Lima to Buenos Aires: Deserts & Dancing
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Small Group
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Lima to Buenos Aires: Deserts & Dancing
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35 days
Small Group
Basic
Demanding
English
Experience Overview
South America rewards those willing to explore. Consider this epic adventure: beginning in Lima and ending in Buenos Aires, it's 35-full days of fun. You'll hike the Lares Trek, cross the Salt Flats of Bolivia by 4x4, and feel like a sophisticate sipping wine in Argentina.
Includes
Activities
- Your G for Good Moment: Ccaccaccollo Community and Women's Weaving Co-op visit, Ccaccaccollo Your G for Good Moment: Handmade Biodegradable Soap Products Your G for Good Moment: Lake Titicaca Homestay, Lake Titicaca Your G for Good Moment: Jukil Community Experience & Lodge, Santiago de Agencha Your Welcome Moment: Welcome Moment - Meet Your CEO and Group Your First Night Out Moment: Connect With New Friends Your Foodie Moment: Pachamanca, Nazca Your Discover Moment: Cusco Your Foodie Moment: Sacred Valley Brewery, Ollantaytambo Your Big Night Out Moment: Cusco Your Discover Moment: Sucre Your Discover Moment: Salta
- Sunset sandboarding & dune buggies (Huacachina)
- Pachamanca-style dinner (Nazca)
- Colca Canyon excursion
- Guided tour of Machu Picchu
- Lares Trek hike with a local guide and cook (3 days)
- Lake Titicaca excursion
- Salar de Uyuni and surrounding area excursion (3 days)
- Internal flight
- All transport between destinations and to/from included activities
Accommodation
- Simple hotels (21 nts), hostels (5 nts, multi-share), overnight buses (3 nts), camping (2 nts), homestay (1 nt), G Adventures-supported community lodge/basic hotels on Salar de Uyuni excursion (2 nts, multi-share).
- 26 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 5 dinners
Transport
- Public bus, train, hiking, plane, 4WD truck.
Group Leader
- CEO (Chief Experience Officer), specialist Lares Trek CEO on hike, local guides.
Highlights
- Sandboard the desert dunes of Huacachina
- Spot condors at Colca Canyon
- Conquer the Lares Trek on the way to Machu Picchu
- Experience traditional life on Lake Titicaca
- Cross the Salar de Uyuni
- The world's largest salt flat
- On a 4x4 excursion
Trip Details
35 days
Public bus, train, hiking, plane, 4WD truck.
English
Lima, Peru
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Basic
18 - 39 Year Olds Only, Budget
Demanding
Itinerary
Day 1: Lima
Arrive at any time. There are no planned activities, so check into the hotel and enjoy the city.
Exclusive inclusions: Activity - Your opportunity to meet your CEO and fellow travellers, and learn more about your tour. Opt to join the group for a local meal afterwards. Don't forget to see the notice in the lobby (or ask reception) for the official time and place to meet up with the group.Activity - Connect with new friends on your first night out in a new destination. Only available on 18-to-Thirtysomethings tours.Accommodation - Hotel Gemina
Day 2: Lima/Huacachina
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Climb aboard, grab a seat, and enjoy the ride.Activity - Get your adrenaline pumping in a dune buggy on the desert dunes, ride the ups and downs in these desert mountains. Strap on a board and try out sandboarding, just like it sounds like snowboarding, but on sand. Enjoy the softer landings and the warmer temps. After, head back to the oasis of Huacachina through the stunning dunes and watch the sunset in the distance.Accommodation - Viajero Huacachina
Day 3: Huacachina/Nazca
Exclusive inclusions: Activity - Learn about the wine and pisco production in the area and enjoy a tasting of different varieties, which are all available for purchase. Transport - Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.Accommodation - Hotel Hacienda San Marcelo
Day 4: Nazca/Arequipa
Meals included: Lunch
Exclusive inclusions: Free_time - Enjoy some free time during the day.Transport - Curl up and catch a snooze en route to the next stop.Activity - Enjoy a traditional meal. Assist in the preparation of a thousand-year-old tradition: "Pachamanca," an ancient ceremony akin to the Polynesian meal of burying a variety of delicious treats wrapped in banana leaves and slow-cooking them with pre-heated rocks buried in the ground.
