The Gringo Trail: Bogotá to Rio Overland

Bogotá, Colombia

Tage 1–5

• Tag 2 10:00: La Candelaria graffiti tour
• Tag 3 09:00: Gold Museum
• Tag 4 07:00: Monserrate hike

Villa de Leyva, Colombia

Tage 5–8

• Tag 6 09:00: Bike to the fossil museum and Pozos Azules

San Gil, Colombia

Tage 8–11

• Tag 9 08:00: Rafting the Río Suárez (class IV)
• Tag 10 10:00: Paragliding over Chicamocha canyon

Medellín, Colombia

Tage 12–18

• Tag 13 09:00: Real City walking tour
• Tag 14 10:00: Comuna 13 escalators
• Tag 16 08:00: Guatapé and El Peñol day trip

Salento, Colombia

Tage 18–22

• Tag 19 07:30: Cocora valley wax palms
• Tag 20 10:00: Coffee tour at Finca El Ocaso
• Tag 20 19:00: Tejo game at Los Amigos

Cali, Colombia

Tage 22–25

• Tag 23 19:00: Salsa class and La Topa Tolondra

Otavalo, Ecuador

Tage 26–28

• Tag 27 08:00: Saturday market and Peguche waterfall

Quito, Ecuador

Tage 28–33

• Tag 29 09:00: Teleférico to Rucu Pichincha
• Tag 30 10:00: Mitad del Mundo equator line
• Tag 31 10:00: Old town churches: La Compañía

Quilotoa, Ecuador

Tage 33–36

• Tag 34 08:00: Quilotoa loop hike: Isinliví to Chugchilán
• Tag 35 09:00: Quilotoa crater lake rim

Baños, Ecuador

Tage 36–40

• Tag 37 09:00: Bike the Route of the Waterfalls to Pailón del Diablo
• Tag 38 16:00: Swing at the End of the World
• Tag 39 18:00: Thermal pools

Cuenca, Ecuador

Tage 40–43

• Tag 41 08:00: Cajas national park
• Tag 42 10:00: Panama hat workshop

Puerto Ayora, Ecuador

Tage 43–50

Galápagos island-hopping, 8 days · Galápagos Unbound

Máncora, Peru

Tage 50–54

• Tag 51 08:00: Surf lessons
• Tag 52 09:00: Swim with turtles at El Ñuro

Huaraz, Peru

Tage 55–61

• Tag 56 06:00: Laguna 69 acclimatisation hike
• Tag 58 05:00: Santa Cruz trek (3 days, guided)

Lima, Peru

Tage 62–66

• Tag 63 10:00: Miraflores cliffs and Barranco
• Tag 64 13:00: Ceviche lunch at La Mar
• Tag 65 19:00: Magic Water Circuit

Huacachina, Peru

Tage 66–69

• Tag 67 16:00: Dune buggy and sandboarding at sunset
• Tag 68 09:00: Ballestas islands from Paracas

Arequipa, Peru

Tage 70–74

• Tag 71 10:00: Santa Catalina monastery
• Tag 72 03:00: Colca canyon and condors (2 days)

Cusco, Peru

Tage 75–82

• Tag 76 09:00: San Pedro market and Qorikancha
• Tag 78 05:00: Rainbow Mountain
• Tag 80 09:00: Sacred Valley: Pisac and Ollantaytambo

Km 82, Peru

Tage 82–85

Classic Inca Trail, 4 days · Alpaca Expeditions

Cusco, Peru

Tage 85–86

Puno, Peru

Tage 86–89

• Tag 87 07:00: Uros floating islands and Taquile homestay

Copacabana, Bolivia

Tage 89–91

• Tag 90 08:30: Isla del Sol north-to-south hike

La Paz, Bolivia

Tage 91–96

• Tag 92 10:00: Red cap walking tour
• Tag 93 07:00: Death Road by mountain bike
• Tag 94 16:00: Cholita wrestling in El Alto

Sucre, Bolivia

Tage 97–103

• Tag 97 09:00: Spanish school mornings (2 weeks booked, 1 week here)
• Tag 100 09:00: Parque Cretácico dinosaur tracks
• Tag 102 17:00: Recoleta viewpoint

Potosí, Bolivia

Tage 103–105

• Tag 104 09:00: Cerro Rico cooperative mine tour
• Tag 104 15:00: Casa de la Moneda

Uyuni, Bolivia

Tage 105–108

Salar and lagoons to Chile, 3 days · Quechua Connection

San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

Tage 108–112

• Tag 109 04:30: El Tatio geysers
• Tag 110 17:00: Valle de la Luna by bike
• Tag 111 21:30: Stargazing

Salta, Argentina

Tage 112–116

• Tag 113 07:00: Quebrada de Humahuaca and the 14-colour hill
• Tag 114 19:00: Peña folk music night

Mendoza, Argentina

Tage 117–122

• Tag 118 10:00: Bike and wine in Maipú
• Tag 119 07:00: Aconcagua viewpoint and Puente del Inca
• Tag 120 10:00: Malbec tasting in the Uco valley

Bariloche, Argentina

Tage 123–129

• Tag 124 10:00: Circuito Chico by bike and Cerro Campanario
• Tag 126 08:00: Refugio Frey hike
• Tag 127 16:00: Chocolate trail on Mitre street

El Calafate, Argentina

Tage 129–133

• Tag 130 08:00: Perito Moreno glacier
• Tag 131 09:00: Estancia Cristina and Upsala glacier

El Chaltén, Argentina

Tage 133–138

• Tag 134 06:00: Laguna de los Tres
• Tag 136 08:00: Laguna Torre
• Tag 137 10:00: Chorrillo del Salto

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Tage 138–145

• Tag 139 11:00: San Telmo Sunday fair
• Tag 140 19:00: Tango lesson and milonga
• Tag 142 10:00: Tigre delta boat
• Tag 143 20:00: Asado at a puerta cerrada

Puerto Iguazú, Argentina

Tage 145–148

• Tag 146 08:00: Devil’s Throat and the Argentine side
• Tag 147 09:00: Brazilian side panorama

Florianópolis, Brazil

Tage 148–153

• Tag 149 09:00: Lagoinha do Leste trail
• Tag 150 16:00: Sandboarding at Joaquina dunes
• Tag 151 19:00: Oysters at Ribeirão da Ilha

Paraty, Brazil

Tage 153–157

• Tag 154 10:00: Schooner trip to the islands
• Tag 155 09:00: Trindade natural pool

Ilha Grande, Brazil

Tage 157–161

• Tag 158 08:00: Lopes Mendes beach trail
• Tag 159 09:00: Blue Lagoon boat trip

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Tage 161–168

• Tag 162 08:00: Christ the Redeemer by the Corcovado train
• Tag 163 17:00: Sugarloaf at sunset
• Tag 164 10:00: Santa Teresa and Selarón steps
• Tag 165 22:00: Samba in Lapa
• Tag 166 07:00: Two Brothers hike above Vidigal