Latin America 2019 - 21

TRAVEL WITH NO REGRETS

LATIN AMERICA 2019 - 21

TRIPS FOR 18 – 35 YEAR OLDS

UNHINGE YOUR JAW AT THE SPECTACULAR SCENERY OF THE TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK, PATAGONIA B8 YOUR people You’re ready to explore the world.

Are you here to find your sense of adventure? Or to find your personal paradise? Are you here to find your courage? Find your determination? Or find your roots?

One thing’s for certain, when you travel with Contiki.

You’ll find your people.

THE SALT PLAINS OF SHOT BY CONTIKI TRAVELLER SALAR DE UYUNI, BOLIVIA @MAX_HOMER LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 CONTIKI.COM/WHERE-WE-GO/LATIN-AMERICA

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PUERTO GUANAJUATO VALLARTA Tequila GUADALAJARA San Miguel de Allende OUR PICKS Teotihuacan MEXICO CITY

ARGENTINA & BRAZIL MEXICO HIGHLIGHTS TIKAL N.P The one that combines adventures, adrenaline & MEXICO CITY Santa Elena sunseeking. Visit the blue home of Frida Kahlo, see p.44 10 days p.32 GUATEMA

VIVA COSTA RICA ANTIGUA / GUATEMALA CITY The one that starts with a volcano, & ends with a horseback ride to a waterfall. 9 days p.76

PERU UNCOVERED The one that’s a pisco sour infused overview of peru, feat. jungles & floating islands. 14 days p.64

HOLA COLOMBIA The one that gives you the best of Colombia, from Caribbean coastlines to colourful towns. 18 days p.58 CHICHEN ITZA Mexico won’t be complete without some ruins, see p.78 @rebeccaoftheworld MOST POPULAR COUNTRIES PLAYA TAMARINDO PERU COSTA RICA Where jungle-y fun meets amazing Peru Uncovered Viva Costa Rica beaches, see p.46 @sammm120 14 days p.64 9 days p.76 Peru Panorama Tropical Trails 11 days p.66 19 days p.50 Inca Trail Coast to Canopies 4 days p.22 28 days p.46 EVERY ONE OF OUR TRIPS HAS A UNIQUE HASHTAG MEXICO BOLIVIA GALAPAGOS Latin Legends Bolivian Magic Check the hashtag on trip pages See if you can see a seal... (you 19 days p.44 15 days p.34 and let the Contiki alumni inspire will.. for sure) see p.72 @mjneed Sol Seeker Andean Crossing your next Latin American adventure. 13 days p.52 22 days p.36 Mexican Fiesta Bella Bolivia 8 days p.80 13 days see web

CAN’T GET ENOUGH? BACK IN 2 WEEKS A MONTH OFF Latin America is a big place, so to be sure you can explore it all Peru Uncovered 14 days p.64 The Adventurer + Inca Trail 24 days p.40 lots of our trips connect. Finish Mexico Grande 12 days p.78 Coast to Canopies 28 days p.46 Ecuador & Galapagos Island Hopper 12 days p.72 The Latin Quest 19 days p.44 1, & start your 2nd trip the next 5% off Bella Bolivia 13 days see web Andean Crossing + Inca Trail 22 days p.36 day. Plus you can get Argentina & Brazil Highlights 10 days p.32 Tropical Trails 19 days p.50 when you book 2 trips! See Colombia Quest 12 days p.57 The Explorer 18 days p.38 contiki.com/latin-deals for Colombian Coasts & Culture 9 days p.60 Hola Colombia 18 days p.58 all the details. CONTIKI.COM/WHERE-WE-GO/LATIN-AMERICA LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 004

CANCUN 005 Chichen Itza PLAYA DEL CARMEN WE’VE GOT

CAYE CAULKER Belize City BELIZE Latin ALA America COVERED PLAYA ARENAL TAMARINDO MONTEVERDE COSTA RICA SAN JOSÉ JACO Manuel Antonio N.P PALOMINO BEACH SANTA MARTA La Quinta de San Pedro Alejandro TAYRONA CARTAGENA NATIONAL PARK Castillo de San Felipe fortress COLOMBIA SAN GIL MEDELLIN Barichara VILLA DE LEYVA Cocora Valley Salt Cathedral SALENTO BOGOTA Armenia GALAPAGOS QUITO ISLANDS ECUADOR TENA GUAYAQUIL BAÑOS BRAZIL PERU COLOMBIA AGUAS Live out all your Indiana Jones CALIENTES dreams trekking to lost cities, LIMA AMAZON LODGE INCA TRAIL PUERTO MALDONADO RIO DE JANEIRO see p.56 @joshuaearle Ollantaytambo Pisac Samba your way from Copacabana CUSCO SACRED VALLEY PUNO to Sugarloaf Mountain & the big man Chivay BOLIVIA COPACABANA himself: Christ the Redeemer, see p.32 COLCA CANYON LA PAZ @rozboz182 AREQUIPA SUCRE POTOSI UYUNI AVAROA N.P RIO DE SAN PEDRO JANEIRO DE ATACAMA

IGUASSU FALLS CHILE ARGENTINA PATAGONIA San Antonio de Areco Adventure mode here we come BUENOS AIRES at the Moreno Glacier, Patagonia, SANTIAGO Chile see p.62 @samuelchenard DE CHILE

O OVERNIGHT STOPS CONTIKI EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL STAYS PLACES WE VISIT

EL CHALTÉN Mt Fitz Roy EL CALAFATE Los Glaciares National Park SALAR DE UYUNI Punto Arenas Spot (real) flamingos on the flats of Torres del Paine PUERTO NATALES Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia see p.34 @hobbsy03 Estancia LATIN AMERICA 2019-21

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CONTIKI 1 FRIENDS

There’s something magical about travelling with Contiki; when DIFFERENCE a bunch of new people meet, & bond through a shared love of travel. Exclusively 18-35 years old, our travellers are THE most important ingredient of our amazing trips. See more on p.18. Big on adventure, small on hassle. This is real travel, real experiences, with a crew to show you the ropes.

When we travel, we hope to getting there) is already sorted, that connect to a culture & its people, & you’ll be travelling with someone experience it for the unique place it who has all the local insights, & that is. Latin America is an adventure of a you get to experience the adventure lifetime. There’s so much to see & do, with a group of like-minded, travel- & with Contiki you have the luxury hungry friends. “CONTIKI MADE ME MAKE FRIENDS!” @KELLIEPAXIAN, INCA TRAIL, PERU of focussing on just that - safe in the This is Latin America with Contiki. knowledge that your next hotel (&

UNIQUE ACCOMMODATION THE BEST TEAM Where we stay is its own taste of the places we visit; like Undeniably the best in the business, our team are all Latin a lodge run by locals above Colca Canyon, & a trendy locals & they know what’s up in every destination. Here hotel in the coolest district of Mexico City. We’ve done the to take care of the details & show you a good time, they’ll research & found the best places, so you can just turn up, connect you to each local culture in a way you wouldn’t drop your bags & enjoy. See more on p.14. scratch the surface of on your own. See more on p.16.

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23EXPERIENCES DETAILS SORTED

We have whole teams dedicated to hunting down the best Spend your vacation actually vacationing, without pre- experiences. These are the things you can’t leave Latin planning, and re-planning every step of the way. Our crew America without doing, & the things you never knew would is here to sort all the essentials, the whole way through keep you smiling for years to come. See more on p.10. your trip. See more on p.14 - 16.

LUNCH & 4WHEEL DRIVES ON SALT PLAINS, SALAR DE UYUNI, BOLIVIA @MAX_HOMER

MACHU PICCHU, PERU,@ KELLIEPAXIAN

ITH A EAT LOCAL W COMPANY Peruvian ceviche, freshly brewed coca tea, sizzling slabs of WHO CARES Argentine steak; food is a huge part of the Latin American experience. Breakfast is included every day, with delicious, We’re committed to sustainable tourism local meals included and tasty Free Time Add on meals. and treading lightly. See more on p.28. See more on p.12.

THE OTHER ESSENTIALS ARE ALL SORTED TOO

LOADS OF FREE TIME

All of our trips include loads of free time, & optional activities each day to make your experience entirely

TACOS, QUESADILLAS, NACHOS OH MY. your own. CAYE CAULKER, BELIZE

WIFI

Stay connected to the world every step of the way, with WiFi at most of our accommodation. LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 WAYS Travel experiences created with you TO in mind. TRAVEL

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO CAYE CAULKER, BELIZE

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Our different travel styles are all about giving you choice. Whether you want to see as much as possible, or spend time getting to know a place, we have the perfect way for you to see Latin America. group No matter the style, every trip with us delivers value without compromise. size

We’ve got 2 ways to Travel is the only thing you travel Latin America: “buy that makes you richer When we buy travel, we’re buying amazing experiences to remember forever. But half the fun is having people who share those memories. DISCOVERER Travelling with Contiki, you’ll meet an amazing crew of like-minded travel buddies ready to SEE IT ALL, DO IT ALL share, and remember your adventures forever. If you’re a dreamer, explorer and to do on your own, our included, All our Latin America trips are smaller groups, bucket-list ticker, our Discoverer speedy transport lets you make the that strike the perfect balance between enough trips are for you. Designed to see most of your time, while smaller people to have a great time with, and few multiple countries and tick off the groups of like minded people gives enough for a truly local experience. It’s a fun must-see sights, with heaps of you local access you can’t find with group to have dinner with, then being able incredible included adventures and anyone else. to meet a local artist for graffiti workshop in experiences you wouldn’t be able Colombia.

In Latin America our group sizes are never more than 30, but vary a bit by region:

IN-DEPTH EXPLORER 25 max Colombia GO LOCAL

Our In-Depth Explorer trips are local access, speedier transport the perfect way to uncover this for more time exploring, central 23 max COLOMBIA enriching region in all its glory. accommodation and unique Galapagos

These trips are perfectly balanced, experiences that’ll have you leaving ECUADOR with an emphasis on social travel, like one of the locals. but with smaller groups that ensure PERU 23 max Bolivia

BRAZIL

BOLIVIA 15 Inca Trail Peru

CHILE

ARGENTINA

15 max Patagonia These numbers are on average and may vary slightly on trip. LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 EXPERIENCES WITH NO REGRETS

Make every moment count –– that’s what our experiences are all about.

Travel is about the places you visit, but it’s what you do in that destination that really makes the difference. You want to be amazed. You want to connect to a culture. You want to do something utterly incredible; something you never even knew you could do. So that’s how we’ve designed our experiences. Iconic, unique and unexpected, take your pick and create a trip that is bespoke to you, and your budget. 1 We split our experiences into two groups – Included Experiences and Free Time Add-Ons. active INCLUDED EXPERIENCES TREK THE INCA TRAIL TO MACHU PICCHU

These are experiences included in the cost of your MACHU PICCHU, PERU trip, because if witnessing the snaking ruins of Machu Picchu emerge above the Sacred Valley isn’t a Latin American essential, we don’t know what is.. Machu Picchu is one of the world’s seven wonders for a reason. The first time you spot this lost Incan citadel, shrouded in mist (dotted with a few sassy llamas), there’s a thrill that has no comparison. As you trek through this FREE TIME ADD-ONS lush cloudforest, taking in the jaw-dropping Peruvian Andes and finally reaching the Want to do something memorable with your free mystical Sun Gate, you’ll understand this is the time? Take your pick from our menu of awesome most rewarding trek in the world. add-ons. These are the kinds of experiences you’d DO IT ON ULTIMATE INCA TRAIL, P.68 never imagine you’d be doing (think hang-gliding over the sprawling metropolis of Rio), and are available to buy once you’re on your trip. DO MORE: Canyoneering down the ‘lost canyon’ in Costa Rica, p.76 Rafting in the adventure capital of Colombia: San Gil, p.56 Look out for the Included Experiences and Sandboarding in San Pedro de Atacama, Free Time Add-Ons icons on trip pages to Bolivia, p.34 see what you will experience on each trip. #NOREGRETS: 1. Trek the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, Peru @clmckend; 2. Soar over Teotihuacan in a hot air balloon, Mexico, @mr_ash93; 3. See the Moreno Glacier, Patagonia, Chile; 4. Try your hand at playing Polo, Argentina; 5. Taste Tequila in... Tequila, Mexico @ﬂywithfaf; 6. Take a sunset boat ride on the azure waters of Caye Cauker, Belize @jaydencubit CONTIKI.COM/LATIN-AMERICA/EXPERIENCES LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 010 011

2 3 FREE TIME

It’s important. Time to discover on your own, to get off the beaten path and hunt down those out-of-the-way experiences. Even time to get lost. We organize a bunch of stuff, but we also know having time to yourself is super important. All of our trips include loads of free time each day, giving you the freedom to do your own thing.

4 5 6 local food culture FLOAT ON ISLANDS MADE TAKE AN AFRO-CARRIBEAN TRY YOUR HAND AT POLO OF REEDS COOKING CLASS

LAKE TITICACA, PERU CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

These fascinating floating island communities Step back in time, walk Cartagena’s winding You can’t come to Buenos Aires & not try your are home to some of the first ethnic groups cobblestones & lazy plazas, before you taste hand at “the sport of kings.” This is the home of populating the Andean region. As you glide the local culture through an authentic cooking the sport, where the first formal game occurred to the isle of Uros you’ll discover 120 floating class. With the freshest seafood going, a local in 1875, & it’s still the capital of polo today. islands, constructed from dried totora reeds. chef will give you a hands on demonstration on Whether you’re an experienced rider or it’s your As you uncover the traditional lifestyles of how to prepare the local Afro-Caribbean food first time on a horse, you’ll get your chance to these resourceful fishermen, check out the local that’s every bit as colourful as this impossibly master this utterly unique sport, plus get some handicraft market & pick up a souvenir (or 4). vibrant city. snaps on your noble steed, naturally. DO IT ON THE ADVENTURER, P.40 DO IT ON HOLA COLOMBIA, P.58 DO IT ON ARGENTINA & BRAZIL PERU UNCOVERED, P.64 PERU PANORAMA, P.66 COLOMBIA QUEST, P.57 HIGHLIGHTS, P.32

EXPERIENCE MORE: TASTE MORE: LEARN MORE:

Take a locally guided tour of ‘the city of eternal Take an authentic Costa Rican coffee making Visit the ancient site of Teotihuacan, Mexico, p.78 spring,’ Medellin, Colombia, p.58 tour, Monteverde, Costa Rica, p.46 Get a locally guided tour of an authentic cacao Make your own tasty empanadas in Buenos Uncover the Ciudad Perdida on our Lost plantation, Monteverde, Costa Rica, p.46 Aires, Argentina, p.38 City Trek, p.61 Go local with a lively salsa lesson, Ecuador, p.74 Taste a deliciously meaty Brazilian Rodizio BBQ, Watch a sultry tango show and take a lesson in p.32 Buenos Aires, p.32

Important: Free Time Add-On activities are not included in the price of your trip. They are run by 3rd party operators and on occasion, for some of the activities, travellers may be required to sign a waiver to participate. Before you leave, it’s important that you check your insurance includes your participation in adventure activities and be aware that some of our add-ons can be physically demanding and may involve some risk. LATIN AMERICA 2019-21

If you agree that to travel is to eat, you’ve come to the right place. Foodie friends, welcome to Munch.

Munch is our food philosophy and Aires, plus a bunch of Free sums up everything to do with Time Add-On experiences, like food on Contiki: a traditional Brazilian Grill or making your own chocolate –– It’s breakfast every day, from locally-sourced cacao. like a traditional Gallo Pinto breakfast buffet (hearty Costa –– Plus, it’s our Trip Managers’ Rican rice and beans), plus overflowing little black books a few included lunches and of foodie goodness – sending dinners (slab of Argentinian you to all the best places to steak, anyone?) taste Latin America’s amazing produce & fresh flavours. Think –– It’s our eclectic range of local markets & sizzling tacos. foodie centric inclusions, THE FAM DINNER A selection of group meals are included on all trips like an authentic interactive Trip Manager Abe at El Barracuda restaurant Argentine food tour in Buenos @contikiabe

Puerto Vallarta is an enchanting Mexican destination and the perfect place to taste the local eats while soaking up the local scenery. Surrounded by the glittering azure waters of Bahia de Banderas, swoon-worthy sandy beaches and swaying palm-fringed mountains, there’s a reason that Puerto Vallarta is one of the most popular coastal destinations in Latin America. We’re already in heaven, and that’s before we dig into the evening’s activity - an authentic beachfront dinner. There’s no better way for travellers to bond with each other, as we dig into spicy, invigorating Mexican food while the sparkling water, cobblestone streets and twinkling lights set an unforgettable scene.

FROM TOP ON THIS PAGE Dinner at El Barracuda restaurant, Puerto Vallarta CHECK OUT ALL OF OUR FOODIE Dinner at Dulcinea restaurant, Mexico VIDEOS AT YOUTUBE.COM/CONTIKI Fresh seafood dinner, Caye Caulker, Belize CONTIKI.COM/LATIN-AMERICA/MUNCH LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 012 013

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This is so much more than a amazing: provoleta (a hot cheese culinary experience. Apart from toast with chorizo), chimichurri the cooking class, where you’ll and criolla sauce. As well as a make your own empanadas (the tender steak. ubiquitous little savory pastry Finally, we try mate, a kind of pies that are usually filled with tea that’s a huge part of the minced beef), the vibe here Argentinian culture; people in is incredible. You’ll enjoy the Argentina hardly leave their company of the funniest and home without carrying a thermos coolest local guides, who’ll teach of hot water, yerba mate, a cup you Argentinian slang, while you and a bombilla, the straw used drink wine from different regions to drink it. Best of all? The whole in Argentina. The food is pretty experience is included.

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THE FLAVOUR TASTING Food & drinks tastings & tours are available on Discoverer & In-Depth Explorer Trips Trip Manager Ish in Caye Caukler, Belize @exploreish

Costa Rica’s most famous export the region’s history, from settlers is of course the world’s favourite to conservationists and coffee caffeinated friend: coffee. In producers. We’ll walk with our tour Monteverde, Costa Rica, we guide while having the opportunity get a full cultural, historical and to pick and taste ripe berries. #MUNCH {this page} gastronomical appreciation for Finally, we learn how the fruit is 1 Taste super fresh Guacamole, Guadalajara, Mexico this magical bean - the ‘grao sun-dried, roasted and exported. At 2 Mate, the ubiquitous drink in Buenos, Aires, Argentina de oro’ of Costa Rica. We learn the end of the tour we’ll all enjoy a 3 A homemade empanada, Buenos Aires, Argentina all about coffee at a working delicious brew and have a chance 4 Brazilian BBQ in Rio, Brazil plantation, learning about the to buy some of the freshest coffee 5 Fresh tacos & tasty salsa, Puerto Vllarta, Mexico 6 Beachside Lunches, Caye Caulker, Belize coffee making process from crop in the world. to cup. But we’ll also learn all about more than just a bed

Central hotels & Special Stays surrounded by nature. These are the places you’ll stay in Latin America. Think great locations, the best vibes and the ultimate experience for you.

STALK EXACTLY WHERE YOU’LL BE STAYING ON EVERY MAMA YACCHI LODGE, COLCA CANYON, PERU TRIP OVER AT CONTIKI.COM/WHERE-YOULL-SLEEP

hether you’re is all about immersing you within ROYAL REFORMA resting your head the local culture while providing HOTEL, MEXICO CITY in cool hotels with unparalleled comfort and quality. refreshing rooftop pools, nestled in High quality accommodation is an Amazon Jungle Special Stay or so, so important to sleeping in the plummeting Colca us - this is the stuff VISTA VILLAS, PLAYA TAMARINDO, COSTA HOTEL TRIBECA, Canyon as eagles soar overhead, that really RICA BUENOS AIRES

our Latin American accommodation sets us apart. FREE WIFI AT MOST ACCOMMODATION CONTIKI.COM/LATIN-AMERICA/ACCOMMODATION LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 014 015

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AVAILABLE ON ALL LATIN AMERICA TRIPS

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From the endless photo (accessible only by boat), ops of the stunning Avoroa to bunking down in Colca Nature Reserve or the Canyon as eagles soar enchanting experience of overhead, the unique lodges gliding to the Minga Lodge we stay at always put you in the Ecuadorian Amazon into the heart of adventure.

HOTEL PISONAY, MINGA LODGE, SACRED VALLEY, PERU ECUADOR

MINGA LODGE, ECUADOR LATIN AMERICA 2019 - 21 CONTIKI.COM/LATIN-AMERICA/TRANSPORT TRAVEL WITH

THE LOCALS That’s our crew of Trip Managers.

Professional, insightful, a never ending source of and always ready to knowledge and good vibes, go, our team are locals and will be the ultimate who can’t wait to show travel buddies. See contiki. you their backyard. Our com/latin-america/team 263 1 Contiki Trip Managers are to meet them all. PLACES VISITED LAKE TITICACA That our Trip Managers need The one and only best name to know fun facts about. to pronounce... 13 4 1137 BACKYARDS HOURS LLAMAS CUDDLED REGRETS Our Trip Managers are all locals of fun facts & knowledge by our travellers each trip. when you travel with us. showing you their backyard. shared each day. 6429 2 352 TACOS EATEN SEALS SPOTTED BUCKET-LISTS SHORTENED said to anyone and everyone. every hour on average on the by climbing Machu Picchu galapagos island. with new mates & us.

JHONO ABE ISH Trip Manager Trip Manager Trip Manager @jhonocontiki @contikiabe @exploreish PART TIME LLAMA, FULL TIME FRIENDLIEST MEXICO CITY IS HOME, BEACH DAYS KNOWS ALL THE BEST PHOTO OPS & HAS A GUY YOU’LL EVER MEET. ARE LIFE. KILLER ‘GRAM TO PROVE IT. CONTIKI.COM/LATIN-AMERICA/TRANSPORT LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 016 017 GETTING

BOAT RIDES AROUND

TRANSPORT THAT’S TAILORED TO YOUR TRIP Latin America is vibrant, verdant and vast. Really, seriously vast. When you think about travelling around this part of the world, you might think of long night buses and cramped train rides, but we have some very different ideas.

INTERNAL FLIGHTS RIVER BOAT RIDES

PRIVATE, AIR-CONDITIONED MINI-COACHES, @MAX_HOMER

4 WHEEL DRIVES, SALAR DE UYUNI, BOLIVIA @MAX_HOMER

TRICICOLOS

Some journeys And sometimes you just want to cover lots SO WHAT DO YOU GET? of ground quickly. We know when to whisk • Carefully selected internal flights to save are part of the you and your luggage from A-B on speedy you precious travel time internal flights so you can spend more time adventure... • Private air-conditioned mini coaches exploring and less time travelling. But we also know when it’s time to soak up the • Local forms of transport like tricicolos, spectacular scenery on air-conditioned mini canoes, bicycles and trains coaches, boats or unique train journeys. And, • Boat rides for exploring the gorgeous as always, our quality transport is included in Galapagos or Caye Caulker the cost of your trip. LATIN AMERICA 2019-21

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@reeny_05 TRIP OF A LIFETIME From watching the sunset on the beach, diving and snorkelling off a Contiki will make your trip memorable. The Inca Trail catamaran, abseiling down waterfalls, zip lining/ water was an amazing experience, and it was made even rafting through the jungle, seeing a jaguar to dolphins, better by the great people in our group, the amazing having karaoke nights on the bus and in the bar, jumping guides, and our fantastic porters. in the pool at midnight and drinking a lot of 4 loko... I ULTIMATE INCA TRAIL, SEPTEMBER 2018 have had the most amazing time in Costa Rica with these gorgeous gorgeous people. #grateful #mytravels #contiki #costaricaunplugged JAMES LATIN AMERICA 2019-21

ooking to give back on your travels? You can split off from your Lava Line or First up, high-five to you. And Ecuador & Galapagos Island Hopper routes LEAVE MORE THAN A the good news is, we’ve teamed and join ME to WE for an unforgettable up with the inspiring charitable adventure in the heart of Ecuador’s organisation ME to WE to allow Amazon rainforest, and reconnect with the FOOTPRINT you to do just that (just check out their epic trip 3 days later knowing you did your part sites weday.com & metowe.com) to give back. BEHIND JOIN METOWE FROM US$660 *

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YOUR CONTIKI ITINERARY DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 Before your ME to WE trip, you’ll be Then on Day 1 of your ME to WE After meeting and getting to know Waking up early, you’ll head out before with the rest of your Contiki group, experience we’ll be meeting with the local community and their current breakfast to explore the rainforest by having a blast on the Ecuador & the ME to WE team in Los Rios, and priorities, we’ll spend most of our day daylight, keeping our eyes peeled for Galapagos Island Hopper p.72 travelling by boat down the Napo volunteering on a build for a local toucans and long-tailed potoo, as well or the Lava Line p.74 trip. River. Arriving at Minga Lodge, you’ll infrastructure project. Later on, we’ll as other myriad flora and fauna. It’s then take part in a trip orientation, experience a Shamanic Ceremony and then back onto the boat, as we journey before taking a night walk through the learn the ins and outs of indigenous back to Los Rios, where you’ll continue Amazonian jungle. weapons from a local hunter. onto Banos for the rest of your Contiki adventure. MHP> LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 020 021

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ecluded, beautiful and accessible only by boat, we arrived at our base for the experience: the Minga Lodge on the banks of the Napo River. Our comfy cabins (hot water and en-suite washrooms!) were surrounded by natural beauty, as toucans and long-tailed potoos sang all around us.

