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Cusco to Rio

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Overland Truck
Off-the-grid adventures with a rugged edge
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Medium Intensity
Travelers should be comfortable with somewhat-demanding activities
Guided in English
Group Size 8 - 50
Ages 18-35
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Cusco

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Viajero Cusco (or similar))
    Itinerary Image 1
  2. Day 2

    Cusco to Puno

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

    Included Activities

    • Coach journey from Cusco to Puno on Route of the Sun with stops at Andahuaylillas, Raqchi, Temple of Wiracocha, La Pascana, La Raya, and Pucará Museum
    • Buffet lunch with Andes views
    Landmarks
    Andahuaylillas
    Temple of Wiracocha
    La Raya
    Pucará Museum
  3. Day 3

    Puno to Lake Titicaca

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

    Included Activities

    • Boat cruise across Lake Titicaca
    • Visit floating island made from totora reeds
    • Explore Taquile Island with short hike to open-air market featuring community dances, textiles, and local traditions
    • Pre-Incan path hike to sandy beach
    • Lunch with local family at Capachica Peninsula made from local produce
    • Traditional music and dancing celebration
    • Overnight stay in basic but comfortable rooms

    Optional Activities

    • Late-afternoon hike up nearby hill for sunset
    Landmarks
    Lake Titicaca
    Taquile Island
    Capachica Peninsula
    Itinerary Image 1
  4. Day 4

    Lake Titicaca to Puno

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

    Included Activities

    • Boat return across Lake Titicaca
  5. Day 5

    Puno to La Paz

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

    Included Activities

    • Welcome dinner with crew
    Landmarks
    Copacabana
  6. Day 6

    La Paz

    Meals
    Breakfast (3-course set menu at Manq'a restaurant supporting culinary training for vulnerable youth, featuring sustainable, fairly priced local produce and cultural food traditions)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Las Brisas Centro (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Half-day Shoe Shiner City Tour with local insights and stories about daily life in La Paz

    Optional Activities

    • Bolivian Fighting Cholitas live show
  7. Day 7

    La Paz to Overnight Bus

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Overnight Bus)

    Included Activities

    • Overnight bus to Sucre with comfortable reclining seats

    Optional Activities

    • Mi Teleférico ride for Illimani views
    • Historic centre wandering (San Francisco Church, Calle Jaén, Witches' Market)
    • Valle de la Luna visit for wind-sculpted rock formations
    Landmarks
    San Francisco Church
    Witches' Market
    Valle de la Luna
  8. Day 8

    Sucre

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

    Included Activities

    • Exploration of Sucre's colonial centre with elegant plazas and architecture

    Optional Activities

    • Museums exploration in Sucre
    Landmarks
    Sucre Colonial Centre
  9. Day 9

    Sucre

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

    Optional Activities

    • Optional visit to Maragua Crater to see dinosaur footprints
    Landmarks
    Mercado Central
    Recoleta Hill
    Maragua Crater
  10. Day 10

    Sucre to Potosi

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Virreyes (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Exploration of Potosí's historic centre with Plaza 10 de Noviembre and cathedral views
    • Visit Casa Nacional de la Moneda (former mint turned museum) to learn about Potosí's silver-boom history
    Landmarks
    Potosí Historic Centre
    Plaza 10 de Noviembre
    Casa Nacional de la Moneda
    Cerro Rico
  11. Day 11

    Potosi

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner (Home-cooked meal at local ex-miner's home featuring quinoa soup and potatoes with stories about mining life and challenges)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Virreyes (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Home-cooked dinner at local ex-miner's home with conversation about life in the mines

    Optional Activities

    • Optional mine tour to explore the city's mining history
  12. Day 12

    Potosi to Uyuni

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Samay Wasi (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Orientation of Uyuni's high-altitude outpost vibes with lively plaza and market stalls
    Landmarks
    Uyuni
  13. Day 13

    Uyuni Salt Flat

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic-style lunch at Plaza de las Banderas with flags snapping in the wind), Dinner (Dinner at remote salt hotel)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel De Sal "Tambo Loma" - Colcha K (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • 4x4 journey into Uyuni Salt Flat with Local Guide
    • Train Cemetery visit for rail history
    • Colchani visit to see salt cutting and processing with local handicraft stalls
    • Picnic-style lunch at Plaza de las Banderas
    • Incahuasi Island exploration with towering cacti
    • Iconic perspective photos on flat stretch of salt
    • Sunset viewing across the salar
    • Dinner at remote salt hotel
    • Overnight stay at salt hotel
    Landmarks
    Train Cemetery
    Colchani
    Plaza de las Banderas
    Incahuasi Island
    Uyuni Salt Flat
  14. Day 14

    Uyuni Salt Flat to Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hotel Ecologico de Piedra (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Visit Ollagüe Volcano viewpoint
    • Journey across Altiplano to lagoons (Cañapa, Chiarcota, Turquiri) to see flamingos
    • Visit Laguna Colorada with red and white borax islands
    • Geothermal field exploration with fumaroles and mud pots at nearly 5,000 metres

    Optional Activities

    • Floating in hot springs with views
    Landmarks
    Ollagüe Volcano
    Cañapa Lagoon
    Chiarcota Lagoon
    Turquiri Lagoon
    Laguna Colorada
    Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa
  15. Day 15

