_____ - Accomodation _____ - Activities _____ - Travel/ Place names _____ - border crossing
England
Flight from London to Bogota, Colombia - TAP Portugal - £650 *inc. return from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Colombia
Bogota Read my Bogota blog here
Bogota - 2 nights - holiday inn - 60,000 points
Bogota - 2 nights - couchsurfing - free
Bogota - Cartagena Read my Cartagena blog here
Flight from Bogota to Cartagena - Avianca Airlines - 90,000 COP (£18)
Cartagena - 1 night - Peace and Love hostel - 20,000 COP
Cartagena, Isla tierra del bomba - 2 nights - Beach Hostel - 75,000 COP *if your looking for paradise then this is your place (Their boat should pick you up from Punta Arena beach and take you over to the island, staff wear uniform so don't get on any other boat as the price for a gringo is through the roof !)
Cartagena - Santa Marta Read my Santa Marta blog here
Bus from Cartagena terminal to Santa Marta - 25,000 COP - 4 hours
(Also possible to take a mini van from Crespo for 40,000 COP)
Santa Marta - 4 nights - Del Escritor hostel - free *we did some art work in exchange for accom. and breakfast
Collectivo to Minca 7,000 COP - 1 hour (can also take a taxi direct for 80,000
Minca - 14 days - Mundo Nuevo - Workaway
Santa Marta/Cali - Quito, Ecuador (the easiest and cheapest I found)
Bus from Santa Marta terminal to Cali - Brasilia bus company - 24 hours - 150,000 COP *only bus to Cali, but very comfy
Bus from Cali to Ipiales (closest town to border) 40,000 COP *brasilia only operate on a Monday and our bus was not comfy
Ipiales - 1 night - hotel Metropoli (just down from the terminal) - 25,000 COP *cheapest hotel and after 32 hours on a bus we needed it!
Collectivo to border from Ipiales terminal (only way to get there) - 3,000 COP
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*easiest and fastest border crossing ever, literally got the stamps and walked over the bridge
Ecuador
Colombian border - Quito Read my Quito blog here
Taxi from border to Tulcan terminal
Bus from Tulcan to Quito - Valtax bus company - 12 hours - $12
Quito - 3 nights - vibes hostel - $32 *great location and good atmosphere
Quito - Baños Read my Banos blog here
Bus from Quito terminal to Baños - San Fransisco company - 5 hours - $8
Baños - 2 nights - Santa Cruz hostel - $14 *another great hostel and good connection with tour company
Puenting – Geo Tours (similar to bungee jumping) - $20
Baños - Mompiche (from Quito go direct to Esmeraldes)
Bus from Baños bus terminal to Atacama - 12 hours - $15 (we caught the bus at like 9PM)
Ambulance from Atacama to Esmeraldes (only went this way as Jord had been bitten by a dog)
Bus from Esmeraldes terminal to Mompiche - $3.75
Mompiche - 8 nights - Casa del Sirena - Workaway
Sunset horse ride - lady at the close end of the beach - $20 *she doesn't come with you so maybe experience is best, but a really cool thing to do)
Mompiche - Puerto Lopez Read my Puerto Lopez blog here
Read my Isla De La Plata blog here
it's a pretty complicated route and identical whether your coming from the south or going there, make sure to ask the driver where your stop is
Hitchhiked to the end of the road/bus stop
Bus to chumanga - $1
Bus from chumanga to Perdenales - $1.50
Bus from Perdenales to Puerto Viejo - $6
Bus from Puerto Viejo to Jipijapa - $2 - portovejnses bus company
Bus from Jipijapa to Puerto Lopes - $2
Puerto Lopes - 11 nights - Itipoa hostel - free *served breakfast and did some gardening in exchange from accom. and breakfast
PADI open water course - Native Diving - $250
Day tour - Isla de la plata - $40 *includes lunch, whale watching, snorkelling and an island tour
Puerto Lopes - 2 nights - fragata hostel - $14
Puerto Lopes - Guyaguill
Bus from Puerto Lopes to Guyaguill - $5 *buses don't run after 6PM on a Sunday
Guyaguill - Mancora, Peru (crossing the border incl.)
Bus from Guyaguill to Mancora, Peru - $15 - C.I.F.A bus company *really good company, especially with border crossing
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Another easy border crossing, just make sure you keep certain forms for when you leave Peru
Peru
Mancora Read my Mancora blog here
Mancora - 1 night - hostel Bako - S/.40 (hostel flooded, I recommend Loki hostel it's amazing and not too expensive)
Surfing - full day - rent on the beach front - S/.20 *inc board and wetsuit
Mancora - Lobitos
Bus from Mancora to Talara - S/.7.50
Options from Talara to Lobitos 1. Taxi - S/.40 (try share) 2. Mototaxi - S/.25 3. Collective S/.3 (but is a 5/10 minute walk from the bus terminal in Talara)
Lobitos - 2 nights - workaway
Lobitos - Lima
Collectivo from Lobitos to Talara - S/.3
Bus from Talara bus station to Lima - Challenger bus company - 18 hours - S/.90
Lima - Huacachina
Taxi from terminal 1 to other terminal in Lima - S/.8
Bus from Lima to Ica - Peru bus company - S/.50
Ica - 1 night - Hotel tourists - S/.30 *double room with bathroom
Day tour - S/.30 *inc transport to and from Huacachina to Ica, sand buggy ride and sandboarding.
