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43 Day itinerary in Argentina, South America

Buenos Aires to Lima (via Pantanal) Travel Pass

Discover an unforgettable South American adventure from Argentina to Peru with Bamba’s Buenos Aires to Lima Travel Pass. Immerse yourself in vibrant Buenos Aires, traverse the pristine Pantanal wetlands teeming with wildlife, and uncover the mysteries of ancient Incan ruins in Cusco. This journey pr... Read More

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Overview

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Everyone

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GUIDANCE

On Some Day Trips

starting point

Buenos Aires

trip type

Private

trip attributes

Backpacking

Start

Night

End

Highlights

1

Embark on a unforgettable journey of a lifetime into the Uyuni Salt Flats

2

Be amazed by the Iguazu Falls, one of the most incredible sights in the world

3

Discover the oasis of Huacachina with its tranquil lagoon and backdrop of amazing sand dunes

4

Get the opportunity to take a tango lesson in Buenos Aires

Itinerary

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Day 1

place Day 1: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Tango, Wine & Empanadas Experience

Departure Time: 21:00

Duration: 1.5 hrs

Make your own way to your next activity. Relive the golden age of Buenos Aires and one of its most notorious emblems, like tango. A unique display of dancers and artists bring back to life the era that saw this genre flourish.

Immerse yourself in Argentinian culture with a mix of music, dance and cuisine in this comprehensive experience taking place inside the Mansión Tango, one of Buenos Aires' most emblematic buildings. Centrally located, it is mere meters from the city's Obelisk. 


Meals: Snacks

Day 2

place Day 2: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Buenos Aires to Puerto Iguazu

Type: Bus (Overnight)

Time: 13:30, 14:30, 19:00, 21:00

Duration: 18 Hours

Transfer from Buenos Aires to Puerto Iguazu

Please make your own way to the bus station to catch your bus to Puerto Iguazu.

Day 3

place Day 3: Puerto Iguazu, Argentina

Free Day
Enjoy a free day to experience on your own

Day 4

place Day 4: Puerto Iguazu - Foz do Iguacu, Argentina

Argentina Iguazu Falls Day Trip (Arg to Arg)

Departure Time: 07:20

Duration: 10 hrs

A visit to the Argentinean side of Iguazu Falls is a completely different experience than the Brazilian and deserves a whole day's worth of your time. Walk along the man-made platforms and bridges that follow the contours of the river taking you right up next to hundreds of waterfalls covering a 4 kilometer stretch.

Iguazu falls were created approximately 200 thousand years ago by a geological fault where the Iguazu and Parana Rivers come together creating an 80-meter high cascade named "Garganta del Diablo" or Devil's Throat. The falls stretch over 3 kilometers wide making them taller than Niagara Falls in North America and wider than Victoria Falls in Africa. The average flow of water passing over the falls is 1,500 cubic meters per second and depending on the water levels you can observe anywhere from 160 - 260 falls. The intensity of the falls produces a permanent fog, where sunbeams form multiple rainbows of incredible beauty.

Start off by walking down around the Circuito Inferior where several bridges take you right up next to the falls where you can stand and be soaked by the spray in seconds. Take the train to the "Devil's Throat" main falls where a man-made walkway leads you out over the river to experience the once-in-a-lifetime thrill of looking down into the Devil's Throat itself, a 90-meter-high cascade over which 13,000 cubic meters plunge per second.

Taking an optional boat trip (you may purchase this additional activity upon arrival), rafting or hiking in the park is another way to enjoy the day in nature and appreciate the falls from a different perspective.Don't forget to take your camera, rain gear and sunblock. Bring your own snacks and water to avoid paying high prices in the park.

If time allows on your way back to Puerto Iguazu, you may have a chance to stop at the 3 frontiers overlook point where you can see Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil at the convergence of the Iguazu and Parana Rivers. A blue, green and yellow obelisk represents the national colors of all 3 countries. This is also a great place to grab some last minute souvenirs from Iguazu Falls.