Our group spent 2 fascinating days meeting with local community members, learning about MINGA LODGE, NESTLED IN THE AMAZON JUNGLE ECUADOR how ME to WE engage with them and how the organisation has impacted their daily lives. We assisted building a bathroom for one of the families we met, and learned the story of a local farmer whose life was changed after working with ME to WE to bring precious clean water to his farm and family. We were inspired by seeing how ME to WE’s development model of their ﬁve pillars: Education, Water, Health, Food and Opportunity are put into practice as sustainable solutions that achieve tangible results.

It was more than arriving, wielding a shovel and leaving; the whole process was thoughtfully explained to us, from ME to WE’s 5 pillar model, to how long-term partnerships between ME to WE and local communities create a sustainable MINGA LODGE, ACCOMMODATION, ECUADOR future. The respect shown, trust created and partnerships forged between ME to WE and the communities, fosters ownership and investment among community members because at the end of the day, it’s their families & their lives.

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In our 2 days we got a glimpse into the lives of some of the locals & the chance to hear their EXPLORE MORE stories; from the inspirational girls’ club to meeting with a local healer, each experience we had YOU CAN ALSO SPEND TIME IN INDIA OR AFRICA, circled back to the ﬁve pillars and how they are VOLUNTEERING ON A ME TO integrated into each community. In addition to WE PROJECT. SEE CONTIKI.COM/ all of this, the lodge itself was stunning and the METOWE FOR MORE INFO. staff were helpful, passionate and incredibly informative. My time with ME to WE was so inspiring, it was an unforgettable experience that changed the way I looked at Latin America. LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 TWO WAYS TO MACHU PICCHU

SUNGATE MACHU PICCHU You’ve seen it a million times on Instagram, TV and in magazines, but nothing can ever prepare you for the first time you lay eyes on Machu Picchu. Are you ready for one of the world’s greatest travel experiences?

CAMPING WAYLLABAMBA

4 DAY TREK ITINERARY (ULTIMATE INCA TRAIL)

DAY 1 DAY 2 HIKE FOR 6 HRS HIKE FOR 7 HRS 8 MILES 6.4 MILES

Checkpoint Llactapata NIGHT 1 Dead NIGHT 2 “KM82” Wayllabamba Woman’s Pass Pacamayo

1.6 mi. 4.8 mi. 3.2 mi. 4.8 mi. 1.6 mi.

1 DAY TREK ITINERARY ADD IT TO PERU DAY 1 You can add either of these treks to our trips to Peru. The hardest part will be deciding HIKE FOR 6 HRS 6.2 MILES which trek to do! See pages p.36, p.38, p.40, p.42, p.64, p.66, p.68, p.71, for our trips that you can trek Machu Picchu on!

Checkpoint Chachabamba Included Lunch at Sungate Viewpoint/ Machu “KM104” Wiñay Wayna Intipunku Picchu

Catch the train 1.3 mi. 1.6mi. 1.7 mi. 1.6 mi. Hike through the cloud forest

Essential Booking Requirements: When you book your trip (as early in advance as possible) it’s essential that you let us know the following details: full name (as appears on passport), nationality, date of birth and gender. What else? It’s also important that the passport information that you submit with your application is exactly the same as the passport you will use to travel to Latin America and it must have six months validity at time of travel. You will also need your passport to enter onto the Trail. Note: If your information changes it can result in a penalty and cancellation of admission to the Trail. No refunds will be given. Book early! The Peruvian Government closely controls the number of travellers on the Trail, with only 500 permits available each day. Inca Trail permits are non-refundable and non-transferable so it’s essential that you let us know your correct passport details at the time of booking so we can process your application quickly. (Contiki will process your application on your behalf within three days of booking but we cannot guarantee permit availability.) Campsites are subject to change (on the 4 day trek) according to the designation of the governmental institution (Ministerio de Cultura) that regulates the use of the Inca Trail. CONTIKI.COM LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 022 023

PHUYUPATAMARCA @BROOKOSAURES PHUYUPATAMARCA @GABYCHAUDRI RUNKURAKAY PASS

MACHU PICCHU @MIA_WANDERLUST90

SUNGATE SAYACMARCA @GABYCHAUDRI @REBECCA_QUICK

DAY 3 DAY 4 HIKE FOR 8 HRS HIKE FOR 3.5 HRS 8.4 MILES 3.4 MILES

Runkurakay Sayacmarca Phuyupatamarca NIGHT 3 Sun Gate Machu Pass Wiñay Wayna Picchu

1 mi. 1 mi. 3.2 mi. 3.2 mi. 2.4 mi. 1 mi.

3 things you need to know

1 WHEN TO GO2 FITNESS3 WHEN TO BOOK The Inca Trail is open all year, Before you book make sure that You’ve been dreaming of Machu except for February, when it closes you’re ready for the amount of Picchu, but so have a few other for maintenance. The peak season hiking you’ve signed up for. people. For the best chance to lock is April to November when the Here’s a breakdown of distances: down your permit, we recommend weather and conditions are the best. booking at least 3 months before 4 DAY TREK 26.8 mi travelling between October & April, Day 1: 9.6 mi, Day 2: 6.4 mi, and 6 months before travelling Day 3: 7.4 mi, Day 4: 3.4 mi in May to September. It may be 1 DAY TREK 6.1 mi possible to get permits outside these times, but it could be tricky. LATIN AMERICA 2019-21

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ACCOMMODATION ACCOMMODATION US$93

Tonight we’re staying at The Amazon Jungle Lodge, a Special Stay Wow, I wanted to stay on the river - didn’t think it would be quite this nestled in the middle of the jungle. It’s so lush with open air rooms, expensive. with insta-worthy nets hanging over the beds.

BREAKFAST BREAKFAST US$9

Wake up, & head to breakfast, it’s right here & while I sip local coffee Ok, where to go? Uhm.. was there a cafe around the corner? & munch on breakfast, we discuss where we’re going today. Or just a bar..? Better check online.. Ouch - expensive!

TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION US$17 + US$111 + US$13

Don’t have to think about a thing - we got picked up from the door Transfers to the airport, ﬂights, transfers to the hotel. Was one of in Lima, transferred to the airport, for our included internal ﬂight. So them included? Better book a taxi. I wish my Spanish was better. Do easy & quick to get there. they have meters in the taxis here? Oh dear. The drive was alright, at least we can see the river from the place we’re staying.

SIGHTSEEING & FOOD SIGHTSEEING & FOOD US$0 + US$9

We saw so much on the way today. We had a delicious included lunch, All the boat trips, and activities are at least a full day, so no chance and spotted all the wildlife in the water, & on the river bank as we of seeing much of the river today. Oh well - let’s go ﬁnd some food. I ﬂoated up the Amazon River to reach the Jungle Lodge we’re staying think there was a cafe back here - lets have a look online. At least it all at tonight. After freshening up, we had a delicious dinner as well. seems quite cheap.

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I was nervous about travelling with strangers - but these guys have It’s a bit sad I left those guys in Lima - they seemed fun - would have become such good friends now! We’re already planning trips to visit been nice to get to know them a bit better. Oh well I’m sure I’ll meet each other after our Contiki is ﬁnished! other fun people on the way.

FREE TIME FREE-TIME US$8

After dinner, we had time to hang out. Some of us went for a walk Hmm, not sure what to do tonight - and not sure I want to walk around by myself. I might just head back and have a rest. Actually I with our Local Guide to spot the local Caiman (a type of alligator) BEST that comes out at night. VALUE might just jump in a cab... SAVE US$58 PER DAY TOTAL WITH CONTIKI TOTAL BY YOURSELF

COST PER DAY US$202 COST PER DAY (PLUS FREE TIME) US$260 CONTIKI.COM/DEALS LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 024 025

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US$637 SAVE EVEN MORE BOOK TOGETHER UP TO Just pay for your trip in 10% full by 19 Jun 2019 and 5% Everyone saves 10% when 10 or more you can save up to 10% book (or the 11th person goes free) CONTIKI + Pay Early savings only apply to departures on or after 1st Dec, 2019. Not your ﬁrst trip with us? We’d like to welcome you back with a little discount on selected trips to say thanks 7.5% UP TO Everyone saves 7.5% when 7 or more 5%* book together 5% MULTI-TRIP Can’t decide between two trips? Do both! Book 2 trips 7 days or longer and get up to Everyone saves 5% when 4 or more 5% off the cheaper one. Boom! book together

5 REASONS TO BOOK TODAY

NO HIDDEN 142 3 5 COSTS. US$200 DEPOSIT PAY SECURELY FLEXDEPOSIT FREE TO CHANGE FLEXIBLE WHAT PAYMENT Only US$200 deposit We accept If you change your Booked the wrong YOU SEE to secure your trip Mastercard, Visa, mind, you never really date? Need to Unlike other travel IS WHAT today, giving you the even PayPal so lose your deposit change your trip? No companies, we don’t YOU GET. freedom to change whichever way you with us. We’ll put it worries. We let you need full payment your mind without like to pay you know towards another trip make those kinda until 45 days before breaking the bank. that your money will in the future or you changes for free. you leave so you can reach us safely. can gift it to a mate. We’re cool like that. spread the cost out See p.82 for more. See p.82 for more. over time.

The facts: All these discounts apply to the land portion of your trip price only (this excludes taxes, included flight costs, national park fees, permits, extra accommodation, festival tickets, Inca trail permits & optional activities). Your trip price does not include the costs of international flights to/from Latin America that start or end your trip. Pay Early savings do not apply to bookings made within 45 days of trip departure and are not combinable with Last Minute Deals. Pay Early savings of US$637 based on The Latin Quest trip p.42. Discounts are subject to availability & may be withdrawn at any point without notice. You can combine the Contiki+ discount (past traveller) and the multi trip discount (2nd trip discount) with group discounts (Book Together), & early payment (Pay Early) discounts on trips of 7 days or longer. Multiple discounts are added incrementally and not as a total amount off the gross price. It is possible to use a Contiki+ discount (past traveller) with a multi-trip discount on the same booking, however only one 5% discount will be applied per trip. Group discounts (‘Book Together’) are available on all trips. *The 5% multi-trip discount will be applied to the lower priced of your two (or more) trips to Latin America, please contact Contiki or your travel agent to apply relevant discounts when booking your trip. The trip used for the per day comparison is the Peru Uncovered based on exchange rates as at 26th February, 2019. LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 BUILD THE TRIP FOR YOU

1. PICK YOUR COUNTRIES

COLOMBIA ECUADOR GALAPAGOS PERU ISLANDS

COLOMBIA, ECUADOR & PICK YOUR TRIP GALAPAGOS ISLANDS 2. COMBINATION COLOMBIAN COASTS & CULTURE P.60 + ECUADOR & These trips connect perfectly, so you can do them GALAPAGOS ISLAND HOPPER P.72 [hma[Z\dmh[Z\d l^^bmZee'L^^^Z\amkbil_nee 21 TOTAL DAYS | 2 COUNTRIES itinerary on the page listed.

HOLA COLOMBIA P.58 + ECUADOR & GALAPAGOS ISLAND HOPPER P.72 30 TOTAL DAYS | 2 COUNTRIES COLOMBIA & ECUADOR

ECUADOR, GALAPAGOS HOLA COLOMBIA P.58 + THE LAVA LINE P.74 ISLANDS, PERU 25 TOTAL DAYS | 2 COUNTRIES

COLOMBIAN COASTS & CULTURE P.60 + THE LAVA ECUADOR & GALAPAGOS ISLAND HOPPER P.72 LINE P.74 + PERU UNCOVERED P.64 16 TOTAL DAYS | 2 COUNTRIES 26 TOTAL DAYS | 2 COUNTRIES

* 5% discount: Conditions apply, see p24 & contiki.com/deals for all the terms and conditions. CONTIKI.COM/DEALS LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 026 027

)GěOė We have trips. Amazing trips. But depending on the time you’ve when you got & countries you’re hankering to see we might not have the precise combination of incredible places you want to see. book 2 or But we’ve covered that too. Tons of our trips connect so you can do more trips* multiple trips back-to-back, and make the most of your time on this amazing continent. And we’ll give you 5% off* when you book 2 or See contiki.com/ more trips, so you save a bit of extra spending money. deals for all the details

BOLIVIA ARGENTINA BRAZIL PATAGONIA

PERU, BOLIVIA, ARGENTINA BOLIVIA, ARGENTINA, & BRAZIL

ULTIMATE INCA TRAIL P.68 + BOLIVIAN MAGIC P.34 BELLA BOLIVIA SEE WEB ARGENTINA & BRAZIL 23 TOTAL DAYS | 3 COUNTRIES + HIGHLIGHTS P.32 23 TOTAL DAYS | 3 COUNTRIES PERUVIAN HIGHLIGHTS P.70 + BOLIVIAN MAGIC P.34 23 TOTAL DAYS | 3 COUNTRIES PERU, BOLIVIA, ARGENTINA PERU PANORAMA P.66 + BOLIVIAN MAGIC P.34 & PATAGONIA 26 TOTAL DAYS | 3 COUNTRIES ANDEAN CROSSING P.36 + PATAGONIA TRAIL P.62 32 TOTAL DAYS | 3 COUNTRIES PERU, BOLIVIA, ARGENTINA & BRAZIL BOLIVIAN MAGIC P.34 + PATAGONIA TRAIL P.62 25 TOTAL DAYS | 3 COUNTRIES ANDEAN CROSSING P.36 + ARGENTINA & BRAZIL HIGHLIGHTS P.32 BOLIVIA, ARGENTINA 32 TOTAL DAYS | 4 COUNTRIES & PATAGONIA

BOLIVIAN MAGIC P.34 + ARGENTINA & BRAZIL HIGHLIGHTS P.32 BELLA BOLIVIA (SEE WEB) + PATAGONIA TRAIL P.62 25 TOTAL DAYS | 4 COUNTRIES 23 TOTAL DAYS | 3 COUNTRIES LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 CONTIKI.COM/CONTIKICARES & TREADRIGHT.ORG

MAKE TRAVEL MATTER We believe sustainable tourism matters. Contiki Cares is our commitment to preserving the planet, wildlife, and giving back to the communities we visit powered by TreadRight for generations to come.

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When we visit Monteverde, Costa Reduce and reuse isn’t just a catch In 2017 we introduced e-docs Rica, travellers can take part in a phrase for us, it’s a lifestyle. We’ve which allows our travellers to tree planting program, directly committed to eliminating single receive their documents digitally. helping to repopulate this lush forest use plastics at our offices, and on There’s no need for paper and we landscape, and maintain the natural the road by 2022. In 2019 our crew planted 42, 776 trees in travellers’ biodiversity unique to this special will all be equipped with innovative, names in 2018 as part of our plant destination. reusable bottles, and tote bags which a tree initiative. travellers will be able to buy on trip. MONTEVERDE, COSTA RICA TTC.COM/SOCIALTRAVEL LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 028 029

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SEE IT ALL, DO IT ALL FROM FROM Wide eyed wanderers who want to see and do it all, welcome to our Discoverer trips. From iconic sights 10 to local, unique experiences, you’ll explore beaches, $183 rainforests, crumbling ruins and bustling cities, with a 36 12TRIPS DAYS USD PER DAY bunch of adventurers just like you. Latin America, we want to explore every inch of you - let’s do this.

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see more Journey up to the heavens and witness Christ the Redeemer, Rio

We have a whole continent to explore! On Get a sultry tango lesson followed by an Discoverer, we’ll have you seeing as much authentic Argentine feast, Buenos Aires of it as you want. With more experiences Tour a jungle on a catamaran with a included up front, you know you’ll be in local guide for the best adventure possible. Here’s Make your own pockets of deliciousness CANCUN, MEXICO just a taste of what you’ll get up to: (empanadas) Buenos Aires, Argentina

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AMAZON JUNGLE LODGE, PERU sleep in comfort

Like to stay close to the action? Our discover trips have you covered. As night time rolls around, settle down in a mix of comfortable 3 and 4 star hotels (some right next to the beach) BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA and lodges or Special Stays nestled in nature.

eat local CHICHA DE JORA TANGO SHOW, DINNER OLLYANTAMBO & WINE TASTING BUENOS AIRES Taste an ancient Incan drink, Plunge into Argentine culture by Regional delicacies like tasty empanadas, that’s still alive today. It’s a kind feasting on a regional dinner, sizzling slabs of world class steak, traditional of corn beer, that’s so old, they tasting some deep, fruity malbec Peruvian ceviche and much, much more.This found evidence of a brewery up and watching a passionate tango how you’ll be eating on Discoverer. in the ruins of Machu Picchu. show (maybe even having a go at this romantic dance for yourself) LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 CONTIKI.COM/SOUTHAM-HIGHLIGHTS

NEW & ARGENTINA & BRAZIL HIGHLIGHTS IMPROVED

FROM FROM THE US$1825* US$183* 10 2 PER DAY NUMBERS DAYS COUNTRIES 4.6 OVERALL RATING

9 NIGHTS 13 INCLUDED INCLUDED NO REGRETS FREE TIME DISCOVERER THE MEALS ESSENTIALS INCLUSIONS ADD-ONS DETAILS 9 nights twin-share hotel 9 breakfasts (B) An experienced Trip • Tango show & lesson F Partake in a traditional accommodation 2 lunch (L) Manager & English in Buenos Aires Polo game 2 dinners (D) speaking Local Guides, • Interactive Argentine F Helicopter flight over 2 internal flights & transfers Food Experience Iguassu Falls • City tour of Rio & F Hang Gliding, Rio Buenos Aires SMALL GROUP TRIP SMALL GROUP #SOUTHAMHIGHLIGHTS

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few days, uncovering the view of this magnificent WANT MORE city in-depth with your force of nature. Hotel ADVENTURE? very own Local Guide, (B)(B) BOLIVIA F Ì immersing yourself in a Helicopter ﬂight FLIGHTS Want to see the salt fully interactive food tour, over Iguassu Falls INCLUDED plains of Bolivia before & having the option to join F Speedboat tour you start? Check out in a traditional game of to Iguassu Falls trips on p.34, & p.36 polo. With heaps of free for the best combo. END time for a feast of Buenos Aires activities, we'll also &#;5ÌÌ4+1 RIO DE

PARAGUAY #SOUTHAMHIGHLIGHTS get out of the city for We'll throw ourselves 3 JANEIRO START 5.30PM the day and explore the into the festivities with BUENOS AIRES picturesque Gaucho town caipirinhas in hand, 2 exploring the favelas, &#;Ì of San Antonio de Areco, IGUASSU the perfect place for a experiencing the city's BUENOS AIRES leisurely stroll & lunch at culinary side & heading to FALLS Hola Buenos Aires! We'll a local restaurant. the beach for some iconic dive straight into the local (B,L)(B,L)(B) Copacabana action. Hotel 1 Nightstops culture with an authentic BRAZIL • Argentine Experience (B)(B)(B,D) ARGENTINA dinner (washed down with • Visit Christ the Plane a glass of malbec, of course) Redeemer Places visited & a passionate tango show. &#;5ÌÌ • Cruise on Rio's World- The perfect way to get IGUASSU FALLS famous Harbour URUGUAY our Argentina adventure Stepping onto Brazilian soil F Hang gliding started. Hotel (D) for the first time, a trip to • Tango show & lesson Iguassu Falls will have us San Antonio de Areco astounded by the beauty &#;Ì4+1 Had such an amazing time on of this UNESCO World This adventure has come to 4 &#;5ÌÌ Heritage Listed national an end, but we'll be leaving this trip! We had such a great START BUENOS AIRES park. Those feeling brave with nothing but the very Trip Manager, very attentive & You'll take Buenos Aires can opt for a helicopter ride best of memories. (B) BUENOS knowledgeable. Amazing sights by storm over the next for the ultimate bird's eye END 11AM RIO AIRES i^hie^'=^Ûgbm^erk^\hff^g] Crystal CHILE

RIO CARNIVAL! BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA @iannacito19 FEB 21ST- FEB 26TH 2020 Book this departure & take your trip to the next level. Ticket to the Sambadrome is included in the trip price. This departure spends 3 nights in Buenos Aires, 2 nights in Iguassu Falls & 4 nights Rio so you'll be a part of what is considered the biggest carnival in the world! With over two million people per day celebrating on the streets of Rio, it's like nothing you have ever seen. We take you to all the right places at the right times, so you see all the best performances & don't miss a beat. Witness parades bursting with revellers, floats & adornments from numerous samba schools. Live for the moment, live with RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL @lifewithandy no regrets & don't miss out on this indescribable experience!

HOW MUCH & WHEN

Ì| CODE:BARJ | START BUENOS AIRES & FINISH RIO DE JANEIRO TRAVELLING BETWEEN 30 SEP 2019 & 16 FEB 2020? THE BELOW TRIPS (BARJ 2019) FEATURE A SLIGHTLY MODIFIED ITINERARY. SEE BELOW FOR START & END TIMES & VISIT CONTIKI.COM/SOUTHAM-HIGHLIGHTS FOR FULL DETAILS.

