点评:This was a great mountain bike trip! The terrain is beautiful and we got to places we never would have found ourselves. Riding is challenging but not insane (we might be a little older than most people riding there). The long descents (we rode 99% downhill) are super fun and at the bottom you have a bite and do it again. We rode through big open passes, villages, fields, herds of alpacas and tons of singletrack. Then more singletrack. And then more. I had no idea how much riding was there. There's a lot of variety on the trails because of the altitude range (about 9,000 to 14,000 feet) - going from high mountain tundra to desert rock/sand to woods along the rivers. Views from the top are just huge.
Our guide Yuri was great. He's a fantastic rider, knows every inch of the trails in the area and got us to push ourselves quite a bit. Yuri is also a great travel companion with a good sense of humor. He seems to know literally everyone in the Sacred Valley and was able to show us a lot of the culture as well as the nature. Unlike a lot of other places, where things like the old buildings and towns are set apart like parks, the Inca structures are everywhere and the stone roads are still in use. The combination of the culture & the riding is unique and well worth the trip.
Logistics were really easy. We had a great driver (El Gato) who got us to/from Cusco and kept us safe on some pretty high roads - generally took great care of us. Do bring all the spares KB recommends as there are few bike shops in the area.
Ollantaytambo is a really pretty little town and a nice place to stay. Food is good and there are lots of choices. We didn't find the fresh fruit market until the last couple of days which was a mistake - there are all kinds of tropical fruit there that we don't see at home. And of course, Macchu Pichu. It's everything they say it is and well worth the effort to get there. KB made all the train/ticket arrangements which was a huge help as it is a bit complicated.
翻译:这是一次很棒的山地自行车之旅!地形很美丽,我们到达了我们永远不会发现的地方。骑行很有挑战性,但并不疯狂(我们可能比大多数在那里骑行的人年纪大一点)。长距离的下坡(我们99%都是下坡)非常有趣,在底部你可以咬一口,然后再做一次。我们骑行穿过开阔的山口、村庄、田野、羊驼群和大量的单行道。然后是更多单轨。然后还有更多。我不知道那里有多少骑行。由于海拔范围(约 9,000 至 14,000 英尺),小径的种类繁多 - 从高山苔原到沙漠岩石/沙子,再到河边的树林。从顶部看到的景色非常巨大。
我们的导游尤里很棒。他是一位出色的骑手,了解该地区的每一寸小径,并让我们不断鞭策自己。尤里也是一位很有幽默感的旅行伴侣。他似乎认识圣谷的每个人,并且能够向我们展示很多文化和自然。与许多其他地方不同,那里的旧建筑和城镇等像公园一样分开,印加建筑随处可见,石板路仍在使用。文化与骑行的结合是独特的,非常值得一游。
物流真的很容易。我们有一位很棒的司机(El Gato),他带我们往返库斯科,并在一些相当高的道路上保证我们的安全 - 通常非常照顾我们。请携带 KB 建议的所有备件,因为该地区几乎没有自行车商店。
奥扬泰坦博是一个非常漂亮的小镇,也是一个住宿的好地方。食物很好而且有很多选择。直到最后几天我们才找到新鲜水果市场,这是一个错误——那里有各种我们在家里看不到的热带水果。当然还有马丘比丘。这就是他们所说的一切,并且非常值得付出努力才能到达那里。 KB 安排了所有火车/票务,这帮了很大的忙,因为事情有点复杂。