- Epic mountain biking through a country of mesmerising beauty
- Singletrack descent of Volcan Agua
- Holiday time at Casa del Mundo on beautiful Lake Atitlan
- Chilling out in the Spanish Colonial city of Antigua
- Our longest running Central American mountain bike holiday
Having run our first, pioneering mountain biking holiday to this wild and intriguing country over a decade ago, KE's Guatemala cycling holiday has continued to evolve and to receive rave reviews. Guatemala is a mountain bikers paradise. Our Guatemala biking holiday begins in Antigua, the beautiful former capital and once the Spanish center of administration for the whole of Central America and Mexico. Here, we sample the wealth of awesome single-track found amongst the surrounding volcanic peaks. A mixture of dirt road biking and single-track then takes us to Lake Atitlan (1562m/5125ft), described as the most beautiful lake in the world, with its towering volcanoes, azure water and Mayan inhabitants. This is a full-on mountain bike holiday aimed at regular mountain bikers with a taste for the undiscovered. Working with one of the few ‘real mountain bikers' in Guatemala, the first half of the trip will cover a lot of single-track that has thus far been biked only by the locals and KE groups. The second half of the trip will be more of a cycling journey, following dirt tracks into the remote region of the Cuchumatanes Mountains. Here, we embark on some real ‘backcountry' biking beneath frosty 3600 metre (almost 12,000 ft) peaks and have a rare glimpse into the local Indian life, as we visit some of the country's finest fiestas and markets. We are always on the lookout for new and exciting routes and one thing that we can guarantee about this holiday - is that there will be lots of climbing and stunning views! Overall, this is a spectacular and quite unique cycling trip. Guatemala is probably the wildest country in the area - but also the friendliest.
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Trip Guide
FAT TYRE ADVENTURE - Guatemala is proving to be a mountain bike adventurer's paradise and the first half of this trip is following established tracks used by local bikers - we think that these trails are as good as anywhere in the world. If anything the routes around Antigua are very similar to the singletrack experienced around the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. The second half of the trip is based around the quiet dirt roads and jungle trails that connect the local villages of the Cuchumatanes region. The mountainous nature of this part of Guatemala means that the day's riding will usually involve either a long climb or a blast downhill. The support vehicle usually cannot follow the bikes. This trip is not suitable for beginners and is aimed at regular, technically competent off-road mountain bikers with a good level of physical fitness. Although we have operated this trip for several years now, and as Guatemala's infrastructure changes rapidly, some areas are seeing more paved roads. To ensure this trip stays true to character, and to remain off-road as much as we can, we continually modify this trip heading further into the hills seeking out new and challenging trails. Subsequently we occasionally amend our planned itinerary during a trip to keep it real. This mountain bike holiday is graded as DIFFICULT. Difficult trips are real challenges for fit and experienced bikers, with some technically demanding singletrack ascents and descents and sections where we may have to push or carry our bikes. Mountain biking in remote areas, you need to be confident in your ability. BIKE HIRE AVAILABLE LOCALLY.
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