South America Bicycle Touring Links

This is a collection of links to cycling travelogues in South America. If not stated otherwise, web pages placed here include at least one long (a week or more), self-supported cycling trip in South America, either as a travelogue or with enough pictures to give you an idea about the route.

If you know a new site with South American bicycle touring travelogues not yet listed, please let me know. I need your help to keep this page up to date!

Hier gibt es Berichte und Reisetagebücher von Fahrradtouren in Südamerika. Zu allen Ländern ist was zu finden, von A wie Argentinien bis V wie Venezuela. Falls nicht anders angegeben handelt es sich um private Fahrradseiten mit Beschreibungen von "richtigen" Radtouren, also selbst organisiert, mit Gepäck und länger als nur einmal um den Block.

Falls ihr eine interessante Seite kennt, die noch nicht hier aufgelistet ist, lasst es mich bitte wissen.

Pages are listed in the following order:

  • Ongoing tours
  • Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay
  • Peru, Bolivia
  • Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela
  • Brazil, Guyana
  • Continental tours, Panamericana
  • Coming soon
  • Other interesting links and contact
  • Last update was 10. Jan 2014

    Now on tour

    Igel und Paola auf Weltumradlung Igel und Paola Zimmermann (+ Hippel, Dicker und Rambo), Germany:
    Unterwegs auf Weltumradlung seit 1.4.2001, seit Ende 2004 mit dem Ratten-Terrier "Rambo" im Anhaenger, Ende offen. Bisherige Route: Europa, mit Frachtschiff von Amsterdam nach Chicago, USA. Kanada, USA, Mexiko, Kuba, alle Länder in Zentralamerika, und mittlerweile auch alle Länder Südamerikas. Zwischen den einzelen Touren machen sie immer wieder mal Pause in ihrer Finca in Kolumbien.

    German

    The Fuego Project Anna Wittert and Alister Hazeldine, Netherlands/Australia:
    Starting in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska they plan to ride an on-road and off-road adventure for over 18,000 miles travelling through Alaska, Canada, Northern America, Central America, and the length of South America ending in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.

    English

    Alaska to Ushuaia by bicycle Damian Lopez, Argentina:
    35.000 kilometers through the Americas integrating the cultures of 16 countries by means of sports, helping the children without families raising funds for SOS Children Villages.
    35.000 kilometros a traves del continente Americano integrando las culturas de 16 paises por medio del deporte, ayudando a los chicos sin familia recaudando fondos para Aldeas Infantiles SOS.

    English, Spanish

    Loslo Annelies and Hannes Salomon, Austria:
    Mit dem Fahrrad und Gleitschirm in die Welt

    German

    2-play-on-earth Philipp und Valeska Schaudy, Austria:
    America from north to south. From Alaska to Patagonia

    German, English

    En Bici por Suramerica Juan José Franco, Venezuela:
    traveling across South America on his bike

    Spanish

    Worldbiking New (January 2011)Amaya Williams and Eric Schambion, Fance/USA:
    from Columbia through Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay and Argentina

    English

    Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay

    Marions Chile Tour Marion Hetzelt, Germany:
    Der Klassiker unter den Südamerika-Radtourberichten. 6 Monate durch Chile, von Puerto Montt im Süden bis hoch in die Atacamawüste. Ein sehr ausführlicher Bericht mit vielen Bildern.

    German

    Argentinien Joachim Heidinger, Germany:
    Tagebuch und Zeitungsartikel über seine 3-monatige Tour in Argentinien und Chile

    German

    Bikeman Patrick Egli and Albert Rappo, Schweiz:
    Von Buenos Aires, Argentinien nach Puerto Natales, Chile und dann weiter nach Norden, bis Lima, Peru.

    German

    La Torre Suiza Claudia and Beat Zbinden, Schweiz/Chile:
    Nach 30 Monaten im Sattel haben sie sich in Chile niedergelassen. Hier ist der letzte Teil ihrer Weltreise zu finden, von Punta Arenas, Chile nach Villarica, wo sie jetzt eine Radlerherberge betreiben.

    German

    Abenteuerlust Jürgen Franieck, Germany:
    More than two years in South America now. From Quito south via Bolivia, Brazil and Uruguay to Tierra del Fuego/Argentina. From there he continued back north, but his last journal entry was somewhere in Uruguay.
    Er ist über 2 Jahre kreuz und quer durch Südamerika gefahren. Vom Quito über Bolivien, Brasilien, Uruguay und Argentinien nach Feuerland. Dann wieder nach Norden, aber leider endet sein Tagebuch bereits in Uruguay.

    German, English, Spanish

    Against the wind for four weeks in Patagonia Waltraut Schulze, Germany:
    Pictures and stories of her mountain bike tour in Patagonia.
    Bilder und Berichte von ihrer Tour durch Patagonien und in anderen abgelegenen Gegenden dieser Welt.

    German, English

    Pole to Pole André Schumacher and Burkhard Rothe, Germany:
    By bike from Patagonia to San Pedro, Chile

    English, German, Spanish

    Argentina and Paraguay by tandem Wim and Alies van der Linden, :
    Pictures and short reports of two tandem tours in northern Argentina and Paraguay.

    English

    Biking Patagonia Mark Robbins, USA:
    Pictures and detailed reports of his tour from Punta Arenas to Pucon, Chile.

    English

    Buenos Aires to Lima Alan Lee, U.K.:
    From Buenos Aires north to Uruguay, then back into Argentina to the Iguassu Falls, Paraguay, Bolivia and Peru.

    English

    Chile, Argentina, Uruguay Brian McKay, Australia:
    From Santiago de Chile south, then across the Andes to Bariloche, Buenos Aires and Montevideo. Travelogue of this bike tour plus boat and bus tour to Tierra del Fuego.

    English

    Cycle Touring in Chile and Argentina Tracey Maund and Colin Champion, :
    4 weeks touring in southern Chile

    English

    Cycling Chile, Argentina and Uruguay Michael Agelasto, USA/China:
    3 months in the Chilean lake region, Carretera Austral, Uruguay and Cordoba/Argentina

    English

    Illana and Amnon's Chile Cycletour Illana and Amnon Melzer, South Africa:
    Cycling in the Chilean lake region and north of Santiago

    English

    Patagonia 98 Erhard Kraus, USA:
    Starting at the tip of South America and traveling northwestward, with some bus travel. Also advice about making such a trip. With photos and maps.

