Epic journey through South America, exploring Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Bolivia and Peru

Saturday, 24 May 2025

Fly to Buenos Aires

Depart the UK on an overnight flight to Buenos Aires.

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Sunday, 25 May 2025

Arrive in Buenos Aires

Arrive in Buenos Aires. You will be met by your Veloso Tours guide and transferred to your chosen hotel for a 5-night stay allowing 4 days to explore. Your guide will give you a short orientation tour of your surroundings. The rest of the day is at leisure.

 

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Monday, 26 May 2025

Half day guided tour

Enjoy a half day city tour with your guide visiting the Revolution Main Square, the Metropolitan Cathedral, Presidential Palace and the Colon Theatre. Continue to San Telmo, and the brightly coloured neighbourhood of La Boca. 

Explore Palermo, the largest neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, one to the botanical gardens and beautiful Cortázar Square and end the tour in the Recoleta neighbourhood and a chance to relax in one of the many cafes.

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Tuesday, 27 May 2025

At leisure in Buenos Aires

A day free to explore, depending on your interests. Our guide can advise you on all the options available, including tango dancing lessons.

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Wednesday, 28 May 2025

At leisure in Buenos Aires

A further day to enjoy the 'Paris of South America'.

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Thursday, 29 May 2025

Full day tour to Colonia, Uruguay

Today, take the early morning ferry across the sea from Buenos Aires to the small town of Colonia, Uruguay. Colonia del Sacramento was founded in 1680 by Portuguese settlers and makes a pleasant day trip from the Argentine capital. 

In Colonia, visit Colonia Suiza, Fundators Square, Schoensstatt Virgen, the Britópolis, the Fomento and Santa Ana seaside resort. Walk through the historic neighbourhood, admiring Santísimo Sacramento Church, the Mayor Square and famous Suspiros Street. You will then visit the Bull Ring (Real de San Carlos) and the San Benito Church.

Friday, 30 May 2025

Fly to El Calafate

Transfer to Buenos Aires Airport and fly to El Calafate. On arrival, transfer to your chosen hotel for a 3-night stay on a bed and breakfast basis. The rest of the day is at leisure.

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Saturday, 31 May 2025

Perito Moreno Glacier

Enjoy a full day excursion to Los Glaciares National Park to see the incredible Perito Moreno Glacier. Once in the park, experience the peace, unpolluted air, and the silence of immensity only interrupted by the movement of the glacier when its immense blocks of ice fall in Canal de los Témpanos. You also have the option of taking a boat ride to get a closer look at the glacier. Visit the viewing platforms for some incredible photo opportunities.

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Sunday, 01 June 2025

Patagonian Lakes Cruise 

Today join a small boat exploring the glaciers, icebergs and forests around the Spegazzini Channel. We sail through Lake Argentino North Arm and cross Boca del Diablo to the Upsala channel sailing among the large icebergs that emerge from Upsala Glacier. Then we enter the Spegazzini Channel from where we will get the first view of Seco Glacier. Continue sailing to the front of the Spegazzini Glacier where we will also see Heim Sur and Peineta glaciers. Disembark at Spegazzini Base and walk through the forest to Spegazzini refuge. This 300-meter path is very accessible with beautiful views of the entire Glacier Bay.

Monday, 02 June 2025

Fly to Ushuaia

Transfer to the airport and fly south to Ushuaia. On arrival, check into your chosen hotel for a 1-night stay on a bed and breakfast basis. The rest of the day is at leisure to explore the most southernly town in South America.

Tuesday, 03 June 2025

Embark Australis Expedition Cruise Ship

Today is at leisure in Ushuaia. Late afternoon transfer to the port and embark on the Australis Expedition Cruise Ship for your 4-night cruise on a full board basis including excursions. 

Set sail in "Tierra del Fuego" towards through the Beagle Channel, the Strait of Magellan, and Cape Horn.

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Wednesday, 04 June 2025

Cape Horn to Wulaia Bay

We sail through Beagle and Murray channels to reach to Cape Horn National Park (weather permitting). Cape Horn, on Hornos Island, is a sheer, 425-metre high rocky promontory where the Atlantic and Pacific oceans merge.

