Every bookable trip in South America at a glance: routes that link several countries, the riding regions behind them – and, for each country, the tour to start with.
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Suedamerika · Colombia
Suedamerika · Peru
Suedamerika · Peru
Suedamerika · Peru
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Overview
South America is the Andes in their purest form. In Peru you ride above 4,000 metres through the highlands, along Lake Titicaca to Cusco and Machu Picchu. In the north, Argentina opens up the coloured mountains of Salta and Humahuaca, plus vineyards and wide gravel roads. Colombia links green coffee country with dry desert and colonial old towns. Further north, in Central America, you carve through Costa Rica and Nicaragua between volcanoes, rainforest and two oceans. Many trips are pure enduro tours off the tarmac, others relaxed road trips. You ride adventure bikes, and every tour is guided – by a leader who knows the altitude, the language and the roads. This page carries only what can actually be booked: fixed departures, vetted operators, stated inclusions. Guided motorcycle tours South America ride in small groups with a local guide and a support vehicle; self-guided versions hand you the same route with a roadbook and accommodation already booked, but leave the pace and the breaks to you. Whether a trip covers one country or links several is decided by the routes above – or country by country.
What a trip costs, which riding level it asks for and what is included is stated on every tour, before you book.
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Riding regions
Riding regions do not follow borders. These are what decides how a trip feels – and which month it makes sense in.
Seven thousand kilometres of mountains from Colombia to Patagonia: passes above 4,500 metres, the Altiplano plateaus, the Salar de Uyuni and switchbacks that take you from cloud forest into the cold in a single day. Altitude is the real opponent here, not the surface.
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Ruta 40 on the Argentinian side, Carretera Austral on the Chilean one, with border posts in the middle of the pampa in between. Gravel, glaciers, fjords – and a wind that dictates riding technique more than any corner does. The season is short and runs against the European winter.
Tours in this region
The green side of the continent: Colombia's coffee triangle with switchbacks between banana plants, the descent east towards the Amazon and cloud forest that keeps the road wet every afternoon. Short stages, warm temperatures and a region that works almost all year.
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Country by country
One trip worth starting with from each of the busiest countries in South America. Everything else is on the country page itself.
Colombia 2 tours
14 days · Challenging · from 4.850 €
Timing
The season decides the route, not the other way round. Rough orientation for the continent – the exact windows are stated on each country and each tour.
Best season Andes May–September, Central America December–April
South and Central America have no single travel window – region and altitude are what matter. The high Andes of Peru and northern Argentina ride best in the southern dry season from May to September, when the mountain days are clear and stable. Central America – Costa Rica and Nicaragua – has its dry season from December to April. Colombia sits in between and rides best in its drier months, December to March and July to August.
May–September
dry season, clear and stable mountain days
March–May & Sept–Nov
pleasant temperatures, not too hot
Dec–March & July–August
the drier months of the year
December–April
dry season, noticeably less rain
Travel experiences
Real voices from travellers who have been on the road with us.
Booking
Six to nine months is realistic for the sought-after departures: groups are small and popular dates fill early. Short notice often still works – we check availability directly with the operator and tell you in the enquiry what is still bookable.
The cheapest bookable trip in South America starts at 4,850 €. Above that, duration, region and inclusions decide – a one-week standard tour sits well below a multi-week trip on a rental machine. The price and what it covers is on every tour page before you book.
Usually accommodation, guide, support vehicle and the inclusions the operator lists. Travel to South America is normally not part of it on long-haul trips, and neither is fuel, the rental machine or insurance unless explicitly named. The full list is on every tour.
You pick your departure on the tour page and send the booking; we pass it to the operator, who confirms it – only then does the travel contract come into being. Deposit and balance follow the operator's terms and go directly to them, not to Motourismo.
Within Europe often yes; for long-haul destinations a rental machine on site is usually cheaper and far simpler. If you still want to ride your own machine in South America, we arrange the transport. Every tour description states whether own bike, rental or both is intended.
If a guided trip does not reach its minimum group size by the stated deadline, the operator can cancel. You get payments back or move to another departure – deadlines and the cancellation scale are in the pre-contractual information before you book.
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