Puerto Iguazu to Foz do Iguacu

Type: Private Transfer

Times: 17:00, 18:00, 19:00, 20:00

Duration: 1 hours

Transfer from Puerto Iguazu to Foz do Iguacu

You will be picked up at your accommodation for a private transfer to your  Foz do Iguacu accommodation.

Day 5

place Day 5: Foz do Iguacu, Brazil

Foz do Iguacu to Campo Grande

Type: Bus (Overnight)

Time: 16:45

Duration: 15 Hours

Transfer from Foz do Iguacu to Campo Grande

Day 6

place Day 6: Bonito, Brazil

Campo Grande to Bonito

Type: Shuttle

Time: 24hrs

Duration: 4 Hours

Transfer from Campo Grande to Bonito

You will be picked up at your accommodation/meeting point for your shuttle transfer to Bonito, where you’ll be dropped off at your next accommodation/meeting point.

Day 7

place Day 7: Bonito, Brazil

Free Day

Enjoy a free day to experience on your own

Day 8

place Day 8: Bonito, Brazil

Pantanal Adventure 4D/3N (Bonito to Corumba)

Bonito Departure to the Pantanal (L/D)

Please make your way to Bonito bus station for your transfer to Pantanal. You will be taken to your wetland lodge accommodation. After a warm welcome by the friendly staff, get settled and check out the list of activities you can do over the next few days.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Travel Pass: Lodge accommodation
Day 9

place Day 9: Pantanal, Brazil

Pantanal Adventure 4D/3N (Bonito to Corumba)

Pantanal Activities (B/L/D)

Throughout your stay in Pantanal, you will enjoy meals as you join in a variety of activities. There will be boat trips along the river, night safari by boat, horseback riding, fishing for Piranha, walking tours, jeep safaris, alligator spotting and canoeing. No matter what you do you are sure to have fun! Make sure you are camera-ready as during your excursions within this large freshwater floodplain, you will get plentiful opportunities to observe native wildlife such as alligators, capybaras, armadillos, jaguars and a wide variety of birds.

*Note: Your guide will help you organise the activities you participate in and they are subject to availability and weather conditions.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Travel Pass: Lodge Accommodation
Day 10

place Day 10: Pantanal, Brazil

Pantanal Adventure 4D/3N (Bonito to Corumba)

Pantanal Activities (B/L/D)

Continue with the variety of activities that this place has to offer to you. Don´t forget to take a lot of pictures to show your friends and family what you have been up to!

*Note: Your guide will help you organise the activities you participate in and they are subject to availability and weather conditions.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Travel Pass: Lodge Accommodation
Day 11

place Day 11: Corumba, Brazil

Pantanal Adventure 4D/3N (Bonito to Corumba)

Transfer Pantanal to Corumba (B)

Say goodbye to the Pantanal, your head full of wonderful memories, and return by shuttle at 13:30 hrs to Corumba arriving between 17:30-18:00 hrs. On the way back, admire your beautiful pictures and get ready to brag to your friends about this once-in-a-lifetime adventure! If you are planning a flight today, please make sure you book it after 19:00 hrs so you have plenty of time to connect. Otherwise, stay overnight and depart the following day at your leisure.

NOTE: Alternatively you can finish this trip in Bonito or Corumbá, just confirm with us at the time of booking.

Meals: Breakfast

Day 12

place Day 12: Puerto Quijarro, Bolivia

Corumba to Puerto Quijarro

Type: Travel this bus section on your own

Time: Anytime

Transfer from Corumba to Puerto Quijarro on your own

Day 13

place Day 13: Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Puerto Quijarro to Santa Cruz

Type: Bus

Time: 18:00, 19:30, 20:00

Duration: 10 Hours

Transfer from Puerto Quijarro to Santa Cruz

Please make your own way to the bus station to catch your bus to Santa Cruz.

Day 14

place Day 14: Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Free Day
Enjoy a free day to experience on your own

Day 15

place Day 15: Sucre, Bolivia

Santa Cruz to Sucre

Type: Flight

Time: Check availability


Transfer from Santa Cruz to Sucre

You will be transferred to Santa Cruz airport in time for your flight to Sucre.

