Colombia · 6 days
Days are built around riding, with the van following and a mechanic on hand. On the Coffee Heartlands route that means six rides totalling 436 km through the coffee-growing country of the Eje Cafetero. On Unseen Savannah it means road cycling across the Sabana de Bogotá's high plateau, with 3,900 m of climbing across t…
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Colombia · 6 days · From USD 3400 (indicative)
Days are built around riding, with the van following and a mechanic on hand. On the Coffee Heartlands route that means six rides totalling 436 km through the coffee-growing country of the Eje Cafetero. On Unseen Savannah it means road cycling across the Sabana de Bogotá's high plateau, with 3,900 m of climbing across the trip. Alto El Sifón is a single road that reveals several different Colombias as it goes. Sea to Sierra runs from the Caribbean coast up into the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in one ride. El Retiro spends three days riding out from one base in Antioquia, the region that produced much of Colombia's climbing culture. Villa de Leyva goes from Bogotá's savannah to the colonial town in Boyacá.
What separates this from a generic cycling tour is who runs it. The company is founder-owned and run from Bogotá, and both founders host the Reserved dates. They ride here, so route choices come from their own riding rather than a catalogue. The van, driver and mechanic are qualified through the Federación Colombiana de Ciclismo, and the operation works to ISO 21101 and ISO 20611, the adventure tourism safety and good practice standards.
Group size is capped at ten riders. On Private trips the ratio is one staff member to three riders; on Reserved it is one to two. That means a second pair of hands on the road and a mechanic who is not stretched across a crowd.
Most journeys begin in Bogotá, at 2,650 m, so the first rides are on the high plateau before dropping to warmer country. The routes spread across the Eje Cafetero, Los Nevados, the Sabana de Bogotá, the Antioquian Highlands, Boyacá and the Caribbean coast with the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
Private trips are shaped around your group: your dates, your people, your level. You pick a route and they adjust distance and pace, then arrange hotels and the itinerary. Reserved trips are the fixed-date version, a few times a year, with everything arranged and both founders hosting.
- Support van with professional driver on every stage - Mechanic on the road - Hotels arranged as part of the trip - Itinerary arranged as part of the trip - Route design and guiding by the founders - Both founders hosting on Reserved dates
- Travel to and from Colombia - Bikes and personal cycling kit - Travel insurance - Personal expenses - Anything not confirmed in the trip itinerary