This mythical place is known as the "End of the Earth”. In the afternoon, we go ashore in historic Wulaia Bay, once the site of one of the region's largest aboriginal settlements. This area is also renowned for the mesmerising beauty of its vegetation and geography.

We walk through a magellanic forest of lengas, coigües, canelos, ferns and other native vegetation to reach a lookout point. 

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Thursday, 05 June 2025

Pia and Garibaldi Glaciers

In the morning, we enter Pia Fiord and disembark near Pia Glacier. Hike to a vantage point with a spectacular views of the glacier moving slowly down the valley until it falls into the sea.

In the afternoon we visit Garibaldi fiord on the southern coast of Tierra del Fuego, where we will explore Patagonia's cold jungle and a hike through the forest up to a glacial waterfall. 

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Friday, 06 June 2025

Agostini Sound, Águila and Cóndor Glaciers

Sail through the Cockburn Channel and enter Agostini Sound. From there it is possible to see the glaciers that descend from the middle of the Darwin Mountain Range - some of them reaching the water.

Disembark and walk around a lagoon, which was formed by the melting of the Águila Glacier. We will reach a spot right in front of that glacier with stunning views. In the afternoon, we will approach the Condor Glacier via Zodiac - and hopefully see some of the abundant Andean Condors in the area. 

Saturday, 07 June 2025

Disembark and transfer to Torres del Paine

Early morning visit to Magdalena Island (weather permitting) before arriving at Punta Arenas where we disembark and transfer to your chosen hotel or lodge in Torres del Paine National Park for a 4-night stay on a bed and breakfast basis. The rest of the day is at leisure

Torres del Paine is widely recognised as one of the world's great national parks, and it isn't hard to see why. The scenery here is often astounding and brings together everything that Patagonia does so well; towering snow-capped mountains seem to soar skywards out of thick forests, which themselves lead to the shores of shimmering turquoise lakes. Wandering vicuñas, deer and foxes dot the landscape, whilst electric-blue icebergs and tumbling glaciers remind you just how far south you are here. The most recognisable features of the park are the three granite towers (los torres), which give the park its name, and the horns (los cuernos), a distinctive collection of jagged granite peaks, sculptured over millennia by glacial erosion and which combine with Lake Pehoé to create the very definition of a picture-perfect scene.

 

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Sunday, 08 June 2025

Exploring Torres del Paine

Your chosen hotel or lodge can arrange a wide choice of optional activities including hikes, birdwatching, kayaking, horse riding and mountain biking. 

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Monday, 09 June 2025

Optional activities

A further day to explore this most beautiful of wildernesses, depending on your interests.

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Tuesday, 10 June 2025

At leisure

Opportunity to take optional activities, such as visit Laguna Amarga

 or take a boat on Lago Grey to the Grey Glacier.

Wednesday, 11 June 2025

Fly to the Chilean Lake District

Transfer to Punta Arenas airport for a domestic flight to Puerto Montt. On arrival, transfer to your chosen hotel in Puerto Varas for a 2-night stay on a bed and breakfast basis. The rest of the day is at leisure.

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Thursday, 12 June 2025

Petrohue Waterfalls & Osorno Volcano 

Today we take the whole day to observe the mighty Osorno Volcano with views of the Rojo Crater, see bird and wildlife in the Vicente Perez Rosales National Park and trek along the Petrohue River to the Petrohue Waterfalls. We also enjoy a boat ride on Todos Los Santos Lake. An invigorating day.

Friday, 13 June 2025

Crossing the Andes

Today we travel across the Andes from Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park paved with spectacular views the town of Peulla where we take a boat journey across the lake. We then travel by bus and cross the border to Puerto Frías in Argentina. Here, board a second catamaran to navigate the turquoise waters of the lake and disembark in Puerto Alegre. Continue by bus to Puerto Blest from where we take a boat to cross the wonderful Nahuel Huapi Lake to Puerto Pañuelo. From here, travel to Bariloche for a 5-night stay on a bed and breakfast basis at your chosen hotel or lodge. An incredible adventure, a day you will never forget.

