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High Andes
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· · · · 45% tents, 55% hotels/hostels Most meals while camping, some lunches For detailed info about our tours & trucks, see pages 4 to 9 Entrance fees to sites listed as part of the itinerary are not included
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H igh Ande s · 29 day s
29 days · Lima to La Paz
Peru & Bolivia
Choose your options!
Visit our website to download our Optional Excursions Guide for details about the activities and optional extras offered on this tour. Lima to La Paz - 29 days Code: BXHA £650 · 980 · CHF1,630 · US$1,310 C$1,400 · A$1,570 · NZ$1,760 Plus Local Fund of US$350
Start Wed 05 Dec 07 Wed 23 Jan 08 Wed 12 Mar 08 Wed 30 Apr 08 Wed 18 Jun 08 Wed 06 Aug 08 End Wed 02 Jan 08 Wed 20 Feb 08 Wed 09 Apr 08 Wed 28 May 08 Wed 16 Jul 08 Wed 03 Sep 08 Start Wed 24 Sep 08 Wed 12 Nov 08 Wed 31 Dec 08 Wed 18 Feb 09 Wed 08 Apr 09 End Wed 22 Oct 08 Wed 10 Dec 08 Wed 28 Jan 09 Wed 18 Mar 09 Wed 06 May 09 Start Wed 27 May 09 Wed 15 Jul 09 Wed 02 Sep 09 Wed 21 Oct 09 Wed 09 Dec 09 End Wed 24 Jun 09 Wed 12 Aug 09 Wed 30 Sep 09 Wed 18 Nov 09 Wed 06 Jan 10
Experience the sights, smells and tastes that characterise the Andes on this tantalising adventure. We travel south along Peru's Pacific coastline, taking in beaches and deserts, before heading inland to discover the essence of the ancient Incas with visits to Cuzco, the Sacred Valley of the Incas and Machu Picchu. From the Andes we make for the blue waters of Lake Titicaca, and then we arrive in Bolivia, the home of the blinding white salt flats of Uyuni, the old mining town of Potosi and the highest capital city in the world, La Paz.
Day 1-7, Lima - Paracas - Huacachina - Nazca - Puerto Inca - Arequipa - Our adventure begins in colonial Lima. We travel south to Paracas where you can visit the Ballestas Islands, and then we stop at the Huacachina desert oasis. Nazca is home to the mysterious Nazca Lines, and after a stay here we have time to enjoy colonial Arequipa. You have th eoption to visit the vast Colca Canyon, one of the world's deepest. Day 8-14, Cuzco - Sacred Valley - Machu Picchu - We encounter the ancient civilisations that once flourished in Peru with time to explore ruins around Cuzco, the Sacred Valley and the Lost City of the Incas, Machu Picchu. You can choose to hike the Inca Trail or take a day train trip. Day 15-21, Cuzco - Sillustani - Puno - We take you from the high Andes to the world's highest navigable lake at Puno, Lake Titicaca, where you can go on an overnight stay with local Indians on Amantani Island.
La Paz to Lima - 29 days Code: BXAH £650 · 980 · CHF1,630 · US$1,310 C$1,400 · A$1,570 · NZ$1,760 Plus Local Fund of US$350
Start Tue 06 Nov 07 Tue 25 Dec 07 Tue 12 Feb 08 Tue 01 Apr 08 Tue 20 May 08 Tue 08 Jul 08 End Tue 04 Dec 07 Tue 22 Jan 08 Tue 11 Mar 08 Tue 29 Apr 08 Tue 17 Jun 08 Tue 05 Aug 08 Start Tue 26 Aug 08 Tue 14 Oct 08 Tue 02 Dec 08 Tue 20 Jan 09 Tue 10 Mar 09 End Tue 23 Sep 08 Tue 11 Nov 08 Tue 30 Dec 08 Tue 17 Feb 09 Tue 07 Apr 09 Start Tue 28 Apr 09 Tue 16 Jun 09 Tue 04 Aug 09 Tue 22 Sep 09 Tue 10 Nov 09 End Tue 26 May 09 Tue 14 Jul 09 Tue 01 Sep 09 Tue 20 Oct 09 Tue 08 Dec 09
Day 22-29, La Paz - Potosí - Uyuni - La Paz - Arriving in Bolivia, we spend some time exploring exciting La Paz. We then visit the mining town of Potosi and the salt flats at Uyuni before retuning to La Paz, where our adventure ends.
Stay with locals on Taquile Island, Lake Titicaca
PERU
Lima
Ballestas Islands Nazca Puerto Inca Machu Picchu
BRAZIL
Cuzco Colca Canyon Sillustani
BOLIVIA
Lake Titicaca
Arequipa Puno
La Paz
Potosí
The Inca Trail Trek is optional. optional See page 96 for details. 95
Looking out across the Sacred Valley
CHILE
Uyuni
Visit antiquated mines in Potosí
High Andes Trip Notes: www.budgetexpeditions.com/tripnotes/bxha
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