Duration of tour: More than half a day.
Difficulty : Moderate
The misti volcano is known for being a mountain where one finds a lot of ash and sand.
The 4x4 car will take us to 3300 meters and from there we will start out descent by bike until the city of arequipa (2325 meters).
- This is a Downhill approximately of 1000 meters.
- Downhill by bike is 2 hours and a half.
The Misti volcano is characterized by having a lot of ash and sand. It is an active conical volcano.
The 4x4 car takes us up to 3,300 meters above sea level and from there we will descend by bicycle to the city of Arequipa at 2,325 meters.
This is a descent of approximately 1000 meters.
The duration of the descent by bicycle is 2 hours and a half. However, we are dividing the Misti volcano bike descent into two parts.
Description of the program: DESCENT BY BICYCLE OF THE MISTI VOLCANO
We pass by your hotel in the city of Arequipa 2300 meters above sea level, at 8 am with our 4x4, then we travel for 1 one to the direction of the Pichu Picchu volcano to reach the town of Chiguata 3200 meters above sea level. Here the guide will also explain about the route, the flora and fauna.
First part:
Here the guide will give everyone their safety equipment and show them how the bikes work. Also the guide will explain about security.
We start doing the tour in the middle of pre-Inca terraces, places where there are no tourists, this first part of the tour is done along a dusty trail. This part of the tour lasts one hour and 30 minutes and descends 800 m. , from 3300 meters to 2500 meters
Second part:
In the second stop of the route we climbed in the 4x4 from 2,500 meters to 3,300 meters above sea level. On this tour we climb the Misti volcano to 3300 meters above sea level, this is the height where you can get with the 4x4 truck.
Then we start the descent from the Misti volcano, this route is dusty and zigzag with adrenaline included until we reach the main road 2500 meters above sea level and if we have time we can go biking on the main paved road until we reach the suburbs of the city of Arequipa.
Then we put the bikes on the roof of the 4x4 and continue with the 4x4 to the city of Arequipa.
The duration of the complete tour (first and second part) is 5-6 hours. |