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Saturday, 14 June 2025

Scenic Lakes and Forest Walks

Experience Patagonian nature at its best, visiting lakes, lagoons, valleys, forests and mountains on foot at a pace and level of activity to suit you. We first visit Llao Llao Municipal Park and learn about the struggles of the local pioneers.

We then explore the Andean Patagonian Forest, where we can see endemic bird species including the thorn-tailed Rayadito, white-throated treerunner, patagonian tyrant and the black-throated Huet-huet.

After lunch we ride the chairlift up to the top of Cerro Campanario (Belfry Mount) with a wonderful view of the whole area we have just visited. Finally, we head back to Bariloche to visit some of the historical locations, admire the lake shore, and perhaps visit a chocolate shop. 

 

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Sunday, 15 June 2025

The 'Seven Lakes Road'

Driving north, bordering Nahuel Huapi Lake, you get to Villa La Angostura, from where the trip continues through the "Route of the Seven Lakes” and the opportunity to admire the series of lakes: Espejo, Correntoso, Escondido, Villarino, Falkner, Machónico and finally Lacar Lake, where the attractive city of San Martín de los Andres is situated.

We return by Lake Meliquina and Cordoba pass. Here, we visit caves with aborigine paintings that show an ancient culture more than 9700 years old.

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Monday, 16 June 2025

Victoria Island Forest Walks

Enjoy a boat excursion on Nahuel Huapi to Victoria Island and the Arrayanes Forest. Enjoy stunning views at Anchorena Bay and walk to the panoramic point at Monte Bella Vista.

At Arrayanes Forest, take a guided walk observing the beautiful forest of magnificent arrayan-myrtle trees with their cinnamon coloured bark considered to be unique in the world for its characteristics.

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Tuesday, 17 June 2025

At leisure

Your last day in the Lake District - enjoy!

Wednesday, 18 June 2025

Travel to Iguazu

Today fly to Iguassu. On arrival, transfer to your chosen hotel, staying for 3-nights. Explore the Argentinean side of the magnificent waterfalls. Rest of the day at leisure.

 

 

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Thursday, 19 June 2025

Brazilian side of the Waterfalls

Today we cross the International Bridge 'Tancredo Neves' into Brazil and explore Iguazú National Park on the Brazilian side. We walk within the park on a trail over the 'Iguazú River'.

At this point, we get a panoramic view of the Argentinean falls, Towards the end of the tour, we will get to Devil's Gorge lower viewpoint, a beautiful scene  enhanced by permanent rainbows. The tour ends at 'Salto Floriano’ from where we return to the Argentinian side so you can continue on one of the three trails.

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Friday, 20 June 2025

Jesuit Ruins

Stay by the waterfalls or take an optional tour to the Jesuit Missions

Located 240Km from Puerto Iguazú are the ruins of the Jesuit Missions where, for over 200 years, the priests lived in large communities, with the local Guarani people, in a religious society, to protect them from slavery. There is a museum and the ruins of houses, school, kitchen, square of weapons, graveyard and temple. The Guaraní Indians and the Jesuit priests formed utopian communities, based on a peculiar social system, during the XVIth and XVIIth centuries, until the Jesuits fell out of favour in Europe, were banned and the missions were destroyed by the Portuguese, Spanish and Brazilians colonisers. A fascinating day.

 

Saturday, 21 June 2025

Fly to Salta

Transfer to the airport and fly to Salta. On arrival, transfer to your chosen hotel for a 6-night stay on a bed and breakfast basis. The rest of the day is at leisure.

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Sunday, 22 June 2025

Cachi and El Obispo

The trip begins in the Lerma Valley where we view Laurel"s Gorge and Escoipe Gorge. We arrive at the Bishop"s Cliff, a road with panoramic views of the enchanted valley and onto the Mill`s Stone), at 3.384 meters above the sea level, the highest spot in our trip.

