Semana Santa 2023 - Expedición Baja Verapaz

Details
Photos

Expedition Baja Verapaz Semana Santa 2023

Each year for the Guatemala Holy week of Semana Santa week we try to do something new and special focusing on new region of the country by bike! This year we will be visiting the desert of Guatemala, Baja Verapaz for Seven days of shuttle supported riding, luxury camping and exploration.

Confirmed Departure April 1-7, 2023

Part of makes Guatemala unique is the convergence of 3 tectonic plates with several major fault lines from that run NW to SE. Mountains raise to 3000m and drop down to 500m along the Motagua and Polochic faults. The area mountains capture the rain and leave shadows in the valleys.

The dry corridor is not only home to big terrain – there is also incredible culture and a great way to get off the map and experience the frontier of Mountain Biking in Guatemala.

About Baja Verapaz

This region is spectacular, an enourmous valley with towering 2500m mountains around, ancient trails and a mixture of cowboy and indigenous Mayan culture.

Guatemala Mountain Bike Tours - MTB Guatemala

Expedition Baja Verapaz 2023 – Full Itinerary

Date	Notes	Hotel	Meals
Dia 1 Apr 1 (Sat)	Tecpan – Rio Motagua	Glamping	B,D
Día 2 Apr 2 (Sun)	Quiché -> Joyabaj	Posada de Don Guillermo Joyabaj	B, Picnic
Diá 3 Apr 3 (Mon)	Pachalum – Mixco Viejo	Glamping Pachalum	B,D
Diá 4 Apr 4 (Tue)	Pachalum -> Culbulco -> Rio Chixoy	Hostal Don Armando Rabinal	B
Día 5 Apr 5 (Wed)	Culbulco – Rabinal	Hostal Don Armando Rabinal	B, Picnic
Día 6 Apr 6 (Thu)	Rabinal – Salama	Hacienda Ecologico Rio Escondido	B
Diá 7 Apr 7 (Fri)	La cathedral / Antonas	Hotel Tzalam Ha Salama	B, Picnic
Día 8 Apr 8 (Sat)	Regreso	n/a	B

Full Price

All-Inclusive Package

Meals
Unlimited Snacks

Select Accommodation
Double Occupancy

Bike Cleaning
Tool Access

$1199 /pp

Glamping Tent Setup MTB Guatemala — Photo: © MTBguatemala.com

Price a little steep? Just wait!

Enjoy exclusive discounts for early bookings or group packages.

Early Bird

Grab your spot at an early bird price

Early Discounts for one adult
MTB G Shirt
Priority seating and Meal preferences.

Early Bird Cutoff
March 1st

USD $1000 /pp

Endurero

Living life on the cheap? Pick this option

Just the riding!
No extras
No food included
Triple accommodation in hotels

USD $700 /pp

Group

Bring a group of 4 or more and get a special discount

Four special all inclusive tickets
Private tent.
MTB Guatemala Merchandise
Most meals

-$500 off!

FULL TRIP INCLUDES

Most Meals
Accommodations
1:4 Staff
Private shuttle and driver
Bi-Lingual Mountain Bike Guides with international certification
Fruits & Snacks
Filtered water
Park Entrances
Vehicle and 4×4 Support

Mechanical assistance
Access to pro tool kit.
Picnic Lunches
First-aid kit, two way radio Communication, Satellite locator
Exclusive House / Cabin Rentals
Pre-departure info package
MTB G Swag
Daily Bike Cleaning

NOT INCLUDED

Bike Rental
Airfare

FULL SHUTTLE SUPPORT

All of our multi-day trip include full shuttle support who follow us along the route with various reunion points throughout the day. The vehicles provide a base for your luggage, snacks and water and allow you to cut out sections of riding or take breaks if needed.

EXPEDICION SEMANA SANTA 2023 – BAJA VERAPAZ

Daily Itinerary and route description

Accommodation: Glamping

We have rented an exclusive eco-park at the rivers edge in a valley of waterfalls with an olympic sized swimming pool. Each of our large 3x4m Glamping tents sleeps 4 people comfortably.

Our Glamping tents comes equipped with cots, sleeping bags, pillows and furniture. Each guest will have access to Bathrooms, showers and electrical connections to charge electronics.
Dinner will be family style camp dinner.

High above the town of Joyabaj is a swath of slickrock and a famous rock that overlooks the valley. We’ll climb up to the rock and folllow technical trails back to town!

Hotel: La Posada de Don Guillermo Joyabaj

One of the nicer hotels in the region, La Posada de Don Guillermo has a large pool, jacuzzi and full menu restaurant.

Our route today follows old roads and hidden cow trails that snake through the Río Motagua canyon. Our destination: the Mayan Ruins of Mixco Viejo, a 15th century fortress built atop a steep bluff.

Accommodation: Glamping Santa Cruz El Chol

We have rented a private eco-park with a large pool to setup our large Glamping tents for the night. Dinner will be a family style camp dinner. Each guest will have access to Bathrooms, showers and electrical connections to charge electronics.

This ancient trail follows the border between Rabinal and Culbulco and will be an exhilarating way to enter the grand valley that is our destination: Baja Verapaz! The trail snakes along a ridge flowing between mossy trees and old rock walls.

ACG Enduro Series 5 Baja Verapaz, Guatemala

Hotel: Hostal Don Armando Rabinal

Today we’ll settle into shuttle mode and explore several downhills in the Rabinal Valley.

Hotel: Hostal Don Armando Rabinal

Our second night in the same accommodations will give us a chance to relax.

Hotel: Hacienda Ecologico Rio Escondido

This cute mountaintop hotel features delightful cabins and a small fishing pond.

Descending from Hacienda Ecologico Rio Escondido we’ll follow exciting singletracks to an ancient aquaduct reaching the town of Salama below.

In the afternoon we’ll begin heading back to Guatemala City and if we have time we’ll do one last epic downhill that will take us back to the Río Motagua!