    English

    Touring Notes Argentina, Chile, Falklands/Malvinas Ivan Viehoff, UK:
    No travelogue, but a good collection of very useful hints for cycling in Argentina, Chile, the Falklands/Malvinas, Bolivia and Guatemala, plus several travel tales. These notes are based upon a total of 8 months cycle-touring.

    English

    Carretera Austral Anna and Maurizio, Italy:
    Diary and pictures of their tour allong the Carretera Austral, Chile

    English

    Ao Sul do Chuí Cynthia De Pierre Penhalber and Oswaldo de Faria Penhalber, Brasil:
    Through southern Brazil and Uruguay to Buenos Aires, Argentina.

    Portuguese

    De bike pela Carretera Austral Marcelo Marcondes Bueno da Silva, Brazil:
    Bike tour along the Chilean Carretera Austral, plus backpacking tours all over South America

    Portuguese

    Desafio nos Andes Cezar Cattani, Fábio Zander and Mauricio Estevez, Brazil:
    A tour from Puerto Montt/Chile to Valdes Peninsula/Argentina and another, cold one through Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego.

    Portuguese

    Rota Austral Chile/Argentina Giuliano Andreas Jachowicz, Narbal Andriani Júnior and Paulo Afonso Brunetta, Brazil:
    From Arica to Tierra del Fuego. With lots of pictures

    Portuguese

    Viagem Argentina/Chile Walter Magalhães, Brazil:
    Short ride from San Carlos de Bariloche (Argentina) over the Andes into the Chilean Lake Region

    Portuguese

    Volta ao Mundo de Bicicleta Carlos M., Brazil:
    From Belo Horizonte/Brazil southward to Paraguay and Argentina. Travelogue stops somewhere around Buenos Aires. According to the webmasters last entry, Carlos died of pneumonia in Viña del Mar/Chile

    Portuguese

    Biking Patagonia Eduardo Manríquez, Chile:
    Pictures and travelogues of several tours in southern Chile, including the complete Carretera Austral.

    Spanish

    Cicloturismo en Chile Marco Henriques, Chile/Brazil:
    Pictures and reports of several trips in Chile, including the Cajón del Maipo, Norte Chico and a long tour along the Carretera Austral.

    Spanish

    La vuelta al mundo en bicicleta Augustín López Pisonero, Spain:
    From Tierra del Fuego to Buenos Aires, Uruguay, Paraguay and on to Colombia. Detailed travelogue for the first part of his tour (Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay)

    Spanish

    Dejando Huella Tomas Aperlo, Argentina:
    "Bienvenido a Dejando Huella, te invito a recorrer miles de kilómetros de mis aventuras en bicicleta a través de fotos y relatos, espero que lo disfrutes."

    Spanish

    Patagonien Joakim Hermanson, Sweden:
    From Santiago de Chile to Ushuaia/Argentina

    Swedish

    Altoandina Stefan Roman, Romania:
    815 km across the Andes: Altiplano in Argentina and Chile, Abra Acay, Paso Sico

    English, German, Spanish, Romanian

    Bolivien/Chile/Argentinien Patrick Cech, Switzerland:
    Von La Paz, Bolivien nach Ushuaia und dann wieder nach Norden, bis Buenos Aires, Argentinien

    German

    Chile, Argentina and Bolivia by bike Syd Winer , Australia:
    One year between Carretera Austral and Lake Titicaca

    English

    Patagonien zu Fuss und per Rad Sabine und Alexander Jung, Germany:
    von Bariloche nach Ushuaia

    Deutsch

    Nordargentinien / Nordchile mit dem Rad Sabine und Alexander Jung, Germany:
    Von San Luis über San Pedro de Atacama zurück nach Salta, mit einem Schlenker über Südbolivien

    Deutsch

    Ciclomundo Carlos Ducler, Argentina:
    Started May 2003 for a 4500 km tour across Argentina, Brasil and Uruguay. There are also several reports and pictures of previous tours in Argentina and Chile.

    Spanish

    Hoffentlich keinen Platten Robin Sorg und Elias Naumann , Germany:
    Ihre Weltreise führte sie auch nach Südamerika: Von den Osterinseln über Santiago nach Rio de Janeiro

    German

    Cycling the Paso Pircas Negras Fiona Grant, :
    Crossing the Andes by bike from Argentina to Chile

    English

    Cycling Chile/Argentina Yan Chun Su, USA:
    A two-month trip in Chile and Argentina from Punta Arenas up to Puerto Aisen along the Carratera Austral, including information for the El Chalten - Villa O'Higgins border crossing.

    English

    Rula en bici Inma Vincelle, Spain:
    Exposición principalmente fotográfica de viajes realizados en bicicleta y otras excursiones en distintos medios; barco, rafting, treking, etc.

    Spanish

    Bob's Bike Tours Robert M. Perkowitz, USA:
    This ride from Sao Paulo to Lima was 5,208 kilometers accomplished in 32 days of riding, about 160km per day.

    English

    Patagonia-Santiago Igor Kovse, Slovenia:
    A 1-month cycle tour, roughly following the Andes from the lake General Carrera to Santiago.

    English

    Argentina - Chile 2004 Trip Piergiorgio Bertoli, Italy:
    This page reports on a 5-week bycicle trip started in Santiago de Chile and finished in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. The route first traversed the Andes eastbound, then turned north, crossing the Argentinian provinces of Salta, San Juan, Catamarca, La Rioja, Salta and Jujuy, before finally crossing again to Chile through the Paso Sico, at more than 4000 mts above sea level.

    English

    Expedição Carretera Austral Valdo Vieira, Brazil:
    A month on Chiles Carretera Austral

    Portuguese

    Chili Challenge Frans van den Bouwhuijsen and Victor Niemeijer, The Netherlands:
    Cycling from the northern border of Chile with Peru to the most southern point of Tierra del Fuego.

