Arrive in Puno
25. huhtikuuta 2025, Peru ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
After a long journey, we finally arrived in Puno that will be our base to explore the Titikaka lake. The altitude here is about 3800m and the lake view dominates the area.
On the Titikaka waters
26. huhtikuuta 2025, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C
This day's plan includes a boat trip on the Titikaka lake to explore the floating islands and the main Peruvian island. We set sails from the Puno harbor and as we move slowly in the calm waters, weLue lisää
Floating island in Titikaka
26. huhtikuuta 2025, Peru ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
On the lake Titikaka, we got introduced to the ancient and fascinating culture of the floating islands and their inhabitants. These people live on a multitude of floating islands made of dried rush.Lue lisää
Experience on a traditional boat
26. huhtikuuta 2025, Peru ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
When we finished our visit to the floating island and the families living there, they took us for a ride on one of the traditional boats.
With a local lady as our captain and rowing we slowly movedLue lisää
Goodbye floating island
26. huhtikuuta 2025, Peru ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Just the last picture before we leave the fascinating floating island. While we waited for our transfer to Taquile island, we had time for a touristic shot with the Uros island sign.
Taquile
26. huhtikuuta 2025, Peru ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
After the floating island, our exploration of the lake took us to Taquile island, the main island on the Peruvian side of the lake.
The community living in this large island still follows the ancientLue lisää
Lunch in Taquile
26. huhtikuuta 2025, Peru ⋅ 🌩️ 11 °C
After finishing our walking tour of the island, we stopped for lunch at one of the family restaurants managed by local families. There is a strict rotation set up by the community authority to ensureLue lisää
Horror pre-dinner drinks
26. huhtikuuta 2025, Peru ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
After a short walk across Puno, we stopped for a drink in a horror themed bar in the main square.
The interior and the menu are fully characterized with horror pieces such as Wickes, vampires, ghostsLue lisää
Long transfer from Puno to Arequipa
27. huhtikuuta 2025, Peru ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
We moved early in the morning for a 6h transfer that will bring us to Arequipa. Together with the rest of the group we jumped on our small bus for this long transfer with only one stop plannedLue lisää
A break along the road
27. huhtikuuta 2025, Peru ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
To take a break from the bumpy roads, we had a quick stop in a small post along the road. The place offers some snacks, sandwiches and refreshments. We had a chance to relax a moment after 3h on theLue lisää
Chill and drinks in Arequipa
27. huhtikuuta 2025, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Arrived in Arequipa, we have a free afternoon to explore the city and relax after the long bus transfer. Looking around for a good place to enjoy food and the local pisco cocktails, we ended up inLue lisää
Dinner @ Chica
27. huhtikuuta 2025, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
We organized our dinner at Chica, a cool restaurant next to the S.Caytilina monastery. The atmosphere and food were fantastic. A great way to close this relaxing afternoon in Arequipa.
Volcanos view above the city
28. huhtikuuta 2025, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
On our 2nd day in Arequipa, we went on a guided walking/driving tour of the city. The first stop was a nice spot above the city center with a stunning panoramic view of the three volcanos surroundingLue lisää
Arequipa the white city
28. huhtikuuta 2025, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Our tour of Arequipa continues with a walk through the ancient city center where buildings are made from white volcanic stones giving the city its name of "the white city".
The old part of the cityLue lisää
The monastery of S. Catilina
28. huhtikuuta 2025, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
While in Arequipa we can't miss the Monastery of S.Catilina, one of the main attractions of the city. This huge monastery complex is like a small city isolated inside the city, with dormitories,Lue lisää
San Camillo market
28. huhtikuuta 2025, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
We finished our guided tour of Arequipa with a visit to the central covered market, the San Camillo market. The place is huge and lively, full of small shops, people and colors.
Here one can findLue lisää
Another Pisco stop in Arequipa
28. huhtikuuta 2025, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
When we returned from our city tour, we rested for a moment at our hotel and then we moved toward the city center looking for a good place for a quick bite. Along the road we discovered this niceLue lisää
Rooftop view of the main square
28. huhtikuuta 2025, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
As we slowly walked around the city center, we decided to stop for a refreshing lemonade in a nice place of the central square. The rooftop terrace offered a great view of the square and the mainLue lisää
Delicious meat @ ZigZag
28. huhtikuuta 2025, Peru ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
For our last dinner in Arequipa, we chose the Zig Zag restaurant, a nice place specialized in meat. The location was curated and the food was great and in generous portions. A tasty way to close ourLue lisää
Long transfer to Nazca
29. huhtikuuta 2025, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
This day is fully dedicated to the transfer from Arequipa to Nazca. It's a 10h bus ride essentially without stops.
The long-distance bus was a surprise with very large and comfortable seats and aLue lisää
Sunset on the ocean along the road
29. huhtikuuta 2025, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
As we continued our journey toward Nazca, moving along the coast road, we had a chance to withstand a fantastic view of the sunset on the ocean.
Ready to take off on Nazca lines
30. huhtikuuta 2025, Peru ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
For this day we planned a flight experience to see the ancient Nazca lines. These are huge stylised figures created in the desert terrain that can be fully appreciated only from a plane.
Hence, weLue lisää
Nazca lines
30. huhtikuuta 2025, Peru ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
The 30-minite flight tour gave us an opportunity for a unique look at all the main figures among the Nazca lines. Flight on a small plane shaking left and right was a thrilling experience, but theLue lisää
Dinner and double Pisco
30. huhtikuuta 2025, Peru ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
After another 5-hour bus transfer, we finally arrived in Paracas at 7 pm. This is a small city on the ocean side that will be our base for the expedition to Blanco island.
We arrived just on time toLue lisää
Breakfast with sea view
1. toukokuuta 2025, Peru ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
To get some energy for our island tour in Paracas, we got a nice breakfast at the hotel buffet. A good coffee and some delicious pancakes and with a sea view it's the perfect combination to start theLue lisää