Itinerary:
Week 1 (14.02. - 19.02.2002):
Rio de Janeiro - Carneval. Sugarloaf. Corcovado.
Parati - Cobblestone streets. Waterfall. Boat trip.
Week 2 (20.02. - 26.02.2002):
Bonito - Snorkelling and tubing down the rivers.
Pantanal - Hikes. Horse riding. Jeep safaris. Piranha fishing. Kirsten's birthday.
Week 3 (27.02. - 04.03.2002):
Voz do Iguaçu - Bird park. The falls. Itaipú Dam. Samba night.
Asunción - City tour.
Week 4 (05.03. - 12.03.2002):
Buenos Aires - City tour. Posh dinner. Tango show.
Argentinian Pampa - Long drives through the Pampa.
Valdes Peninsula - Orcas and sea elephants.
Penguins & Magellan Straight - Camarones Penguin Colony. Crossing the Magellan Straight.
Week 5 (13.03. - 20.03.2002):
Ushuaia - Gondola to Tonelli Glacier. Tierra del Fuego National Park.
Torres del Paine NP - Hiking. Grey Glacier. St. Patrick's Day party.
Week 6 (21.03. - 28.03.2002):
El Calafate (Moreno Glacier) - Moreno Glacier viewpoint. Glacier walk.
Fitzroy Mountains - Sunrise at Mt. Fitzroy.
Los Alerces NP - Bariloche - Camping. Great restaurants.
Week 7 (29.03. - 05.04.2002):
Pucon - Hiking Villarica volcano. White-water rafting. Easter party.
Salto del Laja - Camping next to the waterfall.
Santiago de Chile - Hacienda del Linguas vineyard. City tour.
Week 8 (06.04. - 12.04.2002):
Atacama - Atacama hand. Valle de la Luna. San Pedro de Atacama.
Bolivian Altiplano - Flamingos. Laguna Verde. Geysers. Laguna Colorada. Helen's birthday.
Uyuni - Salar de Uyuni. Train graveyard.
Week 9 (13.04. - 21.04.2002):
Potosi - Walk through town. Mine tour.
La Paz - City tour. Shopping. Vicky & Richard's engagement party.
Tiwanaku - Lake Titicaca - Tiwanaku ruins. Uros on their reed islands. Football and dances on Amantani Island. Skilled weavers on Taquile Island.
Week 10 (22.04. - 29.04.2002):
Cusco - City tour. Sacsayhuamán.
Inca Trail & Machupicchu - 4 day hike on the Inca Trail to Machupicchu. Vicky & Myles's engagement party.
Week 11 (30.04. - 05.05.2002):
Colca Canyon - Condors. Highest pass on the tour ( 4984m).
Arequipa - Walk in town. Santa Catalina Convent. Colonial buildings.
Puerto Inca - Camping and pig roast on the beach.
Nasca - Flight over the Nasca lines. Planetarium. Reiche tower.
Week 12 (06.05. - 11.05.2002):
Paracas NP - Huacachina oasis. Cathedral Rock. Boat trip to the Ballestas Islands.
Lima - City tour.
Huanchaco - Trujillo - Chan Chan ruins. Pyramids of the Sun and Moon.
Week 13 (12.05. - 17.05.2002):
Punta Sal - Beach camping. huge fish BBQ.
Cuenca - Panama Hat factory. Max's birthday.
Week 14 (18.05. - 25.05.2002):
Baños - Tungurahua volcano erupting. Salsa lessons. Bike ride. Bungee swing under a bridge.
Tena & Jungle Trip - Swimming in the lagoon near Amarongachi. Tubing. Waterfall walk. Shangri-La camp. Denise's birthday.
Muddy jungle and cave walk. Visiting a local community in the jungle. Prue's birthday.
Week 15 (26.05. - 01.06.2002):
Otavalo - Crossing the equator. Food and craft market in Otavalo. Toga party for Prue.
Quito - Champagne on the truck. Thank you presents for Prue & Darrell. Self organized city tour. End of tour.
Week 16 (02.06. - 08.06.2002):
Galapagos trip on the Mondriaan - Luxury schooner. Lots of great land walks, snorkelling trips and boat excursions.
Week 17 (09.06. - 15.06.2002):
Galapagos trip on the Pelikano - 3 more days on another Galapagos boat.
