The Great South American Journey: Quito to Rio Adventure

Booking Dates

01/01/2022 through 12/01/2022

Travel Dates

01/01/2022 through 12/04/2022

Provider

G Adventures

The Great South American Journey: Quito to Rio Adventure
Sometimes the slow road is the way to go. Hit the road from Quito to Rio with other young travellers and experience pretty much everything you can imagine in between. Hike the Inca Trail and discover the thriving Inca culture, cross the Salt Flats of Bolivia, dance the tango in Buenos Aires, and hit the beach in Brazil. This trip offers up lively cities, stunning scenery, and tons of adventure. 65 days, seven countries, three nights in the Amazon, and one adventure you’ll remember forever.

Highlights
Mingle with the locals of a small community in the Amazon, Go sandboarding at the dunes in Huacachina, spot condors at Colca Canyon, conquer the Inca Trail on the way to Machu Picchu, experience traditional life on Lake Titicaca, cross the the world’s largest salt flat on a 4×4 excursion, Experience rural life at a working ranch in Uruguay, stand in awe at Iguassu Falls, Explore bustling Rio de Janeiro on your own time, See a tango show or take part in Buenos Aires’ bustling nightlife.

Accommodation
Simple hotels (38 nts, twin-share), hostels (9 nts, multi-share), jungle homestay (2 nts), G Adventures-supported community lodge (1 nt), overnight buses (6 nts), camping (3 nts), homestay (1 nt), G Adventures-supported lodge/basic hotels on Salar de Uyuni excursion (2 nts, multi-share), estancia/ranch (2 nts, multi-share).

Group Leader
Chief Experience Officer (CEO), specialist Inca Trail CEO on hike, local guides.

Group Size Notes
Max 18, avg 14.

Meals Included
41 breakfasts, 11 lunches, 12 dinners

What’s Included
Your G for Good Moment: Shandia Biking & Community Experience, Shandia
Your G for Good Moment: Shandia Community Lodge, Shandia
Your G for Good Moment: Ccaccaccollo Community and Women’s Weaving Co-op visit, Ccaccaccollo
Your G for Good Moment: Handmade Biodegradable Soap Products
Your G for Good Moment: Jukil Community Experience & Lodge, Santiago de Agencha
Your G for Good Moment: Favela Experience, Rio de Janeiro
Your Welcome Moment: Meet Your CEO and Group
Your First Night Out Moment: Connect With New Friends
Your Local Living Moment: Amazon Jungle Experience, Tena
Your Discover Moment: Baños
Your Discover Moment: Lima
Your Foodie Moment: Huacachina Winery Visit, Huacachina
Your Discover Moment: Cusco
Your Foodie Moment: Sacred Valley Brewery, Ollantaytambo
Your Big Night Out Moment: Cusco
Your Local Living Moment: Lake Titicaca Homestay, Lake Titicaca
Your Discover Moment: Sucre
Your Discover Moment: Salta
Your Discover Moment: Buenos Aires
Your Discover Moment: Paraty
Your Discover Moment: Ilha Grande
Your Discover Moment: Rio de Janeiro. Amazon Jungle excursion to a local community. Beach time in Mancora. Sunset sandboarding & dune buggies (Huacachina). Pachamanca-style dinner (Nazca). Colca Canyon excursion. Guided tour of Machu Picchu. Inca Trail hike with a local guide and cook (4 days). Lake Titicaca excursion. Salar de Uyuni excursion. Entrance and visit to the Argentine side of the Iguassu Falls. Internal flights. All transport between destinations and to/from included activities.

Itinerary Destination Pricing Terms and Conditions

Itinerary

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Day 5	Tena/Baños Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
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Day 7	Baños/Cuenca Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
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Day 9	Máncora Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
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Day 11	Máncora/Trujillo Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
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Day 13	Trujillo/Lima Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 14	Lima Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 15	Lima Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 16	Lima/Huacachina Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 17	Huacachina/Nazca Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 18	Nazca/Arequipa Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 19	Arequipa Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 20	Arequipa/Colca Canyon Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 21	Colca Canyon/Arequipa Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 22	Arequipa/Cusco Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
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Day 24	Cusco Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 25	Cusco/Ollantaytambo Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 26	Inca Trail Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 27	Inca Trail Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 28	Inca Trail Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 29	Machu Picchu/Cusco Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 30	Cusco Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 31	Cusco/Puno Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 32	Puno/Lake Titicaca Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 33	Lake Titicaca/Puno Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 34	Puno/La Paz Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 35	La Paz Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 36	La Paz/Sucre Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 37	Sucre Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 38	Sucre Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 39	Sucre/Potosí Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 40	Potosí Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 41	Potosí/Uyuni Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 42	Uyuni/Salt Flats and Desert Crossing Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 43	Salt Flats and Desert Crossing Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 44	Salt Flats and Desert Crossing /San Pedro de Atacama Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 45	San Pedro de Atacama Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 46	San Pedro de Atacama/Salta Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 47	Salta Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 48	Salta/Buenos Aires Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 49	Buenos Aires Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 50	Buenos Aires Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 51	Buenos Aires/Colonia Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 52	Colonia/Montevideo Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 53	Montevideo Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 54	Montevideo/Estancia Stay Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 55	Estancia Stay Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 56	Estancia Stay/Iguassu Falls Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 57	Iguassu Falls Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 58	Iguassu Falls Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 59	Iguaçu Falls/Paraty Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 60	Paraty Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 61	Paraty/Ilha Grande Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 62	Ilha Grande Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 63	Ilha Grande/Rio de Janeiro Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 64	Rio de Janeiro Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details
Day 65	Rio de Janeiro Depart Time: -- - Arrive Time: --	Details

Destination

Arequipa

The second largest city in Peru, Arequipa is called the “white city” because of the white volcano stone with which much of the city was built. Here you’ll see charming colonial buildings, a 400 year old convent and gilded churches.

Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is one of the largest cities of Latin America, a major world port, and Argentina’s commercial and social center. Heavily industrialized, he city is one of the world’s leading exporters of processed foods. It was founded in 1536, abandoned, then resettled in 1580, and was the first Latin American city to revolt (1810) against Spanish rule.

Officially independent in 1816, it became the capital of a united Argentina in 1862. It grew into an urban colossus in the late 19th century, when railroads into the agriculturally abundant pampa to the west began to supplement the great inland river transportation system that linked the city with Uruguay, Paraguay, and Brazil, and immigration from Europe increased. Famous landmarks include the 19th century cathedral, the opera house, and the many beautiful municipal parks.

Cuenca

An important industrial center for southern Ecuador, the city dates back to the Incas. Many buildings date back to the 16th and 17th century and the influence of the Spanish.

Lima

Lima is on the Pacific coast and was founded in 1535 by Francisco Pizarro of Spain. It was considered the most important Spanish city in the Americas. Today the downtown area is a bustle of activity, the streets crowded with vendors and peasants who have moved in from the countryside. Lima has many treasures in its historical buildings and museums, especially the Gold Museum.

Montevideo

Montevideo is on of South America’s major ports, and Uruguay’s only large city, with nearly half its population. It is a specious beautiful city with amazing architecture and spectacular beaches.

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, (rê´o dâ zhe-nâr´o) city (1990 est. pop. 6,042,000), SE Brazil, capital of Rio de Janeiro state, former capital of Brazil, on Guanabara Bay of the Atlantic Ocean. Brazil’s second largest city and principal port, Rio (as it is popularly called) has diverse manufactures and handles much of the nation’s foreign trade. It is predominantly a modern city, with a new airport and subway system. A cosmopolitan city, long the cultural center of Brazil, it is also its greatest tourist
attraction. Rio is celebrated for its pre-Lenten carnival and for its beautiful natural setting within an amphitheater of low mountains. Noted landmarks are Sugar Loaf Mt., which dominates the harbor, and Corcovado peak, with its colossal statue of Jesus. Founded by French Huguenots in 1555, the city was taken by Portugal in the 1560s. It replaced Bahia (now Salvador) as Brazil’s capital in 1763 and was supplanted by Brasília in 1960.

Trujillo

The oldest, most historic port town of the Honduran Caribbean coast, Trujillo is bathed in miles of beautiful white sand beaches and natural hot springs.

Pricing

Travel Dates	Price
01/02/22 - 02/20/22	Starting At $6,149	Get A Quote
01/02/22 - 02/20/22	Starting At $7,199	Get A Quote
05/15/22 - 09/25/22	Starting At $6,749	Get A Quote
05/15/22 - 09/25/22	Starting At $7,904	Get A Quote
10/09/22 - 10/16/22	Starting At $6,449	Get A Quote
10/09/22 - 10/16/22	Starting At $7,552	Get A Quote
11/13/22 - 12/04/22	Starting At $6,149	Get A Quote
11/13/22 - 12/04/22	Starting At $7,199	Get A Quote

Terms and Conditions

Local Flights
All local flights are included in the cost of your tour unless otherwise noted. It is important that we have your passport information at the time of booking in order to process these tickets. Internal flight tickets are issued locally and will be given to you prior to the flight departure.

Please Note: Aerolineas Argentinas allows 1 piece of luggage that weighs up to 15kg on internal flights. If luggage is overweight, the airline charges 850 ARS at check-in (approx. 15-20 USD).

Dossier Disclaimer
The information in this trip details document has been compiled with care and is provided in good faith. However it is subject to change, and does not form part of the contract between the client and the operator. The itinerary featured is correct at time of printing. It may differ slightly to the one in the brochure. Occasionally our itineraries change as we make improvements that stem from past travellers, comments and our own research. Sometimes it can be a small change like adding an extra meal along the itinerary. Sometimes the change may result in us altering the tour for the coming year. Ultimately, our goal is to provide you with the most rewarding experience. Please note that our brochure is usually released in November each year. If you have booked from the previous brochure you may find there have been some changes to the itinerary.

VERY IMPORTANT: Please ensure that you print a final copy of your Trip Details to review a couple of days prior to travel, in case there have been changes that affect your plans.

Itinerary Disclaimer
While it is our intention to adhere to the route described below, there is a certain amount of flexibility built into the itinerary and on occasion it may be necessary, or desirable to make alterations. The itinerary is brief, as we never know exactly where our journey will take us. Due to our style of travel and the regions we visit, travel can be unpredictable. The Trip Details document is a general guide to the tour and region and any mention of specific destinations or wildlife is by no means a guarantee that they will be visited or encountered. Aboard expedition trips visits to research stations depend on final permission.

Additionally, any travel times listed are approximations only and subject to vary due to local circumstances.

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