Day 16

place Day 16: Sucre, Bolivia

Sucre Cooking Class & Cocktail Making with a Local

Departure Time: 11:00, 17:00

Duration: 3 hrs

Bolivia is fast becoming a gastronomic hot-spot with its abundance of local Bolivian dishes and their distinct flavours which sets it apart from the rest of the world. In this interactive half day cookery class, our local chef will teach you the art of preparing a delicious 3-course meal and a Bolivian hot sauce whilst learning about local ingredients and traditional cooking methods such as the Batan. Shake up your very own cocktail using Bolivian spirits and seasonal fruits as demonstrated by the chef. Under 18s and non-drinkers make a mocktail. Finish off the experience by dining together in the company of the chef and receive a recipe of the main dish to recreate it for friends and family! We are passionate about the Bolivian food scene and want to share our passion for Bolivian food with like-minded travellers.

Sample Menu:

  • Starter: "Ensalada de Yuyu" - Succulent purslane shoots served on a selection of baby Bolivian potatoes with Creole cheese and lemon dressing.
  • Main: "Cazuela de Maní" - A peanut based dish that packs in chicken, vegetables, pasta and a generous garnish of straw fries.
  • Dessert: "Singani Chocolate Capas" - Layers of chocolate bizcocho infused with Singani coffee liqueur layered with Chantilly cream.

NOTE: With prior notice we can adapt certain recipes to accommodate dietary requirements including vegetarian and vegan. Example main dishes include Picante de Pollo, Cazuela de Maní, Papas Rellenas or Mondongo Chuquisaqueño.

Meals: Lunch

Day 17

place Day 17: Potosi, Bolivia

Sucre to Potosi

Type: Bus

Time: 06:00, 07:00, 08:30, 10:30, 12:30, 13:00, 14:00, 16:00, 17:00, 19:00

Duration: 3 Hours

Transfer from Sucre to Potosi

Please make your own way to the bus station to catch your bus to Potosi.

Day 18

place Day 18: Uyuni, Bolivia

Potosi to Uyuni

Type: Bus

Time: 12:30, 19:00, 21:00

Duration: 4 Hours

Transfer from Potosi to Uyuni

Please make your own way to the bus station to catch your bus to Uyuni.

Day 19

place Day 19: Villa Candelaria, Bolivia

Uyuni Salt Flats & Desert Adventure 3D/2N (Uyuni to Uyuni)

Uyuni - Colchani - Incahuasi Island - Pia Pia Island - Candelaria (L/D)

Your tour will begin at 10:30 am, at the meeting point. The first stop will be Uyuni's 'train graveyard', to see the first locomotives in Bolivia. You’ll visit the small settlement of Colchani (salt miners’ workshops next to the salt flats). Here, you’ll see handicrafts made of salt, and textile art made of llama and alpaca fiber. The tour will continue onto the Great Salt Flats of Uyuni. Take photos as you cruise along the vast white expanse of salt, see Los Ojos de Agua Salada (‘salt water eyes’) and then visit a hotel made completely of salt! This amazing place currently serves as a museum.

Following this jam-packed morning, after lunch, you’ll carry on to “Isla Incahuasi” (Fish Island), where you will have time to take a hike to the top of the island to see giant cacti, and rock formations made of petrified coral. Make sure you and your group pose for some fun perspective- and proportion-distorted photos, taken against the backdrop of the striking white surface of the salt flats.

Then, you’ll head to Pia Pia island, to see the beautiful sunset over the salt flats. Finish off at the village of Candelaria, and enjoy the unique experience of spending the night in a hotel made almost entirely of salt.

Accommodation:Salt hostel "La Escondida" in VILLA CANDELARIA - double rooms. For Rainy season ( from January to April): Hotel in Culpina or other location (No access to the Salt Hostel during these months).  If you want a private room for the 2 nights you have to pay an extra cost of 45 USD per person or 60 USD for a single room, and it's subject to availability, we recommend you to pre-order.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Travel Pass: Hostel Double Room
Day 20

place Day 20: Polques, Bolivia

Uyuni Salt Flats & Desert Adventure 3D/2N (Uyuni to Uyuni)

Chiguana Desert - Lagoons - Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve - Red Lagoon Sol de Mañana Geyser (B/L/D)

Start the morning off at 7:00 am with breakfast, before going to visit the Chiguana Desert, located on the south side of the Uyuni salt flats. It is surrounded by volcanoes, such as the Ollague Volcano (5840m), one that is still active, and that can be seen from the lookout.