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Sep 30 Oct 8 2020 2020 Feb 16 Q Feb 25 Mar 8 Mar 17 May 31 Jun 9 Aug 23 Sep 1 Nov 22 Dec 1 Jan 31 O Feb 92021 Feb 7 Q Feb 16 2021 Feb 14 Feb 23 Oct 21 Oct 29 Jan 6 Jan 14 Mar 22 Mar 31 Jun 14 Jun 23 Sep 6 Sep 15 Nov 29 Dec 8 Feb 28 Mar 9 2019/20 2020/21 Oct 28 Nov 5 Jan 13 Jan 21 Mar 29 Apr 7 Jun 28 Jul 7 Sep 20 Sep 29 Dec 13 Dec 22 Nov 18 Nov 26 Jan 20 Jan 28 Apr 12 Apr 21 Jul 5 Jul 14 Oct 4 Oct 13 Dec 27 V Jan 5 Nov 25 Dec 3 Feb 3 Feb 11 Apr 26 May5 Jul 19 Jul 28 Oct 11 Oct 20 2021 Dec 16 Dec 24 Feb 10 Feb 18 May10 May19 Aug 2 Aug 11 Oct 25 Nov 3 Jan 10 Jan 19 May17 May26 Aug 16 Aug 25 Nov 8 Nov 17 Jan 17 Jan 26 75 75 US$2275 US$1825 US$1825 US$1825 US$1825 US$1825 75 US$1825

* Prices shown are based on twin-share. If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplement add US$505. Included Flights: This trip includes flights as specified on the map as part of the trip price. Please see ‘Airfares’ on p.82 for important info. Start Buenos Aires 5:30pm & end Rio 11:00am. O This trip spends NYE in Buenos Aires. Q These trips are in Rio during Carnival & will have a slightly modified itinerary, 3 nights in Buenos Aires, 4 nights in Rio & add a single room supplement of US$935. Visit contiki.com/southam-highlights for full details. V This trip spends NYE in Iguassu Falls. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. For travel insurance see p.82. Note: This trip is part of a bigger picture - our 24 day Adventurer & 18 day The Explorer trip. When you jump aboard this trip, you’ll be joining a group of other travellers who have been travelling on these trips. Wait until you see the warm welcome you’ll receive as a new addition to the group. LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 CONTIKI.COM/BOLIVIAN-MAGIC

BOLIVIAN MAGIC

FROM FROM THE US$3245* US$217 * 15 3 PER DAY NUMBERS DAYS COUNTRIES 3.3 RATING

14 NIGHTS 23 INCLUDED INCLUDED NO REGRETS FREE TIME DISCOVERER THE MEALS ESSENTIALS INCLUSIONS ADD-ONS DETAILS 13 nights in twin-share 14 breakfasts (B) An experienced Trip • Locally guided walking tour F Sandboarding in San hotels & 1 night in a 2 lunches (L) Manager & English of La Paz Pedro de Atacama multi-share hostel 7 dinners (D) speaking Local Guides, • Visit Valle de Luna in the F Rock Climbing 2 internal flights & transfers Atacama Desert • Visit to Salar de Uyuni, the world’s largest salt flat SMALL GROUP TRIP SMALL GROUP #BOLIVIANMAGIC

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SALAR DE UYUNI, BOLIVIA SUCRE, BOLIVIA AVAROA NATIONAL RESERVE UYUNI, BOLIVIA @hobbsy03 @contiki @ kb4travel @martycolliver CONTIKI.COM/BOLIVIAN-MAGIC LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 034 035

CAN’T GET ENOUGH? DISCOVERER The one that gives you 15 days of culture, nature, cities & Extend your trip to include Peru, desert in 3 countries Argentina & Brazil or Patagonia. See p.32, p.62, p.66, or p.68 for more info, departure dates & prices. 5/#..)417264+2

explore the city's historical &#;Ì WANT TO DO streets & white stone #8#41#0#6+10#. PERU? buildings on a locally guided RESERVE walking tour. The rest of the Ì Want to see the iconic Today we'll begin the (.+)*65 BRAZIL time here is yours! Shop, visit 2-day crossing of the ruins of Machu Picchu +0%.7&'& museums or opt for outdoor Eduardo Avaroa Andean before you start? activities. Hotel (B,D)(B) Check out Peru trips on Fauna National Reserve. • See the Casa de la Expect volcanoes, hot p.66, p.68 for the best Libertad & the Convento combo. springs, geysers, lakes, de Santa Teresa lagoons & flamingos as we START PERU • Visit the Convento de venture towards the Chile #BOLIVIANMAGIC San Felip Neri & Atacama Desert. Hostel CUSCO 1 F Rock Climbing or START 5PM CUSCO (B,L,D) BOLIVIA Horseback Riding &#;Ì%75%1 1 We start our trip exploring COPACABANA 2 LA PAZ &#;5ÌÌ5#0 the ancient Andean culture &#;Ì21615¶ in Cusco. Get to know your The colonial architecture & PEDRO DE ATACAMA 2 SUCRE new friends over dinner of hilly streets of Potosi are a After some serious nature POTOSI 1 Peruvian dishes & get ready time as we finish up our must-see. We'll explore the UYUNI 2 PARAGUAY for 15 days of adventure. National Mint of Bolivia & national reserve adventure, Hotel (D) discover why this was once ultimate relaxation is in 1 AVAROA NATIONAL one of the richest cities in order, San Pedro style. SAN PEDRO 2 RESERVE the world. Hotel (B) Lay by the pool, go DE ATACAMA &#;Ì • Locally guided walking mountain biking or even COPACABANA sand boarding, but don't tour 1 Nightstops CHILE Copacabana is calling. With • See the National Mint use up all your energy as an early start, we'll cross of Bolivia & Cathedral come afternoon, we'll be Coach, mini-coach or van over the Bolivian border ARGENTINA Basilica of Our Lady of visiting Valle de la Luna to Plane where the shores of Lake Peace & Iglesia de San watch the sunset amongst Titicaca await - the highest Lorenzo de Carangas the colourful textured navigable body of water in END 2 • Visit the Cathedral landscape. Hotel (B)(B,D) the world, also known for URUGUAY Market F Sandboarding SANTIAGO being the birthplace of the DE CHILE sun. Hotel (B) &#;Ì7;70+ &#;Ì The morning is all yours to &#;5ÌÌ.#2#< 5#06+#)1&'%*+.' uncover the last little secrets &#;Ì Another day, another This morning we leave of Potosi, then we're off 5#06+#)1&'%*+.' unique destination, this the desert behind & jump to Uyuni, the gateway to on flight to Santiago de After 14 days of deserts, time La Paz, the highest lakes & cities it's time to capital city in the world. Here Salar de Uyuni, the largest Chile. Upon arrival we'll Contiki shows you all the salt flats in the world (& get acquainted with this head our separate ways. we'll take in the Bolivian Or you could just join things you didn't know countryside before checking the reason you've been bustling place on a city tour. prop planning for weeks!). The evening is yours to the Argentina & Brazil you wanted to see. out the colonial sites & highlights… (B) unique markets on a locally Hotel (B) explore. Hotel (B) Johanna Sanchez guided tour. Hotel (B,D)(B) • City tour END 11AM 5#06+#)1&'%*+.' • See San Francisco Church & Metropolitan &#;Ì 5#.#4&'7;70+ &#;Ì Cathedral NOT READY TO Visit the Witches' Hopping into 4X4s it's 5#06+#)1&'%*+.' • GO HOME? Market, Plaza Murilla & the day we've all been With another free day colourful Jaen Street waiting for. Mile upon mile choose to visit the colourful, Keep adventuring in of salt flats, blue skies & hillside city of Valparaiso Argentina & Brazil Instagram opportunities p.32, or Patagonia or spend a day exploring &#;5ÌÌ57%4' will ensure this day goes p.62. Catching our included flight down in the history books. Chile's wineries. Hotel to Sucre this morning we'll Hotel (B,L,D) (B,D)

HOW MUCH & WHEN

Ì| CODE:CUSA | START CUSCO & FINISH SANTIAGO

Start End Start End Start End Start End Start End Start End Start End

2019 Aug 18 Sep 1 Dec 8 Dec 222020 Mar 7 Mar 21 Jun 13 Jun 27 Sep 19 Oct 3 Dec 26 O Jan 9 2021 2021 Sep 15 Sep 29 2020 Mar 28 Apr 11 Jul 4 Jul 18 Oct 10 Oct 24 Jan 16 Jan 30 2019/20 Oct 13 Oct 27 Jan 5 Jan 19 Apr 25 May9 Aug 1 Aug 15 Nov 7 Nov 21 Feb 13 Feb 27 Nov 10 Nov 24 Feb 2 Feb 16 May16 May30 Aug 22 Sep 5 Nov 28 Dec 12 Mar 6 Mar 20 75 75 US$3309 US$3309 US$3309 US$3309 US$3309

* Prices above are based on twin-share. If you’re travelling solo, we can share you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplement add US$415. Included Flights: This trip includes flights as specified on the map as part of the trip price. Please see ‘Airfares’ on p.82 for important info. Start Cusco 5:00pm & end Santiago de Chile 11:00am. O Trip NYE in Sucre. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki. com/staylonger. For travel insurance see P.82. Note: Included flight times are subject to alteration. Note: The National Reserve is remote & accommodation is limited. The 1 night spent on the reserve is multi-share, hostel style accommodation, with shared bathrooms. Singles upgrades are not available. Note: This trip is part of a bigger picture - our 22 day Andean Crossing trip. When you jump aboard this trip, you’ll be joining a group of other travellers who have been travelling on this trip. Wait until you see the warm welcome you’ll receive as a new addition to the group. LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 CONTIKI.COM/ANDEAN-CROSSING

ANDEAN CROSSING

FROM FROM THE 22 3 US$5029* US$229* NUMBERS DAYS COUNTRIES PER DAY 4.7 RATING

21 NIGHTS 36 INCLUDED INCLUDED NO REGRETS FREE TIME DISCOVERER THE MEALS ESSENTIALS INCLUSIONS ADD-ONS DETAILS Unique Special Stays: 21 breakfasts (B) An experienced Trip • Walking tour of Cusco F Sandboarding in San 2 nights Jungle Lodge, 4 lunches (L) Manager & English • Locally guided walking Pedro de Atacama 18 nights in twin-share 11 dinners (D) speaking Local Guides, tour of La Paz F Rock Climbing hotels & 1 night in a 4 internal flights & transfers • Visit the Valle de Luna multi-share hostel in the Atacama Desert • Visit Salar de Uyuni, the world’s largest salt flat SMALL GROUP TRIP SMALL GROUP #ANDEANCROSSING

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SACRED VALLEY, PERU MACHU PICCHU, PERU SALAR DE UYUNI, BOLIVIA SALAR DE UYUNI, BOLIVIA @max_homer @barlow2103 @rozboz182 @bellabong1 CONTIKI.COM/ANDEAN-CROSSING LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 036 037

CAN’T GET ENOUGH? DISCOVERER The one with all the bucket list musts, from the Inca Trail to the Amazon Extend your trip to include Argentina & Brazil or Patagonia. See p.32 or p.62 for more info. SMALL GROUP TRIP

Picchu! Take a train to KM &#;5ÌÌ57%4' &#;5ÌÌ5#0 104 & trek amongst the Catching our included PEDRO DE ATACAMA ECUADOR cloud forest to the Sun flight to Sucre this morning After some serious nature Ì Gate & Guardian House we'll explore the city's time as we finish up our FLIGHTS PERU before returning to Aguas historical streets & white national reserve adventure, INCLUDED Best way to solo travel! Calientes. Hotel (B,L) stone buildings on a locally ultimate relaxation is in B]^Ûgbm^er`hmma^ • Train ride to KM 104 guided walking tour. The order, San Pedro style. Lay by AGUAS • Tour Machu Picchu with rest of the time here is CALIENTES experience I wanted. the pool, go mountain biking (Machu Picchu) AMAZON our Local Guide yours! Shop, visit museums Myrlene Laroche or even sand boarding, but 1 LODGE See p.22-23 for more info. or opt for outdoor activities. don't use up all your energy

1 #ANDEANCROSSING INCA TRAIL 2 Code: LISATHotel Hotel (B,D)(B) as come afternoon, we'll be START Puerto Maldonado visiting Valle de la Luna to Ollantaytambo 1 LIMA SACRED VALLEY watch the sunset amongst &#;5ÌÌ%75%1 &#;Ì21615¶ the colourful textured CUSCO 3 Ever dreamt of watching The colonial architecture & BOLIVIA landscape. Hotel (B,D)(B) the first rays of the day BRAZIL hilly streets of Potosi are a F Sandboarding creep over Machu Picchu, COPACABANA 1 2 LA PAZ must-see. We'll explore the surrounded by a group of National Mint of Bolivia & 2 SUCRE new friends? Today will discover why this was once &#;5ÌÌ 1 POTOSI make that dream a reality. one of the richest cities in SANTIAGO DE CHILE UYUNI 2 PARAGUAY Soak in the moment, then the world. Hotel (B) This morning we leave CHILE 1 AVAROA explore the Incan city, the desert behind & jump SAN PEDRO 2 NATIONAL Temple of Three Windows, Places visited on flight to Santiago de DE ATACAMA RESERVE ceremonial baths & alter &#;Ì7;70+ Chile. Upon arrival we'll 1 Nightstops together with a Local Guide. The morning is all yours to get acquainted with this The next day (and likely uncover the last little secrets 1 Special Stay ARGENTINA bustling place on a city still buzzing) is free for you of Potosi, then we're off to tour. The evening is yours Coach, mini-coach or van END to explore Cusco your way. Uyuni, the gateway to Salar to explore. With another de Uyuni, the largest salt flats Plane, train, canoe 2 SANTIAGO Hotel (B,D)(B,D) free day choose to visit the F DE CHILE URUGUAY Rafting in the world (& the reason colourful, hillside city of F Rainbow Mountain you've been prop planning Valparaiso or spend a day START 8AM LIMA Contiki Special Stay chicha de jora & spend the for weeks!) Hotel (B) exploring Chile's wineries. Jungle Lodge &#;Ì.+/# night in one of Peru's oldest Hotel (B)(B,D) F Kayaking trip on the towns, Ollantaytambo. &#;Ì Meet your fellow &#;Ì adventurers in Lima, Tambopata River Hotel (B) COPACABANA the capital of Peru. Here Copacabana is calling. With SALAR DE UYUNI &#;Ì Hopping into 4X4s it's the we'll spend the morning an early start, we'll cross SANTIAGO DE CHILE &#;Ì%75%1 &#;Ì uncovering the city's sights, over the Bolivian border day we've all been waiting After 22 days of deserts, Spend today exploring the & then the afternoon is all AGUAS CALIENTES where the shores of Lake for. Mile upon mile of salt jungles, cities & mighty beautiful city of Cusco – yours to explore the colonial Opt to spend the day in Titicaca await - the highest flats, blues skies & Instagram Machu Picchu, it's time wander the main plaza, see centre, bustling metropolis & Aguas Calientes, a town navigable body of water in opportunities will ensure this to go our separate ways. the Temple of Wiracocha & 43 diverse districts. Hotel (D) dwarfed by nature & the world, also known for day goes down in the history Or you could just join explore Incan buildings on ancient ruins at every turn, being the birthplace of the books. Hotel (B,L,D) the Argentina & Brazil a guided tour. Then get into or take a 1 day trek along sun. Hotel (B) Highlights… (B) &#;5ÌÌ Cusco's amazing nightlife the Inca trail to the Sun until the sun comes up! Gate & experience the &#;Ì#8#41# END 11AM JUNGLE LODGE SANTIAGO DE CHILE Fly over the Andes to Hotel (B) magnificence of Machu &#;5ÌÌ.#2#< NATIONAL RESERVE Puerto Maldonado in Peru's Picchu all for yourself - you Another day, another Today we'll begin the 2-day crossing of the Eduardo southern jungle. You could won't regret it. Hotel (B) unique destination, this NOT READY TO &#;Ì Avaroa Andean Fauna hike through the jungle for time La Paz, the highest GO HOME? a canopy climb, then chill SACRED VALLEY capital city in the world. Here National Reserve. Expect to the sound of the jungle. Today we'll venture into the &#;Ì we'll take in the Bolivian volcanoes, hot springs, Keep adventuring in With another day here keep Sacred Valley, the heart of INCA TRAIL TREK countryside before checking geysers, lakes, lagoons & Argentina & Brazil your eyes peeled for wildlife the Inca Empire, where we'll Walk in the footsteps of out the colonial sites & flamingos as we venture p.32, or Patagonia like the giant otter. (B,L,D) take a guided tour of the the Incas on the Trail unique markets on a locally towards the Chile & Atacama p.62. (B,L,D) Pisac ruins, try some local to our highlight Machu guided tour. Hotel (B,D)(B) Desert. Hostel (B,L,D)

HOW MUCH & WHEN

Ì| CODE:LISA | START LIMA & FINISH SANTIAGO A= TRIP ONLY B= TRIP PLUS INCA TRAIL

Start End Start End Start End Start End Start End Start End Start End Start End Start End

2019 Aug 11 Sep 1 Dec 1 Dec 22 2020 2020 2020 Feb 29 Mar 21 Jun 6 Jun 27 Aug 15 Sep 5 Oct 31 Nov 21 2021 2021 Feb 27 Mar 20 Sep 8 Sep 29 Dec 29 V Jan 19 Jan 26 Feb 16 Mar 21 Apr 11 Jun 27 Jul 18 Sep 12 Oct 3 Nov 21 Dec 12 Jan 9 Jan 30 Oct 6 Oct 27 Apr 18 May9 Jul 25 Aug 15 Oct 3 Oct 24 Dec 19 O Jan 9 Feb 6 Q Feb 27 Nov 3 Nov 24 May9 May30 75Ì# 75Ì# 75Ì# 75Ì# 75Ì# 75Ì# 75Ì# 75Ì# 75Ì# US$5269 B US$5269 B US$5269 B US$5415 B US$5415 B US$5415 B US$5415 B US$5415 B US$5415 B

* Prices above are based on twin-share. If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplement add US$799. Included Flights: This trip includes flights as specified on the map as part of the trip price. Please see ‘Airfares’ on p.82 for important info. Start Lima 8:00am & end Santiago 11:00am. O Trip spends Xmas in Cusco and NYE in Sucre. Q Inca Trail Trek is not available on these departure dates. V Trip spends NYE in the Amazon. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. For travel insurance see p.82. Note: Included flight times are subject to alteration. Note: The National Reserve is remote & accommodation is limited. The 1 night spent on the reserve is multi-share, hostel style accommodation, with shared bathrooms. Singles upgrades are not available. LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 CONTIKI.COM/SOUTHAM-EXPLORER

NEW & THE EXPLORER IMPROVED

FROM FROM THE US$3999* US$223* 18 3 PER DAY NUMBERS DAYS COUNTRIES 4.7 RATING

17 NIGHTS 26 INCLUDED INCLUDED NO REGRETS FREE TIME DISCOVERER THE MEALS ESSENTIALS INCLUSIONS ADD-ONS DETAILS Unique Special Stay: 1 night 17 breakfasts (B) An experienced Trip • Walking tour of Cusco & F Polo match experience Jungle Lodge & 16 nights in 4 lunches (L) Manager & English entry to the Temple of in Buenos Aires twin-share hotels 5 dinners (D) speaking Local Guides, Koricancha F Speedboat adventure 1 international & 4 internal • Tango show & lesson in at Iguassu Falls flights & transfers Buenos Aires • Interactive food experience SMALL GROUP TRIP SMALL GROUP #THEEXPLORER

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

IGUASSU FALSS, BRAZIL RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL @ BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA SACRED VALLEY, PERU @ramrez.94 rozboz182 @burnsie_15 @contiki CONTIKI.COM/SOUTHAM-EXPLORER LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 038 039

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Have a few more days? Check out The one that gives you Rio, Machu Picchu, The Adventurer p.40 & start the trip in Lima & end in Rio. the Amazon & Iguassu Falls all in one go

START 8AM CUSCO stop off at a llama farm &#;Ì &#;5ÌÌ/#%*7 teeming with life & a hike very own local guide, SMALL GROUP TRIP &#;Ì%75%1 (major highlight) & learn INCA TRAIL TREK 2+%%*761%75%1 up to the Canopy Tower immersing yourself in a Welcome to Cusco! the secrets of ancient Incan Walk in the footsteps of Back in Cusco you'll have both on the agenda. fully interactive food tour, & having the option to Today, you're in control. weaving before learning the Incas on the Trail to our time to relax, taking a stroll (B,L,D) join in a traditional game Shop for artisan jewellery the rules of the traditional highlight Machu Picchu! around the town & likely Contiki Special Stay of Polo. With heaps of & woodworks or roam Peruvian game of ‘Sapo'. Take a train to KM 104 & stocking up on alpaca Jungle Lodge Hotel (B) trek amongst the cloud sweaters & Peruvian treats free time for a feast of the cobblestone streets. Buenos Aires activities, Today, you'll lift the lid on forest to the Sun Gate & before we jump on a flight &#;Ì27'461 we'll also get out of the Cusco with a walking tour Guardian House where to the jungle paradise of &#;Ì your hard work is rewarded Puerto Maldonado. Hotel MALDONADO city for the day & explore & a browse at San Pedro the picturesque Gaucho Market. Hotel (D) AGUAS CALIENTES with incredible views of this (B)(B) Back in Puerto Maldonado, Hopping on a train to magnificent ancient site we'll set up camp tonight. town of San Antonio de Aguas Calientes, we'll rest before returning to Aguas With so many exciting Areco, the perfect place for a leisurely stroll & lunch &#;Ì up before the main event Calientes. Hotel (B,L) &#;Ì times ahead, a good - Machu Picchu. Here at • Train ride to KM 104 JUNGLE LODGE night's sleep & some group at a local restaurant. Hotel SACRED VALLEY (B,L)(B,L)(B) Our private coach will whisk one of the seven wonders • Tour Machu Picchu with Tonight you'll feel like bonding activities are high on the agenda for our last • Argentine Food of the world, we'll explore our Local Guide jungle royalty as you'll #THEEXPLORER you away to the Sacred Experience • Return train ride from be sleeping in our Special day in Peru. Hotel (B,L,D) Valley, an iconic symbol the Temple of the Three F Lunch in Gaucho country of Peru that no doubt Windows on a guided tour. Machu Picchu Stay rainforest eco lodge. gives you the tingles just Hotel (B) See p.22-23 for more info. You'll be spoilt for choice thinking about it. We'll Code: CURJTHotel of activities with the lake &#;Ì.+/# You're free as a bird to &#;5ÌÌ explore Lima your way this IGUASSU FALLS evening, & with the trendy Stepping onto Brazilian soil PERU district of Miraflores on for the first time, a trip to Iguassu Falls will have us Ì your doorstep we doubt Places visited astounded by the beauty (.+)*65 AGUAS you'll be short of options. CALIENTES of this UNESCO World INCLUDED AMAZON 1 Nightstops An early night is advised as (Machu Picchu) Heritage Listed national LODGE BRAZIL a new country awaits us in 1 Special Stay park. Those feeling brave 1 the morning. Hotel (B) 1 can opt for a helicopter ride INCA TRAIL Coach, mini-coach or van LIMA 1 1 for the ultimate bird's eye Ollantaytambo PUERTO MALDONADO Plane, train, canoe view of this magnificent 1 &#;Ì SACRED VALLEY force of nature. Hotel (B)(B) START BUENOS AIRES F 3 Helicopter ﬂight over CUSCO This morning we'll leave the the falls land of the Inca & jump on an included flight to one of the most cosmopolitan &#;5ÌÌ4+1 BOLIVIA END cities in South America. We'll throw ourselves into the Hola Buenos Aires! We'll festivities with caipirinhas RIO DE get straight into the local in hand on an included Rio JANEIRO culture with an authentic boat trip, experiencing the 3 dinner (washed down with city's culinary side & heading PARAGUAY a glass of malbec, of course) to the beach for some iconic CHILE 2 & a tantalising tango show. Copacabana action. Hotel IGUASSU The perfect way to get (B)(B,D)(B) FALLS our Argentina adventure F Hang gliding started. Hotel (B,D) ARGENTINA &#;Ì4+1 The tour was worth every &#;5ÌÌ This adventure of epic BUENOS AIRES proportions has come to penny & the additionals URUGUAY You'll take Buenos Aires an end, but we'll be leaving were well priced & such San Antonio de Areco by storm over the next with nothing but the very great value for money 4 few days, uncovering the best of memories. (B) Bryan Grobler BUENOS city in-depth with your END 11AM RIO AIRES

