Day 1. Airport pickup at Viru-Viru, Santa Cruz (alt. 400 m)
We will pick you up at the airport of Santa Cruz/ Bolivia from where we drive to the small town of Samaipata (120 km, 2,5 hours). There we check into a comfortable hotel and spend the rest of the day to relax and discover.
If your flight arrives late, you need to spend the night in Santa Cruz. In that case the following day is considered as Day 1.

Day 2. Samaipata (alt. 1.650 m)
We start with the briefing where we learn more about safety riding, our route, the local traffic rules and about each other. To get used to our bike, we go for a ride to the archeological site of “El Fuerte”. Classified World Heritage by UNESCO, it is an old Inca town build around the, much older, largest stone sculpture in the Americas. For some people, it is an ancient Alien landing field!

Day 3. To San Javier (alt. 540m), 380 km, 0% dirt-road                                  Early in the morning we start our tour on a winding asphalt road, towards Santa Cruz. After dealing with the traffic chaos, we cross the Rio Grande over a huge modern bridge that runs parallel to the old railway/ road bridge built in 1959 in Puerto Paila. After two hours of relaxed driving we stop to admire the grandeur of the first mission church in San Javier.

Day 4. To San Ignacio de Velasco (alt. 410m), 230 km, 5% dirt road
In San Javier we visit the first Jesuit Mission church with museum from anno 1752, than Concepcion, the capital of the missions where we visit the majestic church. After lunch, we follow our itinerary through farm communities and ride a special dirt track to a mysterious black rock into the jungle.
Next stop is the completely rebuilt mission church in San Ignacio. The rest of the afternoon we can go for a swim into a close lake or hang out on the main plaza and observe local life.

Day 5. To San José de Chiquitos (alt. 280m), 210/ 260 km) 20/30% dirt-road
After breakfast we begin the dirt-road part of this tour and if we are lucky to see some Capybaras (big rodents) along our road to the small village of San Miguel, where time flows at a more relaxed pace. We visit a wood art workshop, and of course the mission church.
Next destination on our road book is the impressive mission church of San Rafael. This mission and its contents have been preserved for 300 years. After a chance to take photo´s we continue our journey to the hidden Santa Anna mission (optional trip, on groups decision). For lunch time we stop at a tavern in a Mennonite religious community centre. Late afternoon we arrive at our destination: San José de Chiquitos. Photo shooting of the mission church is a must. 

Day 6. Santiago de Chiquitos (alt. 620m), 160 km, 5% dirt road
In the morning we ride on the Brazil expressway following the good asphalt road to the small village of Chochis. No tour would be complete without seeing the giant 180m rock tooth which stands solitary and dominates the landscape. After a short visit of the sanctuary, we reach our hotel in Santiago de Chiquitos, the last mission church of the tour. This final church is architecturally different compared to the other mission churches, but no less spectacular to photograph.
In the afternoon, we ride to the “Aguas Calientes”, a hot water river with magical power. Here we are nibbled by hundreds of small fishes. Many visitors see this phenomenon as a massage.