Cusco<- ->Salvador (JCD)

Overview

104 days between Salvador Da Bahia and Cusco or vice versa...

Cusco is to South America today as Kathmandu was to Asia thirty years ago; it is the traveller's Mecca. You cannot miss Cusco and it's surrounds, the Sacred Valley, the heartland of the Incas and of course Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail. Between the months of September and March it is possible to travel to the very tip of South America, through the staggering beautiful fjord lands and amazing national parks of Chile and Argentina and through the stark but stunning beauty of Patagonia. Experience the wilderness of Torres del Paine, the grandeur of the Moreno Glacier and the bleakness of Tierra del Fuego. Add in the route to Rio and the Brazilian Coast and you have an amazing trip.

 
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  • From only $320 deposit
  • Trip Style: Overlanding
  • Comfort Zone Basic / Adventurous
  • Physical Challenge Strenuous in parts

FactfileTour Code: JCD

  • Vehicle:

    Overland expedition vehicle and local minibus
  • Accommodation:

    Hostels and hotels but also campsites and wildcamps.
  • Route: Salvador Da Bahia to Cusco or vice versa...
  • Crew:

    2 crew, local guides as necessary
  • Extras: Pre and post trip accommodation and transfers

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Whats Included?

Optional Activities

Argentina

  • Visit the Jesuit ruins at San Ignacio de Mini

  • Explore cosmopolitan Buenos Aires, the coolest city in South America

  • Explore cosmopolitan Buenos Aires, the coolest city in South America

  • Guided visit to Valdez Peninsula to meet the elephant seals and sealions

  • Visit the penguin colony at Camarones

  • Guided full day trip to Moreno Glacier

  • Follow in Darwin's footsteps across the Magellan Straits

  • Guided tour of Tierra del Fuego National Park

  • Visit the UNESCO site Cueva de las Manos at Río Pinturas

  • Overland through the stunning Argentinian Lake District

  • Spend 3 unique days staying at an Anglo-Argentinian estancia to ride pure-bred horses

  • Visit the Quilmes ruins

Bolivia

  • Exploration of Bolivia’s high Altiplano, Laguna Colorado and Verde

  • Take jeeps out onto the dazzling Uyuni Salt Flats

  • Free time to explore the vibrant city of La Paz

  • Stay in the pretty lakeside colonial town of Copacabana

  • Take a boat to Lake Titicaca's Isla del Sol

Brazil

  • Explore the cobbled streets of historic Salvador and relax on the Atlantic beaches

  • 2 full days in Chapada de Diamantina National Park

  • Enjoy a 2 night stay on a working farm with opportunities for piranha fishing, horse riding and other activities.

  • Visit the enormous cave system at Terra Ronca

  • Visit the Kalunga community in Cavalcante

  • Guided tour of the national park

  • 2 Full Days To Explore Chapada Dos Veadeiros National Park

  • Overland to the futuristic city of Brasilia

  • Full day guided tour of Brasilia

  • Time to explore unique colonial Ouro Preto and its architectural heritage

  • Meet your fellow travellers at the welcome meeting

  • Ticket to the Sambadrome Parade in sector 13

  • Free time to chill out on the beach

  • Discover the vibrant city of Rio de Janeiro

  • 3 days on Brazil's Emerald Coast

  • Boat Trip Out To Islands And Beaches

  • 2 night wildlife safari into the Pantanal

  • 2 full days to enjoy Bonito, Brazil's ecotourism capital

  • 2 full days to discover the unbelievable Iguazu Falls

Chile

  • 4 days to explore and trek the rugged Torres del Paine National Park

  • Discover the Chilean Lake District

  • Explore and discover the streets of Santiago

Peru

  • Boat trip to the floating islands on Lake Titicaca

  • Tour of the Sacred Valley, Sacsayhuaman and Ollantaytambo

  • EITHER

    Hike unspoilt Inca Trails and visit Quechua communities in remote stunning Andes scenery away from tourist treks on our exclusive Inca Trails Community Trek

    OR

    Trek the Classic Inca Trail up the Royal Inca Road

    IF YOU WISH TO BOOK THE CLASSIC INCA TRAIL THIS MUST BE ADVISED AT TIME OF BOOKING OTHERWISE YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE PUT ON OUR COMMUNITY TREK.