Continue along a rocky road - Pasito Tuntun - to the beautiful Andean lagoons, inhabited by 3 species of Andean flamingos. Marvel at three lagoons on the way: ‘Cañapa’ where you’ll spot the first pink flamingos, ‘Hedionda’ where lunch will be served, and ‘Chiarcota’ where you’ll see a wider variety of birds and altiplanic fauna.

Enter to the Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve, and visit the Desert of Siloli, at 4550m (the highest and driest desert in the world). Make sure you take a photo next to the 'Rock tree', a lava rock formation. Before arriving to your final destination of the day, make a stop at the viewpoint by the Red Lagoon, where you can spot more pink flamingos in their natural habitat, and admire this intense, red-colored lake. Stay the night at a shared family lodging, "HAYLLAJARA".

Accommodation:"HUAYLLAJARA" basic lodge (dorm of 6 beds shared bathroom. If you want a private room for the 2 nights you have to pay an extra cost of 45 USD per person or 60 USD for a single room, and it's subject to availability, we recommend you to pre-order). There is no electricity (only for 3 hours, 18:00 hrs to 21:00 hrs)

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Travel Pass: Basic Lodge Dorm
Day 21

place Day 21: Uyuni, Bolivia

Uyuni Salt Flats & Desert Adventure 3D/2N (Uyuni to Uyuni)

Dali Desert - Green Lagoon – Uyuni (B/L)

At 5 a.m. (depend on the season), you will have an early breakfast and start your tour day with a visit to Sol de Mañana Geyser. You’ll walk alongside fumaroles, and steaming craters filled with boiling pots of mud at 150-200 Cº. Continue to the open air hot springs, and take a bath in 35ºC water.

The first place to visit is the Dali Desert, where Salvador Dali found inspiration for his work from the scattered boulders in the middle of the desert. See the Green Lagoon - toxic copper water at the foot of the big Licancabur volcano, which sits at 6000m, a few kilometers from the Bolivia-Chile border.

Finally, you’ll head back to Uyuni, passing beautiful scenery along the way, and eating a picnic lunch next to the roadside. You’ll go by the Valley of the Rocks, the Alota settlement, and the San Cristobal Village.

We’ll get back to Uyuni by 6:30 pm.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 22

place Day 22: Uyuni, Bolivia

Uyuni to La Paz

Type: Cama* Bus (Overnight) [*subject to availability]

Time: 20:00

Duration: 11 Hours

Transfer from Uyuni to La Paz

Please make your own way to the bus station to catch your bus to La Paz.

Day 23

place Day 23: La Paz, Bolivia

La Paz Local Explorer

Departure Time: 14:00

Duration: 3 hrs

One of the best ways to see this offbeat and colorful city is in the sky! This adventure will show you the real La Paz exploring the amazing cable cars, the fascinating cemetery, local shamans and the pulsating city of El Alto with an amazing guide. This is one of the most stunning city tours in the world! Not only do you get to take in the magnificent views of La Paz and the surrounding mountains, but you also explore some of the most off the beaten path spots in the city! Take local transport up to the cemetery where we explore the open air street art museum and learn about the fascinating culture and traditions that can only be found here, then up to El Alto in the world’s most scenic form of transport, the teleferico (cable car). In El Alto we visit a local shaman and have the opportunity to get our fortunes read before exploring the city further and then taking 2 more telefericos back to the city center. Get a chance to see the real La Paz!

Day 24

place Day 24: Copacabana, Bolivia

La Paz to Copacabana

Type: Hostel Pick-up Shuttle

Time: 07:00

Duration: 4 Hours

Transfer from La Paz to Copacabana

You will be picked up at your accommodation/meeting point for your shuttle transfer to Copacabana, where you’ll be dropped off at your next accommodation/meeting point.