HOW MUCH & WHEN

Ì| CODE:CURJ | START CUSCO & FINISH RIO DE JANEIRO A= TRIP ONLY B= TRIP PLUS INCA TRAIL

Start End Start End Start End Start End Start End Start End Start End Start End

2019 Sep 21 Oct 8 2020 2020 2020 Feb 8 X Feb 252020 Feb 29 Mar 17 May 23 Jun 9 Aug 8 Aug 25 Oct 17 Nov 3 2021 2021 Oct 12 Oct 29 Jan 4 Jan 21 Mar 14 Mar 31 Jun 6 Jun 23 Aug 15 Sep 1 Oct 31 Nov 17 Jan 2 Jan 19 Oct 19 Nov 5 Jan 11 Jan 28 Mar 21 Apr 7 Jun 20 Jul 7 Aug 29 Sep 15 Nov 14 Dec 1 Jan 9 Jan 26 Nov 9 Nov 26 Jan 25 Feb 11 Apr 4 Apr 21 Jun 27 Jul 14 Sep 12 Sep 29 Nov 21 Dec 8 Jan 23 Feb 9 Nov 16 Dec 3 Feb 1 V Feb 18 Apr 18 May5 Jul 11 Jul 28 Sep 26 Oct 13 Dec 5 Dec 22 Feb 6 Feb 23 Dec 7 Dec 24 May2 May19 Jul 25 Aug 11 Oct 3 Oct 20 Dec 19 O Jan 5 Feb 20 Mar 9 Dec 28 Q Jan 14 May9 May26 US$4039 A US$4039 A 75# US$3999 A US$3999 A US$3999 A US$3999 A US$3999 A US$4279 B US$4279 B US$4769 B US$4239 B US$4239 B US$4239 B US$4239 B US$4239 B

* Prices above are based on twin-share. If you're travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplement add US$789. Included Flights: This trip includes flights as specified on the map as part of the trip price. Please see 'Airfares' on p.82 for important info. Start Cusco 8:00am & end Rio 11:00am. O Trip spends Xmas in the Amazon & NYE in Iguassu Falls. Q Trip spends NYE in Cusco. V Inca Trail Trek is not available on these departure dates. X These trips are in Rio during Carnival & will have a slightly modified itinerary. 3 nights in Buenos Aires, 4 nights in Rio & add a single room supplement of US$1279. Visit contiki.com/southam- explorer for full details. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. For travel insurance see p.82. Note: Included flight times are subject to alteration. Note: The Inca Trail is closed for maintenance in February. Note: This trip is part of a bigger picture – The Adventurer our 24 day trip. When you jump aboard this trip, you'll be joining a group of other travellers who have been travelling on this trip. Wait until you see the warm welcome you'll receive as a new addition to the group. LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 CONTIKI.COM/SOUTHAM-ADVENTURER

NEW & THE ADVENTURER IMPROVED

FROM FROM THE US$4999* US$209* 24 3 PER DAY NUMBERS DAYS COUNTRIES 3.8 RATING

23 NIGHTS 36 INCLUDED INCLUDED NO REGRETS FREE TIME DISCOVERER THE MEALS ESSENTIALS INCLUSIONS ADD-ONS DETAILS Unique Special Stays: 23 breakfasts (B) An experienced Trip • Entry to the Temple F Rafting adventure 1 night Jungle Lodge & 5 lunches (L) Manager & English of Wiracocha F Cable car ride up 22 nights in twin-share 8 dinners (D) speaking Local Guides, • Walking tour of Cusco & Sugarloaf Mountain hotels 1 international & 5 internal the Temple of Koricancha F Polo experience flights & transfers • Tango show & lesson in Buenos Aires SMALL GROUP TRIP SMALL GROUP #THEADVENTURER

MACHU PICCHU, PERU @zoebrannelly

LAKE TITICACA, PERU RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA @karenthepiglet @contiki @contiki @contiki CONTIKI.COM/SOUTHAM-ADVENTURER LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 040 041 DISCOVERER The one that will see you explore beaches, cities, jungles & mountains over 24 life-changing days

START 8AM LIMA

a taste of ancient Peruvian views of this magnificent 5/#..)417264+2 &#;Ì.+/# life, visit a fish farm & take a ancient site before returning relaxing boat ride. Hotel (B)(B) to Aguas Calientes. Hotel (B,L) Welcome to Lima! Steeped AGUAS Ì in Spanish colonialism but • Visit Maca Pueblo • Train ride to KM 104 BRAZIL • Visit Uros Islands • Tour Machu Picchu with CALIENTES (.+)*65 paired with modern retro (Machu Picchu) AMAZON +0%.7&'& vibes, our city tour will have our Local Guide START PERU 1 LODGE us covering the basics • Return train ride from &#;5ÌÌ%75%1 1 including decadent churches, Machu Picchu INCA TRAIL PUERTO We'll make our way to Cusco 1 1 Ollantaytambo catacombs & fresh ceviche - See p.22-23 for more info. LIMA 1 1 MALDONADO via Raqchi, where we'll the Peruvian speciality food. Code: LIRJT Hotel CUSCO 4 explore ancient Incan ruins SACRED VALLEY Why not stroll over the Bridge before arriving in Cusco for Chivay of Sighs & catch the sunset, some after dark antics. The &#;5ÌÌ%75%1 pisco sour in hand. Hotel (D) COLCA 1 2 PUNO/ LAKE TITICACA next day you'll lift the lid on Back in Cusco you'll have • See the Historic Centre, CANYON END Cusco with a walking tour & a 1 AREQUIPA Barranco & Mira Flores time to relax, taking a stroll browse at San Pedro Market. around the town & likely BOLIVIA RIO DE Hotel (B)(B,D) JANEIRO

stocking up on alpaca #THEADVENTURER Visit Pukara, La Raya 3 &#;Ì#4'37+2# • sweaters & Peruvian treats PARAGUAY Nicknamed the 'White City', & Sicuani before we jump on a flight to CHILE you'll get an equal dose of the jungle paradise of Puerto 2 beautiful culture & impressive Maldonado. Hotel (B)(B) IGUASSU &#;Ì aesthetics here in Arequipa. ARGENTINA FALLS Mostly though, today is a day SACRED VALLEY Places visited of eating: crayfish & stuffed Our private coach will whisk &#;Ì 1 Nightstops you away to the Sacred hot peppers are a few of the ,70).'.1&)' URUGUAY Valley, an iconic symbol of Tonight you'll feel like 1 Special Stay fixtures on the menu tonight. San Antonio de Areco Hotel (B) Peru that no doubt gives jungle royalty as you'll be Coach, mini-coach or van you the tingles just thinking 4 • City walking tour sleeping in our Special Stay Plane, train, canoe • Visit the Plaza about it. We'll stop off at a lodge in the jungle. You'll be BUENOS de Armas llama farm (major highlight) spoilt for choice of activities AIRES & learn the secrets of ancient with the lake teeming with Incan weaving before life & a hike up to the Canopy night is advised as a new with your very own local learning the rules of the ultimate bird's eye view of &#;Ì Tower both on the agenda. country awaits us in the traditional Peruvian game of guide, immersing yourself this magnificent force of COLCA CANYON (B,L,D) morning. Hotel (B) ‘Sapo'. Hotel (B) in a fully interactive food nature. Hotel (B)(B,D) After one of the most scenic Contiki Special Stay tour, & having the option to F Helicopter ﬂight over journeys you'll likely ever Jungle Lodge join in a traditional game the falls take, we'll arrive at the &#;Ì &#;Ì of Polo. With heaps of free world's deepest canyon, $7'015#+4'5 #)7#5%#.+'06'5 time for a feast of Buenos which is also the highest &#;Ì27'461 This morning we'll leave the Hopping on a train to Aires activities, we'll also get &#;5ÌÌ4+1 point of our trip. Coca tea MALDONADO land of the Inca & fly to one Aguas Calientes, we'll rest out of the city for the day We'll throw ourselves into the in hand, we'll take in the Back in Puerto Maldonado, of the most cosmopolitan up before the main event & explore the picturesque festivities with caipirinhas majestic view & attempt to we'll set up camp tonight. cities in South America. - Machu Picchu. Here at Gaucho town of San Antonio in hand on an included Rio spot the Andean Condor With so many exciting times Hola Buenos Aires! We'll one of the seven wonders de Areco, the perfect place boat trip, experiencing the who call this region home. ahead, a good night's sleep get straight into the local city's culinary side & heading of the world, we'll explore for a leisurely stroll & lunch at Hotel (B,L,D) & some group bonding culture with an authentic to the beach for some iconic • See wild vicuña the Temple of the Three a local restaurant. Hotel activities are high on the dinner (washed down with Copacabana action. Hotel • See the Salinas & Windows on a guided tour. a glass of malbec, of course) (B,L)(B,L)(B) (B)(B)(B,D) Aguada Blanca National Hotel (B) agenda for our last day in & a tantalising tango show. • Visit Christ the Reserve Peru. Hotel (B,L,D) The perfect way to get our Redeemer • See El Misti, Chachani & • Locally guided jungle &#;5ÌÌ Argentina adventure started. • Hang gliding Pichu Pichu volcanoes &#;Ì catamaran boat trip Hotel (B,D) +)7#557(#..5 INCA TRAIL TREK • Tango show & dinner Stepping onto Brazilian soil Walk in the footsteps of for the first time, a trip to &#;5ÌÌ2701 the Incas on the Trail to our &#;Ì.+/# &#;Ì4+1 Iguassu Falls will have us This adventure of epic Condor spotting will be our highlight Machu Picchu! You're free as a bird to &#;5ÌÌ explore Lima your way this astounded by the beauty of proportions has come to an morning activity before Take a train to KM 104 & trek $7'015#+4'5 pulling up to the shores amongst the cloud forest afternoon, & with the trendy this UNESCO World Heritage end, but we'll be leaving with district of Miraflores on your You'll take Buenos Aires by Listed national park. Those nothing but the very best of of Lake Titicaca in Puno, to the Sun Gate & Guardian storm over the next few days, which sits at an altitude of House where your hard work doorstep we doubt you'll feeling brave can opt for memories. (B) uncovering the city in-depth 3657 metres. Here you'll get is rewarded with incredible be short of options. An early a helicopter ride for the END 11AM RIO HOW MUCH & WHEN

Ì| CODE:LIRJ | START LIMA & FINISH RIO DE JANEIRO A= TRIP ONLY B= TRIP PLUS INCA TRAIL

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* Prices shown are based on twin-share. If you’re travelling solo, we can share you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplement add US$1019. Included Flights: This trip includes flights as specified on the map as part of the trip price. Please see ‘Airfares’ on p.82 for important info. Start Lima 8:00am & end Rio 11:00am. O Trip spends Xmas in the Amazon & NYE in Iguassu Falls. Q Inca Trail Trek is not available on these departure dates. V This trip spends Xmas in Puno & NYE in Cusco. X This trip spends NYE in Colca Canyon. 4 These trips are in Rio during Carnival & will have a slightly modified itinerary. 3 nights in Buenos Aires, 4 nights in Rio & add a single room supplement of US$1535. Visit contiki.com/southam-adventurer for full details. This trip spends NYE in Puno. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. For travel insurance see p.82. Note: Included flight times are subject to alteration. Note: The Inca Trail is closed for maintenance in February. Travellers will join you for sections of this trip, wait till you meet all the fun people ready for adventure! LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 CONTIKI.COM/LATIN-QUEST

NEW & THE LATIN QUEST IMPROVED

FROM FROM THE US$8665* US$241* 36 4 PER DAY NUMBERS DAYS COUNTRIES 4.2 RATING

35 NIGHTS 52 INCLUDED INCLUDED NO REGRETS FREE TIME DISCOVERER THE MEALS ESSENTIALS INCLUSIONS ADD-ONS DETAILS Unique Special Stay: 1 night 35 breakfasts (B) An experienced Trip • Go local at a salsa lesson F Tigre Delta Experience Jungle Lodge & 34 nights in 5 lunches (L) Manager & English • Tango show, lesson F Jetboat to the Falls twin-share hotels 12 dinners (D) speaking Local Guides, & dinner F Hang gliding over Rio 2 international & 7 internal • Argentine Food flights & transfers Experience SMALL GROUP TRIP SMALL GROUP #LATINQUEST

SACRED VALLEY, PERU @meggie.macd

PUERTO VILLAMIL, SACRED VALLEY, PERU GALAPAGOS ISLANDS RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL MACHU PICCHU, PERU @kelliepaxian @tpersaud91 @Eloise_jsc @christie_maah CONTIKI.COM/LATIN-QUEST LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 042 043 DISCOVERER The one that does it big & bold, crossing 4 countries over 36 epic days

START 7AM QUITO footed boobies will be your &#;5ÌÌ2701 &#;5Ì%75%1 &#;Ì &#;5ÌÌ 5/#..)417264+2 &#;Ì37+61 companions. Hotel (B) Condor spotting will be Back in Cusco you'll have $7'015#+4'5 +)7#557(#..5 You're in Quito! A locally our morning fun before time to relax, taking a stroll One speedy flight later: Olá Brazil! A trip to Iguassu guided tour will get you clued pulling up to the shores of around the town before we Hola Buenos Aires! We'll get Falls will have us astounded &#;5ÌÌ5#0 up with the city, including Lake Titicaca in Puno. Here jump on a flight to Puerto straight into the local culture by its beauty. Those feeling %4+561$#.+5.#0& you'll get a taste of ancient Maldonado. Hotel (B)(B) a visit to a handicraft with an authentic dinner & brave can opt for a helicopter market & skipping between Sea lions & volcanoes, boat Peruvian life, visit a fish farm ride. Hotel (B)(B) cruises & a bird spotting & take a relaxing boat ride. a tantalising tango show. F Helicopter ﬂight over two hemispheres at the The perfect way to get our Equatorial line. Hotel (D) experience will open our eyes Hotel (B)(B) &#;Ì,70).' the falls to the island's wildlife before .1&)' Argentina adventure started. F Jetboat to the Falls we indulge in a traditional Tonight you'll feel like jungle Hotel (B,D) &#;5ÌÌ6'0# Galapagos meal. The pretty &#;5ÌÌ%75%1 royalty as you'll be sleeping • Dinner & Tango Show Tena is yours to roam. A town of El Progreso will add We'll make our way to Cusco in our Special Stay rainforest &#;5ÌÌ4+1 meeting with a shaman & a a splash of colour to our trip. via Raqchi, where we'll eco lodge. (B)(L)(D) We'll throw ourselves into the local soccer match will have Hotel (B)(B,L,D) explore ancient Incan ruins. Contiki Special Stay &#;5ÌÌ festivities with caipirinhas in F you delving deep into the Island biking adventure The next day you'll lift the Jungle Lodge $7'015#+4'5 hand, heading to the beach lid on Cusco with a walking for some iconic Copacabana community before winding Over the next few days we'll #LATINQUEST down with some sugarcane tour & a browse at San Pedro uncover Buenos Aires with action. Hotel (B)(B)(B,D) &#;Ì.+/#8+# &#;Ì27'461 & cinnamon drinks. Hotel Market. Hotel (B)(B,D) our very own local guide • Brazilian BBQ Dinner )7#;#37+. /#.&10#&1 • Visit Christ the (B)(B,D) and immerse ourselves in an F Community visit We'll say our goodbyes to A good night's sleep & some Redeemer interactive food tour. We'll F Rafting experience paradise before our flight &#;Ì group bonding activities are F Hang gliding lands us in the seaside 5#%4'&8#..'; high on the agenda for our also get out of the city for a Peruvian capital. We'll arrive Our private coach will whisk last day in Peru. Hotel (B,L,D) day & explore the picturesque &#;5ÌÌ$#b15 late, with time to relax & get you away to the Sacred San Antonio de Areco, the &#;Ì4+1 In Baños, you'll get back in excited for what tomorrow Valley. We'll stop off at perfect place for a leisurely This adventure of epic touch with nature with the will bring. Hotel (B) a llama farm & learn the &#;Ì.+/# stroll & lunch at a local proportions has come to an option to zip line through secrets of ancient Incan You're free to explore Lima end, but we'll be leaving with this afternoon, & with the restaurant. Hotel (B,L)(B)(B) the trees or keep it close to weaving before learning F Polo Day nothing but the very best of &#;Ì.+/# the rules of the traditional trendy district of Miraflores on the ground on horseback, F Argentine Experience - memories. (B) passing waterfalls & Steeped in Spanish Peruvian game of ‘Sapo'. your doorstep we doubt you'll volcanoes. Hotel (B)(B,D) colonialism but paired Hotel (B) be short of options. Hotel (B) Interactive food tour '0&#/4+1 F Adventure Zipline/Climb with modern retro vibes, F Canyoneering our city tour will have us F Horseback riding covering decadent churches, catacombs & fresh ceviche - &#;Ì START the Peruvian speciality food #)7#5%#.+'06'5 QUITO Hotel (B,D) PUERTO &#;Ì)7#;#37+. Hopping on a train to Aguas AYORA 1 PUERTO 2 TENA This is Ecuador's largest city, Calientes, we'll rest up VILLAMIL 1 ECUADOR but we won't be stopping for before Machu Picchu. Here 2 2 BAÑOS &#;Ì#4'37+2# 2 1 long before we jet off, bound at one of the seven wonders GUAYAQUIL Nicknamed the 'White City', PUERTO for the glorious Galapagos of the world, we'll explore you'll get a dose of beautiful BAQUERIZO islands. Hotel (B) the Temple of the Three MORENO culture but mostly, today AGUAS Windows on a guided tour. is a day of eating: crayfish CALIENTES BRAZIL Hotel (B) (Machu Picchu) AMAZON & stuffed hot peppers are LODGE &#;5ÌÌ PERU 1 a few of the fixtures on the 1 2 +5#$'.#+5.#0& LIMA INCA TRAIL 1 menu. Hotel (B) PUERTO We make a stop on Santa Ollantaytambo 1 MALDONADO Cruz Island, where giant &#;Ì SACRED VALLEY 1 tortoises roam free. After +0%#64#+.64'- 4 &#;Ì CUSCO visiting the famous lava Walk in the footsteps of Chivay tunnels, we'll move on & take %1.%#%#0;10 the Incas on the Trail to our COLCA 1 2 PUNO/LAKE TITICACA a boat ride out to Isabela After one of the most scenic highlight Machu Picchu! Ì CANYON 1 AREQUIPA END Island for the next 2 nights. journeys you'll ever take, Take a train to KM 104 & trek (.+)*65 Hotel (B,D)(B) we'll arrive at the world's amongst the cloud forest +0%.7&'& BOLIVIA RIO DE deepest canyon. Coca tea to the Sun Gate & Guardian JANEIRO in hand, take in the majestic 3 House before returning to Places visited PARAGUAY &#;Ì5#06# view. Hotel (B,L,D) Aguas Calientes. Hotel (B,L) %47<+5.#0& • See the Salinas & • Train ride to KM 104 1 Nightstops 2 We'll journey back to Santa Aguada Blanca • Tour Machu Picchu with 1 Special Stay IGUASSU Cruz Island for a day of National Reserve our local guide ARGENTINA FALLS beach side fun at Tortuga • See El Misti, Chachani & See p.22-23 for more info. Coach, mini-coach or van Bay, where iguanas & blue Pichu Pichu volcanoes Code: QURJT Hotel Plane, train, canoe or boat URUGUAY HOW MUCH & WHEN San Antonio de Areco BUENOS 4 AIRES Ì| CODE:374,[START QUITO & FINISH4+1&',#0'+41 A= TRIP ONLY B= TRIP PLUS INCA TRAIL

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2019 Sep 24 Oct 29 2020 2020 2020 Feb 11 Mar 17 May 19 Jun 23 Jul 28 Sep 1 Oct 13 Nov 17 Dec 22 X Jan 26 Oct 22 Nov 26 Jan 14 V Feb 18 Mar 3 Apr 7 Jun 9 Jul 14 Aug 25 Sep 29 Nov 3 Dec 8 2021 2020/21 Nov 19 Dec 24 Mar 31 May5 Jul 7 Aug 11 Sep 15 Oct 20 Dec 1 O Jan 5 Jan 19 V Feb 23 Dec 17 Q Jan 21 Apr 21 May26 75# 75# 75# 75# 75# 75# 75# 75$ 75$ 75$ 75$ 75$ 75$ 75$ * Prices above are based on twin-share. If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplement add US$1709. Included Flights: This trip includes flights as specified on the map as part of the trip price. Please see ‘Airfares’ on p.82 for important info. Start Quito 7:00am & end Rio 11:00am. O Trip spends Xmas in the Amazon & NYE in Iguassu Falls. Q Trip spends Xmas in Santa Cruz & NYE in Colca Canyon. X Trip spends Xmas in Banos, NYE in San Cristobal. V Inca Trail Trek is not available on these departure dates. Note: Included flight times are subject to alteration. Note: Inca Trail is closed for maintenance in February. Important Note: Prices do not include a Reciprocity Fees that must be paid prior to arrival The Galapagos Islands have a compulsory US$100 entrance fee to the Galapagos National Park, a US$20 INGALA fee & a US$10 Isabela Island tax that are only payable in cash on arrival (subject to increase). Please ensure you have this money ready to ensure entry to these locations. Travellers will join you for sections of this trip, wait till you meet all the fun people ready for adventure! LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 CONTIKI.COM/LATIN-LEGENDS

NEW & LATIN LEGENDS IMPROVED

FROM FROM THE US$4595* US$242* 19 3 PER DAY NUMBERS DAYS COUNTRIES 5.0 RATING

18 NIGHTS 25 INCLUDED INCLUDED NO REGRETS FREE TIME DISCOVERER THE MEALS ESSENTIALS INCLUSIONS ADD-ONS DETAILS 18 nights in twin-share 18 breakfasts (B) An experienced Trip • Tour the pyramids F Mayan culture adventure hotels 7 dinners (D) Manager plus Local Guides of Teotihuacan complete with ziplining, in some destinations, • Visit the ancient ruins rappelling, canoeing & lunch F 2 internal flights & transfers of Chichen Itza Kayak the crystalline • Visit the Mayan ruins Caribbean F Hike a volcano (availability of Tikal subject to lava flow) SMALL GROUP TRIP SMALL GROUP #LATINLEGENDS

CHICHEN ITZA, MEXICO @jaydencubit

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO CAYE CAULKER, MEXICO GUADALAJARA, MEXICO CAYE CAULKER, MEXICO @contiki @contiki @tahliaaaarose @contiki CONTIKI.COM/LATIN-LEGENDS LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 044 045 DISCOVERER The one that hits up all the hottest spots in Mexico, Belize & Guatemala SMALL GROUP TRIP

START 7AM • Guided tour of of those pinch yourself trip to see Mayan ruins & Caulker's soft sands & soft Mayan ruins Templo IV. PUERTO VALLARTA Guadalajara experiences you'll never island hopping will take reggae sounds can only be Hotel (B,D) &#;5ÌÌ • Visit a Tequila distillery forget. Hotel (B)(B)(B,D) you further afield. Hotel topped by its outstanding • Stay in Tikal National PUERTO VALLARTA • Guided tour of (B)(B,D)(B) World Heritage Barrier Park Welcome to Puerto Vallarta. Teotihuacan • Guided tour of Chichen Reef & Mangrove kayaking &#;Ì F opportunities. In the As one of the most popular Hot air ballooning Itza F evening we'll take a beach towns in the Mexican GUANAJUATO Snorkelling & zipline &#;5ÌÌ romantic venture towards Riviera, you'll have the Spend this afternoon adventure ANTIGUA &#;Ì/'4+&# the horizon with a spot of option of chilling poolside exploring the winding Known for its Spanish Slowing it down after the dreamy sunset sailing. This as well as getting to know streets & subterranean colonial architecture, thrill of Mexico City, you'll &#;Ì is the life. Hotel (B)(B,D)(B) #LATINLEGENDS the electric downtown bar passageways of this Antigua is a pastel coloured UNESCO World Heritage have a walking tour of PLAYA DEL CARMEN • Sunset sailing diamond in the rough scene. Hotel (D)(B) You'll fall head over heels F Extreme Zipline city. Later, see the cast iron Merida's sights, fuelled by living in the shadows of & glass Hidalgo Market the delicacies of the local for this sun-kissed seashore three sizeable volcanoes. adventure town. For the food addicts &#;Ì6+-#. F Pirate of the bay where you'll have a chance Yucatan cuisine. A meander We'll get our first taste of to shop for local sweet through the markets will give amongst you, a plethora of NATIONAL PARK the city on a guided tour treats. Hotel (B,D) you an opportunity to stock seaside bars & restaurants Say hello to the then it's over to you with a &#;Ì up on souvenirs. Hotel (B) are here to blow your mind Guatemalan jungle! We free day to hike a volcano, with their delicious cocktails could just spend our time GUADALAJARA • Walking tour of ride mountain bikes or & local recipes. Hotel (B) here enjoying the sights & Exciting times lie ahead &#;5ÌÌ Merida's sights shop for local textiles. F Day trip to Cozumel sounds of the lush tropics, in Guadalajara, where the MEXICO CITY Hotel (B)(B,D) architecture is perfectly The next few days will see but we won't. Why? &#;5Ì complemented by the you marvel at floating 'Cos we've got a whole CANCUN &#;5ÌÌ cheery sounds of the city's gardens & kick back on a load of adventures to get &#;Ì#06+)7# Mariachi bands. Stroll Trajinera boat, with a visit Feeling refreshed from a CAYE CAULKER through, of course! You'll Wrapping up our trip through the charming to 'The City of Palaces' also dip in the cenotes, you'll Welcome to the palm- feel like Indiana Jones or today, we'll be leaving streets of the historic added into the mix. Want arrive in Cancun. Partying, fringed paradise where Lara Croft (without the with nothing but happy centre, where you'll visit to do something seriously snorkelling & beach fun life moves at a slower trail of destruction) with memories & killer tans. (B) are all on the cards during pace. With fresh seafood, included jungle running, the four main squares & special? Our early morning END 11AM ANTIGUA the magnificent cathedral. hot air ballooning Add-On your time in this thrill sparkling waters & a unique ziplining, ruin exploring & Hotel (B) over Teotihuacan is one seekers paradise. A day Creole atmosphere, Caye a locally guided tour of the

3 CANCUN START MERIDA 1 1 GUANAJUATO 1 PUERTO PLAYA DEL Ì CARMEN VALLARTA San Miguel de Allende FLIGHTS 1 2 GUADALAJARA INCLUDED Tequila

MEXICO CITY 3 Places visited 1 Nightstops Belize CAYE Coach, mini-coach or van City 3 CAULKER TIKAL 1 Plane MEXICO NATIONAL PARK BELIZE

Santa Elena Absolutely incredible trip,

amazing Trip Manager, amazing END people who are now amazing GUATEMALA ANTIGUA/ friends, & amazing sights. GUATEMALA 2 Mia-Jade Thornton CITY

HOW MUCH & WHEN

Ì| CODE:MXMC | START PUERTO VALLARTA & FINISH ANTIGUA TRAVELLING BETWEEN 19 AUG 2019 & 11 NOV 2019? THE BELOW TRIPS (MXMC 2019) FEATURE A SLIGHTLY MODIFIED ITINERARY. SEE BELOW FOR START & END TIMES & VISIT CONTIKI.COM/LATIN-LEGENDS FOR FULL DETAILS.

