Quito to Rio, Andes & Pampas

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Packed with South American highlights - Explore the Amazon Jungle, Hike the famous Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, view the stunning Iguazu Falls and spend time in the party Capital of the World, Rio de Janeiro.   Experience the vastness of the Bolivian Salt Flats, visit vineyards by Bicycle in Argentina and take in a Tango Show in the metropolitan city of Buenos...
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Overview

Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Camping
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • Ecuador - 3-night Jungle Trip - includes accommodation and meals (op activities extra)
    • Peru - Chan Chan Ruins - entrance and guided tour, Inca Trail trek to Machu Picchu - 4 days trek, meals & guide, Entrance to Machu Picchu with guide, Lake Titicaca boat to homestay
    • Bolivia - Andes mountain range, Llama, Alpaca and Vicuna, Altiplano
    • Argentina - Buenos Aires- 4 nights, Iguazu Falls
    • Brazil – night in Rio

What's this trip about?

    Packed with South American highlights - Explore the Amazon Jungle, Hike the famous Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, view the stunning Iguazu Falls and spend time in the party Capital of the World, Rio de Janeiro.   Experience the vastness of the Bolivian Salt Flats, visit vineyards by Bicycle in Argentina and take in a Tango Show in the metropolitan city of Buenos Aires.

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Details

Itinerary focusActive and Outdoor Sports
Group sizeStandard Group - 25 + people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityQuito
End CityRio de Janeiro

Travel Themes

  • Cultural
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • National Parks
  • Overland Journeys

Destinations

Activities

  • Culture
  • History
  • Nature

Trip includes

    • Transport on expedition truck with crew
    • Cook & Cooking equipment
    • Accommodation - 50% camping in tents, 50% basic hotels & hostels
    • Boat trip & overnight home stay on Lake Titicaca
    • Inca Trail Trek to Machu Picchu - 4 day trek incl; meals, guide & entrance
    • Meals prepared by group or provided - approx 50%
    • 3 night Jungle Trip - accomm & meals - activities extra
    • Ferry over Baia de Todos os Santo
    • Chan Chan Ruins and tour
    • Buenos Aires - 4 nights hotel

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Itinerary

Week 1: Ecuador:
Quito, the start of our journey, is a beautiful heritage city nestled in the mountains. We cross the equator to the Otavalo Indian markets. Taking the mountain roads over the Andes we descend into the Amazon basin. At the river port of Misahualli on the Rio Napo; a tribu...
Week 2:
On the side of a nearly tame volcano is the spa town of Banos, which is popular with Ecuadorians who come to the hot springs. There are massive gorges and white-water rafting on the rapids of the Rio Loco. At Alausi you can take the Devils Nose Railway down the mountain ...
Week 3:
We visit Lima, which was the center of the Spanish conquest of South America

The Nazca Lines are a series of enormous drawings of animals, geometric figures, and birds. They seem as though they are drawn in the desert by a giant hand, from the air. Opinions as to thei...

Week 4:
We leave the coast and climb into the Andes to Chivay Hot Springs. To Arequipa, a beautiful colonial town overlooked three old volcanoes. On the fields by the road, we see Llamas also their relatives the Guanaco, Alpaca, and Vicuna. The Colca is the deepest canyon the world, we stand on the edge and watch Condors soar above us on the thermals, rising from below.

Week 5:
We drive across remote passes in the Andes to Cusco, the Incas Holy city; it’s the archaeological capital of the continent. The Spanish colonial buildings are built on the indestructible foundations of the vanquished Inca. We spend time among the ruins of the Sacred Vall...
Week 6:
Set dramatically against the mountains, high in the Andes, at 2,100 feet is La Paz a magnificent Andean Indian city, surrounded by snow-capped mountains.

We cross the stark, high country of the Altiplano and Potosi where a tour of the silver mines is a must. Mining is...

Week 7:
We leave the Andes and cross the Sierras de Cordoba to the city of Cordoba. Cordoba has many Colonial areas to explore including the UNESCO World Heritage Jesuit Block, dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries. Optional excursions are available to visit various Jesuit ...
Week 8:
We follow the Parana River, to the Jesuit Missions; which were built in an attempt to save the Indians, these mission stations featured in the film The Mission with Jeremy Irons.

Week 9:
We enter Brazil at Iguassu Falls the border between Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil, Iguassu Falls is one of the biggest waterfalls in the world, spreading over hundreds of cascades. There are rainforest walkways below the falls and boat dart into the cascades below. Here you can go on optional activities; rafting and helicopter flights.

Week 10:
From Foz do Iguazu we reach Curitiba, Curitiba has something of a European feel and hosts the start to one of the world’s most spectacular railway journeys. We have a free day to climb aboard this very train to Paranagua crossing deep gorges, high peaks and waterfalls as...

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Price per day$40
Last Updated: 7/16/2018

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    • Flights, visas, transfers, personal insurance, drinks, meals out, tips
    • Optional excursions/side trips
    • Meals while in hotels

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