Huacachina - Cusco Read my Cusco blog here
Bus from Ica to Nazca - Cetur bus company - S/.10
Bus from Nazca - Cusco - MOVIL bus company - S/.90 *best bus we have ever used, meals, blankets, drinks. Although journey can be very bumpy !
Cusco - 1 night - Hotel Chavin (just up from wild rover) - S/.30 for double room
Cusco - 13 nights - kiwi, Gigi and Olivia - workaway
2 day tour - Machu Picchu - Super tours - S/.310 *inc food, accom, site entrance, transport and tour guide, amazing tour company!
Cusco - Copacobana (crossing the border incl.)
Bus from Cusco terminal to Copacobana, Bolivia - Peru travel bus company - 9 hours - S/.25
Cusco - puno (if planning to see lake Titicaca from 1 side, I would prefer puno) *after immigration walk over border to kasani
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border crossing takes between 1.5 and 2 hours depending on amount of people and is probably the most relaxed borders ever.
Border tax - Bs.2
Bolivia
Kasani - Copacobana (Lake Titicaca) Read my Lake Titicaca blog here
Boat to Isla del sol Bs.25
Isla del sol - 1 night - hostel A ki me quedo - Bs.15 *pretty but we had a shitty experience
Return boat to Copacobana - Bs.25
Copacobana - La Paz
Bus from Copacobana to La Paz - 3 hours - Bs.30 *busses leave at 1.30 and 3.00 pm
Tax over Lake Titicaca - Bs.2
La Paz - 5 nights - El Corretero - Bs.150 *a little cold, but had own private room
La Paz - Rurrenabaque (the Amazon) return journey Read my Amazon blog here
Bus from Terminal Manaus (Fatima region) to Rurrenabaque - 18 hours - Bs.70 *depart everyday at 12.30pm
Rurrenabaque - 5 nights - ONCA - Workaway - Bs.300 *had to pay to cover food costs
Overnight tour - wild Eco tours - Ayahuasca - Bs.350 *NOT a good tour oporator!!
Bus from Rurrenabaque to La Paz - Bs.75 *buses go from 6.30 - 11 AM
La Paz - 2 nights - El Corretero - Bs.60
La Paz - Uyuni (Salt flats) Read my Salar de Uyuni blog here
Bus from La Paz - Uyuni - 12 hours - Bs.80
Day tour - Salar de Uyuni - Brisa tours - Bs.150 *inc transport, salt flats, lunch, photo shoot and sunset on water guarantee)
Uyuni - San Pedro, Chile (without 3 day tour)
Bus from Uyuni to Calama- Cruz deal Norte bus company - Bs.100 *buses only leave at 4AM !
Uyuni to border crossing
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literally the longest border crossing ever, they go through all your bags and the rest of the coach. Approx time: 2.5 hours
Tip: they are very anal about seeds, fruits, food etc.
Chile
Border crossing to calama (same bus as from Uyuni)
Bus from Calama to San Pedro - 3.00PM - IRIZAR bus company - 3,000 CPS *other company's leave at 1.30 and 6.00 pm
San Pedro - 1 night - camping (just by the Rio river and exit to Calama) - free
San Pedro - Valparaiso - Hitchhiking route Read my Valparaiso blog here
Hitch 1: Walked to bridge on the road to Calama from camp spot
Dropped in Calama just before turning to Antofagasta
Hitch 2: South on the Ruta 5 to Antafogasta
Hitch 3: Antafogasta south on Ruta 5 to Santiago/Viña del mar turn off
Hitch 4: Viña deal mar turn off to Valparaiso
Valparaiso - 7 nights - stayed with friend
Valparaiso - Santiago - Hitchhiking route
Micro from Sotomayor Plaza to Viña del mar
Micro from Viña to Placia (get of before turning off Ruta 68)
Hitch 1: Ruta 68 to Santiago (guy took us all the way through back on to the Ruta 5, South)
Santiago - Pichilemu - Hitchinking route Read my Pichilemu blog here
Hitch 1: South on the Ruta 5 - stopped at a random spot just of highway to camp
Highway - 1 night - camping - free *try set up camp on hidden spot and 1 hour before dark
Hitch 2: Ruta 5, South until San Fernando turn off (we ended up having to hitch back up north for an hour)
Walk round following the bend until on direct road to pichilemu
Hitch 3: San Fernando turn off to Pichilemu
Hitch 4: San Fernando to Santa Cruz
Bus from Santa Cruz to Pichiliemu (can also get the bus straight from San Fernando turn off
Pichilemu - 10 nights - Surfarm - Workaway