Day 25

place Day 25: Puno, Peru

Copacabana to Puno

Type: Public Bus

Time: 09:00, 13:30, 17:30, 18:30

Duration: 3 Hours

Transfer from Copacabana to Puno

Day 26

place Day 26: Luquina, Peru

Lake Titicaca & Luquina Homestay 2D/1N

Depart Puno for the Uros Floating Islands, Taquile Island & Luquina Homestay (L/D)

You will be picked up from your hostel between around 7:10 am and transferred to the port of Puno, where you will meet your guide and board the motorboat. The first stop will be the Uros Floating Islands, where you will spend about one hour. There are more than 90 floating islands and you will get the chance to visit two of them. On the first floating island, your guide will explain to you about the people who live on the floating islands. Then you will have some free time to walk around, visit the small huts made from reeds, take some pictures and buy a souvenir to support the people of these islands if you wish.

After this visit, you will continue on with a boat ride to Taquile Island. The people who live on this island are very famous because they are considered “the best weavers of Peru”. There, you will go on a beautiful hike for about one and a half hours to admire the panoramic of the lake. On your way, you will get the chance to visit a local family home where you will learn more about the famous textile from the island. You will then head towards the town square of Taquile and visit the handicraft shops to see the typical weaving. The square is also the highest point of the hike (3950 m or 12960 feet). You will finish the hike going to the second part of the island and take off in a boat (35 minutes of navigation) that will lead you to the Luquina community where you will overnight. Your host families will wait for you at the port of Luquina and will take you to their house. You will enjoy a delicious dinner with the local family before going to bed.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Travel Pass: Basic private room with shared bathroom at homestay
Day 27

place Day 27: Puno, Peru

Lake Titicaca & Luquina Homestay 2D/1N

Luquina community & Return to Puno (B/L)

Start the day quite early with a tasty breakfast with the family before getting the opportunity to participate in their daily activities such as sheep grazing, working in the crops, or even learning how to milk a cow. You will then enjoy a delicious lunch before saying goodbye to the family and leave the community. You will take the motorboat back to Puno, finishing the tour around 3:45 pm.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 28

place Day 28: Cuzco, Peru

Puno to Cuzco

Type: Shuttle Bus

Time: 22:00

Duration: 7.5 Hours

Transfer from Puno to Cuzco

Please make your own way to the bus station to catch your bus to Cuzco.

Day 29

place Day 29: Cuzco, Peru

Free Day
Enjoy a free day to experience on your own

Day 30

place Day 30: Cuzco, Peru

Market & Cooking Class with a Local

Departure Time: 9:00, 15:00

Duration: 4 hrs

Our Cusco Culinary cooking experience starts at San Pedro Market (at door number 1), with a visit to this historical and traditional local market. We will try some of the most exotic fruits of Peru, the best chocolate, local cheeses, and traditional bread. After that, we will walk to our cooking studio, a traditional house from 1922, that is part of the world heritage Cusco center. We will start our cooking classes preparing the national drink of Peru, passion fruit Pisco sour. Then, we will prepare three traditional Peruvian exquisite dishes and a delicious dessert. Our class is full hands on, and you will take part in all the preparation. After we finish we will enjoy all the food, and you will have a great Peruvian meal. After the class we will also send you the recipes, so then you can share your new talent, as a Peruvian chef, with your family and friends.

NOTE: To know your food requirements is very important. Our dishes are easy to be converted into vegetarian, so if you are vegetarian or Vegan this is the perfect class for you. This experience includes alcohol. Only guests who meet the legal drinking age will be served alcoholic beverages.

