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South America: Lima to Rio (With Inca Trail Trek)

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Immerse yourself in rich history and local traditions
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Lima

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

    Lima to Huacachina via Paracas National Reserve

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

    Included Activities

    • Tour of Paracas National Reserve with coastal scenery
    • Buggy ride or sandboarding on sand dunes
    Landmarks
    Paracas National Reserve
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  3. Day 3

    Huacachina to Nazca Lines via Overnight Coach

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Overnight Bus)

    Included Activities

    • View Nazca Lines from tower viewpoint
    Landmarks
    Nazca Lines
    Itinerary Image 1
  4. Day 4

    Arequipa

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Qema Arequipa (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Guided tour of Arequipa city highlights
    • Exploration of Plaza de Armas and volcano views
    Landmarks
    Santa Catalina Monastery
    Plaza de Armas
  5. Day 5

    Arequipa

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

    Arequipa to Cusco

    Meals
    Lunch (Buffet lunch with Andes views)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Viajero Cusco (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Travel along Route of the Sun with scenic photo stops
    Landmarks
    Lake Titicaca
  7. Day 7

    Cusco

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Viajero Cusco (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Guided city tour of Cusco
    • Visit to Cusco Cathedral, San Blas and Coricancha

    Optional Activities

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

    Cusco

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Viajero Cusco (or similar))

    Optional Activities

    • Early hike to Rainbow Mountain
    • Massage treatment
    • Interactive cooking experience for Peruvian dishes
    Landmarks
    Rainbow Mountain
  9. Day 9

    Cusco to Sacred Valley

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Tunupa Lodge (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Meet llamas, alpacas and vicuñas
    • Learn ancient Incan art of weaving from local artisans
    • Traditional game of Sapo experience
    Itinerary Image 1
  10. Day 10

    Sacred Valley to Inca Trail

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Inca Trail Camping)

    Included Activities

    • Inca Trail trekking from KM 82
    • Glacier views of La Veronica
    • Inca ruins visit
    Landmarks
    La Veronica
    Itinerary Image 1
  11. Day 11

    Inca Trail

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Inca Trail Camping)

    Included Activities

    • Inca Trail trek covering 16km
    • Dead Woman's Pass (4,215m) summit
    • Pacaymayu Valley crossing
    • Runkurakay ruins and pass with Pachamama offering
    • Sayaqmarka ruins visit
    Landmarks
    Dead Woman's Pass
    Runkurakay
    Sayaqmarka
  12. Day 12

    Inca Trail

    Meals
    Breakfast (Warm coca leaf tea in tent with breakfast), Lunch, Dinner (Small celebration dinner)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Inca Trail Camping)

    Included Activities

    • Inca Trail trek covering 10km through jungle
    • Phuyupatamarka visit
    • Intipata agricultural terraces visit
    • Wiñay Wayna exploration
    Landmarks
    Salkantay
    Phuyupatamarka
    Intipata
    Wiñay Wayna
  13. Day 13

    Inca Trail to Cusco

    Meals
    Lunch
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Viajero Cusco (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Trek to Sun Gate (Inti Punku) sunrise viewing
    • 2-hour guided tour of Machu Picchu temples and plazas
    Landmarks
    Machu Picchu
    Inti Punku
  14. Day 14

    Cusco to Puno

    Meals
    Lunch (Buffet lunch with Andes views)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Casona Plaza (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Full-day coach journey from Cusco to Puno along Route of the Sun
    • Stop at Andahuaylillas
    • Stop at Raqchi and Temple of Wiracocha
    • Viewpoint stops at La Pascana and La Raya
    • Visit to Pucará Museum
    Landmarks
    Andahuaylillas Church
    Raqchi
    Temple of Wiracocha
  15. Day 15

    Puno to Lake Titicaca

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

    Included Activities

    • Floating island visit with totora reed structures
    • Taquile Island short hike to open-air market
    • Community dances and textiles viewing
    • Sandy beach visit
    • Local family homestay accommodation
    • Local lunch from family produce
    • Traditional music and dancing celebration

    Optional Activities

    • Late-afternoon sunset hike near homestay
    Landmarks
    Lake Titicaca
    Taquile Island
  16. Day 16

    Lake Titicaca to Puno

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Casona Plaza (or similar))
  17. Day 17

    Puno to La Paz

    Meals
    Dinner (Welcome dinner with crew)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Las Brisas Centro (or similar))
    Landmarks
    Copacabana
  18. Day 18

    La Paz

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Las Brisas Centro (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Half-day Shoe Shiner City Tour with viewpoints and street life

    Optional Activities

    • Bolivian Fighting Cholitas live show
  19. Day 19

    La Paz to Overnight Bus

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Overnight Bus)

    Optional Activities

    • Mi Teleférico cable car ride for Illimani views
    • Historic centre wandering (San Francisco Church, Calle Jaén)
    • Witches' Market browsing
    • Valle de la Luna visit
    Landmarks
    San Francisco Church
    Witches' Market
    Valle de la Luna
  20. Day 20

