Today we visited the amazing Canyon del Colca it is a 2 hour drive on unsealed road through a very strong earthquake prone area and during one stage on our journey we passed through a 400 mtr tunnel. The maximize the probability of seeing condors we departed our hotel at 730A towards a superb natural lookout point “Cross of the [….]

Great news the girls are on the way! Buenos Aires airport is now open and all flights are on schedule. Today we will enjoy a guided tour of the more important and characteristic parts of Lima: the Monumental Center, where we will admire the colonial architecture of the Main Square (Plaza Mayor), the Government Palace, the Cathedral, the Archbishop Palace, [….]

So far it has been an eventful journey and it is only day 2. We departed Sydney to Santiago on Lan/Qantas via New Zealand. Two and half hours to New Zealand 1 hour stopover, 14 hours to Santiago missed our connection due to late departure form Sydney waited 7 hours at Santiago airport, but managed to get a room at [….]

Well it is nearly time to depart for Sth America I cannot beleive that I am ready to go tomorrow, it has been a quick turn a round of 3 weeks between tours, just enough time to unpack and repack. I am so lookiing forward to introducing my group to my Andean friends and their fascinating culutre. Stay posted !!