Death Road Bike Adventure: 64km of downhill riding with safety trainers
4.2
13 Ratings
La Paz

  1. Enjoy 64 km of downhill cycling with just a few minor inclines.

  2. Experience the thrill of Death Road on a front suspension bike.

  3. Relax after your ride with a hotel stop featuring a buffet lunch, shower, and pool access.

  4. Benefit from English-speaking guides who are trained in safety and rescue.

Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Camino de la Muerte - The mountain biking tour starts early in the morning at 7:30 a.m.
    Then go by transport to “La Cumbre” (1hr. from La Paz), which is the starting point.
    TOUR DESCRIPTION
    Leg 1: This is a 22 km downhill on asphalt (tarmac) road. At the police checkpoint (after 45 min.) all tourists pay Bs. 50 for the entrance to the national…
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What's Included
  • Round-trip transport
  • Equipment: Fullface helmet, gloves, jacket, trousers
  • Front Suspension Bike + Zip Line
  • Photographs sent by e-mail
  • Specialized bilingual guide (English - Spanish)
  • Food: 1 lunch, water, snacks
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees Bs.50
  • Tips
  • Extra drinks.
Additional Information
  • Minimum age is 18 years
  • A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Bring an extra clothes ( Pants / T-shirt / Shoes) because during the trip you will cross under the waterfalls and at the final of the tour you have showers.
  • Bring a jacket, because at the return of the trip is cold.
  • Bring a towel for to take a shower at the final of the tour.
Location
Maria Auxiliadora Church
Avenida 16 de Julio
We pick up people from their downtown hotels, if you are far from there, the meeting point is at Maria Auxiliadora Church at 7:45 a.m. But we are going to get in contact with you before your tour.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
4.2
(13 Ratings)
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Mia_g
May 26, 2024
Death Road Champions - The ride was phenomenal! Doing this with a group was the best, feeding off each others energy. Thank you to Rum our guide, the driver and assistant for being attentive and experienced with death road. It’s unforgettable. Couple of things I’d wish I had known, bring a pair of extra shoes because you will get wet. And to prepare for the elevation changes better! Although I’m not sure you can. Also I would recommend to get full suspension bikes for this trip!
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S_london_90
Mar 17, 2023
Absolutely Brilliant - This was a total highlight of our trip so far (6 weeks in all across South America). Our guide was waldo and our driver pato, they were fab and made the experience even better. The trail is indescribable, the cycle is so adrenaline filled - I recommend it to anyone, you just need a little bit of confidence on a bike, you don't need to be a total expert. It was cloudy and rainy and we still had a great time and got some great photos. It is very cold at the top so I recommend lots of layers/warm jumper, I also wished I'd brought my own gloves to wear under theirs, and maybe a scarf/snood and even a hat. Still, when you get down a bit out warms up, and you aren't doing any exercise really as you're just going downhill so you don't get super sweaty! We didn't do the zip line but it did look fun. Watch out that one you start the actual death road descent you won't have access to water or loos for 2-3 hours. We ended up having a private tour just the two of us, for a group it might be faster or slower I'm not sure.
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Douwe
Jun 20, 2022
Adrenaline on the deathroad! - Guide Waldo and Driver Oli made it the perfect day in the mountains! It was not just going down with fast pace, they told us lots about the history and made crazy pictures. They are also amazing Jokers. Thank you a lot for this amazing experience
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James_f
Mar 9, 2020
One of the best days ever! - Wow - what a day! The pick-up from our hotel was on time and we were contacted the day before! The day itself was just great - our guide and driver couldn’t do enough to help! The clothing and bikes were great... and the experience itself?! Just incredible!!! we had so much fun; definitely one to remember! Thanks guys!
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Michael
Aug 14, 2019
Death Road and Zip Line - Great Down Hill experience with a super guide. Thanks Octavio! During the breaks we learned more about La Paz and Bolivia than on an official city tour. Wheels and food were great.
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Peligugu
Jun 1, 2019
Culture & Bikes - It was a great trip with the bike down the Death road,thank you Octavio for this amazing trip Gustav
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Joshclk
Jan 27, 2019
Exciting death road - we started the tour very early ... we were picked up from the hotel and we enjoyed the descent ... pure adrenaline in the zip line ... I highly recommend this tour ... excellent service
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Ross1711uk
Feb 27, 2019
Problems with a bike and lots of hassle to get t-shirts and photos - Having done the La Paz city tour with Inti Travel and having being impressed with them (Steph was a great guide), I decided to book the Death Road tour with then too. However, it was much less impressive. Despite telling us the guides were bilingual, two of the three only spoke in Spanish during the tour - meaning those of us with some Spanish had to translate for those who had none. The groups was very large - 19 in total. My bike was ok (though definitely not as new as some of the other companies offered) but a wheel came off my friend's bike during the tour. Thankfully she wasn't badly hurt, but it could have been a lot worse had it happened on another part of the road. Despite promising t-shirts and to send round photos and videos of the tour promptly, the t-shirts only arrived three days later (and only then after a lot of hassling them) ... and completely the wrong sizes. Four days after the tour, I'm still waiting for the photos and videos. If you're planning the Death Road, I'd look to book with another agency.
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Cheneric924
Jan 1, 2019
Great tour guide but horrible logistic - The tour guide is professional and friendly. Really enjoyed the bike ride on death road. However, the tour logistic was a nightmare. We didn’t depart until an hour after the scheduled meet up time. After the bike ride, we were just sitting there waiting for them to wash the bikes for two hours...this should be done with their own time after the tour ends. Afterwards we were left at a hotel for two hours with not muchI to do. A total waste of time. This tour would be better if it includes just the bike ride and let us go afterwards.
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Ianln6171ed
Jan 1, 2019
A lot of wasted time - The actual biking section was good，but the whole tour didn’t need to take 14 hours We were picked up about 40min late and didn’t depart the city until an hr later than scheduled After biking to the bottom, we waited at a stop for almost 2hrs just for the guide to wash the bikes Then at the hotel where we had our buffet, we were given 2hrs of free time, but there weren’t much to do at the hotel. Overall we felt a lot of time was wasted and we could’ve ended the tour and back to our hotel at 5 but instead we got back at almost 10pm
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