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!
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DAY |
DATE |
ACTIVITY |
LOCATION | OVERNIGHT | |
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Mon |
26-Oct |
FLIGHT to Lima |
Dep LHR 0620, arr LIM 1850 | Lima | |
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Tue |
27-Oct |
Poor Man’s Galapagos, Nazca Lines |
Lima | Lima | |
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Wed |
28-Oct |
Travel to Pisco | Pisco | ||
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Thu |
29-Oct |
Pisco sours and Ballestos Islands | Pisco | ||
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Fri |
30-Oct |
Travel to Nazca & Nazca Flights | Nazca | ||
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Sat |
31-Oct |
-> to Cuzco |
Travel to Cusco | Cusco | |
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Sun |
01-Nov |
Amazonian Rainforest, Manu National Park |
Meet group and start tour | TOUR | |
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Mon |
02-Nov |
TOUR | |||
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Tue |
03-Nov |
TOUR | |||
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Wed |
04-Nov |
TOUR | |||
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Thu |
05-Nov |
TOUR | |||
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Fri |
06-Nov |
TOUR | |||
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Sat |
07-Nov |
TOUR | |||
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Sun |
08-Nov |
TOUR | |||
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Mon |
09-Nov |
Bus back to Cusco | Cusco | ||
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Tue |
10-Nov |
Sacred Valley |
Meet group and start tour | TOUR | |
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Wed |
11-Nov |
TOUR | |||
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Thu |
12-Nov |
TOUR | |||
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Fri |
13-Nov |
Inca Trail Machu Picchu |
TOUR | ||
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Sat |
14-Nov |
TOUR | |||
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Sun |
15-Nov |
TOUR | |||
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Mon |
16-Nov |
Bus/Train back to Cusco | Cusco | ||
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Tue |
17-Nov |
Colca Canyon, Arequipa |
Cusco -> Colca Canyon | TOUR | |
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Wed |
18-Nov |
Colca Canyon | TOUR | ||
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Thu |
19-Nov |
Colca Canyon, Arequipa | BUS | ||
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Fri |
20-Nov |
Isla del Sol |
Copacabana, Isla del Sol | Isla del Sol | |
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Sat |
21-Nov |
Isla del Sol, La Paz | La Paz | ||
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Sun |
22-Nov |
La Paz, overnight to Uyuni | BUS | ||
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Mon |
23-Nov |
Bolivian salt flats |
Meet guide and start Salt Flat tour | TOUR | |
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Tue |
24-Nov |
TOUR | |||
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Wed |
25-Nov |
Arrive in San Pedro, ‘star tour’ | San Pedro | ||
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Thu |
26-Nov |
Stargazing |
Atacama Desert | San Pedro | |
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Fri |
27-Nov |
FLIGHT to Ushaia |
Calama -> Santiago -> BA -> Ushuaia | IN FLIGHT | |
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Sat |
28-Nov |
Tierra del Fuego, Martial Glacier, Ushaia |
Arrive Ushuaia | Ushuaia | |
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Sun |
29-Nov |
Tierra del Fuego | Ushuaia | ||
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Mon |
30-Nov |
ANTARCTICAAAAAA |
Meet group and start tour | TOUR | |
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Tue |
01-Dec |
TOUR | |||
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Wed |
02-Dec |
TOUR | |||
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Thu |
03-Dec |
TOUR | |||
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Fri |
04-Dec |
TOUR | |||
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Sat |
05-Dec |
TOUR | |||
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Sun |
06-Dec |
TOUR | |||
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Mon |
07-Dec |
TOUR | |||
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Tue |
08-Dec |
TOUR | |||
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Wed |
09-Dec |
TOUR | |||
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Thu |
10-Dec |
Return to Ushuaia | Ushuaia | ||
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Fri |
11-Dec |
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FLIGHT to El Calafate |
Ushuaia -> El Calafate | El Calafate |
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Sat |
12-Dec |
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Torres del Paine hiking |
Torres del Paine circuit | Hut |
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Sun |
13-Dec |
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Torres del Paine circuit | Hut | |
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Mon |
14-Dec |
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Torres del Paine circuit | Hut | |
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Tue |
15-Dec |
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Return to El Calafate | El Calafate | |
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Wed |
16-Dec |
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Perito Moreno |
Perito Moreno day trip | El Calafate |
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Thu |
17-Dec |
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Travel to El Chalten | Hut |
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Fri |
18-Dec |
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Fitz Roy exploring |
Fitz Roy Massif | Hut |
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Sat |
19-Dec |
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Fitz Roy Massif | Hut | |
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Sun |
20-Dec |
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Fitz Roy Massif | El Calafate | |
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Mon |
21-Dec |
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Nahuel Huapi Nat. Park, Tronador Hill |
Travel to Bariloche (flight?) | Bariloche |
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Tue |
22-Dec |
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Bariloche | Bariloche | |
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Wed |
23-Dec |
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Volcan Orsorno, Los Saltos de Petrohue |
Travel to Puerto Montt | Puerto Montt |
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Thu |
24-Dec |
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Puerto Montt | Puerto Montt | |
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Fri |
25-Dec |
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Christmas Holiday! (Possibly stay in Puerto Montt area?) |
Travel to Vina del Mar (? Xmas day) | Vina del Mar |
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Sat |
26-Dec |
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Vina del Mar | Vina del Mar | |
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Sun |
27-Dec |
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Santiago | Santiago |
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Mon |
28-Dec |
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Over highest point on continent (7km) |
Santiago -> Mendoza | Mendoza |
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Tue |
29-Dec |
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Horse back riding / wine tasting |
Mendoza | Mendoza |
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Wed |
30-Dec |
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Mendoza – BA overnight | BUS | |
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Thu |
31-Dec |
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Buenos Aires, Montevideo |
BA sightseeing | Buenos Aires |
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Fri |
01-Jan |
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Travel to Montevideo (boat?) | Montevideo | |
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Sat |
02-Jan |
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Whale watching |
Montevideo | Montevideo |
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Sun |
03-Jan |
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Back to BA | Buenos Aires | |
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Mon |
04-Jan |
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FLIGHT to Iguacu |
Buenos Aires -> Iguacu | Iguacu |
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Tue |
05-Jan |
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Iguacu Falls |
Iguacu | Iguacu |
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Wed |
06-Jan |
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Travel to Campo Grande | Campo Grande |
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Thu |
07-Jan |
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Pantanal |
Meet group and start tour | TOUR |
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Fri |
08-Jan |
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Pantanal | TOUR | |
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Sat |
09-Jan |
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Pantanal | TOUR | |
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Sun |
10-Jan |
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Return to Campo Grande | Campo Grande | |
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Mon |
11-Jan |
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FLIGHT to Rio |
Campo Grande -> Rio | Rio |
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Tue |
12-Jan |
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HOLIDAY in and around Rio |
Rio, Angra dos Reis | Angra dos Reis |
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Wed |
13-Jan |
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Angra dos Reis | Angra dos Reis | |
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Thu |
14-Jan |
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Angra dos Reis | Angra dos Reis | |
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Fri |
15-Jan |
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FLIGHT to London |
Dep GIG 21.15 | IN FLIGHT |
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Sat |
16-Jan |
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Arrive home |
Arr LHR | HOME |
Wonder how much of this we’ll actually stick to… Watch this space!!
The route!
October 15, 2009
