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Discover our 1st time in South America and our 3 weeks, 24/25 days itinerary we made for our 1st experience in this huge continent.
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Introduction: South America 3 weeks itinerary

Hey Guys! There is a first time to everything. Therefor this post will be the itinerary we made and followed for our first trip in South America. It doesn’t cover the whole continent, but allowed us to visit and experience 3 countries (Peru, Bolivia, Chile) and gave us the will to go back to discover more those countries and the rest of the continent.

Mapping the Itinerary

Day by Day

Day 1:

  • From Strasbourg to Paris CDG by train
  • From Paris to Lima by plane
  • From Lima to Cusco by plane

We decided not to stop in Lima to win time as we hear it was basicly only a big city. So, we headed right away to Cusco, the Inca’s old capital.

Day 2: Visit of Cusco

  • Plaza de Armas
  • Plaza San Blas
  • San Blas Market
  • Santo domingo covent

For details, check the complet post: Cuzco, how to explore the ancient Inca’s capital #1

Day 3: Visit of Cusco

  • Plaza de Armas
  • San Blas
  • Christo Bianco
  • Sacsayhuamán
  • Qenko
  • Puka Pukara
  • Tombomachay

For details, check the complet post: Cuzco, how to explore the ancient Inca’s capital #2

Day 4: Sacred Valley

  • From Cusco to Aguas caliente
  • Chinchero
  • Maras
  • Moray
  • Urubamba
  • Ollantaytambo
  • Aguas Caliente

For details, check the complet post: Cusco to Aguas Caliente (Machu Picchu) expedition

Day 5: Machu Picchu

  • Machu Picchu
  • Wayna/Huayna Picchu
  • Return to Cusco

For details, check the complet post: Machu Picchu and Wayna/Huayna Picchu

Day 6: Cusco to Arequipa

  • Cusco to Arequipa by plane
  • Visit of Arequipa
  • Templo museo tercera order Francesca
  • Santa Catalina Monastery

For details, check the complet post: How to explore Arequipa – Day 1

Day 7: Arequipa

  • Free walking tour
  • Chocolate factory
  • Yuhanara district

For details, check the complet post: How to explore Arequipa – Day 2

Day 8: Arequipa to Puno

  • Bus from Arequipa to Puno
  • Overnight in Puno (Transit to Copacabana)

For details, check the complet post: Arequipa to Puno by bus

Day 9: Puno to Copacabana

  • Puno to Copacabana (Bolovia)
  • Visit of Copacabana
  • Viewpoint sunset

For details, check the complet post: Crossing the land border from Peru to Bolivia. What a story.

For details, check the complet post: What you need to know – Copacabana

Day 10: Isla del Sol

  • Visit of isla del sol

For details, check the complet post: One day trip to explore Isla del sol

Day 11: Yampupata

  • Yampupata village trail

For details, check the complet post: One day hike from Yampupata

Day 12: To La Paz

  • Bus from Copacabana to La Paz
  • Bus from La Paz to Uyuni

For details, check the complet post: From Copacabana to La Paz, a local bus travel story

For details, check the complet post: The best way to reach Uyuni from La Paz

Day 13: Uyuni tour day 1

For details, check the complet post: Day #1 of a 3 days adventure in Uyuni salt flats

Day 14: Uyuni tour day 2

For details, check the complet post: Day #2 of a 3 days adventure in Uyuni salt flats

Day 15: Uyuni tour day 3 / SPDA

  • End of the tour
  • Transfer to San pedro de Atacama
  • Visit of the moon valley

For details, check the complet post: Day #3 of a 3 days adventure in Uyuni salt flats

For details, check the complet post: Half day trip in the moon valley from SPDA

Day 16: SPDA

  • Visit of San Pedro de Atacama
  • Biking

For details, check the complet post: Strolling in San pedro de Atacama and biking north

Day 17: To Santiago

  • From SPDA to Santiago by plane

Day 18: Santiago

  • Visit of Santiago

For details, check the complet post: Single day trip to explore Santiago de Chile

Day 19/20/21/22/23 : Easter island

For details, check the complet post: The Ultimate 5 days itinerary on the Easter Island

Plus : Santiago’s airport to Valparaiso

Day 24: Valparaiso

  • Visit of Valparaiso

For details, check the complet post: One day to explore all Valparaiso

Day 25: Return to Europe

  • Valparaiso to Santiago
  • Santiago to Paris
  • Paris to Strasbourg

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In early 2023, we began vlogging on YouTube to capture our life and travels for our son, Poppy, who was stillborn on November 25, 2023—one of the hardest days of our lives.

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