The Plan. Ish.

October 16, 2009

With a week and a half left to go, this is the trip plan as it currently stands. All major tours and flights have been booked as according to this, but it’s still all pretty theoretical!

DAY

DATE

 

ACTIVITY

LOCATION OVERNIGHT

 

 

 

 

   

Mon

26-Oct

 

FLIGHT to Lima

Dep LHR 0620, arr LIM 1850 Lima

Tue

27-Oct

 

Poor Man’s Galapagos, Nazca Lines

Lima Lima

Wed

28-Oct

  Travel to Pisco Pisco

Thu

29-Oct

  Pisco sours and Ballestos Islands Pisco

Fri

30-Oct

  Travel to Nazca & Nazca Flights Nazca

Sat

31-Oct

 

-> to Cuzco

Travel to Cusco Cusco

Sun

01-Nov

 

Amazonian Rainforest,                       Manu National Park

Meet group and start tour TOUR

Mon

02-Nov

    TOUR

Tue

03-Nov

    TOUR

Wed

04-Nov

    TOUR

Thu

05-Nov

    TOUR

Fri

06-Nov

    TOUR

Sat

07-Nov

    TOUR

Sun

08-Nov

    TOUR

Mon

09-Nov

  Bus back to Cusco Cusco

Tue

10-Nov

 

Sacred Valley

Meet group and start tour TOUR

Wed

11-Nov

    TOUR

Thu

12-Nov

    TOUR

Fri

13-Nov

 

Inca Trail Machu Picchu

  TOUR

Sat

14-Nov

    TOUR

Sun

15-Nov

    TOUR

Mon

16-Nov

  Bus/Train back to Cusco Cusco

Tue

17-Nov

 

Colca Canyon, Arequipa

Cusco -> Colca Canyon TOUR

Wed

18-Nov

  Colca Canyon TOUR

Thu

19-Nov

  Colca Canyon, Arequipa BUS

Fri

20-Nov

 

Isla del Sol

Copacabana, Isla del Sol Isla del Sol

Sat

21-Nov

  Isla del Sol, La Paz La Paz

Sun

22-Nov

    La Paz, overnight to Uyuni BUS

Mon

23-Nov

 

Bolivian salt flats

Meet guide and start Salt Flat tour TOUR

Tue

24-Nov

    TOUR

Wed

25-Nov

  Arrive in San Pedro, ‘star tour’ San Pedro

Thu

26-Nov

 

Stargazing

Atacama Desert San Pedro

Fri

27-Nov

 

FLIGHT to Ushaia

Calama -> Santiago -> BA -> Ushuaia IN FLIGHT

Sat

28-Nov

 

Tierra del Fuego, Martial Glacier, Ushaia

Arrive Ushuaia Ushuaia

Sun

29-Nov

  Tierra del Fuego Ushuaia

Mon

30-Nov

 

ANTARCTICAAAAAA

Meet group and start tour TOUR

Tue

01-Dec

    TOUR

Wed

02-Dec

    TOUR

Thu

03-Dec

    TOUR

Fri

04-Dec

    TOUR

Sat

05-Dec

    TOUR

Sun

06-Dec

    TOUR

Mon

07-Dec

    TOUR

Tue

08-Dec

    TOUR

Wed

09-Dec

    TOUR

Thu

10-Dec

  Return to Ushuaia Ushuaia

Fri

11-Dec

 

FLIGHT to El Calafate

Ushuaia -> El Calafate El Calafate

Sat

12-Dec

 

Torres del Paine hiking

Torres del Paine circuit Hut

Sun

13-Dec

 

Torres del Paine circuit Hut

Mon

14-Dec

 

Torres del Paine circuit Hut

Tue

15-Dec

 

Return to El Calafate El Calafate

Wed

16-Dec

 

Perito Moreno

Perito Moreno day trip El Calafate

Thu

17-Dec

 

 

Travel to El Chalten Hut

Fri

18-Dec

 

Fitz Roy exploring

Fitz Roy Massif Hut

Sat

19-Dec

 

Fitz Roy Massif Hut

Sun

20-Dec

 

Fitz Roy Massif El Calafate

Mon

21-Dec

 

Nahuel Huapi Nat. Park, Tronador Hill

Travel to Bariloche (flight?) Bariloche

Tue

22-Dec

 

Bariloche Bariloche

Wed

23-Dec

 

Volcan Orsorno, Los Saltos de Petrohue

Travel to Puerto Montt Puerto Montt

Thu

24-Dec

 

Puerto Montt Puerto Montt

Fri

25-Dec

 

Christmas Holiday! (Possibly stay in Puerto Montt area?)

Travel to Vina del Mar (? Xmas day) Vina del Mar

Sat

26-Dec

 

Vina del Mar Vina del Mar

Sun

27-Dec

 

 

Santiago Santiago

Mon

28-Dec

 

Over highest point on continent (7km)

Santiago -> Mendoza Mendoza

Tue

29-Dec

 

Horse back riding / wine tasting

Mendoza Mendoza

Wed

30-Dec

 

Mendoza – BA overnight BUS

Thu

31-Dec

 

Buenos Aires, Montevideo

BA sightseeing Buenos Aires

Fri

01-Jan

 

Travel to Montevideo (boat?) Montevideo

Sat

02-Jan

 

Whale watching

Montevideo Montevideo

Sun

03-Jan

 

Back to BA Buenos Aires

Mon

04-Jan

 

FLIGHT to Iguacu

Buenos Aires -> Iguacu Iguacu

Tue

05-Jan

 

Iguacu Falls

Iguacu Iguacu

Wed

06-Jan

 

 

Travel to Campo Grande Campo Grande

Thu

07-Jan

 

Pantanal

Meet group and start tour TOUR

Fri

08-Jan

 

Pantanal TOUR

Sat

09-Jan

 

Pantanal TOUR

Sun

10-Jan

 

Return to Campo Grande Campo Grande

Mon

11-Jan

 

FLIGHT to Rio

Campo Grande -> Rio Rio

Tue

12-Jan

 

HOLIDAY in and around Rio

Rio, Angra dos Reis Angra dos Reis

Wed

13-Jan

 

Angra dos Reis Angra dos Reis

Thu

14-Jan

 

Angra dos Reis Angra dos Reis

Fri

15-Jan

 

FLIGHT to London

Dep GIG 21.15 IN FLIGHT

Sat

16-Jan

 

Arrive home

Arr LHR HOME

 Wonder how much of this we’ll actually stick to… Watch this space!!

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October 15, 2009

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