The Gringo Trail
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Highlights
- Experience Buenos Aires and the Iguazu Falls and follow the Gringo Trail from Salta to Cusco.
- You will see the main sights of cosmopolitan Buenos Aires and intriguing La Paz.
- The itinerary takes you to the thunderous Iguazu Falls that you will visit from both the Brazilian and Argentinian sides.
- You will experience spectacular scenery as you take a day trip from Salta to Cafayate and explore the Salar de Uyuni.
- This itinerary includes an overnight stay in a salt hotel and a night on Lake Titicaca’s Island of the Sun.
- You will gain an insight into the fascinating history of the Incas as you explore Cusco, the beautiful Sacred Valley and of course Machu Picchu.
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- Airport transfers
- Internal flights
- Accommodation with breakfast
- All inclusive accommodation in the Amazon and Galapagos Cruise
- Tours as stated in the itinerary
- Other meals where stated
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On arrival, please make your way through to the Arrivals Hall where our representative will be waiting for you to transfer you to your hotel. This service includes a driver and local English speaking guide, who will provide you with any useful information needed for your stay. He/she will be holding a sign with your name on it.
Buenos Aires, Argentina’s elegant, historic and cosmopolitan capital, is known as the “Paris of the South” due to its European atmosphere with glamorous avenues lined with fashionable shops and Parisian-style restaurants and cafes. Located on the western shore of the ...
You will be collected from your hotel for your three-hour tour visiting the most important highlights of the city of Buenos Aires. Discover the history of the Plaza de Mayo Square, the site of Argentina’s most important historical events - see its surroundings and the...
This evening you will be collected from your hotel to experience a Tango Show with dinner. This is an intimate & passionate tango show, housed in a cozy wood-panelled 19th century building with a colourful history as a meeting point for poets and students in the h...
You will be collected from your hotel at the appropriate time and transferred to the airport for your onward flight. This service includes a driver only.
On arrival, please make your way through to the Arrivals Hall where our representative will be waiting for you to transfer you to your hotel. He/she will be holding a sign with your name on it. Should you not be able to locate them, please refer to the front of your i...
The spectacular Iguazu Falls that straddle the Argentine-Brazil border, are made up of 275 individual waterfalls lining a 2.7km wide horseshoe-shaped gorge. The Falls are located where the Iguazu River cascades over the edge of the Paraná Plateau. The Falls can be vie...
Early morning pick up from your hotel for your full day of exploring the Argentine side of the falls. This tour always starts early in order to beat the crowds and get the first train to the Devil’s Throat. There are walkways over the islands which take you to a balco...
You will be collected from your hotel at the appropriate time and transferred to the airport for your onward flight.
On arrival, please make your way through to the Arrivals Hall where our representative will be waiting for you to transfer you to your hotel. This service includes a driver and local English speaking guide, who will provide you with any useful information needed for y...
Known as ''Salta la Linda'' (Salta the Pretty), Salta is a provincial capital in the mountainous north western part of Argentina. Founded in 1582, it is known for its Spanish colonial architecture and cobblestone streets as well as its Andean heritage. The centre of t...
We set out from Salta travelling south to El Carril and entering the Laurel and Escoipe Gorges. From here we head up the Cuesta del Obispo, enjoying stunning views of the Enchanted Valley below before reaching the Mill Stone. At 3,384 meters, this is the highest point...
We begin this morning with a tour of Cafayate before boarding the bus for our return journey. This time we follow Route 68 traversing the Quebrada de las Conchas (Valley of Shells), where erosion caused by wind and water has carved various recognisable shapes out of the bright red rock.
Private transfer from your hotel in Salta to the border with Bolivia at La Quiaca.
Please note this transfer includes local English speaking driver and only operates during the day. Journey will take approximately five hours and 30 minutes.
Once you have passed through the border formalities and enter into Boliva, you will be met by our representative who will drive you to Tupiza where you will overnight.