Cross Los Cardones National Park to Cachi, where we visit the archaeological museum and the Church.

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Monday, 23 June 2025

Cafayate

Travel south along route 68 through the Lerma Valley to Quebrada de las Conchas (the gorge of shells), where wind and water erosion have carved unusual shapes on the rocks. Visit the formations of the Amphitheatre, and Devil's Throat.

Arrive in Cafayate and visit a local winery. There are an average of 320 sunny days per year in Cafayate, and combined with the sandy soil these are favourable conditions for wine production. After lunch (not included), visit the magnificent colonial church, stroll around the leafy square, browse the handicraft stalls and shops or visit the wine museum. 

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Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Salt Lakes and Purmamarca

This morning visit the ruins at Tastil, the remains of a large settlement of the Atacameno culture, which was later invaded by the Incas. Continue to San Antonio de los Cobres, a traditional mining town named after the large copper deposit found nearby. After lunch, drive through the high desert, along an unpaved gravel road through the barren landscape. Arrive at the great salt flat, formed by evaporation of salt water springing from inside the mountains.

The immensity of the flats, covered in white salt whose crystals glint in the sunshine, invites you to relax, stretch your legs and take pictures of the otherworldly landscape. Continue to Purmamarca, a typical, picturesque town of the area. Its simple, single storey buildings are made from adobe mud bricks, and it has a beautiful whitewashed colonial church overlooking its leafy main square, where market stalls often gather to sell handicrafts.a

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Wednesday, 25 June 2025

Half Day Tour Of Salta

On this half day excursion you will learn about colonial culture and history with your private guide. You will visit the Cabildo, the original town hall located on the central square, now a museum. The impressive Cathedral, also on the square and coloured pink on the outside, which dates to 1856 after the previous one was destroyed by an earthquake. You will also visit San Francisco and La Viña churches, the Convent of San Bernardo. 

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Thursday, 26 June 2025

At leisure

Your final day in Salta, to relax and enjoy your hotel and the many attractions of this wonderful city.

Friday, 27 June 2025

Fly to Mendoza

Transfer to the airport and fly to Mendoza. On arrival, transfer to your chosen hotel for a 5-night stay on a bed and breakfast basis. The rest of the day is at leisure.

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Saturday, 28 June 2025

City Tour and Wine Cellars

On your full day tour today, we visit the Museo del Area Fundacional, built in 1561 by Don Pedro del Castillo. Continue to the main square, and visit the cathedral and  Basilica of St. Francis and onto the Civic district, the prestigious street of Emilio Civit, a residential area that leads to the General San Martin Park.

In the afternoon, visit two wineries, where we learn more about traditional methods wine production and enjoy a tasting.

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Sunday, 29 June 2025

Uco Valley Winery

We spend the day in the foothills of the Andes in the Uco Valley, an ideal place for the production of high quality grapes and wines. Enjoy visits to wineries, tastings and an included lunch.

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Monday, 30 June 2025

At leisure

Relax at your hotel.

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Tuesday, 01 July 2025

At leisure

Relax on your last day in Mendoza.

Wednesday, 02 July 2025

Overland to Santiago de Chile

We leave Mendoza today and travel by public bus over the Andes to Santiago de Chile. On arrival, transfer to your hotel where you stay for 3-nights on a bed and breakfast basis.

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Thursday, 03 July 2025

Guided tour of Santiago 

Enjoy a half day guided tour of Santiago today, including visits to La Moneda, the Government Palace, Plaza de Armas, the Metropolitan Cathedral and Santa Lucia hill, where the Spanish founded Santiago in 1541.

Continue to Mapocho River and onto Bellavista, the cultural and artistic neighbourhood of Santiago. The rest of the day is at leisure.

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Friday, 04 July 2025

Santiago

Saturday, 05 July 2025

Fly to Easter Island

Transfer to the airport and fly to Easter Island. On arrival, transfer to your chosen hotel for a 4-night stay on a bed and breakfast basis.