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

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

    Included Activities

    • Exploration of Salvador Dalí Desert with wind-sculpted rock formations
    • Visit Laguna Verde
    • Visit Laguna Blanca
    • Border crossing from Bolivia to Chile
    • Transfer to San Pedro de Atacama hostel
    • Overnight stay in San Pedro de Atacama
    Landmarks
    Salvador Dalí Desert
    Laguna Verde
    Laguna Blanca
  16. Day 16

    San Pedro de Atacama

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

    Optional Activities

    • Sandboarding for desert thrills
    • Vallecito sunset tour for golden-hour views
    Landmarks
    San Pedro de Atacama
  17. Day 17

    San Pedro de Atacama to Salta

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hostal Prisamata (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Public tourist bus journey across Andes with Paso de Jama border crossing (4,200m)
    • Scenic views from desert to Lerma Valley
    Landmarks
    Paso de Jama
    Lerma Valley
  18. Day 18

    Salta

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

    Included Activities

    • Orientation of Salta city centre and Plaza 9 de Julio

    Optional Activities

    • Peña dinner & show with local folk music and regional flavours
    Landmarks
    Plaza 9 de Julio
    Cathedral of Salta
    San Francisco Church
  19. Day 19

    Salta to Buenos Aires

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Viajero Hostel (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Flight to Buenos Aires
  20. Day 20

    Buenos Aires

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

    Included Activities

    • Orientation of Buenos Aires with Trip Manager covering key spots and neighbourhood vibes

    Optional Activities

    • Argentine Sherpa dinner
  21. Day 21

    Buenos Aires

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

    Optional Activities

    • Trip to Tigre to explore riverside delta life
    • Dinner & tango show in Buenos Aires
    Landmarks
    Tigre
  22. Day 22

    Buenos Aires to Montevideo

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Viajero Montevideo (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Ferry crossing across Río de la Plata
    • Orientation of Montevideo with coastal vibes and cafe exploration
    Landmarks
    Río de la Plata
  23. Day 23

    Montevideo

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Viajero Montevideo (or similar))

    Optional Activities

    • Bike ride through Montevideo
  24. Day 24

    Montevideo to Colonia

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Viajero Colonia (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Exploration of Colonia del Sacramento's Barrio Histórico and colonial streets

    Optional Activities

    • Lighthouse climb for rooftop-and-river views
    Landmarks
    Barrio Histórico
    Plaza Mayor
    Basilica
    Colonia Lighthouse
  25. Day 25

    Colonia to San Antonio de Areco

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

    Included Activities

    • Fast ferry crossing back to Buenos Aires
    • Private transfer to estancia
    • Overnight stay at Special Stay estancia La Cinacina
    • Dinner at local restaurant in San Antonio de Areco

    Optional Activities

    • Horseback riding at estancia
    Landmarks
    San Antonio de Areco
  26. Day 26

    San Antonio de Areco to Puerto Iguazu

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Overnight Bus)

    Included Activities

    • Overnight bus to Puerto Iguazu with lie-flat seats
  27. Day 27

    Puerto Iguazu to Foz do Iguaçu

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Smart Cataratas Hotel (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Hotel check-in in Foz do Iguaçu

    Optional Activities

    • Helicopter ride over Iguassu Falls
    Landmarks
    Iguassu Falls
  28. Day 28

    Foz do Iguaçu

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Smart Cataratas Hotel (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Walking trails and walkways on the Argentinian side of Iguassu Falls
    • Visit Güira Oga Refuge to learn about rescued wildlife and rainforest conservation

    Optional Activities

    • Iguassu Falls Jet Boat experience
    Landmarks
    Iguassu Falls
    Güira Oga Refuge
  29. Day 29

    Foz do Iguaçu to Ilha Grande

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Refugio Hostel (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Flight to Rio de Janeiro
    • Private transfer to Porto Real
    • Ferry to Ilha Grande
    • Overnight stay on Ilha Grande
    Landmarks
    Ilha Grande
  30. Day 30

    Ilha Grande

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Refugio Hostel (or similar))

    Optional Activities

    • Speed boat experience to nearby blue lagoons
  31. Day 31

    Ilha Grande

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Refugio Hostel (or similar))

    Optional Activities

    • Hike to island's waterfalls
  32. Day 32

    Ilha Grande to Rio de Janeiro

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Jo&Joe (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Ferry return from Ilha Grande
    • Private transfer to Rio hostel

    Optional Activities

    • Train ride to Christ the Redeemer
    Landmarks
    Christ the Redeemer
    Itinerary Image 1Itinerary Image 2
  33. Day 33

    Rio de Janeiro

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Jo&Joe (or similar))

    Included Activities

    • Visit Favela Cantagalo MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience
    • Portal of Saint Roman exploration
    • Walking through alleyways and House-Screen paintings
    • Viewpoint visits
    • Museu de Favela-MUF visit with exhibition on favela history and cultural heritage

    Optional Activities

    • Farewell dinner with crew
    Landmarks
    Favela Cantagalo
    Portal of Saint Roman
    Museu de Favela-MUF
  34. Day 34

    Rio de Janeiro

    Meals
    Breakfast

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