Meals: Lunch

Day 31

place Day 31: Cuzco, Peru

Free Day
Enjoy a free day to experience on your own

Day 32

place Day 32: Cuzco, Peru

Free Day
Enjoy a free day to experience on your own

Day 33

place Day 33: Cuzco, Peru

Cuzco to Arequipa

Type: Bus (Overnight)

Time: 20:00, 20:30

Duration: 10 Hours

Transfer from Cuzco to Arequipa

Day 34

place Day 34: Arequipa, Peru

Free Day
Enjoy a free day to experience on your own

Day 35

place Day 35: Colca Canyon, Peru

Colca Canyon Trekking 2D/1N

Arequipa - Colca Canyon Trekking (B/L/D)

We will pick you up from your downtown accommodation between 3:00 a.m. to 3:30 a.m. and transfer you to Chivay town in the heart of the Colca Canyon. We'll have breakfast and then go directly to “Cruz Del Condor viewpoint” where we will see the flight of the condors. From here, we will make our way to the Mirador De San Miguel, the starting point of our trekking route. We will begin our hike towards the Colca Canyon at around 10:00 am by walking down to San Juan De Chucchu Village (3 ½ hours walking), where we will have lunch.  Afterward, we will hike back uphill through Cosnirgua and Malata villages arriving in Sangalle by the end of the day where you will have the opportunity to relax in the swimming pool (3 hours walking). Overnight in rustic bungalows.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

  • Travel Pass: Rustic guesthouse
Day 36

place Day 36: Arequipa, Peru

Colca Canyon Trekking 2D/1N

Colca Canyon trekking - Arequipa (B)

Today, we will get an early start and begin trekking up to Cabanaconde town at around 05:00 am where we will have breakfast (3 hours steep uphill hike). From Cabanaconde, we will take our bus to Chivay Village making a few short stops along the way in Maca town and tourist viewpoints. Upon arrival to Chivay, we will visit the relaxing hot springs in town (30-40 minutes), the perfect remedy for our tired muscles and have lunch. On our way back to Arequipa we will stop to see the National Park and get beautiful views of the volcanoes (weather permitting) and to see native animals such as alpacas and vicuñas. Relax and enjoy the scenic ride back to Arequipa arriving around 6.00 pm.

Meals: Breakfast

Day 37

place Day 37: Arequipa, Peru

Arequipa to Nazca

Type: Bus (Overnight)

Time: 21:00

Duration: 9.5 Hours

Transfer from Arequipa to Nazca

Day 38

place Day 38: Ica, Peru

Nazca to Ica

Type: Bus

Time: 10:00, 12:30, 14:00

Duration: 2.5 Hours

Transfer from Nazca to Ica

Please make your own way to the bus station to catch your bus to Ica.

Day 39

place Day 39: Huacachina, Peru

Huacachina Sand-Buggy & Sand-Boarding

Departure Time: 15:15

Duration: 2 hrs

Welcome to the quaint, quiet and cute oasis of Huacachina with its tranquil lagoon and backdrop of amazing sand dunes anywhere you turn to look. Get ready to cruise to the tops of 500 meter high sand dunes and go rocketing down the slopes in the sand buggy. A roller coaster ride of 360's, sharp turns and steep hills will get your adrenaline pumping before you take your first shot at sand boarding. Strap yourself in tightly, throw your hands in the air and scream away as you are carried over sand dunes in the middle of the expansive desert.

You will have the opportunity to sandboard on 3-4 different dunes so you can try your luck. You will take thrilling rides on a basic sandboard by laying face first on the board and letting yourself fly down the dune to see how far (and fast) you can go. Cheer on your mates and don't let anyone shy away from this unforgettable experience. Lastly, you will admire the breathtaking sunset over the vast desert landscape and have the chance to take photos in the golden twilight before racing back to Huacachina.

Day 40

place Day 40: Paracas, Peru

Ica to Paracas

Type: Bus

Time: 12:30, 15:00, 16:30

Duration: 1 Hours

Transfer from Ica to Paracas

Please make your own way to the bus station to catch your bus to Paracas.

Day 41

place Day 41: Paracas, Peru

Ballestas Islands Sightseeing Boat Ride (from Paracas)

Departure Time: 08:00, 10:00

Duration: 2 hrs

As you cruise west from the tiny beach town of Paracas, you won't be able to miss the Candelabra geoglyph, a 150m high and 50m wide figure of a candlestick etched into the mountain, rumored to have been an ancient guide for sailors or a connection to the Nazca lines. A short description and time for photos is given before cruising on to the famous Ballestas Islands.