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Sunday, 06 July 2025

Moais of Easter Island

Enjoy a full day tour and learn about the history of Easter Island, with scenic  views of the vast Pacific Ocean. Visit a variety of toppled Moai (statues) of Ahu Vaihu and the volcano, Rano Raraku. We also visit Ahu Tongariki, the largest restored Ahu on Easter Island with 15 moai. End the day at the beach of Anakena known for its beautiful white sandy beach and coconut palm trees. 

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Monday, 07 July 2025

Orongo Village

Half day visit through beautiful scenery to the extinct volcano, Rano Kau and onto the ceremonial village known as Orongo. There, you will learn about the culture of the birdman cult. Our final stop today is the cave of Ana Kai Tangata adorned with wall paintings. 

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Tuesday, 08 July 2025

Ahu Akivi

Today, visit Ahu Akivi with seven re-erected moai; legend claims these statues represent the seven explorers who were sent to Rapa Nui by the late King Hotu Matua. Continue to Hanga Poukura with tumbled moai statues and scattered topknots, and finally to the Tahai ceremonial site boasting 3 ahus, restored statues, remains of boathouses and a boat ramp.

Wednesday, 09 July 2025

Fly to the Maipo Valley

Transfer to the airport for your flight back to Santiago. On arrival, transfer to the Maipo Valley for a 3-night stay on a bed and breakfast basis. The rest of the day is at leisure.

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Thursday, 10 July 2025

Exploring the Maipo Valley 

Explore the vineyards of the Maipo Valley on an optional tour from your hotel.

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Friday, 11 July 2025

At leisure

At leisure enjoying the facilities of your hotel.

Saturday, 12 July 2025

Fly to the Atacama Desert

Transfer to the airport and fly to Calama. On arrival, transfer to your chosen hotel for a 2-night stay.

Later, enjoy a spectacular evening exploring the Moon Valley and watch the sun set west, over the Pacific Oceran and lighting up the Andean Mountains.

Along the way, visit the huge Atacama salt lake, the active Lascar Volcano and the impressive Licancabur Volcano. Before sunset you can also opt for a short hike to one of the giant sand dunes in the valley. 

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Sunday, 13 July 2025

Tatio Geysers and Machuca

Before dawn breaks head north to the famous El Tatio Geysers; a geothermal field flanked by soaring peaks.

El Tatio is situated at 4,300 metres above sea level on the Altiplano. It is the highest geothermal field in the world and boasts spectacular scenery.

Continue to the village of Machuca, a former the resting place for llama caravans that travelled the Inca Highway. 

Monday, 14 July 2025

Overland into Bolivia

Early morning start, crossing the Bolivian border

and travelling overland through  majestic scenery of iridescent coloured rocks, desert, lagoons with flocks of flamingos.

Along the way, we visit the White and Green Lagoons, the Geysers Sol de Mañana, and Red Lagoon and continue to Ojo de Perdiz where we overnight (dinner included).

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Tuesday, 15 July 2025

Uyuni Salt Flat

Today we continue through incredible scenery of deserts and lagoons of Chiar Khota, Honda, Ramadita and Hedionda, branches of the Western Andes Range to arrive at the Uyuni salt flat.

Uyuni is home to the world's biggest salt flat - a vast expanse of white, dotted with remote cactus-covered islands. We overnight in the village of Tahua (lunch and dinner included).

 

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Wednesday, 16 July 2025

Uyuni Salt Flat

Morning visit to the ruins of Chillima, with amazing views of the salt flat and its surroundings.

We return to Tahua and travel overland through the great Salar to Incawasi Island to see the gigantic cactuses.

After an included lunch, drive towards Uyuni visiting the "montones de sal" (salt hills), "Ojos de Agua" and the village of Colchani where salt is processed. Overnight in Uyuni on a bed and breakfast based.

Thursday, 17 July 2025

Travel to Potosi

Transfer from Uyuni through the Andes passing remote villages to Potosi, once one of the largest city of the world. Check in to your hotel for one night. The Spanish took untold amounts of silver from the Cerro Rico (Rich Hill) towering above Potosi and crisscrossed by mines that are now exhausted although a few people persevere, risking their lives, for the last remnant of the mineral. Each miner makes offerings to his "devil" so that nothing bad happens while in the primitive tunels.

