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Peru & Bolivia

  • 22-06-2010 8:06am
    #1
    Matt406
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    I’m going to spend 3 weeks between Peru & Bolivia this coming August and I’m looking for advise on what I should do! So far I only have the 4 day Inca Trail Trek booked and nothing else. Any recommendations on where else I should go/see? I’m thinking about flying into Lima and out of La Paz. Does it matter which I arrive in, fly home from? Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks.


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  • #2
    schemingbohemia
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    Give yourself time to acclimatise in Cuzco before you start the Inca Trail, altitude affects everyone differently but you won't know until you arrive there.

    I liked Arrequipa, lovely main square and really enjoyed the trip up to view the Condors.

    The Nasca lines were interesting, didn't really look around Lima much.


  • #3
    Sr. Pirotecnic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 288 ✭✭Sr. Pirotecnic


    Thumbs up for Arequipa too. Three weeks will fly by, between Lima and La Paz there is a lot of ground to cover and a lot of places to visit, especially as you have more or less a week committed to Cuzco/Machu Picchu.

    La Paz is a curious place but not exactly pretty, if they are still doing the bike ride down to Coroico I would defintely recommend that, the final destination is nice too.


  • #4
    dakan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 227 ✭✭dakan


    If you are going to Bolivia then you should try to get to lake Titicaca and Isla Del Sol.
    Isla Del Sol is mentioned in DK Witnesses' 'The Road Less Travelled' as a good alternative to Machu Picchu. The Inca ruins are older than Machu Picchu.

    I haven't been here myself. Am going to Argentina and Chile in October, was originally going to go to Peru and Bolivia but couldn't afford all 4. Anyway have a great time.

    Dakan


  • #5
    BenK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,039 ✭✭✭BenK


    I'd recommend doing a tour of the salt flats in Bolivia too. Some amazingly diverse scenery. We started our 3 day tour from Tupiza with a local driver and cook provided and it was great to get to know some locals over the few days! There was 4 of us in a jeep. I can't remember exactly how much it costs but it's not too bad and there's no shortage of tour operators but there are some cow boys... I think you can do it from Uyuni too.


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