Pichiliemu - Corralco - hitchhiking route Read my Corralco blog here
Bus from Pichilemu to Ruta 5 turn off - Nilahue bus company - 12.40PM or 5PM - 8,000 CPS
Walk on to Ruta 5 south past bridge over river for next hike
Ruta 5 - Camped by the river - 10 min. walk from highway
Hitch 1: from camping spot on Ruta 5 to chillan
Hitch 2: chillan to just past conception
Ruta 5 - camped in a forest just of highway
Bus from camp spot on Ruta 5 to Temuco - Pullman bus company - 5,000 CPS
Hitch 3: from bus terminal to Malalcahuello from a lorry
Malalcahuello - 3 nights - Jorge cabañas - 66,000 CPS
Skiing - full day lift ticket - 25,000 CPS - buy on the mountain
Skiing - ski and boot rental - 18,000 CPS - buy on the mountain
Corralco – Pucon – hitchhiking route Read my Pucon blog here
Hith 1: Guy took us all the way even though he lives in Temuco
Pucon - 5 nights - La Bicicletta - 77,000 CPS
White water rafting – 18,000 CPS – booked through La bicicletta
Ojos de cabruga – 1,000 CPS
Pucon - Puerto Varas
Bus from Pucon to Puerto Varas - Pullman bus company - 4 hours 3 min - 9,300 CPS
Puerto Varas - 2 nights - hostel Vermont - 20,000 CPS *icl. breakfast, very nice hostel
Puerto Varas - Puerto Montt
Local bus from Puerto Varas to Puerto Montt - 0,800 CPS
Puerto Montt - Bariloche
Bus from Puerto Montt to Bariloche - 18,000
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Border crossing 1 hour 30 mins
They pull out peoples bags at random to search them
Argentina
Bariloche Read what happened to me in Bariloche here
Bariloche - 2 nights - Travellers hostel - workaway
Bariloche - 4 nights - moving hostel - workaway
2 week Car rental - 11,700 ARS + 400 ARS (transfer over to Chile)
Patagonia road trip route - Bariloche to Ushuaia return Road trip prep blog
Bariloche – Camp 1 Road Trip Day 1
Left Bariloche via Ruta 40
Camped an hour outside Bariloche
Camp 1 – Camp 2 Road Trip Day 2
Ruta 40 through El Bolson (drove to picture point)
National park Lago Puelo (free)
Continued on ruta 40
Came off Ruta 40 and drove through National Park Los Alerces (free)
Camped just after Esquel on Ruta 40
Camp 2 – Cueva de las Manos/ Camp 4 Road Trip Day 3
Changed from Ruta 40 to Ruta 26 to Rio Mayo
Back on to Ruta 40
Took turning and dirt road to Cueva de las Manos
National Park Cueva de las Manos - $120 ARS
Set up camp when back on main road
Camp 4 – Camp 5 Road Trip Day 4
Ruta 40 to Tres Lagos (worst day in my life EVER) ** CHECK WEATHER WANRING FOR THIS SECTION OF ROAD
Camped after Tres Lagos
Camp 5 – Camp 6 Road Trip Day 5
Ruta 40 to El Calafate
National Park Los Glaciers - $260 ARS - $30 for students
Camped just before getting back on to Ruta 40
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Argentina to Chile border (make sure to get out at both ends and get stamps)
Camp 6 – Torres Del Paine Road Trip Day 6
Puerto Natales - backpackers Natalie - 1 night - 8,000 CPS
Torres del Paine National Park 3 day pass - 18,000 CPS Road Trip Day 7
Camping in Torres Del Paine - 8,000 CPS Road Trip day 8
Puerto Natales - Backpackers Natalie - 1 night - 8,000 CPS
Torres Del Paine - Ushuia
Ruta 9 to Ushuaia Road Trip day 9
Changed from Ruta 9 to Ruta 225 for the ferry
Ferry to Tierra Del Fuego - 15,000 per car
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Border crossing on Tierra del Fuego in to Argentina
Ruta 225 to Ushuaia Road Trip Day 10
Ushuia - 2 nights - camping - Rio Olivia *Amazing free site just outside of Ushuaia, Revenent was also filmed here
Ushuia - Bariloche
Return via coast to bariloche - 3 days
Brasil
Bariloche – Rio De Janiero
Hitch 1: Bariloche – Buenos Aires – found a truck driver going all the way
Bus from Buenos Aires to Rio De Janiero – Brasilla bus company – 5* service – 48 hours
Rio De Janiero – 4 nights – che lagarto Copacobana - $R400
Christo Redinetor - R$70 *if you buy your ticket from the market place just past the Copacabana Palace, you get a free mini bus up and beat the queues for the same price.
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