers. The setting is intensely tropical, an elevation (2550m) and keeps the air cool.
DAY 5
La Infinita
| -3,511m (-11,519ft) | Hotel: San Marcos L.L |
The biggest day of the trip – 2700m downhill on the backside of Lake Atitlán on trail through multiple climate zones
– 2hr 4×4 shuttle and finish in Santa Cruz la Laguna
DAY 6
Lake Atitlán
| Rest Day | Hotel: La Casa Del Mundo |
Kick back for a day at the world’s most beautiful lake at a unique boat-accessed hotel. Optional kayaking.
DAY 7
Highlands / Tecpán
| -1500 m (-4,921 ft) | Hotel: Tecpán Cabin |
(Half Day Riding) Boat to Panajachel in the morning – shuttle up to 3200m mountain-top forest passing a 19th century sawmill finish with a 600 year technical trail and descent to Tecpán.
DAY 8
Pacaya Volcano Free Ride
| -2263m (-7,425 ft) Descent | Hotel: Antigua |
Freeride the active pacaya Volcano
Day 9 – Departure
Detailed Itinerary – Guatemala Highland Enduro Epic
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Additional information
| Nights in Hotel | 8 |
|---|---|
| Shuttle Support | Yes |
| Riding Time | 6 Days |
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