Heart of south America- NEXT BIG ADVENTURE
In January, we start in Bolivia.
Arrive in the low-altitude commercial capital of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, then work our way upwards in elevation to the Altiplano via the picturesque Sucre, Potosi and
ultimately the world-famous salt flats of Uyuni. From there to La Paz, the otherworldly capital city with a cable car system for a metro, Lake Titicaca (highest navigable lake in the world), Yungas Road of death.Ultimately back to Santa Cruz for a direct flight to Asuncion in Paraguay.
We start in Paraguay with a visit to the Mennonite colonies in the Chaco (Filadelfia, Loma Plata and Neuland), where they started with nothing in the hot and hostile bush in an area with no fresh water and built a hugely successful agricultural operation entirely reliant on captured rain water.
Visit Asuncion, the nearby San Bernadino for a ride on the lake and Caacupe. Then work our way down to Encarnacion (Paraguay’s beach town), on to Colonias Unidas (modern German settlements of Hohenau, Obrigado and Bella Vista) and the Jesuit mission ruins. From there, to Ciudad del Este to tour the biggest hydro dam (measured by year-round output), Itaipu Binacional.
Cross the border to Iguazu in Brazil, where we visit one of the world’s two most majestic waterfalls (the other being Victoria Falls in a future trip), with boat, chopper and road.
Bolivia: 14 January to 26 January
Paraguay (including Iguazu): 26 Jananuary to 5 February
Highlights incude:
Salalah pre-trip: 26 September to 30 September
Samaipata
Sucre
Salar de Uyuni
Laguna Colorada
Valley of the moon
La Paz
Yungas Road of death
Copacabana Beach, Lake Titicaca
Isla del Sol, Lake Titicaca
Paraguayan chaco
Asuncion
San Bernardino
Encarnacion
Jesuit missions
SONY DSC
Iguazu waterfall
Samaipata
Sucre
Salar de Uyuni
Laguna Colorada
Valley of the moon
La Paz
Yungas Road of death
Copacabana Beach, Lake Titicaca
Isla del Sol, Lake Titicaca
Paraguayan chaco
Asuncion
San Bernardino
Encarnacion
Jesuit missions
SONY DSC
Iguazu waterfall
Trip cost and registration
Trip is priced and will be billed directly in Omani Rial (“OMR”) by the tour operator in Oman. Rough conversion to EUR is X2.2 and to USD is X2.6.
| Nights | Single (per person) | Sharing (per person) | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Salalah pre-trip: |
4 |
300 OMR |
275 OMR |
|
Main Oman discovery trip: |
12 |
875 OMR |
700 OMR |
Luxury options are available only in Salalah and Muscat, please indicate in the registration form if you prefer more luxury options in the city and we will give you a quote. The main group is already staying in hotels like Golden Tulip and Radission Blu in Muscat, so it is of sufficient business-hotel quality.
These prices include all accommodation, transport (except airport transfers) and activities that are not marked as Optional extra.
Food and drinks are on a self-catering basis, unless otherwise indicated (all hotels include breakfast, one lunch and a few dinners are included). Opportunities will be available to visit supermarkets.
30% will be billed upon registration to secure your spot, and is partly refundable in case of cancellation. Remainder is due no later than 50 days before the trip, and is refundable up to 50 days before the trip
Interactive map: you can zoom in and out and click on the numbers to see daily plan per location
Salalah pre-trip interactive map
Main Oman discovery trip interactive map
Registration will close on 31 May. There are only 18 spots available given the shortage of accommodation we are working with in rural areas and which require early confirmation to secure. If there is (much) bigger demand, we will consider creating a waiting list and maybe design a 2nd parallel circuit. So book early to avoid disappointment!
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