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Following in the footsteps of, and inspired by a number of AFFers (hi JohnM, dr.ron/mrsdr.ron, kpc and others ) I'm going round (western) South America for a month, mostly on LAN, but a bit of Avianca and even TAME.
The schedule is:
HBA-SYD VA Y
SYD-AKL-SCL LAN J
Overnight Santiago Novotel
SCL-GYE-UIO LAN PE
4 nights Quito Mercure, seeing the city and touring the volcanos to the south (although the weather forecast is lousy)
UIO to Coca TAME Y
3 nights at Sacha Lodge, a rainforest lodge in the eastern Ecuadorian rainforest
Coca to Quito TAME Y
UIO-GYE-GPS (Baltra, Galapagos Islands) Avianca Y
7 night cruise on MV Eclipse around Galapagos Islands (northern circuit)
GPS-GYE-UIO Avianca Y
UIO-LIM-CUZ LAN Y
5 nights organised tour to Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu and Cuzco
CUZ-LIM-IGU (Iguassu Falls, Brazil side) LAN Y
2 nights in Belmond Hotel des Caratas (in the park, overlooking falls :mrgreen. Many G&Ts on the terrace.
Hotel to IGR (Iguassu falls Argentine side) via a tour of the Argentine side of the falls)
IGS-AEP LAN Y
1 night in Buenos Aires (I've been there before)
AEP-MDZ
2 nights in Mendoza, or rather a small family hotel in the Valle de Uca wine region. Much wine tasting.
MDZ-SCL in LAN Y
1 night in Santiago
SCL-SYD QF J
Its amazing what happens when you decide to do a simple Galapagos cruise but there is altogether too much in Y for my liking . Although I got SYD-SCL-SYD in J for $4K in a Qantas sale some time ago, the rest of the budget blew out all over the place, so whY it is.
I'm going to endeavour to do the TR as I go, but may be a bit busy, and internet I think will be absent on the cruise (thank goodness )
Currently in AKL awaiting the LAN leg to SCL. Only about 8 people in the ~30 strong J cabin on the leg from Sydney.
The schedule is:
HBA-SYD VA Y
SYD-AKL-SCL LAN J
Overnight Santiago Novotel
SCL-GYE-UIO LAN PE
4 nights Quito Mercure, seeing the city and touring the volcanos to the south (although the weather forecast is lousy)
UIO to Coca TAME Y
3 nights at Sacha Lodge, a rainforest lodge in the eastern Ecuadorian rainforest
Coca to Quito TAME Y
UIO-GYE-GPS (Baltra, Galapagos Islands) Avianca Y
7 night cruise on MV Eclipse around Galapagos Islands (northern circuit)
GPS-GYE-UIO Avianca Y
UIO-LIM-CUZ LAN Y
5 nights organised tour to Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu and Cuzco
CUZ-LIM-IGU (Iguassu Falls, Brazil side) LAN Y
2 nights in Belmond Hotel des Caratas (in the park, overlooking falls :mrgreen. Many G&Ts on the terrace.
Hotel to IGR (Iguassu falls Argentine side) via a tour of the Argentine side of the falls)
IGS-AEP LAN Y
1 night in Buenos Aires (I've been there before)
AEP-MDZ
2 nights in Mendoza, or rather a small family hotel in the Valle de Uca wine region. Much wine tasting.
MDZ-SCL in LAN Y
1 night in Santiago
SCL-SYD QF J
Its amazing what happens when you decide to do a simple Galapagos cruise but there is altogether too much in Y for my liking . Although I got SYD-SCL-SYD in J for $4K in a Qantas sale some time ago, the rest of the budget blew out all over the place, so whY it is.
I'm going to endeavour to do the TR as I go, but may be a bit busy, and internet I think will be absent on the cruise (thank goodness )
Currently in AKL awaiting the LAN leg to SCL. Only about 8 people in the ~30 strong J cabin on the leg from Sydney.
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