    English, Spanish, Dutch

    Cycling the Carretera Austral Dave Wodchis, Canada:
    This page chronicles a cycling journey in 2006 north from Bariloche, AR to Villarica and then down the Carretera Austral in Chile via Chile Chico to Perito Moreno.

    English

    South America Bike Expedition Marco Voegeli and Christian Kaehr, Switzerland:
    2500 to 4000 km in 2 months through Chile and Argentina.

    English

    Bike 4 Baapa Dan Schutte and Iain Clark, Paraguay/USA:
    From Ushuaia, Argentina to the San Rafael Reserve, Paraguay. The trip is approximately 5000 kilometers and took four months.

    English, Spanish

    Trobador's Multiply Site Pierre Guillez, :
    cycled almost 30.000 km trough Argentina, Chile, Uruguay Paraguay and south Brazil.

    Spanish

    Cruzando la Cordillera de los Andes Roberto Zimmer de Godoy, Emilio Strassleurger, Andrés Esper and Francisco Niell, Brazil/Argentina:
    Cruzando la Cordillera de los Andes en bicicleta por uno de sus pasos más altos: el Paso de San Francisco

    Spanish

    Midva na biciklu Marko Mohorcic, Slovenia:
    From Tierra del Fuego to La Paz

    Slovene

    Two weeks in Argentina Hendrik Jan Rogge, The Netherlands:
    980 km over 23 days in northern Argentina

    English

    South America Peter Hubbard, U.K.:
    From Buenos Aires to Tierra del Fuego by bus. Cycling from Ushuaia, the most southerly city in the world, north.

    English

    Südamerika Peter, Germany:
    Von Calama nach Ushuaia

    German

    Zwischen Himmel und Erde am östlichen Andenrand Oliver Reinhard und Jeannine Zähner, Switzerland:
    Kaum befahren und je nördlicher desto mehr Perlen: die Strecke durch die Precordillera von Bariloche (Argentinien) bis zur bolivianischen Grenze reiht ein Highlight ans andere. Dieser sorgfältig überarbeitete und strukturierte Reisebericht ist weniger Tagebuch oder Roadbook sondern versucht Argentinien, Bolivien und Venezuela auch als Kultur- und Reiseländer näherzukommen.

    German

    Argentina & Chile Dave and Jo Whitney, U.K.:
    A bit of an adventure around the Patagonia Region

    English

    Patagonien Georg Kradolfer, Switzerland:
    5 Wochen durch Patagonien

    German

    Vom Altiplano bis Patagonien Emil, Monika und Kurt, Germany/Austria:
    Eine sechsmonatige Fahrradreise mit Kinderanhänger und Kind von Arica, Calama, Salta, Mendoza, San Carlos de Bariloche, Puerto Montt bis Coyhaique.

    German

    Südamerika Sebastian Schwertner, Germany:
    3 months from Punta Arenas to Cusco.

    German, English

    Peru, Bolivia

    Biketreks high Andes expedition Tom Phillips and Phil Whiting, England:
    A short mountain bike tour in northern Chile and Bolivia

    English

    Bolivia bicycle tour Barry Logan, USA (?):
    One month zigzagging from Santa Cruz to La Paz

    English

    Cycle Touring in Peru Tracey Maund and Colin Champion, :
    4 weeks touring in the Cuzco area. Travelogues, Maps and a lot of useful hints for tours and daytrips.

    English

    South West Bolivia New (January 2011)Sonya Jane Spry and Aaldrik Harm Mulder, The Netherlands/Australia:
    A tour guide for biking from Oruro to San Pedro de Atacama / Villazon

    English

    Touring Notes Bolivia Ivan Viehoff, UK:
    No travelogue, but a good collection of very useful hints for cycling in Bolivia. These notes are based upon a total of 4 months cycle-touring Bolivia.

    English

    Expedição Titicaca Eliana Britto Garcia and Rodrigo Telles, Brazil:
    Nice description of a 3-week adventure around the Titicaca

    Portuguese

    FietsPad Sascha Normann, Germany:
    Ein ausführlicher Bericht über seine Tour vom Norden Chile über die Anden nach Bolivien und Peru.

    German

    Von Peru nach Brasilien Micha, :
    Tagebuch und Bilder einer Radtour entlang der einzigen Landverbindung zwischen Peru und Brasilien. Von Lima am Pazifischen Ozean über Cuzco und Puerto Maldonado nach Rio Branco, im brasilianischen Bundesstaat Acre.

    German

    Juls kleiner Andenbogen Julius Grossmann, Germany:
    Die Tour führte von Calama über Lagunen, Salar von Uyuni, La Paz, Yungas, Titicacasee, Colca Canyon nach Arica. 2700 km in 26 Tagen.

    German

    Tupiza Passage Scott Urban, U.K.:
    From Tupiza (Bolivia) to San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) via San Pablo de Lipez and Laguna Morejon

    English

    Expedião nos Andes Manuel Terra and Diego Gomes, Brazil:
    Cusco/Peru to Arica/Chile. 1040 km in 12 days.

    Portuguese

    Transandina Stefan Roman, Romania:
    7000 km in the Andes, in Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina, the Bolivian Amazon and Patagonia

    Romanian (German, English, Spanish coming soon)

    Bolivia and beyond by bicycle Helen Haworth, UK:
    Cycling in Bolivia, Chile and Argentina

    English

    Abenteuer auf zwei Rädern Petra Bründler and Reto Marek, Switzerland:
    Eine Fahrradtour durch Peru, Bolivien, Argentinien und Chile.

    German

    Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela

    Ecuador Ingrid Thijssen and Joost Bolck, The Netherlands:
    Pictures and a short summary of their trip in Ecuador

    Dutch

    Cycling in Ecuador Anja Graaf and Paul van Roekel, The Netherlands:
    This article was previously published in a magazine. It tells the story of a 1993 bicycle-trip to Ecuador.

    Dutch, English

    Biking Venezuela Cheryl Kline, USA:
    A good collection of very useful hints for cycling in Venezuela. This is a link to the old version of Cheryls Venezuela reports on this server. The updated Venezuela reports on the new location http://www.travelinhobo.com/ are temporarily unavailable.