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* Prices above are based on twin-share. If you’re travelling solo, we can share you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplement add US$1545. Included Flights: This trip includes flights as specified on the map as part of the trip price. Please see ‘Airfares’ on p.82 for important info. Start Puerto Vallarta 7:00am & end Antigua approx. 11:00am. O Trip spends Xmas in Playa del Carmen and NYE in Antigua. Q Trip spends Xmas in Cancun & NYE in Tikal. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. For travel insurance see p.82. Important Note: Prices do not include a Reciprocity Fees that must be paid locally prior to arrival/departure: Belize: departure tax US$20. Please note: Prices are subject to increase. Travellers will join you for sections of this trip, wait till you meet all the fun people ready for adventure! LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 CONTIKI.COM/COAST-CANOPIES

NEW & COAST TO CANOPIES IMPROVED

FROM FROM THE US$6039* US$216* 28 4 PER DAY NUMBERS DAYS COUNTRIES 4.0 RATING

27 NIGHTS 38 INCLUDED INCLUDED NO REGRETS FREE TIME DISCOVERER THE MEALS ESSENTIALS INCLUSIONS ADD-ONS DETAILS 27 nights in twin-share 27 breakfasts (B) An experienced Trip • Visit a Tequila Distillery F Chocolate workshop hotels 11 dinners (D) Manager plus Local Guides • Trajinera cruise in Antigua in some destinations, • Visit the ancient ruins F Kayak the crystalline 3 internal flights & transfers of Chichen Itza Caribbean • Sunset sailing Caye F Selvatura Park Zipline Caulker SMALL GROUP TRIP SMALL GROUP #COASTCANOPIES

TEQUILA, MEXICO @tessacharters

TEOTIHUACAN, MEXICO CAYE CAULKER, MEXICO ARENAL, COSTA RICA MEXICO CITY, MEXICO @brookosaures @contiki @willwks @contiki CONTIKI.COM/COAST-CANOPIES LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 046 047 DISCOVERER The one that gives you the dream combo of beaches, ancient cities & adventure activities

START 7AM in Mexico City, we'll marvel PUERTO VALLARTA 3 CANCUN SMALL GROUP TRIP at floating gardens & kick START 1 GUANAJUATO Tequila MERIDA 1 back on a Trajinera boat, PUERTO 1 Chichen &#;5ÌÌ 2 San Miguel de Allende Itza 1 PLAYA DEL Ì with a visit to the City of VALLARTA CARMEN PUERTO VALLARTA GUADALAJARA FLIGHTS Welcome to Puerto Vallarta. Palaces thrown into the 3 MEXICO CITY INCLUDED As one of the most popular mix. Want to do something seriously special? Our early beach towns in the Mexican Belize CAYE morning hot air ballooning City Riviera, you'll have the MEXICO TIKAL 3 CAULKER Add-On over Teotihuacan is NATIONAL PARK 1 option of chilling poolside BELIZE one of those pinch yourself Places visited as well as getting to know Santa Elena moments you'll never, ever the electric downtown bar 1 Nightstops scene. Hotel (D)(B) forget. Hotel (B)(B)(B,D) GUATEMALA • Guided tour of Coach, mini-coach or van ANTIGUA/ HONDURAS F Extreme Zipline GUATEMALA 2 adventure Teotihuacan Plane CITY F Hot air ballooning EL SALVADOR

NICARAGUA

&#;Ì #COASTCANOPIES &#;Ì/'4+&# ARENAL GUADALAJARA Slowing it down after the PLAYA TAMARINDO 2 Saying farewell to Puerto 2 END thrill of Mexico City, you'll COSTA Vallarta, we'll head inland Good value for money & saw lots. RICA MONTEVERDE 2 1 SAN JOSÉ have a walking tour of 2 towards the gorgeous Merida's sights, fuelled by Brent Sinclair JACO Manuel Antonio N.P. Guadalajara, but not before the delicacies of the local stopping in a little town Yucatan cuisine. A meander that goes by the name of through the markets will give &#;5ÌÌ • Stay in Tikal National afternoon we'll learn the sanctuary, walk the hanging Tequila. We're here (you you an opportunity to stock CAYE CAULKER Park A-Z of chocolate making, an bridges of Selvatura Park & guessed it) for an tour of an up on souvenirs. Hotel (B) Welcome to the palm-fringed • Ziplining export Costa Rica is famous maybe even brave the 1km authentic Tequila Distillery. • Walking tour of paradise where life moves for. Hotel (B,D)(B) long zipline. Hotel (B)(B,D) Surrounded by fields of Blue F F Merida's sights at a slower pace. With fresh Hot springs visit Ziplining Agave, we'll learn all about &#;5ÌÌ F Rafting F Selvatura Park this invigorating spirit, & seafood, sparkling waters & a unique Creole atmosphere, ANTIGUA why it means so much to the &#;5ÌÌ Known for its Spanish region. Finally, we're on our Caye Caulker's soft sands & CANCUN VIA colonial architecture, &#;5ÌÌ &#;5Ì,#%1 way to Guadalajara, where soft reggae sounds can only Antigua is a pastel coloured PLAYA TAMARINDO Beachside Jaco is known even more exciting times CHICHEN ITZA be topped by its outstanding Feeling refreshed from a diamond in the rough living Leaving Arenal towering for its surfing, nightlife & as await. Hotel (B) World Heritage Barrier behind us we'll move on dip in the cenotes, you'll in the shadows of three a gateway to some awe- • Guided tour of Reef & Mangrove kayaking to sandy pastures, namely arrive in Cancun. 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Our included chance to shop for local sweet F Catamaran cruise (B,D)(B) our time here enjoying the flight will zip us to the F ATV riding treats. Hotel (B,D) land of coffees, sloths & sights & sounds of the lush F Horseback riding &#; biodiversity. Hotel (B) Ì2.#;#&'.%#4/'0 tropics, but we won't. Why? &#;5ÌÌ &#;5ÌÌ You'll fall head over 'Cos we've got a whole MONTEVERDE &#;Ì5#0,15a MEXICO CITY heels for this sun-kissed load of adventures to get &#;5Ì#4'0#. Goodbye beach life & See-ya Guanajuato! Time seashore town. For the through, of course! You'll Whitewater rafting through hello misty cloud forest. We make our way back to to head to the bustling food addicts amongst you, feel like Indiana Jones or a rainforest canyon is the Monteverde is a wildlife San Jose where our trip will beauty of Mexico City, but a plethora of seaside bars Lara Croft (without the perfect way to experience this hotspot known for its coffee come to a close. What an not before stopping in San & restaurants are here to trail of destruction) with impressive Costa Rican region. plantations, countless adventure it's been. One Miguel Allende, a gorgeous blow your mind with their included jungle running, ruin Not keen? How about taking monkey species & gorgeous thing's for sure, we'll never colonial town famed for its delicious cocktails & local exploring & a locally guided advantage of the Arenal's vegetation. Here, we'll get forget our encounter with baroque Spanish architecture recipes. Hotel (B) tour of the Mayan ruins geothermal properties with schooled in coffee, you can paradise. (B) F & neo-gothic charm. Once Day trip to Cozumel Templo IV. Hotel (B,D) a visit to the hot springs? This also opt to visit a butterfly END 4PM SAN JOSE

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Ì| CODE:PVSJ | START PUERTO VALLARTA & FINISH SAN JOSE TRAVELLING BETWEEN 16 SEP & 14 OCT 2019? THE BELOW TRIPS (PVSJ 2019) FEATURE A SLIGHTLY MODIFIED ITINERARY. SEE BELOW FOR START & END TIMES & VISIT CONTIKI.COM/COAST-CANOPIES FOR FULL DETAILS.

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2019 Sep 16 Oct 13 2020 2020 Apr 13 May10 Jun 22 Jul 19 Sep 14 Oct 11 Dec 14 Q Jan 10 Oct 14 Nov 10 Jan 13 Feb 9 May 4 May31 Jul 6 Aug 2 Oct 12 Nov 8 2021 2020/21 Dec 2 V Dec 29 Feb 10 Mar 8 May 18 Jun 14 Jul 27 Aug 23 Nov 9 Dec 6 Jan 11 Feb 7 Dec 16 X Jan 12 Mar 9 Apr 5 Jun 1 Jun 28 Aug 17 Sep 13 Nov 30 O Dec 27 Feb 8 Mar 7 75 75 75 75 75 75

* Prices above are based on twin-share. If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplement add US$1915. Included Flights: Prices above include the land trip & internal flights as specified on the map only & do not include international airfares to or from the trip start & end cities. Please see ‘Airfares’ on p.82 for important info. Start Puerto Vallarta 7:00am & end San Jose 4:00pm. O Trip spends Xmas in Jaco. Q Trip spends Xmas in Playa del Carmen and NYE in Antigua. V Trip spends Xmas in Monteverde. X Trip spends Xmas in Cancun & NYE Tikal. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki. com/staylonger. For travel insurance see p.82. Important Note: Prices do not include a Reciprocity Fees that must be paid locally prior to arrival/departure: Belize: departure tax US$20, Please note: Prices are subject to increase. LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 CONTIKI.COM/PLAYAS-PARADISE

NEW & PLAYAS OF PARADISE IMPROVED

FROM FROM THE US$4739* US$216* 22 4 PER DAY NUMBERS DAYS COUNTRIES 4.7 RATING

21 NIGHTS 30 INCLUDED INCLUDED NO REGRETS FREE TIME DISCOVERER THE MEALS ESSENTIALS INCLUSIONS ADD-ONS DETAILS 21 nights in twin-share 21 breakfasts (B) An experienced Trip • Visit Teotihuacan F Day trip to Cozumel hotels 9 dinners (D) Manager plus Local Guides • Experience the Belize F Catamaran trip in in some destinations, Barrier Reef Tamarindo 3 internal flights & transfers • See the incredible F Cayoneering (waterfall Arenal volcano rappelling) • Costa Rican coffee making tour SMALL GROUP TRIP SMALL GROUP #PLAYASPARADISE

TEOTIHUACAN, MEXICO @jaydencubit

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START 7AM • Walking tour of Merida's amongst you, a plethora of dreamy sunset sailing. This is &#;5ÌÌ this ocean paradise, well MEXICO CITY sights seaside bars & restaurants the life. Hotel (B)(B,D)(B) #06+)7# known for it's awesome &#;Ì/':+%1%+6; are here to blow your mind • Sunset sailing Known for its Spanish restaurants & underwater Welcome to Mexico City! with their delicious cocktails colonial architecture, worlds. Hotel (B,D)(B) &#;5ÌÌ%#0%70 F Aztec temples, the Pyramids & local recipes. Hotel (B) Antigua is a pastel coloured Surﬁng Feeling refreshed from a F of Teotihuacan, tacos, & a Day trip to Cozumel &#;Ì6+-#. diamond in the rough living F Catamaran cruise dip in the cenotes, you'll Local Guide awaits. Later, 0#6+10#.2#4- in the shadows of three arrive in Cancun. Partying, it's back to Mexico City for Say hello to the Guatemalan sizeable volcanoes. We'll get snorkelling & beach fun are some down time before &#;5ÌÌ jungle! We could just spend our first taste of the city on a &#;5Ì all on the cards during your heading out for a night on %#;'%#7.-'4 our time here enjoying the guided tour then it's over to /106'8'4&'

time in this thrill seekers #PLAYASPARADISE the town. Hotel (D) Welcome to the palm- sights & sounds of the lush you with a free day to hike a Goodbye beach life & paradise. A day trip to • Guided tour of fringed paradise where tropics, but we won't. Why? volcano, ride mountain bikes hello misty cloud forest. see Mayan ruins & island Teotihuacan life moves at a slower 'Cos we've got a whole or shop for local textiles. Monteverde is a wildlife hopping will take you further pace. With fresh seafood, load of adventures to get Hotel (B)(B,D) hotspot known for its coffee afield. Hotel (B)(B,D)(B) sparkling waters & a unique through, of course! You'll plantations, countless &#;Ì/'4+&# • Guided tour of Chichen Creole atmosphere, Caye monkey species & gorgeous Itza feel like Indiana Jones or Slowing it down after the Caulker's soft sands & &#;Ì#06+)7# vegetation. Here, we'll get F Snorkelling & zipline Lara Croft (without the thrill of Mexico City, you'll schooled in coffee, visit a adventure soft reggae sounds can trail of destruction) with 615#0,15a have a walking tour of only be topped by its included jungle running, ruin Goodbye Guatemala & butterfly sanctuary, walk Merida's sights, fuelled by outstanding World Heritage exploring & a locally guided hello Costa Rica, our next the hanging bridges of the delicacies of the local &#;Ì Barrier Reef & Mangrove tour of the Mayan ruins latin conquest. Our included Selvatura Park & maybe even brave the 1km long Yucatan cuisine. A meander 2.#;#&'.%#4/'0 kayaking opportunities. Templo IV. Hotel (B,D) flight will zip us to the through the markets will give In the evening we'll take a land of coffees, sloths & zipline. Hotel (B)(B,D) You'll fall head over heels • Stay in Tikal National F you an opportunity to stock romantic venture towards biodiversity. Hotel (B) Ziplining for this sun-kissed seashore Park F up on souvenirs. Hotel (B) town. For the food addicts the horizon with a spot of F Ziplining Selvatura Park

&#;5ÌÌ 3 CANCUN &#;5ÌÌ,#%1 MERIDA 1 #4'0#. Chichen 1 PLAYA DEL Whitewater rafting through Beachside Jaco is known Itza CARMEN Ì for its surfing, nightlife & as START a rainforest canyon is the (.+)*65 perfect way to experience the gateway to some awe- +0%.7&'& inspiring national parks. If MEXICO CITY this impressive Costa Rican region. Not keen? How you're feeling adventurous, 1 try some horseback riding, Places visited about taking advantage of the Arenal's geothermal or hop on an ATV. The next 1 Nightstops morning a day trip to the 3 CAYE properties with a visit to the TIKAL CAULKER Coach, mini-coach or van hot springs? This afternoon beautiful Manuel Antonio MEXICO NATIONAL PARK 1 Belize City National Park will see us Plane we'll learn the A-Z of BELIZE chocolate making, an export enjoy a dizzying mix of Santa Elena Costa Rica is famous for. ancient rainforest, pristine Hotel (B,D)(B) beaches & dazzling coral F Hot springs visit reefs, before we arrive GUATEMALA F back at our hotel for some ANTIGUA/ Rafting HONDURAS poolside relaxation. Hotel GUATEMALA CITY 2 (B,D)(B) &#;5ÌÌ F ATV riding F 2.#;#6#/#4+0&1 Horseback riding Leaving Arenal towering Best way to solo travel! NICARAGUA behind us we'll move on &#;Ì5#0,15a B]^Ûgbm^er`hmma^ to sandy pastures, namely Playa Tamarindo, Costa We make our way back to experience I wanted. FLIGHT TO San Jose where our trip will SAN JOSÉ ARENAL Rica's prime surfing & Myrlene Laroche come to a close. What an PLAYA 2 END party hub. With two days 2 here we've got plenty to adventure it's been. One TAMARINDO 2 1 SAN JOSÉ keep you entertained (like thing's for sure, we'll never MONTEVERDE forget our encounter with 2 COSTA RICA the sound of surfing or a Manuel Antonio N.P. paradise. (B) JACO catamaran cruise?), or you could do you own thing in '0&2/5#0,15' HOW MUCH & WHEN

Ì| CODE:PLAY | START MEXICO CITY & FINISH5#0,15' TRAVELLING BETWEEN 22 SEP & 20 OCT 2019? THE BELOW TRIPS (PLAY 2019) FEATURE A SLIGHTLY MODIFIED ITINERARY. SEE BELOW FOR START & END TIMES & VISIT CONTIKI.COM/PLAYAS-PARADISE FOR FULL DETAILS. Start End Start End Start End Start End Start End Start End

2019 Sep 22 Oct 13 2020 2020 Apr 19 May10 Jun 28 Jul 19 Sep 20 Oct 11 Dec 20 Q Jan 10 Oct 20 Nov 10 Jan 19 Feb 9 May 10 May31 Jul 12 Aug 2 Oct 18 Nov 8 2021 2020/21 Dec 8 V Dec 29 Feb 16 Mar 8 May 24 Jun 14 Aug 2 Aug 23 Nov 15 Dec 6 Jan 17 Feb 7 Dec 22 X Jan 12 Mar 15 Apr 5 Jun 7 Jun 28 Aug 23 Sep 13 Dec 6 O Dec 27 Feb 14 Mar 7 75 75 75 75 75 75 * Prices above are based on twin-share. If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplement add US$1485. Included Flights: This trip includes flights as specified on the map as part of the trip price. Please see ‘Airfares’ on p.82 for important info. Start Mexico City 7:00am & end San José approx. 4:00pm. O Trip spends Xmas in Jaco. Q Trip spends Xmas in Playa del Carmen and NYE in Antigua. V Trip spends Xmas in Monteverde. X Trip spends Xmas in Cancun & NYE in Tikal. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. For travel insurance see p.82. Important Note: Prices do not include a Reciprocity Fees that must be paid locally prior to arrival/departure: Belize: departure tax US$20, Please note: Prices are subject to increase. Travellers will join you for sections of this trip, wait till you meet all the fun people ready for adventure! LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 CONTIKI.COM/TROPICAL-TRAILS

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FROM FROM THE US$3559* US$188* 19 4 PER DAY NUMBERS DAYS COUNTRIES 4.0 RATING

18 NIGHTS 26 INCLUDED INCLUDED NO REGRETS FREE TIME DISCOVERER THE MEALS ESSENTIALS INCLUSIONS ADD-ONS DETAILS 18 nights in twin-share 18 breakfasts (B) An experienced Trip • Locally guided tour of a F Kayak the crystalline hotels 8 dinners (D) Manager plus Local Guides cacao plantation Caribbean in some destinations, • Visit Tikal National Park F Hot springs dip 2 internal flights & transfers • Coffee estate tour F Selvatura Park ziplining SMALL GROUP TRIP SMALL GROUP #TROPICALTRAILS

CAYE CAULKER , BELIZE

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HOW MUCH & WHEN

Ì| CODE:CASJ | START CANCUN & FINISH SAN JOSE

TRAVELLING BETWEEN 25 SEP & 23 OCT 2019? THE BELOW TRIPS (CASJ 2019) FEATURE A SLIGHTLY MODIFIED ITINERARY. SEE BELOW FOR START & END TIMES & VISIT CONTIKI.COM/TROPICAL-TRAILS FOR FULL DETAILS.

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2019 Sep 25 Oct 13 2020 2020 Apr 22 May10 Jul 1 Jul 19 Sep 23 Oct 11 Dec 23 Q Jan 10 Oct 23 Nov 10 Jan 22 Feb 9 May 13 May31 Jul 15 Aug 2 Oct 21 Nov 8 2021 2020/21 Dec 11 V Dec 29 Feb 19 Mar 8 May 27 Jun 14 Aug 5 Aug 23 Nov 18 Dec 6 Jan 20 Feb 7 Dec 25 X Jan 12 Mar 18 Apr 5 Jun 10 Jun 28 Aug 26 Sep 13 Dec 9 O Dec 27 Feb 17 Mar 7 75 75 75 75 75 75

* Prices above are based on twin-share. If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplement add US$1089. Included Flights: This trip includes flights as specified on the map as part of the trip price. Please see ‘Airfares’ on p.82 for important info. Start Cancun 8:00am & end San Jose 4:00pm. O Trip spends Xmas in Jaco. Q Trip spends Xmas in Playa del Carmen and NYE in Antigua. V Trip spends Xmas in Monteverde. X Trip spends Xmas in Cancun & NYE in Tikal. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. For travel insurance see p.82. Important Note: Prices do not include a Reciprocity Fees that must be paid locally prior to arrival/departure: Belize: departure tax US$20, Please note: Prices are subject to increase. Note: This trip is part of a bigger picture - our 28 days Coast to Canopies trip. When you jump aboard this trip, you’ll be joining a group of other travellers who have been travelling on this trip. Wait until you see the warm welcome you’ll receive as a new addition to the group. LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 >D>K

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we've got a whole load of adventures to get through, &#;Ì#06+)7# of course! You'll feel like Wrapping up our trip Indiana Jones or Lara today, we'll be leaving Croft (without the trail of with nothing but happy destruction) with included memories & killer tans. (B) jungle running, ruin exploring & a locally guided '0&#/#06+)7#

START 7AM give you an opportunity &#;Ì2.#;# MEXICO CITY to stock up on souvenirs. &'.%#4/'0 Places visited Hotel (B) You'll fall head over heels CANCUN &#;Ì/':+%1%+6; Ì 1 Nightstops • Walking tour of for this sun-kissed seashore 3 Welcome to Mexico (.+)*65 MERIDA 1 Merida's sights town. For the food addicts Coach, mini-coach or van Chichen City! Aztec temples, the +0%.7&'& Itza Pyramids of Teotihuacan, amongst you, a plethora of Plane seaside bars & restaurants PLAYA DEL 1 tacos, & a Local Guide CARMEN await. Later, it's back to &#;5ÌÌ%#0%70 are here to blow your mind START 8+#%*+%*'0+6<# with their delicious cocktails Mexico City for some down MEXICO CITY Feeling refreshed from a & local recipes. Hotel (B) time before heading out 1 for a night on the town. dip in the cenotes, you'll F Day trip to Cozumel Hotel (D) arrive in Cancun. Partying, F Snorkelling CAYE snorkelling & beach fun CAULKER Belize City 3 are all on the cards during MEXICO &#;Ì/'4+&# your time in this thrill &#;5ÌÌ TIKAL NATIONAL PARK 1 Slowing it down after the seekers paradise. A day %#;'%#7.-'4 BELIZE thrill of Mexico City, you'll trip to see Mayan ruins & Welcome to the palm- have a walking tour of island hopping will take fringed paradise where Santa Elena Merida's sights, fuelled by you further afield. Hotel life moves at a slower ;^lmpZrmhlhehmkZoêB]^Ûgbmêr the delicacies of the local (B) (B, D) (B) pace. With fresh seafood, END F Snorkelling & zipline `hmma^^qi^kb^g\^BpZgm^]' Yucatan cuisine. A meander sparkling waters & a unique ANTIGUA/ through the markets will adventure Creole atmosphere, Caye Frke^gÊZkh\a^ 2 GUATEMALA CITY GUATEMALA AHPFNG

Ì| CODE:/%#0[START MEXICO CITY FINISH#06+)7# TRAVELLING BETWEEN 25 AUG & 17 NOV 2019? THE BELOW TRIPS (MCAN 2019) FEATURE A SLIGHTLY MODIFIED ITINERARY. SEE BELOW FOR START & END TIMES & VISIT CONTIKI.COM/SOL-SEE KER FOR FULL DETAILS.