Day 5: Arequipa
Exclusive inclusions: Free_time - Make the most of your time here.Accommodation - Terra Mistica Casa Consuelo
Day 6: Arequipa/Colca Canyon
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.Activity - Spot condors on this guided tour, and keep your eyes peeled for other unusual animals. Look for three different species of camelids: alpaca, llama, and vicuña, which are all typical of Peru.Accommodation - Vita Colca Hotel
Day 7: Colca Canyon/Arequipa
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Activity - Spot condors on this guided tour, and keep your eyes peeled for other unusual animals. Look for three different species of camelids: alpaca, llama, and vicuña, which are all typical of Peru.Transport - Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.Accommodation - Terra Mistica Casa Consuelo
Day 8: Arequipa/Cusco
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Free_time - Get out and explore more of this beautiful colonial city.Transport - Curl up and catch a snooze en route to the next stop.
Day 9: Cusco
Exclusive inclusions: Free_time - Make the most of your time in Cusco.Accommodation - Hostelworld Viajero Cusco
Day 10: Cusco
To arrange the hike to the famed Rainbow Mountain, pre-book on the checkout page to include this optional activity on your tour or ask your GCO or travel agent for assistance.
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Free_time - Make the most of your time in Cusco.Accommodation - Hostelworld Viajero Cusco
Day 11: Cusco/Ollantaytambo
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.Activity - Visit the Ccaccaccollo community centre which G Adventures travellers' donations helped create in 2005, thereby enabling local women to sell traditional textiles to travellers. See local weaving and dyeing techniques used to create garments and souvenirs, and learn how the Planeterra weaving co-operative has impacted the community and those who visit it. This includes the purchase of alpacas to provide a steady supply of wool, looms, and sewing machines as well as several training courses on production, sales and small business management. Activity - Delight your tastebuds and sample high-quality beer with the breathtaking Sacred Valley as a backdrop. This craft brewery uses local ingredients to make award-winning brews and gives back to the surrounding communities. What's not to like? Accommodation - Las Orquideas Ollantaytambo
Day 12: Ollantaytambo/Cuncani
The Lares Trek is a scenic, less touristic route to hike through the Andes. It is one day shorter than the Inca Trail but higher in elevation. Enjoy G Adventures-supported handmade biodegradable soap products for use on the Lares Trek.
Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.Activity - Start early and drive (3 hrs) to Lares town where the hike will start with a leisurely pace through the valley of Cuncani. Hike 4km (2.5 mi) to Chancachaca then stop for lunch. Be sure to rest and rehydrate because the altitude here is around 3480m (11,417 ft). Continue trekking along rocky mountain paths 4.7km (3 mi) to the isolated village of Cuncani. Camp here for the night at 3872m (12,703 ft) at the G Adventures-supported community run campsite. Activity - Enjoy G Adventures-supported handmade biodegradable soap products, for use on our treks. This G Adventures for Good project empowered local Cusqueña women to start their own business in order to reduce the environmental impact of treks in the region. Planeterra provided $10,000 of seed funding for two young entrepreneurs to register their biodegradable products in order to sell them to the tourism industry. "Esencia Andina" is now a successful business that produces biodegradable soaps, detergents, and natural products for travellers, guides, porters, and cooks on our treks.Accommodation - Cuncani Camp Site
Day 13: Cuncani/Kuyoc
Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Exclusive inclusions: Activity - Hike from the foothills of Sicllaccasa Mountain 12.2km (7.6 mi) to its high pass at 4,800m (15,748ft), providing scenic views of lagoons and the snow-capped Chicon Mountain. Celebrate after reaching the highest point by making an offering of coca leaves to the Andean gods. Hike downhill another 2.2km (1.3 mi) to QuencaPata, for lunch and to take in the amazing view. Continue hiking downhill another 2.6km (1.6 mi) to our second campsite near a stream. Sleep tonight at about 4,114m (13,497 ft) elevation.Accommodation - Suttoq Pacchaq Camp Site