Visit the Mint where the silver was converted into coins, ready to be taken overland to the River Plata, then by boat to Buenos Aires to be shipped the Spain, and ready to be spent.

Friday, 18 July 2025

Travel to Sucre

Transfer to Sucre and check in to your chosen hotel for a 5-night stay, allowing you 4 days to for sightseeing, to explore and time at leisure to watch local life go by.

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Saturday, 19 July 2025

Tour of Tarabuco Market

Visit the local (Sunday) Tarabuco market where local Quechua people still wear their traditional costumes of multi-coloured ponchos, chuspas (woven bags for carrying coca leaves), elaborate axsu (overskirts) for the women, and helmet-like headgear (derived from conquistadors helmets) for the married men and women. 

Sunday is the traditional market day in Tarabuco and a vibrant representation of Latin American life. Lunch is included at a local restaurant. 

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Sunday, 20 July 2025

Tour of Sucre

Today we visit the town, main square, cathedral and museums. Sucre is the historic capital and is still the seat of the Bolivian Supreme Court. There are many relics of the Chaco War and the tribulations of the past.

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Monday, 21 July 2025

Sucre

Day at Leisure to explore.

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Tuesday, 22 July 2025

Sucre

Day at leisure to explore.

Wednesday, 23 July 2025

Fly to La Paz

Transfer to the airport and fly to La Paz, the world's highest capital city (3,636m), where you stay for 4-nights including breakfast daily.

 

A bustling city settled in a large basin, where adobe houses cling precariously to the sheer sides. Spend the afternoon acclimatising to avoid soroche (altitude sickness). 

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Thursday, 24 July 2025

Tour of La Paz and Moon Valley

Our local guide will show you the city's maze of streets and alleyways to visit colonial squares, churches and streets lined with little shops selling wonderful weavings, traditional musical instruments and jewellery.

We continue to the witches' market, where charismatic ladies sell a range of herbs, bottled potions and amulets to cure all ills.

We also visit Moon Valley, an area of sandstone, sculpted by wind and rain into bizarre land-formations. 

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Friday, 25 July 2025

La Paz

At leisure in this extraordinary city.

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Saturday, 26 July 2025

La Paz

Day at leisure in La Paz to explore.

Sunday, 27 July 2025

Sun Island

We travel on a scenic road, with the snow-capped cordillera in the background, to Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake. We skirt the lake, catching glimpses of the locals working the Inca terraces with the help of oxen, and stop for an included lunch at the charming lakeshore village of Copacabana.

 

We visit the church of Our Lady of Copacabana, Patron Saint of Bolivia and travel by boat to sacred Sun Island. Visit the Pilkokaina ruins and enjoy a typical 'aptapi' (communal Andean lunch) at a table overlooking the lake. From there we take a short hike to Ecolodge La Estancia where we overnight on a dinner and breakfast basis.

Monday, 28 July 2025

La Chincana and Puno

Travel by boat to see the well preserved ruins of La Chincana. Visit the local museum to see the riches from the Tiahuanaco culture through to the Incas. 

Return to Copacabana and depart across the border into Peru and continue to Puno. Check into your chosen hotel for a 2-night stay on a bed and breakfast basis.

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Tuesday, 29 July 2025

Uros and Taquile Islands

This morning, take a boat to the floating island of Uros, where the local people live on islands built with the totora plant, a type of reed, which grows in Lake Titicaca. They also build their houses from totora.

Continue to Taquile Island, once part of the Inca Empire - its inhabitants still speak quechua. It is famous for its beautiful textiles. Enjoy lunch in a local restaurant.

Wednesday, 30 July 2025

By train to Cusco

Today, take the Peru Rail Titicaca Train across the incredibly scenic Andes to Cusco.

During your trip, take pictures of some of the quintessential Andean landscapes, enjoy on board entertainment, stop at local markets to shop and stretch your legs.