    Sucre

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hostal Sucre (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Exploration of colonial streets and car-free plazas

    Optional Activities

    • Museum visits
    • Lunch at Salteñería El Patio
    Landmarks
    Salteñería El Patio
  21. Day 21

    Sucre

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hostal Sucre (or similar))

    Optional Activities

    • Mercado Central browsing
    • Recoleta hill sunset viewing
    • Maragua Crater visit for dinosaur footprints
    Landmarks
    Mercado Central
    Recoleta Hill
    Maragua Crater
  22. Day 22

    Sucre to Potosi

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Virreyes (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Exploration of historic centre with cobbled streets and colonial facades
    • Plaza 10 de Noviembre cathedral views
    • Casa Nacional de la Moneda visit
    Landmarks
    Plaza 10 de Noviembre
    Casa Nacional de la Moneda
    Cerro Rico
  23. Day 23

    Potosi

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

    Included Activities

    • Dinner with local ex-miner's family

    Optional Activities

    • Mine tour
  24. Day 24

    Potosi to Uyuni

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Samay Wasi (or similar))
  25. Day 25

    Uyuni to 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 with rusted locomotives
    • Colchani salt cutting and processing observation
    • Plaza de las Banderas picnic lunch
    • Incahuasi Island visit with towering cacti
    • Iconic perspective photos on salt flats
    • Sunset viewing on salt flats
    • Overnight stay at salt hotel
    Landmarks
    Train Cemetery
    Colchani
    Plaza de las Banderas
    Incahuasi Island
  26. Day 26

    Uyuni Salt Flat to Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa

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

    Included Activities

    • Ollagüe Volcano viewpoint visit
    • Cañapa lagoon visit with flamingos
    • Chiarcota lagoon visit
    • Turquiri lagoon visit
    • Laguna Colorada visit
    • Geothermal field exploration with fumaroles and mud pots

    Optional Activities

    • Hot springs floating
    Landmarks
    Ollagüe Volcano
    Laguna Colorada
    Cañapa Lagoon
    Chiarcota Lagoon
    Turquiri Lagoon
  27. Day 27

    Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa to San Pedro de Atacama

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

    Included Activities

    • Salvador Dalí Desert exploration
    • 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
    • Vallecito sunset tour
  29. Day 29

    San Pedro de Atacama to Salta

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

    Salta

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hostal Prisamata (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • City centre orientation of Plaza 9 de Julio, cathedral and San Francisco Church

    Optional Activities

    • Peña dinner & show with folk music and regional food
    Landmarks
    Plaza 9 de Julio
    San Francisco Church
  31. Day 31

    Salta to Buenos Aires

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Viajero Hostel (or similar))
  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

    • Tigre delta exploration
    • Dinner & tango show
    Landmarks
    Tigre Delta
  34. Day 34

    Buenos Aires to Montevideo

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Viajero Montevideo (or similar))
    Landmarks
    Río de la Plata
  35. Day 35

    Montevideo

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Viajero Montevideo (or similar))

    Optional Activities

    • Bike ride through the city
  36. Day 36

    Montevideo to Colonia

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Viajero Colonia (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Orientation of Barrio Histórico
    • Plaza Mayor visit
    • Basilica visit
    • Rambla exploration

    Optional Activities

    • Lighthouse climb for rooftop-and-river views
    Landmarks
    Barrio Histórico
    Plaza Mayor
  37. Day 37

    Colonia to San Antonio de Areco via Buenos Aires

    Meals
    Dinner (Dinner at local restaurant)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Estancia la Cinacina (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Fast ferry crossing back to Buenos Aires
    • Estancia stay at La Cinacina
    • Evening dinner at local restaurant

    Optional Activities

    • Horseback riding at estancia
    Landmarks
    Río de la Plata
  38. Day 38

    San Antonio de Areco to Puerto Iguazu

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Overnight Bus)
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  39. Day 39

    Puerto Iguazu to 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 exploration on walkways
    • Güira Oga Refuge visit for wildlife and conservation learning

    Optional Activities

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

    Foz do Iguaçu to Ilha Grande via Rio de Janeiro and Porto Real

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Refugio Hostel (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Ferry crossing to Ilha Grande
    Landmarks
    Ilha Grande
  42. Day 42

    Ilha Grande

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Refugio Hostel (or similar))

    Optional Activities

    • Speed boat experience to blue lagoons
  43. Day 43

    Ilha Grande

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Refugio Hostel (or similar))

    Optional Activities

    • Waterfall hiking
  44. Day 44

    Ilha Grande to Rio de Janeiro via Porto Real

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Jo&Joe (or similar))

    Optional Activities

    • Train ride to Christ the Redeemer
    Landmarks
    Christ the Redeemer
    Itinerary Image 1
  45. Day 45

    Rio de Janeiro

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Jo&Joe (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Favela Cantagalo MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience

    Optional Activities

    • Farewell dinner with crew
    Landmarks
    Favela Cantagalo
  46. Day 46

    Rio de Janeiro

    Meals
    Breakfast

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