    English

    Ecuador Nigel Cox, UK:
    No travelogue, but very detailed information and route advice for cycling in Ecuador, between Quito and Cuenca. Mostly day tours.

    English

    Cycling in Ecuador Ine Frijters and Robert Tenback, The Netherlands:
    The Andes by bike, cycling at an average altitude of 3000 metres

    English

    Brazil, Guyana

    Porto Seguro to Salvador Mary Mahy and Andrew Hedges, USA:
    Bicycling up the coast of Brazil from Porto Seguro to Salvador, Bahia. This page documents their trip with the hope that others may follow in their footsteps.

    English

    Transamazonica Micha, Germany:
    Cycling the Transamazon highway. 3000 km through the heart of the Amazon, from Belém at the Atlantic Ocean to the jungles of Bolivia. Maps, pictures and tour reports.
    3000 km durchs Amazonasgebiet, von Belem am Atlantik bis in die Dschungel Boliviens. Landkarten, Bilder und Reiseberichte.

    German, English

    Brasiliens Nordosten Micha, Germany:
    Diese Fahrradtour durch den brasilianischen Nordosten startet in Recife und führt durch die 4 Bundesstaaten Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe und Bahia bis nach Salvador. Der überwiegende Teil der Strecke wurde am Strand zurückgelegt, direkt am, und - wenn man wieder mal einen Brecher verschlafen hat- im Wasser.

    German

    Rio-Brasilia Micha, Germany:
    Von Rio de Janeiro entlang der Estrada Real quer durch Minas Gerais bis zum Rio São Francisco und weiter nach Brasilia.

    German

    Transamazonica 2002 Eric Garcia and Florent Rey, France:
    Pictures, sounds and messages from their tour along the Transamazon highway from Humaita to Estreito

    French

    Ruta Transamazonica Juan Menéndez Granados, Spain:
    From the Pacific across the Andes and through the Amazon jungle to the Atlantic Ocean.

    Spanish

    Percorrendo Horizontes Sinelma de Bittencourt Barcelos and Rodrigo Arnoud Rodrigues, Brazil:
    4000 km along the Brazilian coast from Florianopolis to Natal.

    Portuguese

    Clube de cicloturismo do Brasil , :
    Very good source of information on cycling in Brazil. There are also several articles and tour reports of various authors.

    Portuguese

    Bikemagazin , :
    A lot of Portuguese articles and travelogues from different authors of bike tours all over Brazil can be found here.

    Portuguese

    De Recife a Salvador Jones Oliveira de Albuquerque, Antônio Vilaça and José Fernando Tepedino, Brazil:
    2 weeks along the Brazilian coast

    Portuguese

    Projeto Pedala Brasil Paulo Afonso Brunetta, Brazil:
    Bike tour all over Brazil, connecting the 43 National Parks. No travelogue, but a lot of very nice pictures...

    Portuguese

    Rio - Santos sobre duas rodas André Rangel, Brasil:
    Along the coast from Rio to Santos.

    Portuguese

    Volta de Santa Catarina Beatriz Aparecida dos Santos and Alvaro Sidnei de Campos, Brazil:
    A 460 km tour in Santa Catarina. The pictures are online but the diary is not available.

    Portuguese

    Estrada Real de bicicleta Thomaz Marques and Ludmila de Araujo Passos , Brazil:
    A bike tour along the old Caminho Real, from Ouro Preto to Parati

    Portuguese

    Amazon Pilgrim Douglas Gunzelmann, USA:
    3255 miles (2000 miles on dirt) along the Transamazonica through the heart of the Amazon jungle from Belem, Brazil to Lima, Peru.

    English

    Pela Estrada Real no Brasil Walter Magalhães, Brazil:
    Daily updates of his tour along the Caminho Real, from Diamantina to the coast.

    Portuguese

    Cicloturismo Mozart Lauxen, Brazil:
    This page contains several tours in Rio Grande do Sul (Brasil), a long tour from Porto Alegre, Brazil to Montevideo, Uruguay and a tour over the Andes from Santiago de Chile to Mendoza, Argentina. Check this pages to see how little baggage you need to travel!

    Portuguese, English

    Porão do Rock Eduardo Speeden, Brazil:
    A tour from São Paulo to Brasilia

    Portuguese

    La Travesée de lÁmazonie à vélo Astrid Chevallier, France:
    Through the Amazon rainforest from south to north, from Rio Branco, Acre to Boa Vista, Roraima.

    French

    Brasil Stefan Roman, Romania:
    788 km through the interior of Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and São Paulo

    Romanian

    Guyana International Bicycle Fund, :
    An organized tour from Georgetown towards the Brazilian Border

    English

    Do Oiapoque ao Chuí de bicicleta Valdo Vieira, Brazil:
    A 8000 km tour from Oiapoque in the north to Chuí in the extreme south of Brazil

    Portuguese

    Jungle Adventures Klaus und Lula, Germany, Brazil:
    A bike tour along BR319 from Manaus to Humaita and a lot of useful hints for Brazils north.
    Ein Radtour entlang der BR319 von Manaus nach Humaita und viele nützliche Tipps zu Brasiliens Norden.

    English, German, Portuguese

    Cicloturismo Cristiano Vieira, Rafael Barreiro Chaves and Rodrigo Sampaio Primo, Brasil:
    Pictures, infos and reports of a tour from the Chapada dos Veadeiros to Chapada Diamantina and another one from Curitiba to Montevideo

    Portuguese

    Em bici sucata Sybille and Thomas Schröder, Germany:
    Ein ausführlicher Reisebericht über eine Tour auf Sperrmüllrädern von Buenos Aires entlang der uruguayische Küste hoch bis Porto Alegre / Brasilien. Zum Abschluss eine Mietwagen-Runde durch die südbrasilianischen Serras bis zu den Cataratas do Iguaçu.

    German

    Pedalando pela Paz Ceará - Piauí - Maranhão, Brazil:
    A tour in the northeast of Brazil, through the states of Ceará, Piauí e Maranhão, including Jericoacoara and the national park Lençóis Maranhenes.