Day 14: Kuyoc/Aguas Calientes
Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch
Exclusive inclusions: Activity - Follow the trail to see typical Andean flora and fauna, llamas and alpacas. Descend through the valley of Pumahuanca and meet friendly local Quechua people and explore some Inca storehouses along the way. Trek 3-4 hrs to reach the town of Pumahuanca. Enjoy lunch then hop a van to Ollantaytambo. Continue by train to Aguas Calientes.Transport - Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.Transport - Climb aboard, take a seat, and enjoy the ride.Accommodation - Machu Picchu Inn
Day 15: Aguas Calientes/Cusco
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Climb aboard, grab a seat, and enjoy the ride.Activity - Set off with the local guide to explore Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas. Learn about the history and gain insights into this massive mountaintop citadel while wandering through ancient dwellings, stone temples and along sculpted terraces. Feel the energy of this 15th-century site, now both a UNESCO World Heritage site and voted one of the new Seven Wonders of the World in a worldwide internet poll.Transport - Climb aboard, grab a seat, and enjoy the ride.Transport - Climb aboard, take a seat, and enjoy the ride.Transport - Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.Activity - Whether it’s a pub crawl, drink specials or a bonfire on the beach, celebrate late into the night with your new best friends.Accommodation - Hostelworld Viajero Cusco
Day 16: Cusco
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Free_time - Get out there and see it all – or just chill out to your heart's content.Accommodation - Hostelworld Viajero Cusco
Day 17: Cusco/Puno
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Climb aboard, grab a seat, and enjoy the ride.Accommodation - Hostal Milagros Inn
Day 18: Puno/Lake Titicaca
Meals included: Breakfast,Dinner
Exclusive inclusions: Activity - Board a boat on Lake Titicaca and head to Taquile Island for an optional delicious Peruvian lunch at a restaurant followed by some shopping at the local weaving cooperatives. Taquileños are known for their fine handwoven textiles and clothing, men are taught how to knit around age five and they create the majority of the textiles. After, enjoy an overnight stay with a host family and a chance to learn about life on the islands.Activity - Accommodation on the islands may be multi-share.
Day 19: Lake Titicaca/Puno
Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch
Exclusive inclusions: Activity - Spend the morning with the homestay families, then depart after lunch. Visit the floating islands of Uros on the way back, and learn about the unique lifestyle of the locals. Meet residents and learn how they built the islands with totora reeds, which are also used to make their homes, boats, crafts (and are also edible!). Free_time - Make the most of one last afternoon in Puno.Accommodation - Hostal Milagros Inn
Day 20: Puno/La Paz
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Climb aboard, grab a seat, and enjoy the ride.Activity - Ready for a little more ink in your passport? Grab your bags and get ready to check another country off your bucket list.Transport - Climb aboard, grab a seat, and enjoy the ride.Accommodation - Hotel Las Brisas
Day 21: La Paz
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Accommodation - Hotel Las Brisas
Day 22: La Paz/Sucre
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Free_time - Get out and explore this high altitude city.Transport - Curl up and catch a snooze en route to the next stop.
Day 23: Sucre
Exclusive inclusions: Free_time - Get out and explore beautiful tranquil Sucre.Accommodation - Hotel Independencia
Day 24: Sucre
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Free_time - Get out and explore beautiful tranquil Sucre.Accommodation - Hotel Independencia
Day 25: Sucre/Potosí
Staying in the Bolivian highlands, we travel south to the city of Potosí. The highest city of its size in the world, this UNESCO World Heritage Site has had a tumultuous history as a silver mining centre during colonial times.
