Peru/Bolivia for 25 days From 20 August to 13 September 2010

Tour For 25 days South - Peru and Bolivia

Start: Friday 20 August2010

Finish: Monday 13 September2010

We promote a lot of freedom and flexibility in our tours, we call it alone in group, you do your thing with the comfort of a group while de tour leader arrange your excursion or bus ticket. Freedom is one of the big points in this tour!

v      The ballestas islands

v      The Nazca lines

v      Colca canyon tour 2 days

v      The islands on Titicaca

v      La Paz Tihuanacu and Copacabana

v      The 2 days salt lake jeep tour new with sleeping in an salthotel

v      The silver mines in Potosi

v      Cusco and The Inca emperor

Early In the morning we take the bus to Pisco, we have a private bus till Nasca.

you can  take the excursion the flight over the amazing Nasca lines ,depending on the weather . In the evening you can go to the lecture over the Nazca lines or watch the stars in the planetarium. At night we take the luxe Crus del sur public night bus to Arequipa around 10.30 PM

Free day to visit this beautiful city, or to do some excursions.This is good to acclimatize before we start climbing to the colca canyon.

After breakfast, as excursion you can go by boat for a visit to the Uros floating reed islands ,the guide explain everything over the Islands and the Titicaca lake ,after this we go toTaquile island , here they have there own way of live . Men’s are knitting the clothes, no animals or cars allowed on the island .Here we have some lunch, most of the time trout from the lake.

From here we take the boat back to Puno .Or you can visit as excursion the Sillustani Grave towers

Hotel Plaza Mayor ***

After breakfast we take the bus to La Paz (3636 m) , this trip takes around 6 h. We have beautiful scenery and snowy mountaintops .In La Paz you can wonder around in one of the 100 markets around the City or the Witches Market ,or you take a city tour. If the whole group like to go to Tihuanaco ,we can stop as excursion on the way to La Paz .

Day 1 :Departure around  (10:30 a.m.) towards Colchani town with our 4+4 jeeps, here they cut manual extraction of salt in blocks, than the salt hotel ,what’s  now a museum ,You will visit the Inca Wasi Island, call Fished Island also by the form that it has, characterizes by his calcárea, fully of capricious caves and giant cactus from 8 to 10mts. Lunch, Arrival to San Juan where you are going to spend the night. Diner

Uyuni – Potosí (4090 m)

This morning we take our (local or ) private bus for around 7 h ( if the group is more than 10 persons )to the mining city of Potosi The road climb up very steep with stunning views. Potosi is situated at an altitude of 4000mt .

People who like to walk the 2 or 4 days Incatrail, have to reserve this with booking far in advance ! 

This morning you can go on excursion very early to Machu Picchu by bus, this to see the sunrise over these amazing ruins ,here you can go as excursion with an English speaking guide. In the afternoon we will take the train back to Cusco, where we will arrive in the evening.

Hotel in Cusco

Arrive back home

-Lima city tour 24 usd /Pisco ballestas 18 usd /Huacachina jeep in the sand dunes: 19 USD /Nasca flight over the Nasca lines 78 usd /Arequipa rafting 35 Usd /reality tour 25 Usd  /Puno Silustani 15 Usd/ Prive from 9 pax 20 Usd/ Uros 15 usd / Prive from 9 pax 20 USD / Uros + Taquile 30 Usd Privé from  9 pax 38 usd /Cusco citytour 10 Usd Prive from 9 pax 20 usd, horseride cusco 15 Usd / rafting 35/55 Usd, guide in Machu picchu 15 Usd P/P  /Incatrail 4 D during the tour 260 euro/ Chavin 3 D 225 Euro, 15 usd P/P /Privé from 9 pax 22 Usd P/P . Mountainbike saltpans cusco from 50 y 100 Usd / Potosi minas: 16 usd, Coroyco bicycletta 78 usd, Chacaltaya 25 usd Tarrabuco market 10 Usd sacred valley 15 USD  ,rafting 35 USD, guide in Machu picchu 15USD ! Potosi Mines 16 usd Chacaltaya 25 usd,mountainbike dead road 78 usd, Tihuanacu 15 usd

Indication of entree fee

What to bring with you

v     We advice to travel as light as possible, around15kg a person, we prefer a backpack or travel bag, we don’t like suitcases while they are hard to travel in local transport and buses.

v     Clothes , in this tour we go from the coast to the highlands , in aug / sept its Winter,so it can be cold at night and at high altitudes , so prepared for cold and warm , good walking shoes ,sunscreen, waterproof clothing ,alarm clock ,lip salve, personal medication, travel dictionary and don’t forget , if there is something you miss , you always can buy it  cheaper in Peru or Bolivia! 

