* video summary in the end To see the Amazon river was on our bucket list. We hesitated a lot while choosing a place, because there are many rain-forest natural parks with unique flora and fauna. You can see the Amazon forest from Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, and even Bolivia, even if there is no actual …
A visit to Peru would not be complete without seeing Machu Picchu, the ancient Inca city, located high in the Andes at 2 430m above sea level. This UNESCO World Heritage site is often referred to as “The Lost City of the Incas”, built somewhere in 15th century. The starting point to go to Machu …
La Paz, cable cars, Andes mountains and Titicaca lake. Be ready to tip a strict lady if you want to climb this tower at Estacion faro murillo, purple line. Arriving in La Paz We arrived in La Paz at 4 am. It is literally not the best time to arrive to the bus station if …
Atacama desert, and Salar de Uyuni, the world’s largest salt flat in the world We entered Bolivia through the Atacama desert, the driest in the world. By bus we went from San Pedro de Atacama in Chile to Uyuni in Bolivia. No problems at the border at all, quite nice people at the custom, nothing …
Itinerary We did everything by bus; by ferry to Chiloé island Puerto Natales – El Calafate El Calafate – El Chalten El Chalten – Chili-Chico – Puerto Rio Tranquillo (Marble Caves) Puerto Rio Tranquillo – Coyhaique Coyhaique – El Chaiten Ferry El Chaiten – Quellon – Castro Castro – Puerto Montt Puerto Montt – Puerto …
Originally Patagonia wasn’t part of our plan, but since we had to buy warm clothes in New Zealand, we decided why not. Besides, Alena has a former colleague in Patagonia who she was very happy to meet again. To get to Patagonia’s most famous park, Torres del Paine, you first need to get to the …
4,5 months from mi – November to the end of March 2019 Map with itinerary 1. NORTH THAILAND Bangkok – flight to Chiang Mai – bus to Chiang Rai – bus to Pu Chi Pha 2. NORTH LAOS Cross the border by bus to Huay Xai – boat to Luang Probabang – bus to Nong …
Whales, seals and glaciers Route Picton (ferry) to Kaikoura Kaikoura to Mount Cook Mount Cook to Wanaka Wanaka to Fox & Franz Josef glacier Franz Josef to Christchurch via Arthur’s pass Budget € 92.7 per person per day 7 days on the south island (too short!) Second week of April 2019 (beautiful colours of autumn!) …
Cruising through New Zealand – Volcanoes, sulfur and steam Route Landing in Auckland, picking up the minivan Rotorua and its many volcanic attractions The famous Tongariro crossing between two volcanoes Heading to Wellington for a date with the ferry! Budget € 92.7 per person per day ? 7 days on the north island (too short!) …