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Climb aboard, grab a seat, and enjoy the ride.Accommodation - Hotel Gran Libertador
Day 26: Potosí
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Free_time - Get out there and explore.Accommodation - Hotel Gran Libertador
Day 27: Potosí/Uyuni
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.Accommodation - Hotel Samay Wasi
Day 28: Uyuni/Salt Flats and Desert Crossing
Meals included: Breakfast,Dinner
Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Roads? Where this rough-and-ready vehicle's going, we don't need roads.Activity - Spend three days in the stunning landscape between the Salar de Uyuni and the Atacama Desert in Chile. Enter a world unlike anything else as we drive across the salt flats; the piercing blue sky contrasts against the blinding white of the flat salt beds. Take memorable photos of the unusual landscape complete with mountains and active volcanoes. Visit the coloured lagoon of Laguna Colorada and enjoy the uniqueness of this region.Activity - Visit the Santiago de Agencha community, located two hours across the salt flats from Uyuni, a rural village surrounded by towering cacti and part of a small desert oasis. The community-owned salt lodge was renovated and expanded through a major project in 2016 funded by G Adventures’ foundation, Planeterra. With many of the village’s younger residences fleeing for economic opportunities, this lodge is seen by the community as a way to rescue their indigenous culture and provide opportunities for the future. Learn about their traditional agricultural practices, including their specialization in quinoa production, and take a guided walk with a community member to the sacred Jukil mountaintop for a beautiful view of the village below and the salt flats beyond. Meals of local ingredients grown in the village are prepared by ladies who were provided culinary training through the project. Leave Jukil Community Lodge knowing your visit is creating opportunities for a whole new generation of people in this community to improve their lives, and the lives of their children and grandchildren.Accommodation - Jukil Lodge
Day 29: Salt Flats and Desert Crossing
Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Exclusive inclusions: Activity - Spend three days in the stunning landscape between the Salar de Uyuni and the Atacama Desert in Chile. Enter a world unlike anything else as we drive across the salt flats; the piercing blue sky contrasts against the blinding white of the flat salt beds. Take memorable photos of the unusual landscape complete with mountains and active volcanoes. Visit the coloured lagoon of Laguna Colorada and enjoy the uniqueness of this region.Accommodation - Quetana
Day 30: Salt Flats and Desert Crossing /San Pedro de Atacama
Meals included: Breakfast,Lunch
Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Roads? Where this rough-and-ready vehicle's going, we don't need roads.Transport - Climb aboard, grab a seat, and enjoy the ride.Activity - Ready for a little more ink in your passport? Grab your bags and get ready to check another country off your bucket list.Accommodation - Hostal Puritama
Day 31: San Pedro de Atacama
Exclusive inclusions: Free_time - Get out and explore the area.Accommodation - Hostal Puritama
Day 32: San Pedro de Atacama/Salta
Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Climb aboard, grab a seat, and enjoy the ride.Activity - Ready for a little more ink in your passport? Grab your bags and get ready to check another country off your bucket list.Accommodation - La Candelaria Hotel
Day 33: Salta
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Free_time - Get out and explore scenic Salta and surrounds.Accommodation - La Candelaria Hotel
Day 34: Salta/Buenos Aires
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... yup, it is a plane, actually.Free_time - Get out and explore beautiful Buenos Aires.Accommodation - Milhouse Avenue Hostal
Day 35: Buenos Aires
Consider booking post-tour accommodation to further explore fascinating Buenos Aires.
Exclusive inclusions: Activity - Not ready to leave? Your CEO can help with travel arrangements to extend your adventure.
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From
AUD $7999
Duration: 35 days
Trip Type: Small Group
Activity Level: Demanding
South America rewards those willing to explore. Consider this epic adventure: beginning in Lima and ending in Buenos Aires, it's 35-full days of fun. You'll hike the Lares Trek, cross the Salt Flats of Bolivia by 4x4, and feel like a sophisticate sipping wine in Argentina.
