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Andean Explorer is a Peru Bolivia tour package that crosses South America from the Pacific Ocean to the largest salt flat on Earth. The first half explores Peru — the wildlife of Paracas and the Ballestas Islands, the dunes of Huacachina, the Nazca Lines from the air, Arequipa, a full day in the Colca Canyon and the Inca world of Cusco and Machu Picchu. The second half follows the high Andes into Bolivia: Lake Titicaca, the border by land, La Paz and three days by 4x4 over the Salar de Uyuni, the flamingo lagoons and the Sol de Mañana geysers.
Your Peru Bolivia expedition day by day: 11 days in Peru and 6 in Bolivia, from Lima to the Uyuni Salt Flats. Tap any day to see the details.
Every day of your trip, with where you'll spend the night.
Day 1
Touch down at Jorge Chávez International Airport, where our representative waits with your name on a sign. A short drive along the Costa Verde brings you to Miraflores; check in, freshen up and spend the evening discovering why Lima is called the gastronomic capital of the Americas.
Day 2
Morning in the old City of Kings: the Plaza Mayor, the Cathedral that holds Pizarro’s tomb and the cloisters and bone-lined crypts of San Francisco. After lunch, the Pan-American Highway runs south between dunes and ocean to Paracas Bay, your seaside base for the next adventure.
Day 3
A speedboat carries you out at sunrise to the Ballestas, rocky islets white with seabirds where sea lions sprawl and Humboldt penguins nest; the Candelabra drawn on the hillside watches you pass. Inland, the Huacachina lagoon shelters among some of the tallest dunes in South America — your home for the night.
Day 4
A short drive to Nazca and a light aircraft lift you above the pampa to trace the hummingbird, the monkey and the condor etched into the desert two thousand years ago. Back on the ground, a long scenic coach ride climbs from the coast into the Andes and ends in Arequipa.
Day 5
Arequipa is yours today. Lose yourself in the painted lanes of Santa Catalina, a convent that was a walled town, meet the Inca mummy Juanita at the Museo Santuarios Andinos, and finish at Yanahuara’s arches, framing the perfect cone of El Misti.
Day 6
The longest and most rewarding day: leave in darkness, cross vicuña country and the Patapampa pass (approx. 4,900 m), and arrive at Cruz del Cóndor as the giant birds take flight from the canyon walls. On the way back you visit the terraced villages of Colca before returning to Arequipa at nightfall.
Day 7
A one-hour flight hops over the cordillera to Cusco (approx. 3,400 m). After check-in, slow down: coca tea, a light lunch and an easy stroll to the Koricancha, where Inca masonry still carries a Spanish church. Early night recommended.
Day 8
Drive down through the Sacred Valley to Ollantaytambo station. The panoramic train follows the roaring Urubamba as potato fields give way to orchids and cloud forest, and by afternoon you are in Aguas Calientes, a lively village squeezed between granite peaks.
Day 9
Join the first buses up the switchbacks and enter Machu Picchu with your guide while mist still drifts over Huayna Picchu. Walk the agricultural sector, the Temple of the Sun and the Intihuatana, then ride the train and road back to Cusco.
Day 10
Leave Cusco on a guided coach that turns 390 km of Andes into a sightseeing day: the frescoed church of Andahuaylillas, the giant walls of Raqchi, the snowfields of La Raya and the Pucará museum, with a buffet lunch on the way to Puno.
Day 11
Board a boat in Puno harbor for the reed islands of the Uros, where families still rebuild their floating homes from totora, then cross the open lake to Taquile, whose knitted textiles are UNESCO heritage. Lunch on fresh trout looking toward the Bolivian peaks.
Day 12
Today you change countries. A tourist bus follows the shore of Titicaca to the frontier, where you walk through Peruvian exit and Bolivian entry with help from the crew, then crosses the Altiplano toward the glaciers of the Cordillera Real and drops into La Paz.
Day 13
Fly south to Uyuni and climb into your 4x4. First the train cemetery, then the salt-workers of Colchani, then nothing but white: the Salar stretches to the horizon. Lunch on the salt, explore cactus-covered Incahuasi and sleep in a hotel whose walls are cut from salt.
Day 14
Southward into the volcanic desert of the Eduardo Avaroa Reserve: lagoons tinted turquoise and white, three species of flamingo, the wind-sculpted Stone Tree of Siloli and, finally, the rust-red waters of Laguna Colorada. A simple mountain lodge waits at journey’s end.
Day 15
Pre-dawn departure for the fumaroles of Sol de Mañana, steaming in the first light at about 4,900 m, followed by a warm soak in the Polques springs. The long drive north across the Altiplano brings you back to the town of Uyuni for a hot shower and dinner.
Day 16
A short flight returns you to La Paz. Spend the afternoon riding the red and green lines of Mi Teleférico over the city, browsing the Witches’ Market and admiring the colonial façades of Calle Jaén and Plaza Murillo.
Day 17
Transfer to El Alto, one of the highest international airports in the world, for your morning flight to Lima and your onward connection home. End of services.
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It is a complete South America tour package — hotels, transfers, guides, trains, flights coordination and excursions are all planned — but it runs as a tailor-made trip: you choose the date, the hotel category and the group size, and any day can be adjusted. Departures are daily, all year.
Lima – Paracas – Huacachina – Nazca – Arequipa – Colca – Cusco – Machu Picchu – Puno – La Paz – Uyuni – La Paz, with a final flight from La Paz to Lima for your international connection.
Six: the overland day from Puno to La Paz, three days on the Uyuni expedition, a free afternoon in La Paz and the morning flight home. The other 11 days are in Peru.
It is an adventure: you travel in a 4x4 with a driver-guide on unpaved roads, and the lodge on the second night is simple and cold. The first night is in a hotel built of salt. All meals are included.
The tourist coach from Puno follows Lake Titicaca to the frontier. You get off, collect your Peruvian exit stamp, walk a few meters to Bolivian immigration and re-board — usually under an hour, with the crew helping. Keep your passport and the Peruvian immigration slip handy for the crossing.
Whether you need a Bolivian visa depends on your passport: many nationalities enter freely for tourism, others must apply beforehand or, in some cases, at the border. Requirements are updated from time to time, so confirm with the nearest Bolivian consulate before you book, and make sure your passport has at least six months’ validity.
Wet months (January–March) can flood the Salar with a thin layer of water that mirrors the sky — spectacular, though heavy rain may alter the lagoon route. Dry months (April–November) bring a white, cracked salt crust, clear skies and full access to the Altiplano lagoons, and are also the best time for Cusco and Machu Picchu.
Your price is set by the hotel category (Essential 2★, Comfort 3★, Superior 4★ or Deluxe 5★) and the size of your group. See the Rates tab for today’s price per person in a double or twin room; flights between cities are quoted separately.