Ballestas islands is an excellent opportunity to see large families of over 100 sea lions sleeping on the shores, basking in the sun on the rocks or some barking loudly in efforts to protect their territory. Spot cormorants, the Peruvian booby and Peruvian pelican as well as other impressive varieties of sea bird species and Humboldt penguins nesting together in small groups. Feeling lucky? Watch the waters for dolphins.

Apart from the abundant marine and bird life found here, the Ballestas Islands are also very well known for the guano (seabird droppings) deposited on the island over thousands of years which creates a natural reserve of nitrogen-rich fertilizer over 50 meters deep in some areas. The guano came to be Peru's #1 export in the mid-19th century however today the extraction of guano has been regulated to every 10 years.

The return trip to Paracas is a quick, very windy, direct boat ride to the dock. You should have some time to take photos of the friendly pelicans that hang out on the shore line beside the dock, do some souvenir shopping or grab a snack before heading on to your next destination.

Day 42

place Day 42: Lima, Peru

Paracas to Lima

Type: Bus

Time: 08:05, 12:05, 13:30, 15:05, 16:10, 19:10, 20:10

Duration: 4 Hours

Transfer from Paracas to Lima

Day 43

place Day 43: Lima, Peru

Lima with a Local on a Bike

Departure Time: 10:00, 15:00

Duration: 3 hrs

We will meet three blocks away from Kennedy Park, where we will cover safety instructions and information about the amazing places we'll visit. Our tour will cover top sights around Miraflores and Barranco, including the Kennedy Park, Huaca Pucllana, Park of love, Larcomar, Bridge of Sights and Plaza Barranco. As you ride, you will enjoy an amazing view of the Pacific Ocean and street art, learn stories and fun facts about the neighborhoods and our culture. Along this tour we will talk about Peruvian food, spots, culture, local history and anything you'll like. When arriving Barranco feel free to ask your guide for a free beer!

What’s Included

Accommodation expand_less

  • Lodge accommodation
  • Rustic guesthouse
  • Basic private room with shared bathroom at homestay
  • Basic Lodge Dorm
  • Lodge Accommodation
  • Hostel Double Room

Meals expand_less

  • Snacks (1)
  • Lunch (11)
  • Dinner (7)
  • Breakfast (8)

Transport expand_less

  • Buenos Aires to Puerto Iguazu
  • Puerto Iguazu to Foz do Iguacu
  • Foz do Iguacu to Campo Grande
  • Campo Grande to Bonito
  • Puerto Quijarro to Santa Cruz
  • Santa Cruz to Sucre
  • Sucre to Potosi
  • Potosi to Uyuni
  • Uyuni to La Paz
  • La Paz to Copacabana
  • Copacabana to Puno
  • Puno to Cuzco
  • Cuzco to Arequipa
  • Arequipa to Nazca
  • Nazca to Ica
  • Ica to Paracas
  • Paracas to Lima

Activities expand_less

  • Jeep safaris
  • Tango, Wine & Empanadas Experience
  • Argentina Iguazu Falls Day Trip (Arg to Arg)
  • Sucre Cooking Class & Cocktail Making with a Local
  • La Paz Local Explorer
  • Market & Cooking Class with a Local
  • Huacachina Sand-Buggy & Sand-Boarding
  • Ballestas Islands Sightseeing Boat Ride (from Paracas)
  • Lima with a Local on a Bike
  • Night safari by boat
  • Horseback riding
  • Fishing for Piranha
  • Walking tours
  • Canoeing
  • Active sightseeing adventures
  • Hike
  • Visit Uros Floating Island
  • Homestay with the locals
  • Hike on a Taquile island
  • Alligator spotting

Not Included expand_less

  • Accommodations where not mentioned
  • Guide throughout the tour
  • Tips & Gratuities
  • Personal Expenses
  • Travel Insurance
  • Other Meals / Drinks

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We overcompensate your entire journey’s carbon footprint including flights - for free.

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