  • Tour of the Sacred Valley, Sacsayhuaman and Ollantaytambo

  • Guided tour of Machu Picchu

  • Train back from Machu Picchu to Cusco

  • Watch a candomblé ceremony in Salvador

  • Visit the famous Church of Nosso Senhor do Bonfim in Salvador

  • Visit the Forte Santo Antonioa da Barra, Brazil's oldest lighthouse, for panoramic views of the city.

  • Visit a Capoeira school and watch the artistic fighting!

  • Treks of 1 or 2 days in Chapada da Diamantina national park

  • Abseiling or Canyoning in Chapada dos Veadeiros national park

  • Head underground into the gold mines of Ouro Preto

  • Welcome dinner with other fellow travellers in a Churrascheria, the famous Brasilian style restaurant

  • Half day guided tour of Corcovado mountain and the world famous Christ the Redeemer

  • Visit one of Rio's favela's and a community project we support, Project Morrinho.

  • Upgrade to sector 11 in the Sambadrome for a closer view

  • Visit Community Project Morrinho - a model favela

  • Return to the sambadrome for a second night in sector 13

  • Return to the sambadrome for a second night in Sector 11

  • Optional second night at the Sambadrome

  • Be part of the costumed Sambadrome parade, an amazing once in a lifetime experience

  • Check out the local parades and soak up the Brazilian Carnival atmosphere

  • Take a cable car up Sugarloaf mountain in Rio

  • Be part of the costumed Sambadrome parade, an amazing once in a lifetime experience

  • Dress up and go to the Gay Ball, the most colourful of all the carnival balls

  • Take a tour of colonial Rio and learn about the city's history and heritage

  • Sunset Boat Cruise on Guanabara Bay

  • Discover the Colonial Gems of Rio on a city tour

  • Take a cable car up Sugarloaf mountain in Rio

  • Visit the world famous statue Christ the Redeemer

  • Horseriding or mountain biking around Parati

  • Caving, rafting and snorkeling in the waters of Bonito

  • Boat trips, forest hikes and helicopter over Iguazu Falls

  • Practice your dance steps in the birthplace of Tango

  • Head over to Montevideo, Uruguay's capital, for the day

  • Watch a football game at La Bombonera

  • Enjoy a free city tour of Buenos Aires

  • Practice your dance steps in the birthplace of Tango

  • Head over to Montevideo, Uruguay's capital, for the day

  • Watch a football game at La Bombonera

  • Enjoy a free city tour of Buenos Aires

  • Whale watching off Puerto Madryn (seasonal)

  • Enjoy tea and cakes in the Welsh village of Gaiman

  • Horse riding and trekking around El Chalten

  • Glacier trek, hikes and horseriding in Los Glaciares National Park

  • Boat trip beneath the Moreno Glacier

  • Zodiac boat trips, horse rides and trekking in Torres del Paine National Park

  • Beagle channel boat trips

  • Light plane flights over Ushuaia

  • Horse riding and mountain biking around Bariloche

  • Trek up the snowcapped volcano Mt Villarica

  • Horseriding, white-water rafting or hikes around Pucon

  • Whet your palette during winetasting at a vineyard in San Javier

  • Discover Mendoza's excellent vineyards and white water rivers

  • Visit the National Jesuit Museum

  • Discover the bodegas and stock up on wine in Cafayate

  • Get the adrenaline pumping with some white water rafting in Salta

  • Explore the dramatic landscape of the Moon Valley

  • Observe the night skies at a Chilean observatory

  • Head down into the tunnels of the Potosi silver mine

  • Downhill "gravity assisted" mountain biking from La Paz to Coroico

  • Downhill "gravity assisted" mountain biking from La Paz to Coroico

  • Downhill "gravity assisted" mountain biking from La Paz to Coroico

  • Guided tour to explore Tiahuanaco Inca Ruins

  • White-water rafting and mountain biking in the Cusco region

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