    Portuguese

    Vamos Brasil Graça und Helmut, Germany:
    Radtour auf der Estrada Real von Diamantina nach Paraty

    German

    Biking Beaches New (January 2011)Sonya Jane Spry and Aaldrik Harm Mulder, The Netherlands/Australia:
    A tour guide for biking along the beaches in Parana and Sao Paulo

    English

    Continental tours

    Kilometros de Sonrisas Alvaro 'Biciclown' Neil, Spain:
    From La Paz to southern Argentina, all the way north to Venezuela and back south through Brazil to Uruguay. Alvaro is a professional circus clown who entertains children wherever possible along the road.

    Spanish

    Raderfahrung Gerard Pudenz, Germany:
    Von Düsseldorf aus durch die Niederlanden, Belgien, Frankreich, Spanien und schließlich Portugal. Von hier aus ging es per Flugzeug weiter, nach Ushuaia, in Argentinien. V?on dort aus durch Argentinien, Chile, Bolivien, Peru, Brasilien, französisch Guiana, Suriname, Guyana und schließlich Venezuela.

    German

    Ushuaia-Buenos Aires Jeroen Hessens, Belgium:
    Travelling by bike from Quito, down to Ushuaia.

    Flemish

    L'Amérique Latine à vélo Patricia Pellizzon and Cyril Ballu, France:
    6 months from Ecuador to Ushuaia, Argentina

    French

    Vélo Monde Benoît Provencher, Canada:
    From Colombia into Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia to Salta/Argentina.

    French

    Yak and Yakman Claude Marthaler, Switzerland:
    Collection of e-mails written on his 5-year world tour. South America from Buenos Aires to Colombia

    French, English

    Sykler Sør Amerika Knut-Morten Engen and Knut Rønning, Norway:
    They started in Rio de Janeiro and cycled south to Uruguay and Argentina, then via Chile, Bolivia, Peru and the Amazonas to Manaus, Brazil.

    Norwegian, some English

    Cycling through South-America Gerard de Jong, The Netherlands:
    A one-year cycle trip in South-America, from Caracas to Lima and Santiago to Lima

    Dutch, English

    Pedalando & Educando Argus Caruso Saturino, Brazil:
    He started his round the world trip in his home town in Minas Gerais/Brazil, crossed Bolivia and Peru.

    Portuguese, English, French, Arab

    A Cyc-o-path Loose in South America Bob Lutsky, USA:
    This is a complete book online!! Toured from Tierra del Fuego to Ecuador. Very funny reading.

    English

    Latin America by bike Jordi Blanco, Spain:
    This 17,000 km expedition started October 2004, from Santa Cruz to San Diego an then all the way down to Ushuaia, Argentina.

    English, Spanish

    Backyard Wandering Rod, Australia (?):
    Cycling from Belem (Brazil) to San Lorenzo (Belize) via Neuquen (Argentina). The tales start in Chile from where he turned back north, into Argentina, Bolivia and Peru. His journal entries end in Ecuador.

    English

    Big Bike Trip Jeff Johnson, USA:
    A 5-month, 7000-kilometer bike trip from Tierra del Fuego to the Caribbean. He cycled through Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Brazil, and Venezuela and had loads of fun crossing steppes, jungles, deserts, mountain ranges, and savannas.

    English

    Caryl and Brian's World Bike Tour Caryl and Brian Bergeron, USA:
    Tour started in January 2001, 3 months in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. One year later they explored Chile, Bolivia and Peru, from Santiago de Chile to Ushuaia, Argentina and then back to the north of Chile and Peru

    English

    Full Circle Cycling Expedition Natalie Edery and Chris Snyder, Canada:
    Short summary of their bike tour around the world. In South America they cycled from Quito, Ecuador to São Paulo, Brasil.

    English

    Matt and Cole's South America Tour Matt & Nicole Deniston, USA:
    11 month tour starting in Santiago, Chile, passing through Tierra del Fuego, Buenos Aires, Uruguay, and Iguazu Falls. From there they flew to Quito and pedalled south through Peru, Bolivia, northern Argentina, and back to Santiago. Site contains stories, photos, maps and a detailed daily trip log with distances, averages, route descriptions, etc.

    English

    Rad-Fernweh Klaus Kuras, Germany:
    Started in January 2002 in Ushuaia, Argentina. Not much text but a lot of pictures. Along Ruta 40 and the Carretera Austral north, Lake area, Bolivia to Lima, Peru

    English

    Come join me Tour Sebastian Burger, Germany:
    Tandem tour from La Paz, Bolivia to southern Chile. He picked up several "passengers" along the road.
    Tandem Tour von La Paz, Bolivien nach Südchile. Unterwegs hat er immer wieder neue 'Fahrgäste' mit aufgenommen.

    German, English, Spanish

    Al Sur und Andean Highlights Beat Heim, Schweiz:
    Auf dieser Seite gibt es mehrere interessante Fahrradtouren, z.B. seine 9500 km und 4 Monate lange Tour von Chile über Bolivien und Argentinien bis ans 'Ende der Welt' und eine Tour von Antofagasta, Chile nach Bolivien und Peru.

    German

    Lemlem Peter Smolka, Germany:
    Im Rahmen seine Welttour hat er den Atlantik in einem Segelboot überquert und ist dann von Rio de Janeiro über Paraguay, Argentinien, Bolivien und Peru nach Chile geradelt.

    German

    Motivate-u Sarah and Niel, UK/Switzerland:
    After sailing across the Atlantic they cycled from Venezuela down through the Amazon and over the Andes to Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

    English

    Fietsende Hollanders Annemarie and Wieger, The Netherlands:
    Traveled from Ecuador to Brazil, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.

    Dutch, English

    Iris en Tore op reis Iris and Tore, The Netherlands:
    Besides stories and a lot of photos of their 2-year cycling trip through South-America, they also have put some interesting information for other adventurous cyclists. There are maps and information about several special places in Chile, Argentina, Boliva and Peru.

    English

    Vent Number Five Kris and Erik Wright, USA:
    Two travelers set out on one great adventure to see the world. With them they are bringing their trusty steed, a bicycle built for two. In South America they traveled by bus, bike and boat from Ecuador to Tierra del Fuego

    English

    Reisetagebuch Südamerika Michelle und Rolf, Switzerland:
    Berichte und Fotos von ihrer Suedamerika-Biketour von Ushuaia, Argentinien nach Quito, Equador.

