Andean
Encounters
Santiago to Quito
Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador
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.
DATES REF: SA01
Start Finish
Santiago Quito
2009
18 Sep 09 12 Nov 09
View from the Jungle Lodge - Ecuador
56 DAYS
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ITINERARY
Week 1 Santiago, La Serena, San Pedro PriceUIforward
INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS:
de Atacama, Atacama Desert
Week 2 Salt Flats, Bolivian Altiplano,
Chile - Sacred Valley
Uyuni, Potosi, Sucre
Week 3 La Paz, Puno, Lake Titicaca, Floating Reed Islands,
- Santiago - Inca Trail
Amantani / Taquile Island
- Chilean Coast - Machu Picchu
Week 4 Cusco, Sacred Valley, Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, Arequipa - Atacama Desert - Arequipa
Week 5 Chivay, Colca Canyon, Arequipa, Puerto Inca, Nazca Lines,
- Valley of the Moon - Colca Canyon,
Huacachina Oasis, Paracas, Ballestas Islands
Condors
Week 6 Lima, Huaraz, Huanchaco, Chan Chan Ruins, Beaches of
Northern Peru (Punta Sal), Sechura Desert
Bolivia - Huacachina Oasis
Week 7 Cuenca, Banos/Rio Verde, Shangri La
- Laguna Blanca - Ballestas Islands
Week 8 Amazon jungle, Otavalo, Quito - Laguna Colorada Marine Park
LOCAL PAYMENT Click for Price
- Laguna Verde - Huaraz
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TRANSPORT & ACCOMMODATION
- Salt Flats and Altiplano - Chan Chan Mud City
• Kumuka Overland Truck, Train, Minibus, River Boat, Jeep (Seasonal)
Crossing - Northern Beaches of
and on Foot - Potosi Punta Sal
• 55 Nights – 45% Hotel, 35% Camping, 20% Lodge/Hostel/Homestay
- La Paz
GRADE
Ecuador
Easy to moderate - suitable for anyone with average level of
Peru - Cuenca
fitness and mobility. A large part of this tour is spent at altitude.
- Lake Titicaca - Amazon Jungle Trip
INCLUSIONS
- Floating Reed Islands - Banos Thermal
• Fully Escorted Tour - Kumuka Tour Leader And Driver
• All Activities, Sightseeing And Entrance Fees As Per Itinerary
- Amantani Family Springs
• All National Parks And Reserve Entrance Fees
Homestay - Otavalo Markets
• All Tolls And Taxes - Cusco
MEALS
• All Meals Included Whilst Camping, on Amazon Jungle Trip, Inca OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Trail, Lake Titicaca Homestay and on Salt Flats Excursion
See page 117 for a full list of optional activities
GROUP SIZE
Maximum: 20
AGE GUIDE
Age: 18-45
Colca Canyon, Peru
SANTIAGO ADD ONS
PRE DEPARTURE MEETING AND START TIME
Add a 4 or 5 day Easter Island Trip to tours starting or
A pre departure meeting is held the day before departure at 18:00pm
finishing in Santiago (see page 69).
INSURANCE
Insurance is mandatory. For more information about travel
QUITO ADD ONS
insurance see page 119
• Add a Galapagos Island Tour (see pages 78-79)
PRE AND POST TOUR ACCOMMODATION • Add 1 or 2 weeks of Spanish Lessons (see page 67)
Accommodation is available at the start & finishing points of your tour.
• Add a 2 Day Cotopaxi Volcano Climb (see page 72)
For prices, please visit the relevant tour page on
www.kumuka.com
• Add a 3 Day Bellavista Cloud Forest Trip (see page 72)
Detailed Itinerary - Click here
Applies to all tours starting or finishing in Quito.
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