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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Pedra do sal - street party every monday
https://www.rexby.com/maukatravels/rio-de-janeiro?utm_medium=paid&utm_source=ig&utm_id=120242922433610746&utm_content=120242922433630746&utm_term=120242922433620746&utm_campaign=120242922433610746&fbclid=PAdGRleAPjfDRleHRuA2FlbQEwAGFkaWQBqzBNbtz5qnNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzEyNDAyNDU3NDI4NzQxNAABp49pFWvTKIoXLNCHkKlZRzBFOpd9ugVCRggCnVt8d6CcYUZSS19lkUiKixoH_aem_iuvPHNtNRKqOMjFr0BAqow
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Ilha Grande, Brazil
5 hour total travel
https://www.ilhagrandehiking.com/transfer-ilha-grande?_gl=1*1cum3mw*_up*MQ..*_ga*NDg1Nzc1ODU4LjE3Njc1NDEwMjk.*_ga_WPNVPGD692*czE3Njc1NDEwMjgkbzEkZzAkdDE3Njc1NDEwMjgkajYwJGwwJGgw
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Paraty, Brazil
5 hours total travel
Hostel booked (George) - £11.33 paid - £59.20 to pay at property
https://www.ilhagrandehiking.com/bus-timetable-paraty-angra-ilha-grande
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Ubatuba, Brazil
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São Paulo, Brazil
3 hours total travel
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Curitiba, Brazil
https://www.busbud.com/en/bus-schedules-results/375dd587-9001-acbd-84a4-683dedb98fb3/375dd587-9001-acbd-84a4-683deda0d3eb?outbound_date=2026-02-27&adults=3
Bus - STILL NEED TO BUY
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Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
15 hour direct bus (overnight bus)
Do Brazil (closes at 4pm/ £20) & Argentine (closes at 6pm/ £40) side
Could do 1 night if we arrive early on first day
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Asunción, Paraguay
6 hours total travel
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
Voyage Recoleta Hostel booked (George) 6th-9th
££28.32 paid now
£92.71 to pay there
Day trip to Uruguay (Montevideo/Colonia)
Ferry: https://new.buquebus.com/ar/product
- £70 return to Montevideo
https://www.reddit.com/r/asklatinamerica/comments/1lhcuje/busboat_to_go_to_montevideo_from_buenos_aires_and/
https://www.getyourguide.com/buenos-aires-l1/ferry-fromto-colonia-bus-tickets-tofrom-montevideo-t435071?ranking_uuid=937c0980-9430-4979-8838-99af29280f65&lang=en&date_from=2025-09-15&_pc=1,1
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Ushuaia, Argentina
4 hour flight
Tierra del fuego day trip (possible to do without tour)
(recommended to use Hostel world, Booking.com can be expensive)
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El Calafate, Argentina
Day 1: Visit Perito Moreno Glacier (hike or boat tour)
Day 2: Day trip to Estancia Cristina or Lago Roca
INCLUDES BORDER CROSSING INTO ARGENTINA
- may need pass to do hikes in argentina
(if weather is bad, recommended to wait in El Calafate before going to El Chalten - there is more to do)
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El Chaltén, Argentina
Day 1: warm-up hike to Mirador de los Cóndores (1.5 hours) (go for sunset) (can combine with Mirador de las Águilas for longer walk)
Day 2: Laguna de los Tres (Mt. Fitz Roy hike) (8 hour hike) (can start at 5am for sunrise) (no tour needed)
Day 3: Laguna Torre hike (5-6 hours) (no tour needed)
Day 4: Extra hike (Loma del Pliegue Tumbado or rest day)
All day travel to Puerto Natales
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Puerto Natales, Chile
22nd-24th March Hostel Booked (George)
Hostel Last Hope
£13.40 Paid
£70 to pay on arrival
Day 1: Full-day trek to the Base of the Towers
Day 2: Day trip to Grey Glacier or French Valley
Day 3: Explore more trails or do a boat tour
- Puerto Natales: Torres del Paine Full Day Tour
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Santiago, Chile
Can go to Valparaíso for day trip
Coach to Mendoza advice: https://www.delightfultravellers.com/blog/how-to-take-the-bus-from-santiago-to-mendoza-and-why-you-should
ACCOMODATION (Booking.com)
- send passports in advance
- Free cancellation until: 22 March 2026 23:59.
from 23 March 2026 00:00: US$150.81 – Changing the dates of your stay is not possible.