Price based on per person in Double Room for departure 21 Jun 2026
Customer Reviews
07/19/2024
It was a fantastic tour!
06/23/2024
Amazing. I got to see so many things that not many people see. I’ve got to experience and see a completely new part of the world and made some fantastic memory’s, from cycling along death road to laying eyes on matchu pitchu. This experience has been onc...
Tour Operator
G Adventures, founded in 1990 by Bruce Poon Tip, is a global adventure travel company specializing in small-group tours that emphasize authentic, sustainable, and culturally immersive experiences. Originally launched as GAP Adventures (“Great Adventure People”), the company pioneered the concept of community-driven travel by offering affordable trips that connect travelers with local communities while minimizing environmental impact. Today, G Adventures operates in more than 100 countries, offering a wide range of itineraries across themes such as active adventures, wildlife, wellness, family, and National Geographic–partnered tours, while maintaining a strong commitment to responsible tourism and social enterprise through its Planeterra Foundation.
In Business Since 1990
07/19/2024
It was a fantastic tour!
06/23/2024
Amazing. I got to see so many things that not many people see. I’ve got to experience and see a completely new part of the world and made some fantastic memory’s, from cycling along death road to laying eyes on matchu pitchu. This experience has been onc...
07/12/2024
I feel so blessed to have had this opportunity: I met great people, visited the coolest of places and had a sneak peek at some of the most incredible cultures in history. Would do it all over again!
07/11/2024
Amazing Tour - very good organized and uncomplicated.
07/01/2024
G Adventures provided one of the best possible experiences for my first time travelling. From the guides to the activities everything was top.
06/20/2024
A really special experience I’ll carry with me for the rest of my life. What a beautiful world we live in with amazing diversity of landscapes, peoples and activities! G really brought this all to life.
06/15/2024
I’ve never regretted going on a G Adventures trip
06/02/2024
I felt that this trip had so much potential, but fell short for me. Llordi was an amazing CEO and his enthusiasm was unparalleled, although he needs to work on telling the group everything about the itinerary in advance. That being said, I would gladly h...
05/27/2024
This was the best holiday ever, and I’ve been on a lot! I went for the Inca Trail/Machu Picchu, and everything else was a bonus. There were so many daily highlights that it’s impossible to summarise. G adventures just took care of everything, they picked...
05/27/2024
I felt happy, safe and looked after on the whole tour, and our tour guide felt like part of the group. I would 100% book with g adventures again, it was the trip of a lifetime
05/27/2024
I had a really great time. It was easy just to show up and everything was planned for me, while being sure I had the chance to visit the most important places on my itinerary. Next, I had a great time with the group that really clicked. It was hard to sa...
05/19/2024
My overall experience with G consisted of amazing sites, great people and too many laughs.
05/13/2024
I’ve loved my tour and I’m so sad it’s come to an end. The accommodation was better than I ever expected. The guides were fantastic and i will be doing more G adventure tours in the future.
05/10/2024
Fantastic! Amazing trip would love to do it again!
05/10/2024
it was so nice to not have to worry about transport and accommodation and have a trusty CEO to answer all my questions every step of the way. i did way more fun stuff than i would have if i went on my own. so thanks.
05/03/2024
I had the best time on this trip! It was my first group trip, and the friends I made from the whole world was amazing. I have so many good experiences and good memories and I would love to go on another soon!
04/30/2024
Really one of the best way to get the most out of South America
04/29/2024
Did this type of tour for the first time and loved the experience. Overall is very well organized and allows you to see a lot of different places in a relatively short amount of time. Loved the Inca trail in particular.
04/28/2024
Was an incredible trip and very grateful to have had such a good guide.
04/24/2024
Iconic sights such as Inka trail, Machu Picchu and salt flats. Opportunity to meet different people. Able to get most out of each destination with transport planning taken care of.
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