15 Day Trans Maya Ride

15 Days

Guatemala is a mountain biker’s paradise. Our adventure begins in Antigua, the beautiful former capital and once the Spanish center of administration for the whole of Central America and Mexico. Here, we start out with a single-track ride high on the slopes of Volcán de Agua, which overlooks the city. Over the next 3 days, a mix of dirt road biking and single- track then takes us to Lake Atitlan, surely a contender for the most beautiful lake in the world, with its towering volcanoes and azure water. This is a trip aimed at mountain bikers with a taste for the undiscovered. The first half of our trip will cover a lot of single-track that has thus far been biked only by the locals and Old Town. 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-meter peaks and have a rare glimpse into the local Indian life, as we visit some of the country's finest fiestas and markets. We continually modify this trip and seek out new and challenging trails. We may even need to make minor changes during the course of a trip to keep it real. This is a spectacular and unique cycling trip. Guatemala is probably the wildest country in Central America - but also the friendliest.