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South America: Lima to Rio (With Train To Machu Picchu)

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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Lima

    Meals
    Dinner (Dinner at a local restaurant)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (NAIA Miraflores Hotel (or similar))
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  2. Day 2

    Lima - Paracas - Huacachina

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Viajero Huacachina Hostel (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Tour of Paracas National Reserve
    • Buggy ride or sandboarding on sand dunes in Huacachina
    Landmarks
    Paracas National Reserve
  3. Day 3

    Huacachina - Nazca Lines - Overnight Coach to Arequipa

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Overnight Bus)

    Included Activities

    • View Nazca Lines from viewing tower
    Landmarks
    Nazca Lines
  4. Day 4

    Arequipa

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Qema Arequipa (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Guided tour of Arequipa city highlights
    Landmarks
    Santa Catalina Monastery
    Plaza de Armas, Arequipa
  5. Day 5

    Arequipa

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Qema Arequipa (or similar))
  6. Day 6

    Arequipa - Cusco

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Viajero Cusco (or similar))
    Landmarks
    Lake Titicaca
  7. Day 7

    Cusco

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Viajero Cusco (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Cusco city tour
    • Visit to Cusco Cathedral
    • Visit to San Blas
    • Visit to Coricancha
    • San Pedro Markets access

    Optional Activities

    • Mountain biking experience
    Landmarks
    Cusco Cathedral
    Coricancha
    San Blas
    San Pedro Market
  8. Day 8

    Cusco

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Viajero Cusco (or similar))

    Optional Activities

    • Early morning hike to Rainbow Mountain
    • Massage service
    • Interactive Peruvian cooking dining experience
    Landmarks
    Rainbow Mountain
  9. Day 9

    Cusco - Sacred Valley

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Tunupa Lodge (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Meet llamas, alpacas and vicuñas
    • Learn ancient Incan weaving from local artisans
    • Try traditional game of Sapo
    Landmarks
    Sacred Valley
  10. Day 10

    Sacred Valley

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Tunupa Lodge (or similar))
  11. Day 11

    Sacred Valley - Machu Picchu - Cusco

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Viajero Cusco (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Inca Rail train to Aguas Calientes
    • Bus transfer to Machu Picchu
    • Machu Picchu guided tour with private guide
    • Private transfer from Aguas Calientes to Cusco
    Landmarks
    Machu Picchu
    Ollantaytambo
    Aguas Calientes
    Itinerary Image 1
  12. Day 12

    Cusco

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Viajero Cusco (or similar))
    Landmarks
    Plaza de Armas, Cusco
  13. Day 13

    Cusco

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Viajero Cusco (or similar))
  14. Day 14

    Cusco - Puno

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Casona Plaza (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Stop at Andahuaylillas
    • Stop at Raqchi and Temple of Wiracocha
    • Viewpoint stop at La Pascana
    • Viewpoint stop at La Raya
    • Stop at Pucará Museum
    Landmarks
    Andahuaylillas
    Raqchi
    Temple of Wiracocha
  15. Day 15

    Puno - Lake Titicaca - Capachica Peninsula

    Meals
    Lunch (Lunch made from local produce at local family homestay), Dinner
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Llachon Island Homestay (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Visit floating island made from totora reeds
    • Short hike on Taquile Island
    • Visit open-air market with local dances and textiles
    • Beach time on Taquile
    • Lunch at local family homestay
    • Traditional music and dancing celebration
    • Overnight stay in family homestay

    Optional Activities

    • Late-afternoon hike to nearby hill for sunset
    Landmarks
    Lake Titicaca
    Taquile Island
  16. Day 16

    Capachica Peninsula - Puno

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Casona Plaza (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Boat transfer across Lake Titicaca
  17. Day 17

    Puno - La Paz

    Meals
    Dinner (Welcome dinner)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Las Brisas Centro (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Welcome dinner with crew
    Landmarks
    Copacabana
  18. Day 18

    La Paz

    Meals
    Lunch (3-course set menu at Manq'a restaurant supporting culinary training and sustainable local produce)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Las Brisas Centro (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Half-day Shoe Shiner City Tour
    • 3-course set menu at Manq'a restaurant

    Optional Activities

    • Bolivian Fighting Cholitas wrestling show
    Landmarks
    San Francisco Church, La Paz
  19. Day 19

    La Paz - Overnight Bus to Sucre

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Overnight Bus)

    Included Activities

    • Overnight bus transfer to Sucre

    Optional Activities

    • Mi Teleférico cable car ride
    • Historic centre walking tour
    • Witches' Market visit
    • Valle de la Luna visit
    Landmarks
    Witches' Market, La Paz
    Calle Jaén
    Valle de la Luna
  20. Day 20

    Sucre

    Meals
    Lunch (Authentic Bolivian salteñas at Salteñería El Patio in colonial courtyard)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hostal Sucre (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Walking tour of Sucre colonial centre
    Landmarks
    Mercado Central, Sucre
  21. Day 21

    Sucre

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hostal Sucre (or similar))

    Optional Activities

    • Visit to Maragua Crater for dinosaur footprints
    Landmarks
    Recoleta Hill, Sucre
    Mercado Central, Sucre
    Maragua Crater
  22. Day 22

    Sucre - Potosi

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Virreyes (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Visit Plaza 10 de Noviembre
    • Casa Nacional de la Moneda tour
    Landmarks
    Casa Nacional de la Moneda, Potosí
    Cerro Rico
    Plaza 10 de Noviembre, Potosí
  23. Day 23

    Potosí

    Meals
    Dinner (Dinner with local miner's family featuring local dishes like quinoa soup and potatoes)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Virreyes (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Dinner with local miner's family

