A guided descent down the road once named the world's most dangerous, on a private tour just for your group.
A private, professionally guided mountain bike descent down the North Yungas Road — roughly 40 miles and over 11,000 feet of elevation loss from the high Andes into subtropical jungle, ending with lunch and a stop to see rescued wildlife.
The North Yungas Road earned its 'Death Road' reputation from decades of vehicle traffic on its narrow, cliffside gravel surface, before a modern paved bypass took most through-traffic off this stretch. The mountain bike route still runs the old road's single-track cliffside sections, which carry real exposure and require full-suspension bikes, helmets, and a guide who rides the route daily — this is not a casual bike ride, and fitness and a level head at altitude both matter. Voyzo only arranges this with operators running current safety equipment and a strong track record.
A popular starting point — every Voyzo itinerary is fully customizable, so we'll shape the order and stops around your group.
Hotel pickup anywhere in La Paz, early morning departure.
The ride begins at La Cumbre pass, over 15,000 feet above sea level, in cold, thin mountain air.
A roughly 40-mile descent losing over 11,000 feet of elevation, much of it on the narrow gravel single-track that gave the road its reputation.
The route ends in the warm, green Yungas lowlands, a dramatic contrast to the barren high-altitude start.
A stop at La Senda Verde Ecotourism Resort for lunch and a look at rescued monkeys and other wildlife cared for on-site.
Back to your hotel, home, or the airport — whenever your day wraps up.
A private, professionally guided mountain bike descent down the North Yungas Road — roughly 40 miles and over 11,000 feet of elevation loss from the high Andes into subtropical jungle, ending with lunch and a stop to see rescued wildlife. The North Yungas Road earned its 'Death Road' reputation from decades of vehicle traffic on its narrow, cliffside gravel surface, before a modern paved bypass took most through-traffic off this stretch. The mountain bike route still runs the old road's single-track cliffside sections, which carry real exposure and require full-suspension bikes, helmets, and a guide who rides the route daily — this is not a casual bike ride, and fitness and a level head at altitude both matter. Voyzo only arranges this with operators running current safety equipment and a strong track record.
The North Yungas Road was built in the 1930s to connect La Paz with the Amazon basin, and a large share of the construction is attributed to Paraguayan prisoners captured in the Chaco War. In 1995 the Inter-American Development Bank called it the world's most dangerous road, a label that often draws on estimates of 200 to 300 deaths a year at the peak of its traffic. Those figures are estimates and sources vary.
The real change came when a replacement route, part of Route 3, was developed over roughly two decades to 2006, and another section was rebuilt as a two-lane road in 2009. Heavy traffic moved off the old route, which is why it is now widely used for supervised mountain biking.
The ride ends near Yolosa, where La Senda Verde, an animal refuge founded in 2003, cares for more than 250 rescued animals, among them monkeys, macaws and an Andean bear. Lunch is eaten there while looking at the animals.
Every Voyzo tour is a starting point — tell us what you have in mind and we'll build it.