- pay nothing until arrival $180
- +56 9 3196 2245
- check in from 3p
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Mendoza, Argentina
Wine tour/Horse ride £150
Can do Wine tour in Chacras de Coria & Maipú
Could also do 3 nights
Book flight to Salta few days before (when we get to Mendoza)
- Mendoza: Sunset Horse Back Riding in the Mountains and BBQ
- Mendoza: Half-Day Wine Tour with Tastings
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Salta, Argentina
Could do 1 night stop off en route to Atacama
(Look at booking amazon tour now)
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San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
£200-300 total spend
Get to Atacama from Salta: https://www.reddit.com/r/travel/comments/10aydam/south_america_salta_argentina_to_san_pedro_de/
Can book coach via Busbud (£50) but cheaper to buy direct
3 day tour (all return to our base in San Pedro): https://www.getyourguide.com/san-pedro-de-atacama-l1862/san-pedro-de-atacama-3-day-special-activity-combo-t374134/?ranking_uuid=201c37aa-02b4-4a89-9718-b8be86178616
Can do seperate stargazing tour after day 1 tour:
https://www.getyourguide.com/san-pedro-de-atacama-l1862/the-roofless-experience-san-pedro-de-atacama-stargazing-tour-t572477/?ranking_uuid=e750ad70-8e82-43c1-a85f-555575b9e403
No need to find bus to Uyuni - we can do Uyuni tour picking us up in San Pedro and dropping us off in Uyuni after:
https://www.howlanders.com/en/tours-chile/san-pedro-de-atacama/uyuni-salt-flats-3d?cmp=22201626435&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22201626435&gbraid=0AAAAA-vIpTNQv3Pl3KM3sr7PR6VV18WKW&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyMH18fvpjwMV2JZQBh19GRcsEAAYASABEgIOifD_BwE
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Uyuni Salt Flat, Bolivia
Get overnight bus (at 3am) from San Pedro to Uyuni
Uyuni Tour at 10:30am if possible
£250/300 total spend
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La Paz, Bolivia
Get overnight bus to La Paz (9pm departure)
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Puno, Peru
7-9hr bus to Puno
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Cusco, Peru
7 hour coach to Cusco
Macchu Pichu tour £400-600
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Machu Picchu, Peru
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Nazca, Peru
£80 Plane jounrey over Nazca Lines
Over 100kg- will have to pay for extra seat
https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/nazca-l2182/from-nazca-30-minute-flight-over-nazca-lines-t248677/?ranking_uuid=0c95bb45-fb68-4d27-b80c-613560f5a653
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Huacachina, Peru
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Lima, Peru
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Iquitos, Peru
Looks like Iquitos tours are only small groups - if we can find a couple to go with it will be cheaper
around £300 for trip + £100 for flights (return from Lima) - could also try fly straight to Galapagos
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Máncora, Peru
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Baños de Agua Santa, Ecuador
Visit Quilotoa Crater Lake
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Latacunga, Ecuador
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Quito, Ecuador
Could do day trip to Mindo
Last day spend travelling to Cali, can either
- Fly Quito to Bogota (then go to Cali after)
- Bus to Cali (very long)
- 5 hour Bus to Ipiales (see catherdral) - involves border crossing, then can fly to Cali or Bogota (both £50)
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Bogota, Colombia
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Medellin, Colombia
Hike Cerro Tusa
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Santa Marta, Colombia
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Cartagena, Colombia
Fishing: https://www.viator.com/en-GB/tours/Cartagena/6hrs-fishing-trip/d4498-145286P3
1 June is Cartagena Birthday
Bioluminescent waters - do kayaking!