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2019 Aug 25 Sep 6 Dec 22 Q Jan 32020 Mar 15 Mar 27 Jun 28 Jul 10 Oct 18 Oct 30 2021 2021 Sep 22 Oct 4 2020 Apr 19 May1 Jul 12 Jul 24 Nov 15 Nov 27 Jan 17 Jan 29 2019/20 Oct 20 Nov 1 Jan 19 Jan 31 May10 May22 Aug 2 Aug 14 Dec 6 Dec 18 Feb 14 Feb 26 Nov 17 Nov 29 Feb 16 Feb 28 May24 Jun 5 Aug 23 Sep 4 Dec 20 O Jan 1 Dec 8 Dec 20 Jun 7 Jun 19 Sep 20 Oct 2 75 75 75 75 75 75

* Prices above are based on twin-share. If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplement add US$1085. Included Flights: This trip includes flights as specified on the map as part of the trip price. Please see ‘Airfares’ on p.82 for important info. Start Mexico City 7:00am & end Antigua 11:00am. O Trip spends Xmas in Playa del Carmen & NYE in Antigua. Q Trip spends Xmas in Cancun & NYE in Tikal. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. For travel insurance see p.82. Important Note: Prices do not include a Reciprocity Fees that must be paid locally prior to arrival/departure: Belize: departure tax US$20, Please note: Prices are subject to increase. Note: This trip is part of a bigger picture - our 19 day Latin Legends trip. When you jump aboard this trip, you’ll be joining a group of other travellers who have been travelling on this trip. Wait until you see the warm welcome you’ll receive as a new addition to the group. :G&>GK LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 052 053

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but we won’t. Why? ‘Cos #CARIBBEANENCOUNTER the clear blue waters to we’ve got a whole load of sitting back with a beer or adventures to get through, shopping, the choices to of course! You’ll feel like take in this beach haven are Indiana Jones or Lara endless. Hotel (D) (B) F Croft (without the trail of Snorkelling & zipline destruction) with included adventure jungle running, ruin exploring & a locally guided tour of the Mayan ruins &#;Ì2.#;#&'. Templo IV. Hotel (B, D) %#4/'0 You'll fall head over heels for this sun-kissed seashore &#;5ÌÌ#06+)7# town. For the food addicts Known for its Spanish amongst you, a plethora of colonial architecture, seaside bars & restaurants Antigua is a pastel coloured are here to blow your mind diamond in the rough living with their delicious cocktails in the shadows of three & local recipes. Hotel (B) sizeable volcanoes. We'll F Day trip to Cozumel get our first taste of the F Snorkelling city on a guided tour then it's over to you with a free day to hike a volcano, ride &#;5ÌÌ mountain bikes or shop for START Places visited %#;'%#7.-'4 local textiles. Hotel (B) (B, D) 2 Ì 1 Nightstops CANCUN Welcome to the palm- fringed paradise where (.+)*6 Coach, mini-coach or van 1 PLAYA DEL &#;Ì#06+)7# +0%.7&'& life moves at a slower Plane CARMEN pace. With fresh seafood, Wrapping up our trip today, we'll be leaving GULF OF MEXICO sparkling waters & a unique Creole atmosphere, Caye with nothing but happy memories & killer tans. (B) Caulker's soft sands & soft MEXICO reggae sounds can only be '0&#/#06+)7#

Belize CAYE topped by its outstanding TIKAL City World Heritage Barrier 1 3 CAULKER NATIONAL PARK Reef & Mangrove kayaking BELIZE opportunities. In the Santa Elena evening we'll take a romantic venture towards the horizon with a spot of GUATEMALA dreamy sunset sailing. This =^Ûgbm^er`hbg`pbmaG

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2019 Aug 28 Sep 6 Dec 25 Q Jan 32020 Mar 18 Mar 27 Jul 1 Jul 10 Oct 21 Oct 30 2021 2021 Sep 25 Oct 4 2020 Apr 22 May1 Jul 15 Jul 24 Nov 18 Nov 27 Jan 20 Jan 29 2019/20 Oct 23 Nov 1 Jan 22 Jan 31 May13 May22 Aug 5 Aug 14 Dec 9 Dec 18 Feb 17 Feb 26 Nov 20 Nov 29 Feb 19 Feb 28 May27 Jun 5 Aug 26 Sep 4 Dec 23 O Jan 1 Dec 11 Dec 20 Jun 10 Jun 19 Sep 23 Oct 2 75 75 75 75 75 75 * Prices above are based on twin-share. If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplement add US$719. Included Flights: This trip includes flights as specified on the map as part of the trip price. Please see ‘Airfares’ on p.82 for important info. Start Cancun 8:00am & end Antigua approx. 11:00am. O Trip spends Xmas in Playa del Carmen and NYE in Antigua. Q Trip spends Xmas in Cancun & NYE in Tikal. Important Note: Prices do not include a Reciprocity Fees that must be paid locally prior to arrival/departure: Belize: departure tax US$20, Please note: Prices are subject to increase. Note: This trip is part of a bigger picture - our 22 day Playas of Paradise trip. When you jump aboard this trip, you’ll be joining a group of other travellers who have been travelling on this trip. Wait until you see the warm welcome you’ll receive as a new addition to the group. LATIN AMERICA 2019-21

IN-DEPTH EXPLORER.

GO LOCAL FROM FROM Our In-Depth Explorer trips are all about uncovering every inch of each destination you visit. Experience more 6 adventure over a shorter period of time, with authentic $128 included experiences. Get to know Latin America up-close, 18 16TRIPS DAYS USD PER DAY with experiences designed for immersion into the Latin American way of life, all included in the cost of your trip.

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Be inspired as Darwin was spotting HIKE THE INCA TRAIL TO MACHU PICCHU, PERU see more wildlife snorkelling & kayaking the @SHINN_SPLINTS Galapagos Islands Feel the adrenaline as you go white Our In-Depth Explorer trips are packed with water rafting on Urubamba River, Peru experiences to get you seeing, breathing, Tour a cacao plantation and definitley tasting, experiencing and generally living eat too much chocolate, Costa Rica the local way of life. Whether you’re hiking the misty Inca Trail or swimming with Cruise on brightly coloured Trajinera turtles in the gob-smacking Galapagos, (boat) with Mariachi bands, Mexico you’ll never forget these experiences. Take a dip in a cenote (sink hole), surrounded by lush vines, Mexico

KAYAK, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, @LISS794 SWIM IN A CENOTE, MEXICO @JAYDENCUBIT

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HACIENDA BUENAVENTURA, PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO sleep in comfort

From the boutique to the unique, our In-Depth Explorer accommodation in Latin America is all about comfy, perfectly located hotels, a unique Special Stay in the heart of adventure (think a jungle lodge in the Amazon rainforest) & nights

HOTEL ESPADILLA, MANUEL ANTONIO, camping, nestled between Colombian rainforest COSTA RICA & crystal beaches. eat local

On In-Depth Explorer, you’ll taste your way DEEP DIVE IN CAFFEINE TASTE REAL TEQUILA TEQUILA, MEXICO around Latin America with a mix of classic & COLOMBIA regional eats in our favourite local restaurants. Visit a whole zone (Zona With properties supposed to be As well as our included regional meals, your Cafeteria) dedicated to coffee: good for promoting a healthy gut, local, Latin American Trip Managers will help taste it, learn all about it, & try not you won’t feel too bad tasting the you find the best local eats wherever you are. bounce off the walls drinking too authentic Tequila, from its home much of the stuff. in Tequila, Mexico. LATIN AMERICA 2019-21

11 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW YOU HAD TO SEE & DO IN: Colombia 4 1

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1. Catch the colourful facades of the unique 7. Check out colourful and historical street Colombia is fast coming into its fairytale town of Guatapé art in Bogota, Colombia’s beating heart own, striking the perfect balance of 2. Drink giant jugs of jugo (rejuvenating 8. Go canyoning, rafting and paragliding in undiscovered gem & easy to explore fresh juice, blended right in front of you) Colombia’s adventure capital: San Gil destination. With bustling cities, lush 3. Take a mesmerising trek to the mystical 9. Check out Fernando Botero’s iconic coffee plantations, Caribbean coastlines, lost city of Ciudad Perdida bulbous statues in Medellin city centre & lost cities to explore. It’s no surprise 4. Drop your jaw in awe at the towering Salt 10. Walk the storied, sun-soaked streets of a Colombia is on everyone’s bucket list. Cathedral of Zipaquirá Caribbean jewel: Cartagena. 5. Taste the delicious meaty (& filling!) 11. Find your paradise as you trek the bandeja paisa incredible Tayrona National Park (before 6. Ride in style in a traditional chiva, a cooling off with a dip in the sea) colourful rustic bus CHECK OUT MORE REASONS TO TRAVEL TO COLOMBIA AT CONTIKI.COM/SIX-TWO CONTIKI.COM/COLOMBIA-QUEST LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 056 057

COLOMBIA QUEST NEW TRIP IN-DEPTH EXPLORER FROM FROM * * THE US$2025 US$169 12 1 PER DAY NUMBERS DAYS COUNTRY 4.6 OVERALL RATING

11 NIGHTS 16 INCLUDED INCLUDED NO REGRETS FREE TIME THE MEALS ESSENTIALS INCLUSIONS ADD-ONS DETAILS 11 nights twin-share hotel 11 breakfasts (B) An experienced Trip • Visit the Salt Cathedral F Rafting accommodation 1 lunch (L) Manager, All private coach • Bike tour of Bogotá F Canyoneering F 4 dinners (D) transport, & 2 internal flight • Coffee farm visit Hot Air ballooning SMALL GROUP TRIP

The one that explores bohemian cities, adrenalin-fuelled San Gil & the lush Cocora Valley on our included tour. Then in. We'll get a locally guided we are off to Salento & city tour to learn more COCORA VALLEY, COLOMBIA @maria-fernanda-gonzalez the Cocora Valley. Here, about this fascinating city's you can choose to take history, checking out Plaza a hot air balloon flight Botera, Santo Domino & with incredible views of the local markets. You'll also distant Andean peaks, have plenty of free time to fields of coffee, plantain, & enjoy in Medellin, which #COLOMBIAQUEST bamboo. For the trekkers you can fill up with salsa among us you'll be up lessons, a trip to Arvi park or early too to head to the even an epic day trip & hike Cocora Valley for a hike up the 650+ stairs of cute among the wax palms, & of Guatupe, for peerless vistas course, we'll be tasting the of the colourful landscapes. local coffee & the regional Hotel (B) (B, D) (B) speciality: trout. (B) (B, L) • Locally guided city tour • Coffee farm visit F Day trip to Guatupe • Trek the Cocora Valley F Hot Air Ballooning &#;Ì/'&'..+0 This adventure wraps up in &#;5ÌÌ Medellin as we say hasta MEDELLIN luego to our new friends. Welcome to the colourful Not ready to say goodbye 'City of Eternal Spring.' just yet? See our Hola This sun-soaked city has Colombia trip on p.58. It’s come a long way from its 18 days of adventure. (B) tumultuous past, & is all END 11AM MEDELLIN yours to explore, with pretty parks & plazas to kick back START 7AM BOGOTA prized for its faded colonial you prefer paragliding, Botero Museum, have &#;Ì8+..# architecture & historic & canyoning or rafting, there lunch at the Mercado La Places visited vast central plaza. This aren't many better places Concordia where you can &'.';8# afternoon is yours to in the world to get the pulse try authentic local cuisine 1 Nightstops Arriving today in bustling explore - you can opt for a Ì Bogota, you'll meet your racing. If you're looking for or head to Park 93 & grab a Coach, mini-coach or van spot of scenic horse riding, relaxation, check out the world famous coffee & ice FLIGHTS Contiki family & head Plane north through Zipaquira, or simply take a stroll & local swimming holes or cream. Hotel (B, D) (B) INCLUDED a charming colonial town soak up all of that historic simply take an afternoon • Dinner at Andres beauty. Hotel (B) stroll through the charming Carne de Res known for its spectacular COLOMBIA salt mines. After checking • Walking tour tiled streets. Hotel (B, D) (B) • Locally guided bike END out the incredible & unique F Horseback riding tour of La Candelaria 2 SAN GIL F salt cathedral, we'll head Grafﬁ ti Workshop MEDELLIN 3 El Camino Hike, Barichara &#;5ÌÌ$1)16# to our historic home for VILLA the next two nights, the &#;5ÌÌ5#0)+. Not wanting to waste a 2 DE LEYVA gorgeous Villa de Leyva. We're heading to the second, we'll head back &#;5ÌÌ5#.'061 to Bogota on a speedy & THE COCORA Hotel (D) adventure capital of START • Visit the Salt Cathedral Colombia, San Gil! But internal flight. Now we'll be 8#..'; Cocora Valley Salt Cathedral not before stopping in able to explore Colombia's Leaving behind the bustle SALENTO 2 2 BOGOTA the picturesque town beating heart properly, of Bogota we'll say Hola &#;Ì8+..# of Barichara, where you with a locally guided to Zona Cafeteria (coffee Armenia &'.'8;# can either opt for an epic bicycle tour of the historic zone), arguably one of the Today, we'll walk through hike or simply enjoy the La Candelaria district a most beautiful regions this spellbinding village ridiculously pretty cafes & particular highlight. As well in the country. A visit that hasn't changed much boutiques. Once in San Gil as a fascinating included to a coffee farm is a no since the 1600s. Set high it's all about the adventure street art tour, you'll have brainer, & you'll learn all in the Andes, this place is activities. Whether opportunities to visit the about this magical bean

HOW MUCH & WHEN

2020 | CODE: BOME | START BOGOTA & FINISH MEDELLIN

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2020 Jan 22 Feb 22020 Apr 1 Apr 12 Jun 17 Jun 28 Aug 5 Aug 16 Sep 23 Oct 42020 Oct 14 Oct 25 Feb 12 Feb 23 Apr 29 May10 Jul 8 Jul 19 Aug 26 Sep 6 Nov 11 Nov 22 Mar 11 Mar 22 May20 May31 Nov 25 Dec 6 US$2025 US$2025 US$2025 US$2025 US$2025 US$2025

* Prices above are based on twin-share. If you’re travelling solo, we can share you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplement add US$715. Included Flights: This trip includes flights as specified on the map as part of the trip price. Please see ‘Airfares’ on p.82 for important info. Start Bogota 7:00am & end Medellin 11:00am. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. For travel insurance see p.82. Note: Included flight times are subject to alteration. LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 CONTIKI.COM/HOLA-COLOMBIA

HOLA COLOMBIA NEW TRIP

FROM FROM THE US$2999* US$167 * 18 1 PER DAY NUMBERS DAYS COUNTRY 4.6 OVERALL RATING

17 NIGHTS 27 INCLUDED INCLUDED NO REGRETS FREE TIME THE MEALS ESSENTIALS INCLUSIONS ADD-ONS

IN-DEPTH EXPLORER DETAILS 14 nights twin-share hotel 17 breakfasts (B) An experienced Trip • Hike the El Camino Real F Horseback riding accommodation, 2 nights in 3 lunch (L) Manager, All private • Trek the Cocora Valley F Canyoning hostels & 1 night camping 7 dinners (D) coach transport, 3 internal • Visit Castillo de San F Graffiti Workshop, flights & transfers Felipe Bogota SMALL GROUP TRIP SMALL GROUP #HOLACOLOMBIA

CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA

TAYRONA NATIONAL CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA MEDELIN, COLOMBIA NATURAL PARK MEDELIN, COLOMBIA @contiki Colombia Tourist Board Colombia Tourist Board Colombia Tourist Board CONTIKI.COM/HOLA-COLOMBIA LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 058 059 IN-DEPTH EXPLORER CAN’T GET ENOUGH? The one that gives you all the best of Colombia in 18-days, from Caribbean

Extend your trip to see more of coastlines to colourful towns Colombia, or explore Ecuador & the Galapagos. See p.61, p.72, p.74 for more info, departure SMALL GROUP TRIP dates & prices.

START 7AM BOGOTA &#;5ÌÌ &#;5ÌÌ &#;5ÌÌ sand beaches, crystalline before swapping stories &#;Ì BOGOTA MEDELLIN PALOMINO BEACH waters & lush green jungles. over an included regional With Cartagena in the Our hike will wind through dinner as the balmy VILLA DE LEYVA Not wanting to waste a Welcome to the colourful rearview mirror, we'll head the jungle (eyes-peeled evening draws in. Arriving today in bustling second, we'll head back 'City of Eternal Spring.' to the laid-back vibes of for monkeys, parrots Hotel (B,D) Bogota, you'll meet your to Bogota on a speedy This sun-soaked city has Palomino beach. Our jaws & jaguars), stopping • Visit La Quinta de San Contiki family & head internal flight. Now we'll be come a long way from its will hit the floor before by a small indigenous Pedro Alejandro north through Zipaquira, able to explore Colombia's tumultuous past, & is all we even arrive, as our community before making • Walking tour of Santa a charming colonial town beating heart properly, yours to explore, with pretty magical coastal drive has its way to Cabo San Juan Marta known for its spectacular salt with a locally guided parks & plazas to kick back Sierra Nevada on one side beach for a blissful chance mines. After checking out bicycle tour of the historic in. We'll get a locally guided & the Caribbean on the to cool off in the azure #HOLACOLOMBIA the incredible & unique salt La Candelaria district a city tour to learn more other. There's no better waters. Tonight we'll sleep &#;Ì cathedral, we'll head to our particular highlight. As well about this fascinating city's place to unwind & unplug in tents under the starlit historic home for the next as a fascinating included history, checking out Plaza SANTA MARTA than Palomino Beach. No skies. Pure bliss. Camping two nights, the gorgeous street art tour, you'll have Botera, Santo Domino & This adventure wraps up internet; no ATMs, just pure (B,L,D) Villa de Leyva. Hotel (D) opportunities to visit the the local markets. You'll also this morning where we say beaches, ice-cold cocktails, • Hiking Tayrona • Visit the Salt Cathedral Botero Museum, have have plenty of free time to hasta luego to our new lunch at the Mercado La enjoy in Medellin, which poolside bliss & an option National Park friends. Not ready to say Concordia where you can you can fill up with tango to tube down the Palomino goodbye just yet? Why not &#;Ì try authentic local cuisine lessons, a trip to Arvi park or river. Hostel (B)(B) join in the Lost City trek to F Tubing &#;Ì Ciudad Perdida. (B) VILLA DE LEVYA or head to Park 93 & grab a even an epic day trip & hike SANTA MARTA Today, we'll walk through world famous coffee & ice up the 650+ stairs of cute END 11AM Heading south to Santa this spellbinding village cream. Hotel (B,D)(B) Guatupé, for peerless vistas SANTA MARTA &#;Ì6#;410# Marta, we'll visit a that hasn't changed much • Dinner at Andres of the colourful landscapes. remarkable 17th Century since the 1600s. Set high Carne de Res Hotel (B)(B,D)(B) NATIONAL PARK Strap on your hiking boots Hacienda - La Quinta de NOT READY TO in the Andes, this place is • Locally guided bike • Locally guided city & lather on your sunscreen, San Pedro Alejandro - the GO HOME? prized for its faded colonial tour of La Candelaria tour F it's time to explore the storied place where the Explore more of architecture & historic & F Grafﬁti Workshop Day trip to Guatapé spectacular Tayrona iconic revolutionary Simón Colombia on p.61, or vast central plaza. This National Park, a hub of Bolívar died. We'll walk the check out Ecuador & afternoon is yours to biodiversity framed by the charming historic centre the Galapagos p.72, explore - you can opt for a &#;5ÌÌ &#;5ÌÌ Sierra Nevada mountain of South America's oldest p.74. spot of scenic horse riding, CARTAGENA SALENTO & THE range & famed for its white European-founded town, or simply take a stroll & COCORA VALLEY Adios Medellin, it's time for soak up all of that historic Leaving behind the bustle the storybook beauty of beauty. Hotel (B) of Bogota we'll say Hola the Caribbean. Cartagena • Walking tour to Zona Cafeteria (coffee is one of the most beautiful F Horseback riding zone), arguably one of the cities in the Americas, & END we'll soak it all up in all its Ì most beautiful regions SANTA 2 PALOMINO in the country. A visit glory over the next few MARTA 1 BEACH FLIGHTS &#;5ÌÌ5#0)+. to a coffee farm is a no days. With an included visit La Quinta de San Pedro Alejandro 1 INCLUDED We're heading to the brainer, & you'll learn all to the Castillo de San Felipe TAYRONA adventure capital of about this magical bean fortress, a walking tour of CARTAGENA 2 NATIONAL Places visited Colombia, San Gil, but on our included tour. Then the historic Old City, & an Castillo de San PARK Felipe fortress 1 Nightstops not before stopping in we are off to Salento & afro-caribbean cooking the picturesque town the Cocora Valley. Here, class, we'll have plenty Coach of Barichara, where you of time to admire the you can choose to take Plane can either opt for an epic a hot air balloon flight colourful buildings, famous hike or simply enjoy the with incredible views of plazas & blooming flowers, falling in love with the city's ridiculously pretty cafes & distant Andean peaks, COLOMBIA boutiques. Once in San Gil fields of coffee, plantain, & unbridled romance. It's it's all about the adventure bamboo. For the trekkers little wonder Pulitzer Prize activities. Whether among us you'll be up winning author Gabriel you prefer paragliding, early too to head to the García Márquez was so 2 SAN GIL MEDELLIN 3 canyoning or rafting, there Cocora Valley for a hike inspired by this distinctive & El Camino Hike, Barichara aren't many better places among the wax palms, & of magical metropolis. Swoon. VILLA 2 in the world to get the pulse course, we'll be tasting the Hotel (B,D)(B,L) DE LEYVA racing. If you're looking for local coffee & the regional • Visit Castillo de relaxation, check out the San Felipe START speciality: trout. (B)(B,L) Cocora Valley local swimming holes or • Locally guided Salt Cathedral • Coffee farm visit 2 BOGOTA simply take an afternoon walking tour SALENTO 2 stroll through the charming • Trek the Cocora Valley • Afro-Caribbean Armenia tiled streets. Hotel (B,D)(B) F Hot Air Ballooning cooking class HOW MUCH & WHEN

