Itinerary Page for Travel to Colombia, Ecuador & Peru
21 day
itinerary + 2 travel days
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Day |
Date |
Transportation |
Activity / Cost |
Activity Picture/Map |
Lodging Picture/Cost |
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1 |
11/7/2020 |
Omaha to Cartagena, Colombia Transportation from airport to
stay- Uber cost around $4 USD |
Travel/ One-way flight- $389 USD Get
settled find a spot for dinner & explore |
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Stay for 2 nights- $37 USD |
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2 |
11/8/2020 |
On foot |
Explore Cartagena’s Old Town
within the walls- $0. Wander around and try street food |
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3 |
11/9/2020 |
Bus ride from Cartagena to Santa
Marta (5 hours)- $10 USD |
Get in late morning- Take bus to Tayrona National Park $2 USD- entrance to park $14 USD hike
to Pueblito & explore beaches $2 USD bus back to Santa Marta |
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Airbnb in Santa Marta for 3
nights- $35USD per night. Total $119USD |
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4 |
11/10/2020 |
Santa Marta |
$44 USD- this Airbnb experience
picks you up from where you’re staying and provide food & drinks for the
day |
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5 |
11/11/2020 |
Santa Marta |
$44 USD- this Airbnb experience
also picks you up from your stay. Food & drink provided |
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6 |
11/12/2020 |
Flight from Santa Marta to Bogota-
$38 USD |
Fly into Bogota Do a walking tour of the city and
try streetfoods- Visit the gold museum- $3 USD |
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Airbnb- $33 USD a night- 2 nights
with fees $87USD |
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7 |
11/13/2020 |
Bogota- on foot |
More exploring of the city- climb Monserrate.
Fruit tour $17 USD |
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8 |
11/14/2020 |
Flight from Bogota, Colombia to
Cali, Colombia One-way $31 USD $7 USD Uber ride from airport to
stay |
Tour/site see the city once settled
in Airbnb(free) - enjoy city nightlife &
drinks with locals |
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Airbnb stay- $13
USD. 2 night total- $29 USD |
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9 |
11/15/2020 |
Cali- San Cipriano |
Adventure day- tube in the jungle-
hike to waterfalls. For transportation and tube rental & fees- around $15
USD |
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10 |
11/16/2020 |
$7 USD Uber ride to get to airport Flight from Cali, Colombia to
Quito, Ecuador- One-way $200 USD |
$25 USD Uber ride to get to Airbnb.
Explore Quito’s old town shops, restaurants,
& architecture. |
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Airbnb- $15 USD per night (2
nights)- Total with fees $42 USD |
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11 |
11/17/2020 |
Transportation included in
activity cost |
$50 USD- Quilotoa
hiking day trip- includes breakfast & lunch |
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12 |
11/18/2020 |
Bus ride from Quito, Ecuador to
Banos, Ecuador |
Bus ride- (3.5 hours)- about
$4 USD- runs from 6am-5pm daily $2 USD taxi to hostel Explore Banos & go to Casa de
Arbol |
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Hostel $20- 2 nights- $40 USD
total |
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13 |
11/19/2020 |
Explore nature of Banos- transportation
& activity costs- around $20 USD |
Visit Pailón del Diablo- hike, swim, kayak, etc.. |
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14 |
11/20/2020 |
Begin travel to Lima, Peru- bus
ride (10 hours) from Banos to Tumbes, Peru |
$24 USD for 3 bus rides and 1 car
ride Get in late- find food in Tumbes-
sleep. |
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15 |
11/21/2020 |
Flight from Tumbes to Lima $29 USD |
Flight leaves at 9pm- have beach
day until heading to the airport |
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Airbnb stay- $29 USD per night – 3
days with fees- $95 USD |
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16 |
11/22/2020 |
No travel- on foot |
Walking tour through Lima, visit
famous sites and popular neighborhoods in Lima (Miraflores, Barranco & Chorrillos) while stopping in cafés
throughout the city |
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17 |
11/23/2020 |
No travel |
Explore downtown Lima. Chocolate making class in ChocoMuseo $25 USD |
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18 |
11/24/2020 |
Flight from Lima to Cusco |
Travel- $25 USD one-way flight Check in to Airbnb- explore Cusco
on foot |
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Airbnb stay- $12 per night. 2
nights- $32 USD total including fees |
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19 |
11/25/2020 |
Tour to Rainbow Mountain-
Transportation included in activity cost |
Rainbow Mountain Tour- $30 USD |
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20 |
11/26/2020 |
3 days/2 nights Inca Jungle Trek to
Machu Picchu - $260 |
Tour guides pick up from Airbnb-
hike/bike during day. Option of rafting on the Vilcanota River or hot springs of Cocalmayo |
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Lodging accommodations covered in
cost of expedition |
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21 |
11/27/2020 |
Hiking on foot |
Second day of hike to Machu Picchu-
Zip lining Stay in Aguas
Calientes |
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Lodging accommodations covered in
cost of expedition |
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22 |
11/28/2020 |
Hike/Travel covered in activity |
Arrive in Machu Picchu- spend two
hours then return to Cusco. Tour drop off at hotel |
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Splurge on Sonesta hotel final
night before flying home/breakfast included- $60 USD |
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23 |
11/29/2020 |
Travel from Cusco, Peru to Omaha,
NE |
One-way flight $556 USD |
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Overnight flight back home! |
Cost Totals
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Transportation
(Air/Ground) |
Cost of Activities |
Lodging |
Food est. |
Total Cost |
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$1,355
+ $100 for miscellaneous travel not shown= $1,455.00 |
$522.00- Some activities
include multiple meals in cost |
$570.00 |
$200.00 |
$2,747.00 |
I definitely splurged more than I normally would when traveling just by myself, normally I’m a ‘find a place to stay the day of’ kind of person and wing my travels. This was fun to look into each place and plan everything out, although I don’t prefer it because then if things don’t go as planned, I get anxious. I’ll be planning my honeymoon within the next year to South America and so my main goal was to find locations/places to stay and activities that my fiancé and I would enjoy. Even though some of these activities and travels are more than a college student could afford I believe if you’re taking a foreign trip you should have enough saved up to be able to do as much as you would like to because you never know if you’ll be able to visit that place again. These activities are way more than I would normally do on a longer trip like this, many days I would prefer to just explore, hike, lay by the beach and do my own thing with advice from locals without having tours scheduled, but this was by far my favorite assignment!
[Hannah Lambert, April 29, 2020.]