Andean Encounters
Trip Details
- Duration: 56 day(s) days
- Visited Areas: South America
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.
Itinerary
Week 1
Santiago, La Serena, San Pedro de Atacama, Atacama Desert
Week 2
Salt Flats, Bolivian Altiplano, Uyuni, Potosi
Week 3
La Paz, Puno, Lake Titicaca, Floating Reed Islands, Amantani & Taquile Islands
Week 4
Cuzco, Sacred Valley, Inca Trail or Lares Trek to Machu Picchu, Arequipa
Week 5
Chivay, Colca Canyon, Arequipa, Puerto Inca, Nazca Lines, Huacachina Oasis, Paracas, Ballestas Islands
Week 6
Lima, Huaraz, Huanchaco, Chan Chan Ruins, Beaches of Northern Peru (Punta Sal), Sechura Desert
Week 7
Cuenca, Banos & Rio Verde, Shangri La
Week 8
Amazon Jungle, Otavalo, Quito