ACTIVITIES IN PERU

Peru – a real paradise for any kind of vacation

Peru and its thousand faces: incredibly beautiful landscapes with a diversity of species in plants and animals, impressing sights from past ages and interesting, still kept traditions of ancient cultures. The vast diversity of natural conditions and different climates provides lots of opportunities for all sorts of adventure sports, attracting sport-enthusiastics from all over the world. Discover all the activities Peru has to offer you!

mountaineering - trekking - climbing - surf - riding - biking - paragliding
sandboarding - rafting - fishing

Biking is becoming more and more popular in Peru. Except for the Amazon basin and the deserted regions along parts of the coast, this sport can be practiced throughout nearly the whole of Peru. Three kinds of tours are distinguished concerning their severety and logisitical aspects: (A) hard, dry ground and less uphill grade make these tours easiliy accessible, also for beginners; (B) tours with common uphill grade and moderate risk of injuries, recommended for experienced bikers. (C) Terrain with high uphill grade and very slippery or smooth ground with high risk of injuries, often combined with a high altitude, are only recommendable for experienced, sportive people in good physical conditions. Generally bikers season starts in May and ends in October. Along the coast biking is possible throughout the whole year. Bikers, who wish to ride in high altitudes should get acclimatised beforehand and make sure that they carry enough good standard clothing, which will keep them sufficiently warm. It is also important to take a sufficient amount of spares with you. Enjoy Peru by bike !

Paracas - Cordillera Blanca - Lurín-valley

Paracas
Almost all of the Paracas National Park lies in the district of Ica. Most of the peninsula and the Southern coast are terrains appropriate for bikers´ requirements. There are short, easy tours, near the bathing resorts and more difficult ones which lead cross-country through the desert, passing dunes and uphill grades. Important: You should make sure that you take with you a sufficient amount of water storage and a map.

Cordillera Blanca
One of the most beautiful bike tours of whole Peru leads through the gorges and mountains of Callejón de Huaylas valley, in the department of Ancash. There you will find a large number of different tours with varying severeties, all situated in a most beautiful countryside. Lots of these tours start at high altitudes, around 3500 metres, and lead all the way downhill. An extraordinery tour leaves from the lagoon of Llanganuco at 3800 metres and down to Yungay.Aanother tour follows a mountain pass at 4800 metres from Punta Olímpica to Carhuaz.

Lurin-valley
Pachamac, 30 km South of Lima is located at Panamerica Sur and a very popular destination for bikers from Lima. Starting point for lots of tours with various severeties is the former Hacienda San Fernando. From April to December the following tour programs are available: La Chacra with destination (A) Cieneguilla; (B) El Manyano; (B) El Cardal, (C) El Chirimoyo; (C) Las Lomas.

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While the first hang glider came to Peru as early as in the nineteenseventies, paragliding has only been practised here since the nineties. Although not that well known yet, Peru has turned out the be a real paragliders´ paradise. While traveling in Peru you should not miss out on trying a tandem flight yourself and experiencing this amazing feeling of flying in some of the most beautiful landscapes of the world.

Costa Verde/Lima - Southern coast - Southern highlands

Costa Verde/Lima
One of the frequently used flight areas is situated in the heart of the busy downtown of Miraflores (Parapuerto) and in San Isidro (Parque Gandhi), both in Lima. Starting from the 70 metres high cliff line you can glide over 8 kilometres down the coast, thereby reaching an altitude of more than 220 metres. Between 6:30 pm and 9:00 pm, night flights are available. For those who want to reach even greater heights there is another 'airport' in Lima's distric oft Barranco. In the outlying area of Lima, there are further flying opportunities in Pasamayo, 60 km North of Lima, and in Pachacamac, 30 km South of Lima.

Southern coast
The Southern coast of Peru is also known for its paragliding facilities. In twenty minutes flight time, altitudes of more than 227 metres can be reached at Lunahuaná, 160 km South of Lima. In Chincha (185 km) you can glide down the valley to Canete in two and a half hours (a 70 km roundtrip). Paracas is another amazing place, known for its numerous species of animals and plants, you can also enjoy a flight there. Although the airflow often only allows flights by experienced paragliders, it is a once-in-a- lifetime experience to glide over the ocean at only 1 metre above sea level. Also flights at night time, especially with full moon and those over the famous Nazca-Lines are fascinating and guarantee mystic encounters.

Southern Highlands
Arequipa is situated at an altitude of 5800 m, and thus gliding there is a real physical challenge. It is Cusco though that is consdered to be the paragliders capital. At Mirador de Racchi and Urubama valley, awseome flights can be realized. For well experienced operators, flights over the sacred city of Machu Picchu are available. Another commonly known flight area is Andahuaylas, situated about 180 kilometres West of Cusco. After detailed instructions about the geographical disposition of its countryside, spectacular kinds of “Cross Country flights” are offered.

Even more flight facilities can be found in Hauraz and Huancayo.

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