    German

    Dodo's Fahrrad-Abenteuer Dieter Junghans , Germany:
    In drei Reisen hat er Südamerika von oben bis unten und von rechts nach links beradelt.

    German

    Mundial Esther und Daniel , Switzerland:
    Per Schiff nach Valparaiso/Chile und von dort aus mit dem Bus, Rad, Boot und Flieger kreuz und quer durch Südamerika.

    German

    South America Tony, Canada:
    From Lima, Peru along the Andes to Ushuaia, Argentina. Then from Ushuaia up on the east coast to Olinda in Brazil.

    English

    Atraversando Fronteras Ryan Parton, Canada:
    From January to November of 2004, He embarked upon an epic bike trip from the southern extreme of South America, on the shores of the Beagle Channel in Tierra del Fuego, north toward Venezuela´s palm-studded Caribbean coast. Along the way, he traversed 9 countries and experienced a multitude of unforgettable moments.

    English

    Terravélo David, France:
    The South American part of his world tour brought him to Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina

    French

    South America Cycle Walk Tetsuo Miyama, Japan:
    Travelogues, photos and information on his bike trip across South America

    Japanese

    Jochem on tour Jochem de Winter, The Netherlands:
    Pictures and reports of his tour from Ushaia, Argentina to Lima, Peru.

    English

    bikevisions - Südamerika Daniela Fürer and Michi Schönholzer, Switzerland:
    Ein Jahr in Südamerika von Argentinien über Uruguay, Brasilien, Paraguay, Chile, Bolivien nach Peru.

    German

    Tyre Tracks Angus Rivers, U.K.:
    six months on the road from Quito, Ecuador to Ushuaia, Argentina, sticking mainly to routes in the Andes.

    English

    Diarios de bicicleta Chris Standen, Australia:
    Travel log of his tour of South America.From July 2008 toFeb 2009.

    English

    Al Sur por la Pista Eduardo Aguilar and Gry Solstad, :
    A bike trip throughout South America. Started in Quito, Ecuador south through Peru, Bolivia and Argentina.

    English, Spanish

    Travelling Fraggle Bill Peacocke, France:
    This crazy guy packed a paraglider on top of his bike and cycled from Buenos Aries south along the Argentinean beach, then back north on both the Argentina and the Chile side of the Andes. He also crossed the Altiplano of Bolivia and Peru, flying his paraglider wherever possible along the way.

    English

    Kogacyclingdude Alain Rega, The Netherlands:
    Cycling from Lima to Ushuaia

    Dutch

    Suramerica en Bici Oscar Hernando Cañon Gonzalez, Colombia:
    "El 1 de mayo de 2004 sali de mi ciudad natal, Facatativa, Cundinamarca, Colombia. Desde entonces portando mi bandera, decidi recorrer el camino de nuestros ancestros en esta aventura que me llevara por caminos y senderos desde mi patria para bajar hasta chile y luego seguir al norte por la costa de brasil atravesar venezuela para finalmente regresar de nuevo a la tierra que me vio nacer."

    Spanish

    Zuid-Amerika Robin and Christel, The Netherlands:
    started in Uruguay, from there through Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Chile and down to Tierra del Fuego.

    Dutch

    Quito to Cape Horn Owen Williams and Jonathan Hunt, U.K.:
    from Quito, Ecuador through Peru, Bolivia and Argentina to Ushuia and Cape Horn.

    English

    South America Bike Trip Jean-Sébastien Bédard, Canada:
    Here you’ll find all the news and updates about the bike trip from Caracas (Venezuela) to Salvador da Bahia (Brazil)

    English, French

    Cycle Life Online Silas Cullen and Angela McNaughton, New Zealand:
    Cycling South America from the southern most city in the world to the equator and on to Colombia

    English

    Welttour Thomas Gand, Germany:
    Seit August 2005 auf Weltreise. In Südamerika stehen Peru, Bolivien, Chile, Argentinien, Ecuador, Brasilien und Venezuela auf dem Programm.

    German, English

    Gone bike about Darina Farrell and Kurt Baehler, Ireland/Switzerland:
    From Rio de Janeiro to Cartagena, Colombia

    English

    De ontdekking van Amerika Ellen and Sandra, The Netherlands:
    Website of their tandem tour in South America, with travelstories, photo´s and statistics.

    Dutch

    Pedal na estrada Arthur Simões Cardoso, Brasil:
    A bicycle tour around the world. The tour started in São Paulo westwards, through Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Peru and then over the ocean.

    Portuguese, English

    Expedições Qhapaq-Ñan Manuel Terra, Brasil:
    São 4 expedições que juntas percorrem o antigo Caminho Inca ou Qhapaq-Ñan, entre Quito (Equador) e Santiago (Chile), somando 7000km de percurso.

    Portuguese

    Bens bike ride Ben Jackson, :
    4 months and 10.000 km from Ushuaia to the border of Peru/Ecuador.

    Les Andes à Vélo Virginie and Michel, France (?):
    From Ecuador to Ushuaia

    French

    BikePunx pedal power journey luc xox, Germany:
    in 6 months from Mexico to Peru

    German, English

    Südamerika Alex Dürager, Austria:
    Von Buenos Aires nach Kolumbien

    German

    Adventures of Stephen Stephen Gray, Australia:
    Riding from Ecuador to Argentina

    English

    Südamerika Sabine and Stefan, Germany:
    Von Peru nach Argentinien und Brasilien

    German

    Tiarinas Yvonne Roessler and Marco, Germany/Ecuador:
    La meta de este primer largo viaje es pedalear desde Quito hasta Buenos Aires en 6 meses. 7000km a pedal y 3500km en bus.
    Das Ziel dieser ersten langen Reise ist von Quito nach Buenos Aires in 6 Monaten zu radeln. Geplant sind rund 7000km per Fahrrad und 3500km mit dem Bus zurückzulegen.

    German, Spanish

    Keep going Rodolfo and Andrea, Italy:
    Crossing South America by bicycle from Quito to Ushuaia.

