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Cartagena, Colombia
Touristy
Rosario islands- day trip
Volcano del totumo/ dip in mud volcano
Pink sea of galerzamba
Callejon ancho (cocktail street) - promoters will hand out entry wristbands, free drinks
Elissa main club for backpackers
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Minca, Colombia
Bus from Cartagena to Santa Marta - 5 hours
Jungle joes hostel- unreal views
Bird watch tour - beautiful
Amazing hikes
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Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona, Colombia
Take out all money needed for north coast, hostels buses etc in as there are not atms
Glorious beaches
Hammock
Check park closure dates as sometimes shut for a few weeks
Dommie - stayed in hotel near park entrance then got bus, leave main luggage with hostel and then go back at end of hike and beach hammock stay?
3 hour hike to beaches, gets very busy but stay a night, chill at different beach for day and then go to main one for sunset when day trippers are gone
Expensive food
Mirador hammocks/ book in advance? - bad nights sleep but worth it for sunrise view
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Palomino, Colombia
Can get overnight bus here or fly from Santa marta
Surfing
Dommie statues in Huku hostel - outside hostel, beautiful, feels more like a resort
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Medellín, Colombia
Club recommendation - mad radio
Interesting history so do the tours- real city tours and zippy tours free tour of commune
Hostels will take you to la probenza for bar crawls- good for making friends but shit clubs and spenny
Go to a football game
Day trip to guatape or could stay a night here
From here fly to Santa Marta - get all money out for north coast!
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Jardín, Colombia
Small cow boy town
Some hikes - 7 waterfalls hike
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Salento, Colombia
Base for exploring cocoa valley- go early for chance of best views and start by seeing the palm trees
Horse riding and coffee tasting in salento
Santa Rita waterfall
4x4 jeeps from Main square and stand in back and hold on very fun
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Cali, Colombia
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Bogotá, Colombia
Not the nicest, amazing food and good nightlife
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Lima, Peru
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Huaraz, Peru
Santa Cruz trek
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Paracas, Peru
Bus to Inca and then to paracas
Rent mopeds and go to national parks for the day!
Islas ballestas speed boat tour - go into town and into offices for tours for a bargain, don’t book with hostels
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Huacachina, Peru
Go on a weekend for party scene
Stay in viajero but go to wild rover for the party
Walk up dune for sunset
Do sand boarding/ skiing excursion
Go camping - amazing stars
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Puno, Peru
Uros floating islands
Home stay? Stay with family - message dom for recommendation
Stay a night so it’s not rushed / don’t do a day trip
Day trip to nearby island in lake titicaca
Home stay experience at aantani- island in lake titicaca)
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Arequipa, Peru
Little colonial town
On route to colca canyon! - can hike to canyon (2 to 3 days) - easily done cheaply with no guide if you have camping gear
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La Paz, Bolivia
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Sucre, Bolivia
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Arica, Chile
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San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
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Santiago, Chile
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Uyuni, Bolivia
Salt flats tour
Dom did world white tours
Book overnight bus to la Paz or Sucre from here and go night you finish as there’s nothing to do here
Very cold
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Cusco, Peru
Spend time before salkantay to acclimatise to altitude
5 day saltkantay track to machu pichu- book in advance as peak season
Sacred valley - stop at ollantaytambo for a night (highly recommended) - and from there can go to aguas alienates - stay for machu pichu
Rainbow mountains- go early to avoid crowds
Or alternatively palcayo mountain- has 3 rainbow mountain peaks and the red valley- way less busy and just as beautiful