2020 | CODE:BOSM | START BOGOTA & FINISH SANTA MARTA

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2020 Jan 22 Feb 82020 Apr 1 Apr 18 Jun 17 Jul 4 Aug 5 Aug 22 Sep 23 Oct 102020 Oct 14 Oct 31 Feb 12 Feb 29 Apr 29 May16 Jul 8 Jul 25 Aug 26 Sep 12 Nov 11 Nov 28 Mar 11 Mar 28 May20 Jun 6 Nov 25 Dec 12 US$2999 US$2999 US$2999 US$2999 US$2999 US$2999 * Prices above are based on twin-share. If you’re travelling solo, we can share you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplement add US$955. Included Flights: This trip includes flights as specified on the map as part of the trip price. Please see ‘Airfares’ on p.82 for important info. Start Bogota 7:00am & end Santa Marta 11:00am. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. For travel insurance see p.82. Note: Included flight times are subject to alteration. LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 CONTIKI.COM/COLOMBIAN-COASTS-CULTURE

COLOMBIAN COASTS & CULTURE NEW TRIP

FROM FROM * * CAN’T GET ENOUGH? US$1565 US$174 9 1 PER DAY DAYS COUNTRY 4.6 OVERALL RATING Extend your trip to see more of Colombia, or explore 8 NIGHTS 14 INCLUDED INCLUDED NO REGRETS FREE TIME Ecuador & the MEALS ESSENTIALS INCLUSIONS ADD-ONS Galapagos. See p.61, p.72, p.74 & p.75 for IN-DEPTH EXPLORER 5 nights in hotels, 8 breakfasts (B) An experienced Trip • Cooking Class F Day trip to Guatupe more info, departure F 2 nights in hostels & 2 lunches (L) Manager, all private • Hike in Tayrona Tubing dates & prices 1 night camping 4 dinners (D) coach transport, 1 internal National Park flight & transfers • City tour in Medellin

The one that serves up pristine beaches, lush rainforest hikes & Caribbean city charms afro-Caribbean cooking by a small indigenous class, we'll have plenty community before making TAYRONA NATIONAL PARK, COLOMBIA of time to admire the its way to Cabo San Juan colourful buildings, famous beach for a blissful chance SMALL GROUP TRIP SMALL GROUP plazas & blooming flowers, to cool off in the azure falling in love with the city's waters. Tonight we'll sleep unbridled romance. It's in hammocks under the little wonder Pulitzer Prize starlit skies. Pure bliss. winning author Garbriel Camping (B, L, D) Garcia Marquez was so • Hiking Tayrona inspired by this distinctly National Park F magical metropolis. Swoon. Tubing Hotel (B, D) (B, L) • Visit Castillo de San Felipe &#;Ì • Locally guided SANTA MARTA walking tour Heading south to Santa • Afro-Caribbean Marta, we'll visit a cooking class remarkable 17th Century Hacienda - La Quinta de #COLOMBIANCOASTS San Pedro Alejandro - the &#;5ÌÌ storied place where the PALOMINO BEACH iconic revolutionary Simón With Cartagena in the Bolívar died. We'll walk the rearview mirror, we'll head charming historic centre to the laid-back vibes of of South America's oldest Palomino beach. Our jaws European-founded town, will hit the floor before before swapping stories we even arrive, as our over an included regional magical coastal drive has dinner as the balmy evening Sierra Nevada on one side draws in. Hotel (B, D) START 7AM MEDELLIN from the hustle & bustle & the Caribbean on the • Visit La Quinta de San of the city, (easy on public other. There's no better Pedro Alejandro &#;Ì/'&'..+0 • Walking tour of Santa END Today you'll link up with transport) or stay local place to unwind & unplug & wander the charming than Palomino Beach. No Marta SANTA 2 your Contiki fam in the 1 PALOMINO colourful 'City of Eternal streets. Or, if you're feeling internet; no ATMs, just pure MARTA BEACH fit & fancy a getaway, beaches, ice-cold cocktails, La Quinta de San Pedro Alejandro Spring.' We've got a 1 take a day trip to the cute poolside bliss & an option &#;Ì full day to explore this SANTA MARTA TAYRONA sun-soaked city, & a locally Disney-esque town of to tube down the Palomino 2 This adventure wraps up CARTAGENA NATIONAL guided city tour the perfect Guatupé & hike the 650+ river. Hostel (B) (B) Castillo de San PARK stairs for or peerless vistas F Tubing this morning where we say Felipe fortress way to get stuck in. We'll hasta luego to our new learn all about the way of the colourful surrounding landscapes. Hotel (B) friends. Not ready to say Medellin has bounced back F goodbye just yet? Why not from a tumultuous past, Day trip to Guatapé &#;Ì6#;410# NATIONAL PARK join in the Ciudad Perdida checking out Plaza Botera, (Lost City) trek. (B) Santo Domino & the local Strap on your hiking boots markets. As the balmy &#;5ÌÌ & lather on your sunscreen, END 11AM SANTA MARTA evening draws in, anyone CARTAGENA it's time to explore the

COLOMBIA up for some Tango lessons? Adios Medellin, it's time for spectacular Tayrona Hotel (D) the storybook beauty of National Park, a hub of the Caribbean. Cartagena biodiversity framed by the START • Locally guided city tour NOT READY TO is one of the most beautiful Sierra Nevada mountain GO HOME? MEDELLIN 2 cities in the Americas, & range & famed for its white Places visited Explore more of &#;Ì/'&'..+0 we'll soak it all up in all its sand beaches, crystalline Colombia on p.61, or 1 Nightstops Now that you know glory over the next few waters & lush green jungles. p.72, p.74 or check days. With an included visit Coach Ì Medellin like one of the Our hike will wind through out Ecuador & the FLIGHT locals, the day is yours to to the Castillo de San Felipe the jungle (eyes-peeled Galapagos p.72. Plane INCLUDED do your own thing. Check fortress, a walking tour of for monkeys, parrots out Arvi Park for a getaway the historic Old City, & an & jaguars), stopping HOW MUCH & WHEN

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2020 Jan 31 Feb 8 Apr 10 Apr 18 Jun 26 Jul 4 Sep 4 Sep 12 Nov 20 Nov 28 Feb 21 Feb 29 May8 May16 Jun 17 Jul 25 Oct 2 Oct 10 Dec 4 Dec 12 Mar 20 Mar 28 May29 Jun 6 Aug 14 Aug 22 Oct 23 Oct 31 75 75 75 75 75 * Prices above are based on twin-share. If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplement add US$499. Included Flights: This trip includes flights as specified on the map as part of the trip price. Please see ‘Airfares’ on p.82 for important info. Start Medellin 7:00am & end Santa Marta approx. 11:00am. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. For travel insurance see p.82. CONTIKI.COM/LOST-CITY-TREK LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 060 061

LOST CITY TREK NEW TRIP IN-DEPTH EXPLORER FROM FROM THE US$639* US$128 * CAN’T GET ENOUGH? 5 1 PER DAY NUMBERS DAYS COUNTRY See more of this incredible, lush country & do Hola 4 NIGHTS 14 INCLUDED INCLUDED Colombia before THE MEALS ESSENTIALS See. p.58 for more info, departure 4 nights camping 5 breakfasts (B) An experienced Local Guide, DETAILS 4.6 OVERALL RATING dates & prices 5 lunches (L) 4X4 Transport

4 dinners (D) SMALL GROUP TRIP

The one that takes you on a journey of discovery to a lost city deep in the Colombian jungle varied landscape as we culture, (much older than journey deeper into the Machu Picchu), but it CIUDAD PERDIDA, COLOMBIA jungle & pass a few village remains shrouded in much communities along the mystery & speculation. In way. When we arrive at the afternoon, we'll trek for the 3rd camp, we'll have 2.5 hours back to the 2nd lunch & relax. During the camp, where you'll have dinner, still buzzing from

afternoon & evening we'll #LOSTCITYTREK put our feet up & soak in what we've experienced today. Camping (B, L, D) the sights & sounds of this

awe-inspiring medley of mountain passes & lush &#;Ì jungle. Camping (B, L, D) SANTA MARTA Today, after breakfast, we'll walk for 7 hours back to El &#;Ì0&%#/2 Mamey, where we'll have Today, after another much a delicious regional lunch. needed breakfast, we'll Our guides will then drive us leave camp at 6am for the back to Santa Marta where headline event: the ancient our adventure began. city of Ciudad Perdida, We'll arrive mid-afternoon, which you'll reach around exhausted, elated & 9am & enter by climbing eternally changed. This is its 1,200(!) stone stairs. the end of our Lost City You'll have about 3 hours Trek, but the experience will to explore the ancient city, surely stay with us forever. set in the dense jungle. (B, L) Archaeologists believe END 5PM SANTA MARTA it was founded around 800 AD by the Tayrona 56#46#/5#06# before departing for the MARTA gruelling but rewarding 4.5- &#;Ì5#06# hour trek to the 2nd camp. Places visited MARTA - 1ST CAMP Along the way, we'll stop 1 Nightstops at the native community Your unforgettable Start & End adventure begins today of Mutanyi, where you'll with a morning pickup meet members of the Van, 4X4 from your Santa Marta Kogi (or Cogui) indigenous hotel & a 3-hour journey by group to learn about their fascinating tribe & rich 4-wheel-drive vehicle to the SANTA small town of El Mamey, traditions. When you reach MARTA where you'll stop for lunch the 2nd camp, you'll have lunch & downtime to swim at a local restaurant serving COLOMBIA in the Buritaca River & kick delicious & authentic El Mamey Colombian food. Arriving back. Later, we'll swap at our first camp, we'll relax stories over dinner before 1 PRIMER & recharge, surrounded by a much-deserved sleep. CAMPAMENTO lush forestland & rushing Camping (B, L, D) rivers, as we get set for the first leg of our spellbinding Pueblo Mutanyi trek. Camping (B, L, D) &#;Ì4&%#/2 This morning, we'll trek 2 MUMAKE Y four hours to the 3rd PARAISO TEYUNA 1 TEYUMAKE camp, crossing the snaking &#;Ì0&%#/2 Ciudad Perdida This morning we'll fill up river several times & with a hearty breakfast admiring the incredibly

HOW MUCH & WHEN

2020 | CODE: LOST | START SANTA MARTA & FINISH SANTA MARTA

Start End Start End Start End Start End Start End

2020 Feb 8 Feb 12 Apr 18 Apr 22 Jul 4 Jul 8 Oct 10 Oct 14 Dec 12 Dec 16 Feb 29 Mar 4 May16 May20 Jul 25 Jul 29 Oct 31 Nov 4 Mar 28 Apr 1 Jun 6 Jun 10 Aug 22 Aug 26 Nov 28 Dec 2 75 75 75 75 75 * Prices above are based on twin-share. If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Start Santa Marta 6:00am & end Santa Marta approx. 5:00pm. These are small group trips & will not have a Contiki Trip Manager but a Local Guide. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. For travel insurance see p.82. Please note the overnight camps may change based on availability. LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 CONTIKI.COM/PATAGONIA-TRAIL

PATAGONIA TRAIL NEW TRIP

THE SEE CONTIKI.COM/ 10 2 PATAGONIA-TRAIL FOR PRICING. NUMBERS DAYS COUNTRIES 4.6 OVERALL RATING

9 NIGHTS 15 INCLUDED ESSENTIALS NO REGRETS FREE TIME THE MEALS INCLUSIONS ADD-ONS

IN-DEPTH EXPLORER DETAILS 9 nights in hotels included 9 breakfasts (B) An experienced Trip • Boat trip Balmaceda F Day trip to an Estancia accommodation 3 lunches (L) Manager, Local driver & Serreno Horseback Riding 3 dinners (D) & Local Guides, internal • Visit Los Glaciares F Ice Climbing Lesson flight, private minivan National Park & public bus • Visit Laguna de los Tres SMALL GROUP TRIP SMALL GROUP #PATAGONIATRAIL

EL CHALTEN, ARGENTINA

TORRES DEL PAINE, PUERTO NATALES GLACIER PERITO MORENO EL CHALTEN, ARGENTINA CHILE @iigorskaya @iigorskaya @iigorskaya CONTIKI.COM/PATAGONIA-TRAIL LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 062 063 IN-DEPTH EXPLORER CAN’T GET ENOUGH? Ma^hg^maZmng\ho^klIZmZ`hgbZl staggering scenery, from Extend your trip to include Bolivia. pure white peaks to sparkling See p.34 or p.36 for more info, departure dates & prices. blue lagoons SMALL GROUP TRIP

PARAGUAY TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK, CHILE 1 FLIGHT

INCLUDED #PATAGONIATRAIL

we’ll travel to the iconic WHAT’S INCLUDED WANT MORE Torres del Paine and go As well as hiking day trips ADVENTURE? on untold adventures, and access to all of this Want more adventure? hiking beautiful mountain incredible scenery, your Want to see the salt passes and admiring the trip also includes boat plains of Bolivia before towering granite rocks, trips, so you can get up 2 EL CHALTÉN you start? check out bright blue waters, frosty close and personal to the trips on p.34 & p.36 for peaks and icebergs. In Mt Fitz Balmaceda, Serran and Roy END the best combo. Argentina the Los Glaciares Perito Moreno glaciers. You National Park is a standout, can also add some optional 2 encompassing lakes, rivers, Free-Time-Add-Ons to EL CALAFATE mountains and glaciers. spice up your Patagonian Los Glaciares National Park Watching the towering Jagged glaciers, snow- itinerary. Estancias Punta Arenas mountains and famous topped peaks, glittering (working farms) are a Perito Moreno glacier reach Torres del Paine turquoise lakes and large part of Patagonian into the violet sky as the sun Estancia Horseback 4 sprawling beech forests culture, so soak up all Riding PUERTO NATALES make Patagonia one of the sets is an experience that that scenery atop a noble most dramatically beautiful has no comparison. Keep a steed with some optional landscapes in the world. look out for foxes, condors, Estancia horseback riding. Shared across Argentina deer and maybe even and Chile, our 10-day trip the elusive puma. From El If you want an even better uncovers a treasure trove of Chalten we’ll also check out vantage point, don’t natural beauty. the rugged, sky puncturing just admire the glaciers Places visited peaks of Mount Fitz Roy, of El Chalten, opt to pick 1 before trekking to the up a pair of axes and Nightstops FANCY EXPLORING viewpoint of Laguna De los climb them. Our optional Coach, mini-coach or van SOME NATIONAL Tres, with the sparkling blue ice climbing class is an Plane or train PARKS? lagoon, granite walls and exhilarating adventure You’ve come to the pure white glacier sending unlike anything you’ve right place. In Chile shivers up our spines. done before.

HOW MUCH & WHEN

2019/20 | CODE:SACH | START SANTIAGO & FINISH EL CALAFATE

Start End Start End Start End Start End

2019 Nov 24 Dec 3 2020 2020 Mar 21 Mar 302020 Apr 11 Apr 20 Dec 22 Dec 31 Jan 19 Jan 28 Feb 16 Feb 25

For pricing please contact us directly or refer to contiki.com/patagonia-trail. Included Flights: This trip includes flights as specified on the map as part of the trip price. Please see ‘Airfares’ on p.82 for important info. Start Santiago 5:00pm & end El Calafate approx. 9:00am. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. For travel insurance see p.82. LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 CONTIKI.COM/PERU-UNCOVERED

PERU UNCOVERED NEW TRIP

FROM FROM THE US$2825* US$202* 14 1 PER DAY NUMBERS DAYS COUNTRY 4.6 OVERALL RATING

13 NIGHTS 21 INCLUDED INCLUDED NO REGRETS FREE TIME THE MEALS ESSENTIALS INCLUSIONS ADD-ONS

IN-DEPTH EXPLORER DETAILS Unique Special Stay: 1 night 13 breakfasts (B) An experienced Trip • Entry to the Temple F Whitewater rafting on Jungle Lodge & 12 nights in 3 lunches (L) Manager & English of Wiracocha the Urubamba River twin-share hotels 5 dinners (D) speaking Local Guides, • Walking tour of Cusco F Rainbow Mountain hike 3 internal flights & transfers & entry to the Temple of Koricancha SMALL GROUP TRIP SMALL GROUP #PERUUNCOVERED

ANDES, PERU

MACHU PICCHU, PERU CUSCO, PERU LAKE TITICACA, PERU COLCA CANYON, PERU @tammie_wammie @anissadanner @jojo_onvaycay @clmckend CONTIKI.COM/PERU-UNCOVERED LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 064 065 IN-DEPTH EXPLORER The one that gives you a pisco sour infused overview of Peru, featuring jungles & islands SMALL GROUP TRIP mighty Andean condor, &#;Ì together with a Local Guide. &#;Ì27'461 &#;Ì.+/# WANT MORE who calls Colca Canyon AGUAS CALIENTES The next day (and likely MALDONADO After 14 days, it's time to ADVENTURE? home. Rolling on over the Opt to spend the day in still buzzing) is free for you Despite our fast say farewell to your new Andes, we'll make our way Aguas Calientes, a town to explore Cusco your way. acclimatisation to jungle Contiki family & two weeks Want to explore the to Puno & the shores of dwarfed by nature & Hotel (B)(B) living we'll head back to full of history, adventures & unique nature of the Lake Titicaca, where we'll ancient ruins at every turn, F Rafting Puerto Maldonado today, adrenaline filled activities. Galapagos before you hop straight onto a cruise or take a 1 day trek along making base for the night Adios amigos! (B) start. Check out trips bound for the island of the Inca trail to the Sun before heading back to on p .72 for the best '0&2/.+/# Taquile & the floating Uros Gate & experience the &#;Ì Lima. Hotel (B,L,D) combo. Islands. Hotel (B)(B) JUNGLE LODGE Please note: Do not book magnificence of Machu ﬂights before 9:00pm. Picchu all for yourself - you It's “adios” to the Andes won't regret it. Hotel (B) & onto jungle life. We'll START 8AM LIMA &#;5ÌÌ%75%1 take a flight from Cusco, &#;Ì.+/# Ending the Puno passage, excited for the colourful Meet your fellow we'll visit Pukara & its &#;5ÌÌ%75%1 local markets of Puerto adventurers in Lima, ancient ruins before Ever dreamt of watching Maldonado that await us. #PERUUNCOVERED the capital of Peru. Here heading on to Cusco, to see the first rays of the day Shopping & street food we'll spend the morning the Temple of Wiracocha creep over Machu Picchu, tasting done, it's off to our This trip was worth every penny. The & explore Incan buildings surrounded by a group of jungle lodge Special Stay uncovering the city's sights, included meals were delicious & all the & then the afternoon is & local foods on a guided new friends? Today will for some serious wildlife all yours to explore the tour. Hotel (B)(B,D) make that dream a reality. immersion, not to mention accommodations from train to bus to boat, colonial centre, bustling Soak in the moment, then a jungle catamaran cruise. to airplane were comfortable. We got what metropolis & 43 diverse explore the Incan city, (B,L,D) &#;Ì districts. Hotel (D) Temple of Three Windows, Contiki Special Stay we paid for. SACRED VALLEY ceremonial baths & alter Jungle Lodge Isleidys Gradaille Rodriguez Today we'll venture into &#;Ì#4'37+2# the Sacred Valley, the This morning we'll jump heart of the Inca Empire, on a plane bound for the where we'll take a guided white city of Arequipa, tour of the Pisac ruins, try excited to uncover the city's some local chicha de jora UNESCO World Heritage & spend the night in one Ì listed architecture, grand of Peru's oldest towns, FLIGHTS Ollantaytambo. Hotel (B) cathedrals & baroque INCLUDED buildings, all framed by 3 magnificent volcanoes. AGUAS &#;Ì Hotel (B) CALIENTES INCA TRAIL TREK (Machu Picchu) Walk in the footsteps 1 &#;Ì of the Incas on the Trail AMAZON LODGE COLCA CANYON to our highlight Machu INCA TRAIL 1 Today we'll take a scenic Picchu! Take a train to KM Ollantaytambo drive through some jaw- 104 & trek amongst the 1 PUERTO dropping destinations as cloud forest to the Sun 1 SACRED VALLEY 1 MALDONADO we make our way to Colca Gate & Guardian House LIMA Canyon. See the Salinas y where your hard work is Aguada Blanca National rewarded with incredible PERU 4 Reserve, El Misti, Chachani views of this magnificent y Pichu Pichu volcanoes ancient site before CUSCO & some very cute wild returning to Aguas Chivay vicuñas. Hotel (B,L,D) Calientes. Hotel (B,L) COLCA • Train ride to KM 104 Places visited CANYON 1 2 PUNO/ • Tour Machu Picchu with LAKE &#;5ÌÌ2701 our Local Guide 1 Nightstops Keeping an eye to the TITICACA • Return train ride from 1 Special Stay skies will be our #1 priority Machu Picchu 1 Coach, mini-coach or van this morning as we try to See p.22-23 for more info. AREQUIPA catch a glimpse of the Code: LILITHotel Plane, train or canoe

HOW MUCH & WHEN

Ì| CODE:LILI | START LIMA & FINISH LIMA A= TRIP ONLY B= TRIP PLUS INCA TRAIL

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2019 Sep 15 Sep 28 Dec 29 V Jan 11 2020 2020 2020 Mar 15 Mar 28 Jun 14 Jun 27 Sep 6 Sep 19 Nov 29 Dec 12 2021 2021 Oct 6 Oct 19 Jan 5 Jan 18 Mar 29 Apr 11 Jun 21 Jul 4 Sep 20 Oct 3 Dec 13 X Dec 26 Jan 3 Jan 16 Oct 13 Oct 26 Jan 19 Feb 1 Apr 12 Apr 25 Jul 5 Jul 18 Sep 27 Oct 10 Dec 27 4 Jan 9 Jan 17 Jan 30 Nov 3 Nov 16 Jan 26 O Feb 8 Apr 26 May9 Jul 19 Aug 1 Oct 11 Oct 24 Jan 31 Feb 13 Nov 10 Nov 23 Feb 2 O Feb 15 May3 May16 Aug 2 Aug 15 Oct 25 Nov 7 Feb 14 Feb 27 Dec 1 Dec 14 Feb 23 Mar 7 May17 May30 Aug 9 Aug 22 Nov 8 Nov 21 Dec 22 Q Jan 4 Mar 8 Mar 21 May31 Jun 13 Aug 23 Sep 5 Nov 15 Nov 28 75Ì# 75Ì# 75Ì# US$2899 A US$2899 A US$2899 A US$2899 A US$2899 A 75B 75B 75B US$3139 B US$3139 B US$3139 B US$3139 B US$3139 B * Prices above are based on twin-share. If you’re travelling solo, we can share you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplement add US$459. Included Flights: This trip includes flights as specified on the map as part of the trip price. Please see ‘Airfares’ on p.82 for important info. Start Lima 8:00am & end Lima approx. 5:00pm. O Inca Trail Trek is not available on these departure dates. Q Trip spends Xmas in Puno & NYE in Cusco. V Trip spends NYE in Colca Canyon. X Trip spends Xmas in the Amazon. 4 Trip spends NYE in Puno. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. For travel insurance see p.82. Note: Included flight times are subject to alteration. Note: The Inca Trail is closed in February for maintenance. Travellers will join you for sections of this trip, wait till you meet all the fun people ready for adventure! LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 CONTIKI.COM/PERU-PANORAMA

