Machu Picchu Drive
General information
You drive your own pickup truck or SUV at your own pace through southern Peru.
This Self-Guided tour brings you to all the world famous highlights Peru has to offer. How about the Nasca Lines and Lake Titicaca?
Extremely dry deserts, deep canyons, lively cities and colorful markets will be your part. And you’ll see lots of animals of the high Andes. But the absolute highlight of the tour is: The lost city of the Incas: Machu Picchu, deep in the Andean rainforest.
Let’s not forget that the driving in Perú is in one word: SPECTACULAR !!!
The tour starts and finishes in Arequipa, our hometown.
Highlights
- City of Arequipa
Beautiful colonial (UNESCO) city in southern Perú - Coastal Desert
Driest desert in the world - Nasca lines
Mysterious figures and lines on the pampa - High Andes
Ride up to an altitude of 5.000 meters (16,500 feet) - Amazon Jungle
Bio-Diversity in the wild - City of Cusco
Ancient capital of the Inca Empire - Machu Picchu
The lost city of the Inca’s - Lake Titicaca
Highest navigable lake in the world - Colca Canyon
Deepest canyon in the world, home of the Andean Condor
Prices:
- 1 Hotel room / 1 Car:
1 Guest: US$ 3,795.00
2 Guests: US$ 2,540.00
3 Guests: US$ 2,280.00
- 2 Hotel rooms / 1 Car:
3 Guests: US$ 3,795.00
4 Guests: US$ 2,540.00
All prices are in US Dollars, per person
Upgrades:
- Closed SUV (like a Toyota LandCruiser, or similar model): US$ 420.00 per car
- Private driver/guide: US$ 2,685.00 per tour (all expenses included)
- Single room supplement: US$ 500,00
Included:
- 11 Nights in nice 3* tourist class hotels with private shower and toilet, including standard breakfast
- Rental car for the whole tour, unlimited kilometers / miles
- Car insurance, with a deductible/excess of max. US$ 1,000.00
- Detailed Road Book
- Garmin GPS
- Day trip to Machu Picchu (Train-, bus- and entrance- tickets)
- Boat cruise on Lake Titicaca to the “Floating Island of Uros”
- Airport transfers in Arequipa (Perú)
Not Included:
- Flights to and from Arequipa (Perú)
- All not mentioned entrance-fees for excursions, museums, parks, etc.
- All not mentioned meals
- Fuel and tolls (estimate: US$ 450,00)
- Safety deposit for the rental car: US$ 1,000.00 (Cash or major credit card)
- Airport taxes
- Personal expenses
* On resting days the motorcycles are not available for riding.
Kitty
Damage Reduction Waiver (in short !)
The rental car is fully insured against:
– Damage to the rental car
– Third party property damage
– Personal injury to third parties
With an excess/deductible of max. US$ 1,000.00. A safety deposit of US$ 1,000.00 is required in cash or with a credit card (Visa, MasterCard, AmEx or Diners Club). It is not possible to re-insure the excess/deductible. The rental company can not accept any other insurance. If the client has such an insurance, he/she has to pay the excess/deductible and then claim it on their own insurance.
The following applies to all damages: regardless of the cause !
Day 1: Arrival in Arequipa (Peru)
The tour starts with your arrival in Arequipa, the sizzlin’ “White City” in southern Peru. We pick you up from the airport and bring you to the hotel. Here you will get the extensive briefing about your upcoming tour from a PeruMotors representative.
The rest of the day is at leisure in Arequipa, a very nice colonial city with a friendly atmosphere.
- Altitude: 2.300 meters (7,500 feet)
Day 2: Arequipa - Puerto Inka
Early in the morning the rental car is delivered at the hotel. Finally, the tour starts. The first stage is to the coast, descending about 2,300 meters. From there the route goes northbound along the Pacific coast all the way to Puerto Inka. You will pass small villages and enjoy the spectacular views. The hotel Puerto Inka is one to remember, because of its amazing location, on a natural bay. Once this was the harbor of the Inca’s. There are still some interesting Inca-ruins next to the hotel, which are free to visit.
- Distance: 410 km. (255 mi.)
- Altitude: From 2.300 meters (7,500 feet) to sea level
- Road Surface: All pavement
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How to book for a PeruMotors tour or motorcycle rental:
- Click here, and you wil referred to go to the official website of the Peruvian credit card companies.
- Or you can click on the credit card logos in the footer of this page.
Our Peruvian bank account:
Name of the bank: BCP (Banco de Credito del Peru)
Address of the bank: Calle las Camelias 750
City of the bank: Lima 15046
Country of the bank: Peru
BIC/SWIFT-codes: BCPLPEPL or BCPLPEPLXXX
Account Name: PeruMotors SRL
Account Number: 215-2591836-1-86
Account Address: Psj. La Gruta 304
Account City: Arequipa 04001
Account Country: Peru
About eight (8) weeks before the start of the tour or rental, we will send you the final invoice and the detailed information about your tour.