I was worried that this will be rather lame touristy thing to do.
But I was so wrong!
We had an amazing time dropping down through different climates,... read more sceneries and altitudes. What an experience! Our guide Noel was very knowledgable, good mechanic to fix minor issues on company’s high end bikes, took rad pictures with his personal camera. I highly recommend!

  Biking Death Road was a fantastic experience and a highlight of my time in South America. Gravity were a brilliant company, I highly recommend them. Our guides Noel and Marco... read more (and driver Willy) were great, they explained everything very clearly and made the day really fun and entertaining. The bikes were excellent and I felt safe and comfortable the whole time.

  Noel, Marco, and Willy Wonka were incredible guides/ drivers! 100% recommend. Such lively tour guides who make the experience 100x more better! This was an unforgettable experience and I'm I... read more chose Gravity Bolivia!

  We had an amazing trip with the guys from Gravity. It was totally worth it, could not be better! Can only recommend it

  If you are considering this trip, which is incredible, definitely chose Gravity. We saw other companies on the trip but Gravity had, by far, the best equipment including bikes... read more with front and rear shocks, pants and jacket PLUS an optional rain jacket and of course, helmet and gloves.
Because they had two guides (shout out to Noel and Ruben) everyone could go at the pace they wanted, whether fast or slow. We added on a zip line tour at the last minute, which was also amazing. At the end of the trip, which stopped at a wildlife sanctuary where they offered hot showers and a delicious dinner. Plus we got to see incredible native animals including monkeys, bears, jaguars, pumas.
Bucket list item not to be missed!

  I had a fantastic day riding down the road of death with the guides Noel and Marco! Everything from the organisation, the communication before and during the tour, the gear,... read more the safety instructions was outstanding. The tour was well structured with suffiecient breaks in between to rest, enjoy the scenery and take pictures and a tasty lunch at the animal sanctuary. All of that made it a fun and unforgettable day and I would for sure book another tour with them!

  The bike experience was great, which is the most important part. The bikes was good but the helmets were old and in poor condition. A nice upgrade would be an... read more implementation of Mips in the helmets since crashes are quite frequent.
The guides was excellent. An extra star for returning some forgotten items to our hotel the next day.
The camera they used could use an upgrade.
The van we traveled in was in poor condition and the driver almost fell asleep on the way back to La Paz which was more dangerous than we signed up for.
The resturant was dirty, the food was blend and dead cockroaches in the womens bathroom was a not so pleasant ending after the bike tour.

  We had a amazing time our guide noel was really friendly and chatty, great English which helped us also.
The equipment and service was amazing we felt truly looked... read more after and safe on the road with all the gear and experience.
Amazing day out thanks, so so much fun one of the coolest days Iv ever had.
Big shout to the hungry driver Johnny
The lunch at the animal was rescue was amazing and was really nice to hear how much support gravity does for animals and the environment.
Can’t recommend enough

  Long story short, we felt deceived, cheated, and ripped off by their Death Road tour. This is NOT an honest business. AVOID them.

Purely by coincidence, the date... read more we chose to go on the tour, was also the date of Gran Poder - the biggest festival in La Paz. As one could imagine, the festivities bring the entire city to a halt, and make the tour a logistics nightmare. While that’s not Gravity’s fault, not telling us definitely is. The tour date was a Friday, and when I went to the office to book on Wednesday, the girl didn’t mention anything. But then when I went in again on Thursday, all of a sudden Gran Poder became a big issue, and their van couldn’t come to our hotel anymore. Really? Who could’ve seen that coming, huh?

I really hate to make these assumptions, but here I do think Gravity deliberately hided the Gran Poder part, because they were afraid to lose our business. But actually, if they told me beforehand, I would’ve chosen to go on Thursday instead, and they’d still make my money. Oh well, I guess they didn’t know.

Now onto the most infuriating part. Because of the Gran Poder street closures, on Thursday, they asked to walk 1.5km the next morning and meet the van at 6:30am. To put it into perspective, the original plan was to pick us up from our hotel at 7:15am. Obviously, we were not happy about this, so the girl offered a compromise: the driver would message us in the morning, “see how the traffic is and decide where to meet”. Sounds like a silver lining, right? Oh boy was that wrong. Only an hour after leaving, at 6pm on Thursday, they decided “pick up is not possible, please walk to the plaza far far away”. I couldn’t help but think the girl only said that to get us out of her office.

And guess what happened the next morning? Streets were empty and cars were driving around freely. They absolutely could have picked us up from the hotel and saved us from walking 20 minutes in the dark.

Same thing happened on return as well, we had to be dropped off on the other side of the valley, take the teleférico, and walk another 20 minutes back to our hotel. In the end, the “hotel transfer” is even more exhausting than the tour itself. Again, Gravity should have told us about this beforehand, not blaming everything on Gran Poder. Instead, they chose to take our money first, and then deliver all the bad news they already knew.

Oh and not only did they take our money, they even overcharged us! We shared the tour with two other travelers, who told us that they paid $90/person, including a zipline ride. The price we paid was $120/person, with no zipline. Now, I don’t care for the zipline at all, but if you take off this $32 extra option, the other guests essentially paid less than half of our price. It’s absolutely the worst feeling when you’re already mistreated, and then found out you’re also ripped off. And did I mention they also got hotel pick-up/drop-off?

All in all, I can’t believe these issues are mistakes anymore, because an honest business would never do things this way. When I emailed Gravity after the tour, the owner played everything off as “poor communication”, but I don’t buy it at all. Don’t be fooled by the good reviews online, and don’t think their expensive price means good service. Just don’t book with this company. Period.

  what a day. super speed down the pavement then hair raising focus on the death road. such an incredible experience.