An excellent breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea are served as you sit by the window and watch the andean mountain landscape go by. 

Arrive in Cusco and transfer to your chosen hotel for a 2-night stay on a bed and breakfast basis.

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Thursday, 31 July 2025

Ancient Inca Ruins and Cusco

Today we travel to Pikillacta, a huge sprawling ancient Inca site, once of the only ruins of a pre-Inca city. Continue to Andahuaylillas village, surrounded by mountains and the Vilcanota River.

We will also visit the famous colonial church known as the "Sistine Chapel of America” and Tipon, a vast National Archaeological Park located to the east of Cusco. On our return to Cusco, enjoy a guided tour of the city.

Friday, 01 August 2025

Machu Picchu by Vistadome Train

Your day begins with a stunning train journey on Peru Rail's Vistadome train, following the scenic course of the Urubamba River and culminating at the spectacular Inca citadel of Machu Picchu. 

Once at the ruins, you have an included lunch, a private guided tour and free time to explore. Transfer to a nearby hotel for a one night stay including breakfast.

Saturday, 02 August 2025

Train to the Sacred Valley

This morning free to explore. Perhaps re-visit Machu Picchu or climb Huayna Picchu, for fantastic views of the valley and a different perspective of Machu Picchu. Alternatively, there is a gentle climb along the Inca Trail to Intipunku the Gate of the Sun.

In the afternoon, take the train to the Sacred Valley, where you check in to your chosen hotel for a 6-night stay on a bed and breakfast basis.

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Sunday, 03 August 2025

Chinchero, Moray and Maras

An early start for a full day tour in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, visiting Chinchero, Maras and Moray. Chinchero is a colourful and authentic local market where indigenous people from the surrounding communities congregate to trade their goods, particularly hand woven in traditional methods and using natural dyes. 

Continue to the Moray ruins, used by the Incas as a type of open-air crop laboratory.

Our final stop are the Maras pre-Inca salt mines located on a wide-open hill above the Urubamba Valley. 

You often get a chance to see locals collecting the salt. Lunch is included today.

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Monday, 04 August 2025

Willoq and Patacancha Villages

A visit to the villages of Willoq and Patacancha, high in the Patacancha Valley, is a journey into the past, a visit to the descendants of the Incas.

According to historians, the people of Willoq with their traditional red ponchos and shawls are the direct descendants of the last rulers of imperial Cusco, and remain today one of the Andean communities least affected by Western influence. 

The Willoq community is also well known for its weavers and the quality of the textiles is still a product of patience, knowledge and the skilled weaver. The anciwent back strap loom, unaltered for centuries, is still used to weave even the finest textiles. Lunch is included. 

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Tuesday, 05 August 2025

At leisure in the Sacred Valley

Relax at your hotel, or take an optional excursion or tour.

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Wednesday, 06 August 2025

At leisure

Enjoy the facilities of your hotel or explore.

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Thursday, 07 August 2025

At leisure

There is much to see in the "Sacered Valley"

 

Friday, 08 August 2025

Fly to Lima

Morning flight to Lima, where you stay for 1 night (including breakfast). In the afternoon you will have a private guided tour of the city, visiting the grand colonial Plaza de Armas, the Presidential Palace and the Anthropological Museum, housing fine collections of artefacts from pre-Inca and Inca cultures. 

 

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Saturday, 09 August 2025

City Tour on Lima

Half day tour of Lima visiting vast plazas and old houses with ornately carved balconies. We also visit the Larco Herrera Museum that showcases  3,000 years of Peruvian pre-Columbian history, with the finest gold and silver collections from Ancient Peru.

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Sunday, 10 August 2025

At leisure

At leisure on the last day of your incredible journey. A chance to reflect on the places explored and people you have met.

Monday, 11 August 2025

Return flight to the UK

Morning at leisure, before transferring to the airport for your direct, overnight flight home. 

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Tuesday, 12 August 2025

Arrive in the UK

Arrive in the UK in the morning.