One of the America’s best kept secrets: Guatemala is a mountain bike paradise home to incredible terrain, climate and culture. This jam-packed enduro itinerary links together the biggest descents and most scenic trails in the country. We have hand-picked the best downhills that connect the highlands in 9 epic days of epic enduro riding.
This is our biggest, baddest enduro mountain bike multi-day tour of the year averaging over 2000m of descent a day. Get on the bus!
Highlights
Connect the best downhill singletrack in the country with a unique point-to point route
7 Days of Shuttle Assisted riding averaging over 6,000ft of downhills a day
8 Nights in excellent hotels
See Lake AtitlƔn for the first time from the saddle of your bike
Finish with an epic 2800m descent on the active Pacaya Volcano
8 Nights
2 Travel Days
7 Riding Days
2 Rest Days
A word from the Guide
By demand we have extended our popular 5 Day enduro tour for a full week of epic riding and sights. This route is as varied as Guatemala itself with sandy volcanic descents, rocky, high and dry pines and rich tropical forests.
Riding a bike in Guatemala gives you a unique perspective to connect Mayan sights while riding ancient Mayan infrastructure on trails and footpaths.
This gravity focused route connects the chain of Guatemalaās highest volcanoes crossing through several distinct regions before finishing with an epic freeride on the active Pacaya Volcano.
ARRIVAL / DEPARTURE
Guatemala City International Airport Please schedule your flight dates for at least 24hrs before and after your tour.
What’s Included
Airport Pickup and Dropoff
Most Meals
Accommodations
Private shuttle and driver
Bi-Lingual Mountain Bike Guides with international certification
Fruits, Snacks Filtered Water
Park Entrances
4×4 Vehicle Support
Mechanical assistance
Access to pro tool kit.
Picnic Lunches
First-aid kit, two way radio Communication, Satellite locator
Parcialidad Vasquez Otzāiles The Communal Forest of TotonicapĆ”n represents the largest and most well-preserved coniferous forest in all of Central America.
Welcome to Guatemala! We will meet you at the airport where our private transportation will take you to nearby Antigua, about an hours drive. We’ll check you into your hotel and meet you for a group dinner where we will meet and discuss the rest of the week.
UNESCO world heritage site, Antigua is the former Spanish colonial capital of Central America. Throughout its 500 year history the city has been wrecked several times by earthquakes, and is an open-air museum of Spanish colonial architecture, cathedrals, parks and ruins. The city is a major tourism destination and is home to the best restaurants and luxury hotels in the country.
Shuttle to 3200m – 1000m decent through virgin cypress forest on technical footpaths. Shuttle #2 to Cerro Quemado Mayan Sacred Site drop through steep mountain top flower plantations – finish at volcanic hot springs.
Fuentes Georginas
Natural hot springs on the flanks of the Zunil Volcano in Quetzaltenango framed by a steep, high wall of tropical vines, ferns and flowers. The setting is intensely tropical, an elevation (2550m) and keeps the air cool.
(Half Day Riding) Boat to Panajachel in the morning ā shuttle up to 3200m mountain-top forest passing a 19th century sawmill finish with a 600 year technical trail and descent to TecpĆ”n.
We are proud to have received over 300 Five star reviews! Here are a few:
Brendan and team, it was great!
Max May 21, 2024
MTB Guatemala š¬š¹ was the best choice we made to have 3 tours in different parts of this beautiful country. These guys are super reliable and knowledgeable. They will take you to the real MTB trails with the best views.
They did earn each of these stars, my respect... read more and admiration. I recommend MTB Guatemala š¬š¹ for your next real adventure.
Oscar February 28, 2024
Great day trip outing led by Marcos. We got to travel down trails and roads I would never have found on my own and the bike I rode was very high quality and fit like a glove. The scenery was beautiful and everyone we ran into along the way were... read more very friendly. Would highly recommend to anyone traveling in Guatemala!
Emily January 25, 2020
Highly recommend! 10 out of 10 would do again!
Wilcor_Shane February 11, 2023
Awesome ride! We had a private tour and it was everything and more than we expected. Fun, perfectly paced, ee even had an extra bit of trail since our guide saw we could handle it! Some very shiny five stars! š
Maria October 12, 2020
Had a great time riding! Brendan was an awesome knowledgeable guide. I highly recommend to ride in Guatemala and hit up MTB Guatemala to show you the ropes. I wish I could stay longer and go on some more trails. Guatemala is beautiful, this is your sign to come on... read more down and to shred the gnar!
A true backcountry loop – if you enjoy hiking with your bike, long, raw bushwack descents and a full day in the mountains where very few go -untouched cloud forest and incredible views await.
Shuttle supported Cross country tour to the top of the world! – Big views of 4 volcanoes await on this intermediate cross country mountain bike tour in Antigua.
Departure: Antigua, Guatemala
Duration: 5-6 hours (3 hrs riding)
Difficulty: Intermediate (2+ years mountain biking experience)
Our beginner, shuttle supported cross country tour. Follow smooth, mostly flat agricultural singletrack through working farms of corn and vegetables. Enjoy a fast descent down to Antigua on a thousand year old trail.
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