Tupiza - Uyuni - Colchani
Uyuni, founded in 1889 by Bolivian president Aniceto Arce, is still an important military base. It lies in south-western Bolivia, 3,670 metres above sea level and situated on the edge of the Salar de Uyuni, the largest salt flat in the world. The Salar de Uyuni covers...
Today spend the day exploring the Salt Flats. Enroute visit a Salt Factory, the salt mounts and Salt Museum. Enter the impressive Salt Flats and head north to visit the pre-Columbian Pucara de Ayque Fort and the nearby chullpares on the foothills of Thunupa volcano. A picnic lunch in the middle of the Salt Flats is included.
Today visit Isla Incahuasi, home to a special habitat of giant cactus and volcanic rocks. Enjoy a picnic lunch and continue onto the Ojo de Agua (Eyes of Salt), where water bubbles up from subterranean rivers flowing under the Salt Flats.
Continue to Uyuni Airport in time to board a flight to La Paz.
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This morning you will be collected from your La Paz hotel and travel north through the highlands and parallel to the Andes Royal Range to Copacabana, a small town located on the shored of Lake Titica. Visit the famous Virgen Morena and its church, have a stroll throug...
The morning is at leisure. Around noon visit the Inca “Grand Stairs” and the Sacred Fountain; taste the water believed to give eternal youth and happiness. Lunch at the Uma Kollu archaeological Restaurant; Visit the small handicraft market. Hydrofoil cruise to Copacabana. Once in Copacabana, visit to the shrine and the Dark Indian Virgin”. Overland journey to your hotel in Puno.
Puno lies on the shores of Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world. It is the largest city in the Southern Altiplano and an important agricultural and livestock (llamas and alpaca) region. It sits at an altitude of over 3,800 metres and is a picturesque hillside city and a melting pot of the Aymara and Quechua culture.
Early this morning you will be collected from your hotel and transferred to the port to board a fully equipped speedboat with on board service to visit various islands on Lake Titicaca. First stop is Taquile Island where you will explore a scenic and less touristy are...
This morning, you will be collected from your hotel and transferred to either the bus or train station for your journey from Puno to Cusco.
The spectacular journey from Puno to Cusco takes you across the Altiplano and you will travel accompanied by an English-speaking guide. The drive takes you through sleepy Andean villages and past spectacular snowcapped mountains, sheer cliffs and rampaging rivers. Sto...
On arrival at Cusco bus or train station, you will be met by a representative who will be holding a sign with your name on it, to transfer you to your hotel.
Cusco, set at an altitude of 3,400 metres in the Peruvian Andes, was once the capital of the Inca Empire. It is known for its Spanish colonial architecture and Incan remains. Narrow, cobble-stoned streets lined by Inca walls stretch out from the main plaza in every di...
You will be collected from your hotel for a sightseeing tour through Cusco, the heart of the Inca Empire. Visit the fascinating Qorikancha Temple of the Sun, the 12-Angled Rock and the Cathedral, built on the ruins of an Inca Palace. From here head to the archaeologic...
This morning you will be collected from your hotel for full day of exploring the Sacred Valley of the Incas. This fertile river valley was home to many important sites for the Incas, both strategic and religious. The first stop is the village of Pisac, with its famous...
Travel from Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu in this comfortable train, and let your feet have rest. Enjoy an authentic Andean experience, while relaxing in modern and comfortable interior design illuminated by Latin American music. Comfortable seats with tables in front...
Machu Picchu is a 15th century Inca site, located 2,430 metres above sea level on a mountain ridge above the Sacred Valley. It is the most famous of all Inca sites, but it was not until 1911 that it was brought to the world’s attention by the American historian Hiram ...
This afternoon travel by train from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo.
Due to limited space for luggage storage on trains, luggage restrictions apply: one bag or backpack (carry-on luggage) with a maximum weight of 5.0 kg/11 lb, measuring no more than 62 linear inches/157 linear cm (height + length + width)
Transfer from Ollantaytambo train station in the Sacred Valley to Cusco.
You will be collected from your hotel at the appropriate time and transferred to the airport for your onward flight.
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