Money and Passport

v     We advice to bring with you around 700 EUROpocket money, this in a combination of travel cheques/cash/and credit card. This money is for the cost of the excursions and the meals in the restaurants, not included your souvenirs, its just an indication to eat normal and do the indicated excursions, everybody spend different!

v     The money in Peru is the Nuevo sol ,EURO is widely accepted around Peru , you better bring around 150 USD to pay the excursions /airport tax and entrée fee ,the rest in Euro .(not included Inca trail )

v     Credit cards like Master card /Visa are widely accepted , every place we go have ATM machines .Also in Bolivia

v     No visa is necessary for countries of Western Europe /Asia/North or South –America/Australia/New Zealand/South Africa. With a valid passport the tourist card allows you up to 90  days in Peru   

Climate

The Andes mountains have a lot of influence at the climate in Peru .The coast is one big dry desert, the Andes have high temperatures in springtime/daytime if the sun shines, In the evenings it can be cold. The best time to travel: dry season, from may till October, The temperatures are some lower, but the sky is mostly clear with less rain . But be prepared, showers of rain, can be all year around! 

Medication 

Altitude sickness can appear, but after 2 days you get used to the altitude, you feel some headache, but we climb slowly

PS: People who have hart or Long problems, better contact first a doctor before travelling to high altitudes .Peru don’t ask officially vaccinations, exception for Manu:  for Manu you have to take against yellow fever We advice that you take some vaccinations like:

- Hepatitis-A

- DTP (diphtheria, tetanus, polio);

You have to start with these vaccinations about 6 weeks before departure.

Don’t drink tap water!

For more info, look at  www.doh.gov.uk/traveladvice    www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk

Travel information
This information makes part of the contract with Peruplanet .Read it well before booking! Clients must be in possession of, and are responsible for arranging a valid passport. Information about these matters or related items (climate, clothing, baggage, etc) is given in good faith but Peru Planet can not be held responsible for any of this information.

How to make a reservation?
The easiest way to reserve a Peruplanet tour is fiklling in the reservation form at this website.Some days after we received your reservation, we confirm if there are still some places available on the date of your choice .Than we ask 30 % deposit of the total amount, the other 70% , you can pay 5 weeks before departure .This payment you can do at our Belgian or Peruvian banc account .After payment you receive a paper with confirmation of your payment . After full payment you receive the address of the first hotel in Lima. A booking is accepted and becomes definite only from the date when Peruplanet sends out a confirmation invoice (once we have received your deposit) at which point a contract exists and the deposit becomes non-refundable and non-transferable. Give us also your telephone number to contact you if there are last minute changes.

Ones you find the tour of your choice, don’t wait to long to make a reservation! We only do 1 tour a month, so there are not many spaces each month! Its also cheaper for yourself, as far in advance you buy your international flight ticket to Peru, as cheaper it gets!

Departure of the tour
A tour of Peruplanet in general always start, but its possible that we don’t get minima amount of clients for a tour, what is 8 bookings .In that case we contact you minima 4 weeks before departure to tell you .No message means automatically departure of the tour .If the tour don’t go, than Peru planet can make a special alternative program to your needs on individual base.

Changes and extension possibilities

§     it is possible to arrive earlier than the group, also to depart later than the group. This you have to tell us in advance together with your reservation, so we ca arrange something for you.

§    We can arrange some extra nights, before or after the tour .Let us now your date, time, flight number and carrier of arrival, so we can arrange the transfer in Lima to the hotel, always included

§    You can extend your trip with a jungle arrangement in Manu or Puerto Maldonado /Tambopatta .

Insurance
Clients are obligated and responsible for ensuring that they have adequate cover for the full duration of the tour in respect of medical expenses, injury, death, repatriation, cancellation and curtailment. It is our policy to check the validity and cover of your insurance policy and we hold the right to refuse travel to anyone whose insurance does not satisfy these criteria..

WE HOPE THAT YOU ENJOY THIS COUNTRY JUST AS MUCH AS WE DO!