    Optional Activities

    • Tour of nearby mines
  24. Day 24

    Potosí - Uyuni

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Samay Wasi (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Orientation of Uyuni town
    Landmarks
    Uyuni
  25. Day 25

    Uyuni - Uyuni Salt Flat

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic-style lunch at Plaza de las Banderas), Dinner
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel De Sal "Tambo Loma" - Colcha K (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Train Cemetery visit
    • Colchani village visit with salt processing viewing
    • Picnic-style lunch at Plaza de las Banderas
    • Incahuasi Island visit
    • Sunset viewing on salt flats
    • Overnight stay at salt hotel
    Landmarks
    Uyuni Salt Flats
    Train Cemetery, Uyuni
    Colchani
    Incahuasi Island
  26. Day 26

    Uyuni Salt Flats - Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Ecologico de Piedra (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Ollaguë Volcano viewpoint
    • Lagoon visits - Cañapa, Chiarcota, Turquiri
    • Flamingo viewing
    • Laguna Colorada visit
    • Geothermal field visit with fumaroles and mud pots

    Optional Activities

    • Hot springs floating experience
    Landmarks
    Ollaguë Volcano
    Laguna Colorada
    Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa
  27. Day 27

    Reserva Nacional - Salvador Dalí Desert - San Pedro de Atacama

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hostal Puritama (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Salvador Dalí Desert visit
    • Laguna Verde visit
    • Laguna Blanca visit
    • Border crossing into Chile
    Landmarks
    Salvador Dalí Desert
    Laguna Verde
    Laguna Blanca
  28. Day 28

    San Pedro de Atacama

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hostal Puritama (or similar))

    Optional Activities

    • Sandboarding experience
    • Vallecito sunset tour
    Landmarks
    San Pedro de Atacama
  29. Day 29

    San Pedro de Atacama - Salta

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hostal Prisamata (or similar))
    Landmarks
    Paso de Jama
    Lerma Valley
  30. Day 30

    Salta

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hostal Prisamata (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • City centre orientation

    Optional Activities

    • Peña dinner & show with local folk music and regional flavours
    Landmarks
    Plaza 9 de Julio, Salta
    Salta Cathedral
    San Francisco Church, Salta
  31. Day 31

    Salta - Buenos Aires

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Viajero Hostel (or similar))
    Landmarks
    Buenos Aires
  32. Day 32

    Buenos Aires

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Viajero Hostel (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • City orientation

    Optional Activities

    • Argentine Sherpa dinner
  33. Day 33

    Buenos Aires

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Viajero Hostel (or similar))

    Optional Activities

    • Trip to Tigre delta
    • Dinner & tango show
    Landmarks
    Tigre
  34. Day 34

    Buenos Aires - Montevideo

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Viajero Montevideo (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Ferry across Río de la Plata
    • Montevideo orientation
    Landmarks
    Río de la Plata
  35. Day 35

    Montevideo

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Viajero Montevideo (or similar))

    Optional Activities

    • Bike ride tour
  36. Day 36

    Montevideo - Colonia del Sacramento

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Viajero Colonia (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Barrio Histórico orientation
    • Old city gate walk
    • Plaza Mayor visit
    • Basilica visit
    • Rambla waterfront time

    Optional Activities

    • Lighthouse climb for rooftop views
    Landmarks
    Barrio Histórico, Colonia del Sacramento
    Plaza Mayor, Colonia del Sacramento
  37. Day 37

    Colonia del Sacramento - Buenos Aires - San Antonio de Areco

    Meals
    Dinner (Dinner at local restaurant in San Antonio de Areco town)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Estancia la Cinacina (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Fast ferry crossing from Colonia to Buenos Aires
    • Transfer to San Antonio de Areco
    • Dinner at local restaurant in town

    Optional Activities

    • Horseback riding
    Landmarks
    San Antonio de Areco
  38. Day 38

    San Antonio de Areco - Puerto Iguazu

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Overnight Bus)

    Included Activities

    • Overnight bus transfer to Puerto Iguazu
    Landmarks
    Campana Bus Station
  39. Day 39

    Puerto Iguazu - Foz do Iguaçu

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Smart Cataratas Hotel (or similar))

    Optional Activities

    • Helicopter ride over Iguassu Falls
    Landmarks
    Iguassu Falls
  40. Day 40

    Foz do Iguaçu

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Smart Cataratas Hotel (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Iguassu Falls Argentinian side walkways
    • Güira Oga Refuge visit

    Optional Activities

    • Iguassu Falls Jet Boat experience
    Landmarks
    Güira Oga Refuge
  41. Day 41

    Foz do Iguaçu - Ilha Grande

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Refugio Hostel (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Flight to Rio de Janeiro
    • Ferry to Ilha Grande
    Landmarks
    Ilha Grande
    Porto Real
  42. Day 42

    Ilha Grande

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Refugio Hostel (or similar))

    Optional Activities

    • Speedboat experience to blue lagoons
  43. Day 43

    Ilha Grande

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Refugio Hostel (or similar))

    Optional Activities

    • Waterfall hike
  44. Day 44

    Ilha Grande - Rio de Janeiro

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Jo&Joe (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Ferry transfer from Ilha Grande to Porto Real
    • Private transfer to Rio hostel

    Optional Activities

    • Train to Christ the Redeemer
    Landmarks
    Christ the Redeemer
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  45. Day 45

    Rio de Janeiro

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Jo&Joe (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Favela Cantagalo MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience
    • Museu de Favela-MUF visit

    Optional Activities

    • Farewell dinner with crew
    Landmarks
    Favela Cantagalo
    Museu de Favela-MUF
    Itinerary Image 1
  46. Day 46

    Rio de Janeiro

    Meals
    Breakfast

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