The original post: /r/travel by /u/ashishjhaofficial on 2024-12-26 22:17:15.
Hi folks
I'm traveling to South America for the first time in February 2025. Can you please review my itinerary and suggest which of the two I should choose?
I'm mainly confused about whether I should skip Medellin this time and replace it with an extra day in Lima and another in Cusco/Santiago.
I will be traveling with a couple of friends on this trip.
Itinerary v1
21 Feb - Flight from Vegas to Medellin via Houston (Reach Medellin at Night)
22 Feb - Medellin
23 Feb - Medellin
24 Feb - Medellin - Flight to Lima
25 Feb - Lima - Get Bolivia Visa - Flight to Cusco (Reach Cusco at 5 pm)
26 Feb - Cusco - Machhu Pichhu Day 1 (Starts 10 am)
27 Feb - Cusco - Machhu Pichhu Day 2 (Ends 6 pm)
28 Feb - Cusco - Rainbow Mountain (Starts 3 am, ends 4 pm) - La Paz bus (Starts 9 pm)
1 Mar - La Paz - Puno, Copacabana, Titicaca (Reach La Paz at 10 pm)
2 Mar - La Paz - Bus to Uyuni (Starts 9 pm)
3 Mar - Uyuni - Tour Day 1 (Starts 11 am)
4 Mar - Uyuni - Tour Day 2
5 Mar - Uyuni - Tour Day 3 (Reach San Pedro de Atacama at 1 pm)
6 Mar - San Pedro de Atacama (Sand Boarding tour 8 am) - Flight from Calama to Santiago
7 Mar - Santiago
8 Mar - Flight back to India
Itinerary v2
21 Feb - Flight from Vegas to Houston (Reach Houston at Night)
22 Feb - Houston - Visit NASA - Flight from Houston to Lima (Reach Lima at Night)
23 Feb - Lima
24 Feb - Lima - Get Bolivia Visa - Flight to Cusco (Reach Cusco at 5 pm)
25 Feb - Cusco
26 Feb - Cusco - Machhu Pichhu Day 1 (Starts 10 am)
27 Feb - Cusco - Machhu Pichhu Day 2 (Ends 6 pm)
28 Feb - Cusco - Rainbow Mountain (Starts 3 am, ends 4 pm) - La Paz bus (Starts 9 pm)
1 Mar - La Paz - Puno, Copacabana, Titicaca (Reach La Paz at 10 pm)
2 Mar - La Paz - Bus to Uyuni (Starts 9 pm)
3 Mar - Uyuni - Tour Day 1 (Starts 11 am)
4 Mar - Uyuni - Tour Day 2
5 Mar - Uyuni - Tour Day 3 (Reach San Pedro de Atacama at 1 pm)
6 Mar - San Pedro de Atacama (Sand Boarding tour 8 am) - Flight from Calama to Santiago
7 Mar - Santiago
8 Mar - Flight back to India
Or if you have any other suggestions for this itinerary, I'll also appreciate that.