Today was the start of our three-day tour through the salt desert “Salar de Uyuni” and the Andina Eduardo Avaroa National Park in Bolivia with the fist stop at the old railway cemetery in the desert.
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At the beginning of 2014 we had the wish to take a break from our long term jobs and go on a 6 month world trip. After long planning and preparation the adventure began for us on December 15th 2014 in Iceland and took us across the Caribbean to South America, Central America, Hawaii, Australia & New Zealand, the South Seas, on to Asia and finally to Africa. Our goal was to circumnavigate the world in 6 months and see some of the most interesting and significant places on this planet. Here you can find all 171 travel reports of our world trip – chronologically ordered from our first destination Iceland to our last stop on Zanzibar.
Salar de Uyuni – The largest salt desert in the world (Bolivia)
After a visit to the railway cemetery in Uyuni, the next stop on our tour was the salt desert “Salar de Uyuni”, which we had been looking forward to in advance 🙂
» Read the full blog postEduardo Avaroa National Park – Rock Valley & Laguna Colorada (Bolivia)
Today the alarm clock rang already at 6 o’clock, because the visit to the Bolivian National Park “Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa” was on our daily program.
» Read the full blog postEduardo Avaroa National Park – Sol de Manana Geyser Field (Bolivia)
After the first part of the day we got to know the northern part of the National Park “Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa” in Bolivia, our journey continued south to the Eduardo Avaroa National Park. Day 38 + 39 of our trip around the world The mountain lakes in Eduardo Avaroa National Park On the dusty path you can always pass beautiful mountain lakes in Eduardo Avaroa National Park. At this point we had reached the highest point …
» Read the full blog postBy bus from La Paz (Bolivia) to Puno (Peru)
Today, the 300 km long route from La Paz (Bolivia) via Copacabana to Puno (Peru) along Lake Titicaca was ahead of us.
» Read the full blog postPuno & Lake Titicaca – Floating villages of Uros in Peru
The night before, we booked a half-day tour on Lake Titicaca to the floating villages of the Uros via our Hotel Tierra Viva Puno Plaza in Puno.
» Read the full blog postPass road La Raya – By bus from Puno to Cusco (Peru)
Today our journey through Peru continued by bus from Puno via the pass road La Raya in the Andes to Cusco.
» Read the full blog postCusco – Tourist Attractions, Things to Do & Photo Spots (Peru)
After a late breakfast in our guesthouse we wanted to take a closer look at the city of Cusco. Cusco is a city in southeastern Peru near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region and of the Cusco Province. The city is the seventh most populous in Peru and had a population of 430.000. The city was the capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th century until the 16th-century Spanish …
» Read the full blog postPerurail – By train from Cusco to Aguas Calientes (Peru)
Today we had the 110 km long bus and train journey from Cusco to Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu). Day 44 of our trip around the world Wanchaq Bus Station in Cusco For us it was time to get up this morning, because we had chosen a train from Perurail at 7.55 a.m. We walked from the hotel with small luggage for 3 days (we had stored our suitcases in the hotel) to the bus station Wanchaq in Cusco. The route …
» Read the full blog postMachu Picchu – Historic Sanctuary of the Incan citadel (Peru)
Today the alarm clock rang just before 5 o’clock and we were looking forward to a very special highlight of our world rise: the visit to the ruined city of Machu Picchu. We really wanted to see the old city of the Incas in the Andes and it was one of the first places to plan our world trip 🙂
» Read the full blog postFrom Aguas Calientes via Cusco to Lima (Peru)
Today was a “transfer day” for us. From Aguas Calientes we went first by train to Ollantaytambo, then by bus to Cusco and then by plane to Lima, the capital of Peru.
» Read the full blog postLima – Tourist Attractions, Things to Do & Photo Spots (Peru)
For Lima we had planned a full day to see the main sights of the city. That’s why we didn’t sleep too long today and made our way to the city around 9 a.m. Day 47 of our trip around the world Lima, the capital of Peru, is a must-see Lima is the capital of Peru and with a population of more than 10 million, by far the largest city in the country. The town is located on the river …
» Read the full blog postGuayaquil – The Iguanas in the Park Seminario (Ecuador)
After 9 days of wonderful in Peru we went on to Guayaquil in Ecuadortoday. Guayaquil served only as a stopover for the onward flight to the Galapagos Islands.
» Read the full blog postSan Cristobal – Entry & Puerto Baquerizo Moreno (Galapagos Islands)
Today we were able to sleep a little more, because our flight from Guayaquil to the island of San Cristobal in the Galapagos Islands just started at 12 o’clock. The flight with LAN Airlines to San Cristobal took about 2 hours.
» Read the full blog postSan Cristobal – Snorkeling at Kicker Rock (Galapagos Islands)
For our day on the island of San Cristobal a catamaran & snorkeling trip to Kicker Rock and the beach “Manglecito” was on the program.
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