    English

    Big Sky Life Simon Plummer and Jen, USA:
    a self-supported bicycle tour through South America, from Quito in Ecuador, down through Peru, a dabble into Bolivia, Chile, and then Argentina ending in the southern most city in the world, Ushuaia.

    English

    To Patagonia Tom Lavender and Eleanor Wilson, UK:
    A 10,000 mile cycle ride from Mexico to Patagonia to raise money for Medecins Sans Frontieres and The Psychiatry Research Trust.

    English

    Sudamérica en bicicleta Jaime Garcia-Baqueo, Spain?:
    Una bicicleta, un continente, un viajero intrépido con una mirada inquieta no son los ingredientes de otro cocktail que el de Sudamerica en bicicleta!

    Spanish

    Ma bicloune et moi en amérique latine Alexander von Ungern-Sternberg, Swiitzerland:
    One year through latin america, from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia, then up north, Chile, Bolivia, Peru

    French

    Fahrradweltreise Mun Suk and Eric Wehrheim, Germany:
    Teil II ihrer Fahrradweltreise: durch Lateinamerika. Start war am im Juni 2005 in Argentinien, Dauer: offen (voraussichtlich 1-2 Jahre). Schwerpunkt: Suedamerika/Andenstaaten.

    German

    Cycling South America Jamie Phillips, Rich Brown and Ian Blenkinsop, UK:
    One day in early 2006 three guys met for a drink in a pub in Essex. The exact details of the night´s conversation is not known, but by the end of the evening they had agreed that they would cycle the length of South America...

    English

    Tandem Tour Lotje and Koen, Belgium:
    started july 2006 in Vancouver and did a tour in North America before flying to Chile: Araucania, Lake District, Chiloe, part of the carretera austral, then north through Argentina and Bolivia.

    Dutch

    Ephemerica Cindy and Matt, USA (?):
    Following the travels of Matt and Cindy as they biked from Mexico to Argentina

    English

    Vom Banker zum Biker Julia und Stefan Meinhold, Germany:
    machten ihren gemeinsamen Lebenstraum wahr und fuhren mit dem Tandem ein paar Jahre um die Welt!

    German

    Pedalando na Estrada do Pacífico Cristiano Werneck, Brazil:
    started cycling in Rio Branco, Acre, and went to Cusco, La Paz, Uyuni, San Pedro do Atacama, Salta, Buenos Aires, Montevideo and Florianópolis... Brasil-Peru-Bolivia-Chile-Argentina-Uruguay-Brasil...Finished on end of this february....

    Portuguese

    The Spoken Road Kirsten Kolkmann and Seth Gates, USA:
    riding 7th months through South America, from Bolivia south through Argentina and Chile to Tierra del Fuego

    English

    Diario de bicicleta Katja, Adrian and Dieter Kuhn, Switzerland:
    Das Tagebuch zweier Reisenden mit dem Fahrrad an die schönsten Ecken dieser Erde… zwischen Bariloche und Trujillo

    German

    Radeln für Vielfalt Simon und Britta, Germany:
    In 2 Jahren von Argentinien nach Kolumbien, auf der Entdeckung der Vielfalt des südamerikanischen Kontinents.

    German

    Südamerika per Rad Raphael und Bettina,, Swiitzerland:
    von Quito (Ecuador),die Anden entlang südwärts durch Peru, Bolivien, Chile und Argentinien.

    German

    Panamericana/North and South America

    Bikeamerica Sybille und Thomas Schröder, Germany:
    Auf Panamericana-Trip von Alaska nach Feuerland. Neben den vielen Infos in ihren ausführlichen Berichten geben Sybille und Thomas auch gerne weitere Tips für Nachahmer, auch zum Thema Bahn- und Autotransport.

    German

    Les Antipodes Gwendal Castellan, Canada:
    In January 2004 he left Usuaia on his tandem bike together with another Canadian, Damien Mccombs. They rode together until Montevideo where he continued alone (on a tandem, just imagine the cheers of the bystanders...!) to La Paz. In La Paz his girlfriend Tania joined him for the rest of the trip to Inuvik in the Northwest Territories of Canada.

    English, French, Spanish

    Les Amériques a velo Charles and Thomas, Canada (?):
    Reports and pictures of their tour from Quebec, Canada through the USA and Mexico, then Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Brazil.

    French

    Randy and Nancys bike touring adventures Randy Fay and Nancy Lewis, USA:
    started above the Arctic Circle in June, 2006 and finished up in Puerto Montt, Chile in January, 2009

    English

    Alaska to South America James Middleton, New Zealand:
    From Anchorage/Alaska to South America. From Ecuador he cycled through the Peruvian Andes into Bolivia and Chile and then south to Ushuaia/Argentina.

    English

    Bike America David and Joan Wooldridge, U.K.:
    27.000 km from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.

    English

    Bike it Solo Emmanuel Gentinetta, USA:
    The story of an 18-year old who raced in 8 months from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego

    English

    Tandem America Tour Ann and Kent Moriarty, USA:
    A tandem bike ride from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. News articles and email dispatches.

    English

    The Americas on a Bicycle Perry Sanders, Netherlands:
    Cycling from North America via Aruba to Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru

    English

    Thorn to the Horn Antony Bowesman, UK/Finland:
    A bike ride from La Paz/Bolivia to Ushuaia/Argentina.

    English

    Worldsights Daniel Schellewald, Germany:
    von Puerto Madryn, Argentinien nach Süden bis Puerto Williams und dann einfach gen Norden über Chile, Argentinien, Bolivien, Peru, Ecuador und Kolumbien.

    German

    Chriwos Reisen Christiane Schäffner and Wolfgang Schmidt, Germany:
    Detailed travelogue of their tour all over South America, from Chile to Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru and through the Amazon basin north to Venezuela and Colombia.
    Ausführliches Tagebuch ihrer Radtour kreuz und quer durch Südamerika. Von Chile nach Argentinien, Brasilien, Bolivien, Peru, dann durch das Amazonasbecken nach Venezuela und Kolumbien.

