Andean Encounters - Overland Trip
8 weeks: Santiago to Quito (KU-SA01)
Starting in Chile’s cosmopolitan capital Santiago, we travel north through the great sights of the Andes: the salt lakes and deserts, lakes and volcanoes, rainforests and rugged coastlines. Along the way discover the great civilizations of the Incas, the Nazcas and the Mochis and explore wild and untamed landscapes, take time out to relax and live it up in Cusco and at the beach, then shop to your heart’s content in the markets of La Paz, Pisac and Otavalo, before ending your trip on the opposite side of the equator in Quito.Tour Type: Overland Tour
Countries Visited: Chile - Bolivia - Peru - Ecuador
Age Guide: 18-45
Maximum Group Size: 20
Highlights
Chile
Santiago, Beach Town of La Serena, Chilean Coast, Atacama Desert, San Pedro de Atacama, Valley of the MoonBolivia
Salt Flats & Altiplano Crossing, Laguna Blanca, Laguna Colorada, Laguna Verde, Isla Pescado, Uyuni, Potosi, Sucre, La PazPeru
Puno, Lake Titicaca, Floating Reed Islands, Family Homestay on the Lake, Cuzco, Sacred Valley Tour, Inca Trail or Lares Trek, Machu Picchu, Arequipa, Condors at Colca Canyon, Chauchilla Cemetery, Nazca, Huacachina Oasis, Ballestas Islands Marine Park, Lima, Huaraz, Chan Chan Mud City, Huanchaco, Northern Beaches of Punta SalEcuador
Cuenca, Banos & Rio Verde, Amazon Jungle Trip, Otavalo Markets, QuitoKitty Notes
What is included?
Fully Escorted Tour, Kumuka Tour Leader and DriverAll Activities, Sightseeing and Entrance Fees as Per Itinerary
All National Park and Reserve Entrance Fees as Per Itinerary
All Meals Whilst Camping Included
All meals on Amazon Jungle Trip, Inca Trail or Lares Trek, Lake Titicaca Homestay, Rurrenabaque Jungle Trip and on Salt Flats Excursion
All Tolls and Taxes
Moon Valley Excursion
Salt Flats & Bolivian Altiplano Crossing
Lake Titicaca Family Homestay
Cuzco Tourist Ticket
Sacred Valley Tour
Inca Trail or Lares Trek & Guided Visit to Machu Picchu
Colca Canyon
Ballestas Islands Excursion
Chan Chan Guided Visit
Amazon Jungle Trip
Itineraries
Week 1Santiago, La Serena, San Pedro de Atacama, Atacama Desert
Week 2Salt Flats, Bolivian Altiplano, Uyuni, Potosi, Sucre
Week 3La Paz, Puno, Lake Titicaca, Floating Reed Islands, Amantani & Taquile Islands
Week 4Cuzco, Sacred Valley, Inca Trail or Lares Trek to Machu Picchu, Arequipa
Week 5Chivay, Colca Canyon, Arequipa, Puerto Inca, Nazca Lines, Huacachina Oasis, Paracas, Ballestas Islands
Week 6Lima, Huaraz, Huanchaco, Chan Chan Ruins, Beaches of Northern Peru (Punta Sal), Sechura Desert
Week 7Cuenca, Banos & Rio Verde, Shangri La
Week 8Amazon Jungle, Otavalo, Quito
Last updated: 8th June 2009
