- Location: Manizales
The colonial trails
- Enduro / All Mountain
- 4 DAYS / 2 MTB RIDES
If you are one of those cyclists who want an epic adventure, remote roads, mix with the local culture and live a good ride that has aggressive descents and at the same time ascents and demanding rides, this is the perfect mountain bike tour. We will know in two days the best all mountain rides around the mountainous Colombian city of Manizales.
From the cold moors of the vicinity of the Nevado del Ruíz at almost 4000 meters above the level to the warm banks of the Cauca River, we will ride by singletracks of horses and mules, uncovered roads and stony coffee plantations in the steep mountains of the coffee region of Colombia.
This Mountain bike tour consists of two days of rides that combine technical and natural descents with relatively long rides and demanding ascents.
To book a tour, you can pay the total value or make a deposit of at least 20% of the total value. To do this, give us your basic information and our team will provide you with an international payment link.
To custom your experience, just contact us and tell us how you want your trip? Our team will help you to customize your mountain bike adventure! We take you anywhere, anytime! There is not a problem if you have companions or family, we have customized activities off bike.
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Our staff will be waiting for you at renowned Hacienda Venecia just 20 minutes away of Manizales.This is a working coffee farm near Manizales with more than 100 years of tradition. In the midst of vast coffee fields and a picturesque and exuberant environment that includes native trees and water springs, in this authentic traditional house we will live a unique experience and we will be truly immersed in the landscape and culture of Colombian coffee.
Take the afternoon to get ready your bike and go for a walk around charming trails in the middle of coffee plantations and rivers.
At night we will meet to enjoy a great welcome dinner and prepare all the details of our rides.
Our first stop is the neighboring town of Neira. We will ride through several paths that make up the coffee cultural landscape, we will know the most spectacular scenarios that the coffee cultural landscape has to offer and of course, we will take a series of uncovered road networks that connect with some exciting singletracks in the middle of coffee plantations. It included famous trails that have been the scene of international races. Trails such as «El gordo bisoño» or «el infernal» which is the reason for the name of this tour.
After lunch, don’t forget to bundle up. Our transport will pick us up and we will depart from the warm climate of the coffee plantations in the cold splendor of the Andean páramo. We´ll reach “Termales el otoño”, a hotel between the mountains of the mythical moor of “Letras”. A magical place that will make it worth the cold every moment.
The Colombian coffee axis will be unforgettable when pedaling from the cold moor of “letras” at almost 4,000 meters above sea level until the heat of the Sub-Andean jungle (coffee zone), with the scenery perfect for mountain biking in landscapes mind-blowing and incredible descents, want more?
“El Desquite” route is a mules and horses route internationally recognized because in just 35 kilometers of riding, we will descend almost 3000 meters of elevation lost. Very few places in Latin America can you get these conditions. This route includes technical single trails, pasture trails and uncovered roads.
Do not trust yourself because of the huge elevation lost that we will achieve; the elevation gain does not stay behind. We will have steep ascents, segments with “bike on the shoulder” and the dreaded “Subida al cielo”. At the end of our tour, we will have a well deserved lunch and a Transportation will take us back to Hacienda Venecia.
You can have a delicious breakfast and relax for the rest in the morning. We will be waiting for you in a new adventure!
The only thing you need is to pack your suitcase and prepare yourself to enjoy the best scenarios of tropical America for the practice of Mountain Bike. We will take care of the rest
To book a tour, you can pay the total value or make a deposit of at least 20% of the total value. To do this, give us your basic information and our team will provide you with an international payment link.
To custom your experience, just contact us and tell us how you want your trip? Our team will help you to customize your mountain bike adventure! We take you anywhere, anytime! There is not a problem if you have companions or family, we have customized activities off bike.
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Registro Nacional de Turismo: 71129
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