    German, English, Spanish

    Durch Amerika Elisabeth Raffl, Kerstin Fischer, Benedikt Nessmann and Bernd Hein, Germany/Italy/Austria:
    Von Kanada nach Argentinien. Sie sind im Oktober 2001 in Vancouver gestartet. Kerstin und Bernd haben es bis ganz runter nach Feuerland geschafft, durch Ecuador, Peru, Bolivien, Chile und Argentinien. Bernd ist Journalist, was auch an der Qualität seiner kritischen Beiträge zu erkennen ist.

    German

    Von Alaska nach Feuerland Urs Bosshard, Switzerland:
    Für die 28.520 km von Alaska nach Feuerland hat er sich gerade mal 7 Monate Zeit gegönnt.

    German

    Weltreise Toralf Benz, Germany:
    Er ist in New York gestartet, dann aber erst mal hoch nach Alaska geradelt, bevor er sich auf den langen Weg nach Feuerland gemacht hat. In Ecuador ist er ausgeraubt worden, konnte seine Tour aber nach Organisieren einer Ersatzausrüstung fortsetzen.

    German

    Die Alaska - Patagonien Tour Tilmann Waldthaler, Germany/Italy:
    From Alaska via Florida and Venezuela to Argentina.

    German, English

    Back in the World Maggie Bennedsen and Rick Galezowski, Canada:
    From the Arctic Ocean to the Antarctic Ocean to the heart of the South American Andes. Along the way, they have cycled the highest, the driest, and the most dangerous roads in the world. 2 years, 3 months, 20 days, and more than 26,000 kilometers (A lot of pictures, reports still missing)

    English

    Bis an das Ende der Welt Thomas Daniel, Germany:
    Bilder und ausführliche Berichte seiner Tour von Alaska nach Feuerland.

    German

    The Road South Nick Lenzmeier, :
    This site chronicles his travels by bicycle from the tip of North America at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to the tip of South America at Ushuaia, Argentina and back north to Columbia.

    English

    The 7 Year Budget Travel Bike Tour Cindie and Tim Travis, USA:
    The online story of how they saved their money, quit their jobs, sold their possessions, and set off to budget travel around the world on a multi year bike tour adventure. They cycled from Arizona south to Mexico, Central America, then Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Cile and Argentina. Very detailed accounts and a lot of pictures.

    English

    Panamericana Lupus, Germany:
    24635 Kilometer von Alaska nach Feuerland.

    German

    Biketrip Brigitte König und Daniel Schmid, Switzerland:
    Mit dem Frachtschiff bis nach Vancouver, ab da mit dem Rad gen Süden.

    German

    Diego to Fuego Dylan and Cheri Harris, USA:
    From the US/Mexico border in San Diego to the Southern most tip of the South American continent - Tierra del Fuego. This grueling ride of 11,500 miles took approximately 15 months to complete.

    English

    Le Tour des Amériques Marie Collin, Christian Blanchard and Pierre Beauregard, Canada:
    From Canada to Chile

    French

    Spinning Southward Mike and John Logsdon, Nateon Ajello, USA:
    A bicycle trip from the far northern shores of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina, the southern most city in the world.

    English

    Traumtreter Hannes und Martin Horn, Germany:
    Berichte und Bilder einer etwa 14-monatigen Radreise, zu welcher die beiden Brüder im Sommer des Jahres 2005 aufbrachen.

    German

    Wandering Wickershams Judee and Art Wickersham, USA:
    Traveling by tandem south down the Pan American.... then on around the world.

    English

    Ribbon of Road Gregg Bleakney and Brooks Allen, USA:
    In the Summer of 2005, Brooks Allen and Gregg Bleakney embarked on a 19,500 mile bicycle journey from Prudhoe Bay (the most northern road accessible point in Alaska) to Tierra del Fuego, the southern most tip of Argentina.

    English

    A Ride for the Climate David Kroodsma, USA:
    A bicycle tour through the Americas to raise awareness of climate change

    English

    Eine Weltreise mit dem Velo Rahel and Jürg, Switzerland:
    Ihre Weltreise führte sie in Südamerika von Ecuador nach Feuerland.

    German

    Panamerica Andrea and Jörg Schuster, Germany:
    Eine 18-monatige (Hochzeits-)Reise mit dem Fahrrad von Alaska bis Feuerland.

    German

    Bums on Wheels Martin Sweeney, U.K.:
    A six month journey by bicycle, beginning in Ushuaia and ending somewhere in Peru along the infamous Ruta Quarenta (route 40) before it becomes fully paved. Taking in Torres del Paine, Perito Moreno glacier, Bariloche (lake district), the Carreterra Austral, Aconcagua, Salta, Salta de Uyuni, Titicaca.

    English

    Dreirad Chan, Rebekka and Florian Fisch, Switzerland:
    Riding with their 2 1/2 year old child all the way to the most southern tip of Argentina.

    English

    On the road Nuno Brilhante Pedrosa, Portugal:
    A journey through the Pan American highway

    English, Portuguese

    Lausers on Tour Nicole Zott and Gerhard Buchgraber, Austria:
    Von Alaska nach Feuerland

    German

    Riding the Spine Jacob, Sean and Goat, USA:
    Began in Alaska and have pedaled over 34,000 kilometers, passed through 14 countries, arriving in Ushuaia after 3.5 years of travel. Instead of riding along the PanAmerican Highway, their unique journey brought them along the dusty, muddy and difficult dirt roads and trails that criss-cross the continental divide - the longest contiguous mountain range in the world; hence their name: Riding the Spine.

    English

    A few years in North, Central & South America Jeff Kruys, Canada:
    a trip from Victoria up to Inuvik, then down the Panamericana to Ushuaia and then back (!) along the east coast (Brazil, Guyana...) of South America.

    English

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    Some links to other interesting pages:

    Das Lateinamerika Bike Buch (German)
    Radreise & Fernradler Forum (German)
    Karls Travelogue Collection (Huge collection for Europe and the rest of the world)
    The "Warm shower list": Cyclists who offer free accommodation to other cyclists
    Trento Bike Pages (Cycling in Europe)
    Ken Kifer's Bike Pages (Travelogues North America and cycling advise)
    Clube de cicloturismo do Brasil (Portuguese)

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