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Andean Flamingo: Andes laid bare

17 days from £4,582pp

Peru / Lake Titicaca / Bolivia / Chile

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Overview & Highlights

A group tour to Peru, Bolivia and Chile which provides comfort as well as remote adventure. Includes Cusco, Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca. Continue to La Paz in Bolivia and drive across the dazzling Uyuni salt flats to the Atacama Desert in Chile.

  • Cusco: city tour with Sacsayhuamán
  • Sacred Valley: tour of the valley
  • Machu Picchu: guided tour of the ruins
  • Lake Titicaca: Sun Island and Moon Island
  • La Paz: walking tour
  • Uyuni salt flats: 2 night exploration
  • San Pedro de Atacama: Valley of the moon

This adventurous yet comfortable journey through the Andean heartland explores a variety of mountain landscapes. After exploring the misty cloud forests surrounding Machu Picchu, and crossing sapphire-hued Lake Titicaca, traverse the sparkling salt flats of Uyuni before descending to the arid rocks of Atacama - the driest desert in the world.

Throughout, a rich indigenous culture is manifest in intricate and brightly coloured costumes and markets bursting with produce and crafts. The imposing ancient ruins bear testament to the region's complex and tumultuous history. The desolate high-altitude desert of south-western Bolivia is beautiful and utterly remote, with rough roads and basic infrastructure (even the hotels are constructed from salt!). An adventurous spirit is necessary to get the most from this memorable trip.

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Outline itinerary

UK clients depart arriving Lima, Peru, the same day.

Day 1

Overnight in the capital.

Day 2

Fly to Cusco, afternoon at leisure.

Day 3

Excursion to the Sacred Valley of the Incas; overnight.

Day 4

By train to Machu Picchu, guided tour of the ruins.

Day 5

Optional re-entry to the site; return to Cusco by train.

Day 6

Guided tour of Cusco and Sacsayhuamán.

Day 7

Scenic road journey to Lake Titicaca.

Day 8

By road to Copacabana. Boat excursion on Lake Titicaca

Day 9

Continue to La Paz.

Day 10

Walking tour of the city.

Day 11

At leisure; optional excursions.

Days 12-14

Fly to Uyuni and begin your exploration of the Uyuni salt flats.

Day 15

Explore San Pedro de Atacama.

Day 16

Fly to Santiago: time permitting, optional excursion to a vineyard.

Day 17

Depart on international flight or extension.

UK clients arrive home the following day.

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Walking tour of Cusco
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Visit Sacsayhuaman Inca fortress
Machu Picchu

Guided tour of Machu Picchu
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La Paz city tour
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Cross the Uyuni salt flats, Bolivia
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Explore the Valley of the Moon
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Explore Sacred Valley of the Incas

Accommodation

Browse our unrivalled portfolio of accommodation . Every option has been carefully chosen by our team of travel experts, so you can rest assured that you’ll relax in utter comfort.

Hotel Pakaritampu

Peru / Sacred Valley of the Incas

Hotel Pakaritampu

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Peru / Cusco

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Peru / Machu Picchu

Inkaterra El Mapi

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Peru / Lake Titicaca – Peruvian side / Lake Titicaca

Posada del Inca Puno

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Bolivia / Lake Titicaca – Bolivian side / Lake Titicaca

Rosario del Lago

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Hotel Cumbres Lastarria

Chile / Santiago and the vineyards

Hotel Cumbres Lastarria

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Itinerary Essentials

What our clients say

97% of our clients rated their experience with us as Excellent or Good.

  • "Getting to Machu Picchu after a 50 year  dream was amazing. Although the whole of Bolivia was magical stunning scenery excellent guides and a surrealistic landscape."

    MF, Warwick

  • Most memorable experience(s): “The Salt Flats of Bolivia and the Altiplano area for stunning scenery. Machu Picchu for the history of the Inca civilisation - very interesting and educational”

    WW, Gwynedd

  • "This is my fourth JLA trip and it was as fulfilling and enjoyable as the earlier ones. You run an excellent organisation-and I commend and thank you. I will be back!!"

    AM, London

  • "Overall, the party gelled very well, the tour leader was a great guide and travelling companion we saw some wonderful sights - Machu Picchu and the other Inca sites especially. The geography of the Andes, the Salt Flats, the desert and moon valleys were stunning”

    JT, Ashford

  • "Nigh on impossible to pick out just one memory but the vastness and emptiness of the salt flats, Machu Picchu in the mist, rain and finally sun, being photo bombed by a llama, sunset over the Attacama, causing a desert traffic jam by breaking down."

    JH, Staines-upon-Thames

  • Most memorable experience? "There were too many things but Bolivia in general and the Salt Plains in particular were amazing plus the flamingos. I also loved the night on Sun island. I never expected it to be so beautiful."

    JS, Leeds

  • "Travelling across the high desert surrounded by snow topped peaks with herds of wild LLama running away from us. Then vivid pink / blue lakes appeared with flamingo feeding. This experience was the best but the salt flats are dramatic and facinating."

    PC, Broughton-in-Furness

  • "I was particularly impressed with the scenery in Bolivia. I had expected the salt flats but the rest of the country was a real bonus. On the optional excursions, I particularly enjoyed Chacaltaya and the star gazing in San Pedro."

    GP, Northwich

  • "The drive across the Salt Flats/Desert in Bolivia - generally the Andean scenery was breathtaking and the drives were something we had never experienced before."

    RS, Swanage
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Andean Flamingo

This tour visits some of South America's most stunning landscapes including the dazzling salt flats of Bolivia. We spend 3 days and two nights on the flats themselves as we cross the shining white ground into Chile in comfortable private 4x4's.

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Berner Torres - Tour Leader

Berner Torres has been tour leading with Journey Latin America for 18 years, during which he has become an expert tour leader in all respects.

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  • Hannah Waterhouse
    Hannah Waterhouse - Travel Expert

    Hannah had an early introduction to Latin America when her family moved to Ecuador and she returned to study in Buenos Aires for a year before backpacking across the continent.

  • Carrie Gallagher
    Carrie Gallagher - Travel Expert

    A former JLA tour leader, Carrie brings a wealth of on-the-ground experience to our London-based Tailor-made and Group Tours department.

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    Lina Fuller - Travel Expert

    Lina's passion for the continent where she was born really took off when she moved to Córdoba (Argentina) to study, spending the holidays travelling between Argentina and her native Colombia.

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    Mary Anne Nelson - Travel Expert

    Born in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, Mary’s insider knowledge and dry sense of humour make her a highly valued member of the Tailor-made Holidays and Group Tour sales team.

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    Kathryn Rhodes - Travel Expert

    Kathryn backpacked across Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru before joining us. She has a degree in Philosophy and French and is a keen netball player.

  • Sophie Barber
    Sophie Barber - Travel Expert

    Sophie lived in Chile before joining us and has travelled extensively across Latin America, from Mexico to the furthest tip of Patagonia and beyond to Antarctica.

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