NEW & PERU PANORAMA IMPROVED

FROM FROM THE US$1875* US$171* 11 1 PER DAY NUMBERS DAYS COUNTRY 4.7 RATING

10 NIGHTS 14 INCLUDED INCLUDED NO REGRETS FREE TIME THE MEALS ESSENTIALS INCLUSIONS ADD-ONS

IN-DEPTH EXPLORER DETAILS 10 nights in twin-share 10 breakfasts (B) An experienced Trip • Entry to the Temple F Whitewater rafting on hotels 1 lunches (L) Manager & English speaking of Wiracocha the Urubamba River 3 dinners (D) local guides, 1 internal flight • Walking tour of Cusco & transfers, Transport in a private air-conditioned coach, mini-coach or van SMALL GROUP TRIP SMALL GROUP #PERUPANORAMA

LAKE TITCACA, PERU @iannacito19

LIMA, PERU AREQUIPA, PERU MACHU PICCHU, PERU LAKE TITICACA, PERU @contiki @amy_mac417 @contiki @contiki CONTIKI.COM/PERU-PANORAMA LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 066 067 IN-DEPTH EXPLORER CAN’T GET ENOUGH? The one that sees you walk in the footsteps of the Incas to

Extend your trip to include Bolivia Machu Picchu on our Bolivian Magic trip. See p.34 for more info, departure dates & prices SMALL GROUP TRIP

bound for the island of Taquile & the floating Uros COLCA CANYON, PERU @clmckend Islands. Hotel (B)(B) AGUAS CALIENTES • Visit Uros Islands of Ì 1 Lake Titicaca FLIGHT INCLUDED INCA TRAIL Ollantaytambo &#;Ì%75%1 PERU 1 SACRED After visiting an END archeological museum, & START 1 VALLEY exploring the famed Raqchi LIMA #PERUPANORAMA ruins, we'll make our way CUSCO 3 to Cusco, where we'll dive deep into this richly historic city with a locally guided Chivay city tour. In the evening COLCA we recommend opting in 2 PUNO/ to a delicious, interactive CANYON 1 LAKE Peruvian feast, for a true TITICACA taste of the local culture. Places visited Hotel (B) 1 1 Nightstops AREQUIPA Coach, mini-coach or van &#;Ì SACRED VALLEY Plane or train On the way to the sacred valley we'll meet a family the Sun Gate & experience I highly recommend Contiki to all of my of llamas & alpacas, before Machu Picchu all for family & friends Best trip I've ever been on! a guided tour of the Pisac yourself. You won't regret START 8AM LIMA &#;Ì%1.%# & Ollantaytambo ruins & it. Hotel (B) So much culture & fun packed into 11 days. &#;Ì.+/# CANYON visiting the circular terraced Would highly recommend for anyone Today we'll take a scenic Pisac ruins first which date interested in exploring Peru. Meet your fellow &#;5ÌÌ%75%1 adventurers in Lima, drive through some jaw- back to the 1400's. Moving Lindsey Grillot dropping destinations as on to Ollantaytambo, base Ever dreamt of watching the capital of Peru. Here the first rays of the day we'll spend the morning we make our way to Colca camp for those taking Canyon. See the Salinas y the trek tomorrow, we'll break over Machu Picchu, uncovering the city's sights, surrounded by a group of &#;Ì &#;Ì%75%1 Aguada Blanca National appease dry mouths with On our final day we'll share & then the afternoon is new friends? Today we'll INCA TRAIL TREK Reserve, El Misti, Chachani some homemade Chica one last breakfast together all yours to explore the make that dream a reality, Take a train to KM 104 y Pichu Pichu volcanoes de Jora brew. This tiny before going our separate colonial centre, bustling as we soak in the moment & trek amongst the cloud metropolis & 43 diverse & some very cute wild town may be small in ways & continuing on to & explore the Incan city forest to the Sun Gate & districts. Hotel (D) vicuñas. Hotel (B,L,D) geographical terms, but our next adventure - armed of Cusco, Temple of Three Guardian House where what it lacks in size it makes with incredible memories Windows & ceremonial you'll find incredible views up for in attitude & historical that will stay with us for a baths with a local guide. of this magnificent ancient &#;Ì &#;5ÌÌ2701 significance. Hotel (B) lifetime. (B) As you know the city so site before returning to AREQUIPA Keeping an eye to the • Visit Pisac town & well by now, the next day is Aguas Calientes. Hotel (B,L) END 11AM CUSCO This morning we'll jump skies will be our #1 priority Market yours to explore. Walk the • Train ride to KM 104 on a plane bound for the this morning as we try to gilded cathedrals, explore • Tour Machu Picchu with white city of Arequipa, catch a glimpse of the WANT MORE some Incan temples or get our Local Guide excited to uncover the city's mighty Andean condor, &#;Ì#)7#5 ADVENTURE? who calls Colca Canyon CALIENTES some fine alpaca knits to • Return train ride from UNESCO World Heritage Machu Picchu Want to keep going listed architecture, grand home. Rolling on over the Opt to spend the day in take home with you. Hotel Andes, we'll make our way Aguas Calientes, a town (B)(B,D) See p.22-23 for more info. to the salt plains of cathedrals & baroque F Code: LICUT Hotel Bolivia? Check out buildings, all framed by to Puno & the shores of dwarfed by nature & Rafting Lake Titicaca, where we'll ancient ruins at every turn. F Interactive dining trips on p. 34 for the 3 magnificent volcanoes. best combo. Hotel (B) hop straight onto a cruise Or, take the Inca trail to experience

HOW MUCH & WHEN

Ì| CODE:LICU | START LIMA & FINISH CUSCO A= TRIP ONLY B= TRIP PLUS INCA TRAIL TRAVELLING 15 JAN 2020 ? THE BELOW TRIPS (LICU 2020) FEATURE A SLIGHTLY MODIFIED ITINERARY. SEE BELOW FOR START & END TIMES & VISIT CONTIKI.COM/PERU-PANORAMA FOR FULL DETAILS.

Start End Start End Start End Start End Start End Start End Start End

2020 Jan 15 Jan 252020 Feb 26 Mar 7 Jun 3 Jun 13 Aug 12 Aug 22 Oct 28 Nov 7 2021 2021 Feb 24 Mar 6 Mar 18 Mar 28 Jun 24 Jul 4 Sep 9 Sep 19 Nov 18 Nov 28 Jan 6 Jan 16 Apr 15 Apr 25 Jul 22 Aug 1 Sep 30 Oct 10 Dec 16 O Dec 26 Feb 3 Q Feb 13 May6 May16 75Ì# 75Ì# 75Ì# 75Ì# 75Ì# 75Ì# 75Ì# US$$ US$$ US$$ US$$ US$$ US$$ US$$ * Prices above are based on twin-share. If you’re travelling solo, we can share you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplement add US$410. Included Flights: This trip includes flights as specified on the map as part of the trip price. Please see ‘Airfares’ on p.82 for important info. Start Lima 8:00am & end Cusco 11:00am. O Trip spends Xmas in Cusco. Q Inca Trail Trek is not available on these departure dates. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. For travel insurance see p.82. Note: Included flight times are subject to alteration. Note: The Inca Trail is closed in February for maintenance. Note: This trip is part of a bigger picture - our 14 day Peru Uncovered. When you jump aboard this trip, you’ll be joining a group of other travellers who have been travelling on this trip. Wait until you see the warm welcome you’ll receive as a new addition to the group. LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 CONTIKI.COM/ULTIMATE-INCA

ULTIMATE INCA TRAIL

FROM FROM THE US$1699* US$213 * 8 1 PER DAY NUMBERS DAYS COUNTRY 4.9 RATING

7 NIGHTS 14 INCLUDED INCLUDED NO REGRETS FREE TIME THE MEALS ESSENTIALS INCLUSIONS ADD-ONS

IN-DEPTH EXPLORER DETAILS 4 nights in twin-share 7 breakfasts (B) An experienced Trip • Walking tour of Cusco F Whitewater Rafting on hotels & 3 nights camping 3 lunches (L) Manager & English & entry to Koricancha & the Urubamba River on the Inca Trail 4 dinners (D) speaking Local Guides & San Pedro market Trek porters • Entry into the Sacred Valley & a guided tour of the Pisac ruins & Ollantaytambo SMALL GROUP TRIP SMALL GROUP #ULTIMATEINCA

SACRED VALLEY, PERU @lifewithandy1

INCA TRAIL, PERU CUSCO, PERU CUSCO, PERU SACRED VALLEY, PERU @kristynpratt @contiki @contiki @contiki CONTIKI.COM/ULTIMATE-INCA LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 068 069 IN-DEPTH EXPLORER CAN’T GET ENOUGH? The one that takes you on an epic expedition of breathtaking views

Extend your trip to include Bolivia & unbelievable scenery on our Bolivian Magic trip. See p.34 for more info, departure dates & prices SMALL GROUP TRIP

Machu INCA TRAIL, PERU @brookosaures Picchu

PERU INCA 3 Ollantaytambo TRAIL 2 SACRED VALLEY #ULTIMATEINCA

CUSCO 2 Places visited 1 Nightstops Coach, mini-coach or van Train, canoe or boat

START 1PM CUSCO • Entry into the Sacred much-needed R&R, we'll Valley & a guided tour of stop by the weaving &#;Ì%75%1 the ancient ruins of Pisac community of Chinchero Meet your fellow Inca Trail & Ollantaytambo on route, a local artisan hikers in the ancient city The Inca Trail was an amazing experience • Try some local chicha de project supported by the of Cusco. We'll spend the jora (corn beer) TreadRight Foundation. & it was made even better by the great afternoon on a city walking Once in Cusco you'll have tour followed by free time people in our group, the amazing guides, a free afternoon to wander to explore Cusco your way. & our fantastic porters. &#;5ÌÌ the city before our final With artisan shops, colonial INCA TRAIL farewell dinner tonight. James Reese architecture, delicious Grab your backpacks & Hotel (B) local cuisine & adrenaline get ready to commence F Rafting filled activities all at your your climb & 3-night fingertips, you'll be spoilt KNOW BEFORE YOU GO camping expedition along INCA TRAIL, PERU for choice. Hotel (D) the ancient trail of the &#;Ì%75%1 • City walking tour Incas. Passing thick forests, It's time to say adios to Space to trek the iconic Inca • Visit San Blas, waterfalls & wildlife on your travel buddies as your Trail is in high demand, with a Koricancha & San route, we'll spend our first trips ends after breakfast. Pedro Market limited number of spaces each night at Wayllabamba Haven't seen enough? Why day. In order to maximize the (9,500ft), our second at not jump on our Bolivian opportunity for our travellers to Pacamayo (11,800ft) & Magic trip? (B) &#;Ì take the trek as a group, we have our third at Wiñay Wayna END 11AM CUSCO SACRED VALLEY (9,100ft). Will it be tough created a flexible itinerary, where Today we'll venture into going at times? A little. Will the days that we take the trek the Sacred Valley, the it be worth it when you may vary from the itinerary. If we heart of the Incan Empire, finally reach the Sun Gate & need to alternate the itinerary where we'll take a guided clap eyes on Machu Picchu to accommodate, rest assured tour around the Spanish WANT MORE for the very first time? that all destinations as specified colonial villages of Pisac Absolutely. Campsite-Hotel ADVENTURE? in the itinerary will be visited as & Ollantaytambo, each (B,L,D)(B,L,D) (B,L,D)(B) Want to keep going one boasting Incan ruins part of the 8-day Ultimate Inca to the salt plains of trip, but the 4-day hike may be on that will give you a taste of Bolivia? Check out different days. what's to come in the days &#;Ì%75%1 trips on p. 34 for the How good does that bed ahead. Rest up tonight, as best combo. Visit contiki.com/ultimate-inca tomorrow the adventure feel right now? Heading for details. really begins. Hotel (B) back to Cusco for some

HOW MUCH & WHEN

Ì| CODE:INCAT | START CUSCO & FINISH CUSCO

Start End Start End Start End Start End Start End Start End

2019 Oct 6 Oct 13 2020 2020 Feb 29 Mar 7 Jul 25 Aug 1 Oct 31 Nov 7 2021 2021 Nov 3 Nov 10 Jan 12 Jan 19 Mar 7 Mar 14 Aug 15 Aug 22 Nov 21 Nov 28 Jan 9 Jan 16 Dec 1 Dec 8 Jan 26 Feb 2 Mar 21 Mar 28 Sep 12 Sep 19 Dec 5 Dec 12 Jan 23 Jan 30 Dec 29 O Jan 5 Apr 18 Apr 25 Oct 3 Oct 10 Dec 19 Q Dec 26 Feb 27 Mar 6 US$1719 US$1719 75 75 75 75 * Prices above are based on twin-share. If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplement add US$145. Single accommodation is not available during camping days on the Inca Trail. Start Cusco 1:00pm & end Cusco approx. 11:00am. O Trip spends NYE on the Inca Trail. Q Trip spends Xmas in Cusco. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. For travel insurance see p.82. LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 CONTIKI.COM/PERUVIAN-HIGHLIGHTS

PERUVIAN HIGHLIGHTS

FROM FROM THE 8 1 US$1849* US$232* NUMBERS DAYS COUNTRY PER DAY 4.5 RATING

7 NIGHTS 13 INCLUDED INCLUDED NO REGRETS FREE TIME THE MEALS ESSENTIALS INCLUSIONS ADD-ONS

IN-DEPTH EXPLORER DETAILS Unique Special Stay: 7 breakfasts (B) An experienced Trip • Walking tour of Cusco F Whitewater Rafting on 2 nights Jungle Lodge & 2 lunches (L) Manager & English & entry to the Temple the Urubamba River 5 nights in twin-share hotels 4 dinners (D) speaking Local Guides, of Koricancha F Canopy climbing 2 internal flights & transfers SMALL GROUP TRIP SMALL GROUP #PERUVIANHIGHLIGHTS

RAINBOW MOUNTAIN, PERU @max_homer

MACHU PICCHU, PERU CUSCO, PERU SACRED VALLEY, PERU INCA TRAIL, PERU @alyssd_burg @niacpr @barlow2103 @max_homer CONTIKI.COM/PERUVIAN-HIGHLIGHTS LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 070 071 IN-DEPTH EXPLORER The one that dives deep into Peru's iconic sites, from Incan ruins to Amazonian adventures SMALL GROUP TRIP

START 8AM LIMA &#;Ì%75%1 magnificence of Machu Soak in the moment, then Spend today exploring the Picchu all for yourself - you explore the Incan city, &#;Ì.+/# AMAZON LODGE, PERU Meet your fellow beautiful city of Cusco – won't regret it. Hotel (B) Temple of Three Windows, adventurers in Lima, wander the main plaza, see ceremonial baths & alter the Temple of Wiracocha & together with a Local Guide. the capital of Peru. Here &#;Ì we'll spend the morning explore Incan buildings on Hotel (B,D) a guided tour. Then get into INCA TRAIL TREK F Rafting uncovering the city's sights, Walk in the footsteps of & then the afternoon is Cusco's amazing nightlife until the sun comes up! the Incas on the Trail to our all yours to explore the highlight Machu Picchu! &#;Ì%75%1 colonial centre, bustling Hotel (B) Take a train to Km 104 & It's time to say adios to #PERUVIANHIGHLIGHTS metropolis & 43 diverse trek amongst the cloud your travel buddies as your districts. Hotel (D) &#;Ì forest to the Sun Gate & trips ends after breakfast. SACRED VALLEY Guardian House where Craving more? Why not your hard work is rewarded jump on our Bolivian Magic &#;5ÌÌ Today we'll venture into the Sacred Valley, the with incredible views of this trip? (B) JUNGLE LODGE magnificent ancient site Today we fly over heart of the Inca Empire, END 11AM CUSCO where we'll take a guided before returning to Aguas the Andes to Puerto tour of the Pisac ruins, try Calientes. Hotel (B,L) Maldonado in Peru's some local chicha de jora • Train ride to KM 104 southern jungle. You could & spend the night in one • Tour Machu Picchu with hike through the jungle for of Peru's oldest towns, our Local Guide AMAZON a canopy climb, then chill Ollantaytambo. Hotel (B) • Return train ride from to the sound of the jungle. Machu Picchu With another day here keep See p.22-23 for more info. your eyes peeled for wildlife &#;Ì Code: LICZT Hotel like the giant otter. AGUAS CALIENTES (B,L,D)(B,L,D) Opt to spend the day in Contiki Special Stay Aguas Calientes, a town &#;Ì%75%1 Jungle Lodge dwarfed by nature & Ever dreamt of watching F Canopy climbing ancient ruins at every turn, the first rays of the day experience creep over Machu Picchu, or take a 1 day trek along We only had limited time & this F Kayaking trip on the Inca trail to the Sun surrounded by a group of the Tambopata Gate & experience the new friends? Today will trip was perfect for squeezing River make that dream a reality. in a variety of Peru's highlights. Ì FLIGHTS Tamara INCLUDED

MACHU PICCHU @zackgore PERU AMAZON Andes AGUAS Rainforest LODGE Coast START CALIENTES (Machu Picchu) 1 2

1 LIMA INCA TRAIL Ollantaytambo SACRED 1 VALLEY 2 END CUSCO Places visited 1 Nightstops 1 Special Stay Coach, mini-coach or van Plane or train

HOW MUCH & WHEN

Ì| CODE:LICZ | START LIMA & FINISH CUSCO A= TRIP ONLY B= TRIP PLUS INCA TRAIL

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2019 Aug 11 Aug 18 Dec 1 Dec 8 2020 2020 2020 Feb 29 Mar 7 Jun 6 Jun 13 Aug 15 Aug 22 Oct 31 Nov 7 2021 2021 Feb 27 Mar 6 Sep 8 Sep 15 Dec 29 Q Jan 5 Jan 26 Feb 2 Mar 21 Mar 28 Jun 27 Jul 4 Sep 12 Sep 19 Nov 21 Nov 28 Jan 9 Jan 16 Oct 6 Oct 13 Apr 18 Apr 25 Jul 25 Aug 1 Oct 3 Oct 10 Dec 19 V Dec 26 Feb 6 O Feb 13 Nov 3 Nov 10 May9 May16 75Ì# 75Ì# 75Ì# 75Ì# 75Ì# 75Ì# 75Ì# 75Ì# 75Ì# US$2089 B US$2089 B US$2089 B 75B 75B 75B 75B 75B 75B * Prices above are based on twin-share. If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplement add US$375. Included Flights: This trip includes flights as specified on the map as part of the trip price. Please see ‘Airfares’ on p.82 for important info. Start Lima 8:00am & end Cusco at 11:00am. O Inca Trail Trek is not available on these departure dates. Q Spends NYE in the Amazon. V Spends Xmas in Cusco. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. For travel insurance see p.82. Note: Included flight times are subject to alteration. Note: The Inca Trail is closed in February for maintenance. LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 CONTIKI.COM/ECUADOR-GALAPAGOS-HOPPER

ECUADOR & GALAPAGOS ISLAND HOPPER

FROM FROM THE US$3255* US$272* 12 1 PER DAY NUMBERS DAYS COUNTRY 4.8 RATING

11 NIGHTS 17 INCLUDED INCLUDED NO REGRETS FREE TIME THE MEALS ESSENTIALS INCLUSIONS ADD-ONS

IN-DEPTH EXPLORER DETAILS 11 nights twin-share hotel 11 breakfasts (B) An experienced Trip • City tour of Quito F Rappelling (abseiling) & accommodation 1 lunches (L) Manager & English • Snorkelling at Kicker Rock canyoneering day trip 5 dinners (D) speaking Local Guides, • Galapagos island boat F Ziplining 2 internal flights & cruise F San Cristobal Island transfers, Transport in a guided biking adventure private air-conditioned coach, mini-coach or van SMALL GROUP TRIP SMALL GROUP #ECUADORANDGALAPAGOS

PUERTO VILLAMIL, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS @wheres.sandro

PUERTO VILLAMIL, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS BAÑOS, PUERTO AYORA, SAN CRISTOBAL, @amberstorie ECUADOR GALAPAGOS ISLANDS GALAPAGOS ISLANDS CONTIKI.COM/ECUADOR-GALAPAGOS-HOPPER LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 072 073 IN-DEPTH EXPLORER %#0¥6)'6'017)*! The one that combines an island-hopping odyssey with 2 days of sustainable development work Extend your trip to include Peru or Colombia. See p.58, p.60, p.64 for

more info, departure dates 5/#..)417264+2 & prices

&#;Ì keep your hunger at bay Island this morning, we'll &#;Ì WANT MORE /+0)#.1&)' as you peruse the historic journey back to Santa Cruz )7#;#37+. ADVENTURE? After meeting & getting to neighbourhood of Las Island for a day of beach There's time to relax know the local community Peñas. Hotel (B) side fun at pristine Tortuga this morning & take in Want to see Colombia Choose a Me to & their current priorities, Bay, where iguanas & blue the beauty of the island before you start? Check we'll spend most our footed boobies will be your before heading back to the We voluntary out trips on p.58, p.60 day volunteering on a &#;5ÌÌ sunbathing companions. mainland where your trip & p.64 for the best experience on this build for a current local ISABELA ISLAND Hotel (B) ends on arrival. Not done combo. trip. Available on infrastructure project. Settling into island life, yet? Why not fly to Peru & Later on, we'll experience our wildlife kayaking join our Peru Uncovered all departures. a Shamanic Ceremony & adventure will see us &#;5ÌÌ trip? (B) See p.20-21 for #ECUADORANDGALAPAGOS START 7AM QUITO learn the in's & out's of taking to the seas with SAN CRISTOBAL END 4PM more details. indigenous weapons from beady eyes on the lookout ISLAND )7#;#37+. &#;Ì37+61 a local hunter. (B,L,D) for green sea turtles. On the island of sea lions & Take it all in, you're in Snorkelling & seal pup volcanoes, a boat cruise & Quito! A locally guided spotting will get you up a bird spotting experience tour will get you clued up &#;Ì/+0)# close & personal to wildlife will open our eyes to the WANT TO DO with the city, including .1&)'61$#b15 island's glorious wildlife PERU? a visit to a handicraft completely native to this Waking up early, we'll head little corner of the world. before we indulge in a Keep going to the market & skipping between out before breakfast to traditional Galapagos two hemispheres at the Hotel (B,D)(B) iconic ruins of Machu explore the rainforest by meal. The pretty town of El Picchu. Check out Peru Equatorial line. Hotel (D) daylight, keeping our eyes Progreso will add a splash trips on p. 64 for the peeled for toucans, long- &#;Ì5#06# of colour to our trip. Hotel best combo. tailed Potoos, as well as the (B)(B,L,D) &#;5ÌÌ6'0# CRUZ ISLAND myriad of flora & fauna. It's F Island biking adventure Here in Tena, the city is Bidding goodbye to Isabela then back onto the boat as yours to roam. A meeting we journey back to Los Rios, with a shaman & a local where you'll continue to soccer match will have Baños. (B) you delving deep into the Places visited Ì heart of the community 1 Nightstops (.+)*65 before winding down START INCLUDED with some sugarcane & &#;5ÌÌ Coach, mini-coach or van cinnamon drinks. Itching TENA TO BAÑOS Plane or boat QUITO for an adrenaline rush? The natural beauty of 1 There's always our rafting Baños isn't just to be GALAPAGOS ISLANDS 2 experience Add-On… admired from afar: you'll ECUADOR TENA Hotel (B)(B,D) get back in touch with SANTA CRUZ F Community visit nature during your time PUERTO 2 BAÑOS Baltra F Rafting experience here with the option to zip AYORA END line through the trees or keep it close to the ground 1 2 &#;Ì37+61 on horseback, passing ISABELA 2 SAN CRISTOBAL 1 GUAYAQUIL waterfalls & volcanoes. 61/+0)#.1&)' PUERTO PUERTO Hotel (B)(B,D) We'll be meeting up VILLAMIL BAQUERIZO F Adventure Zipline/Climb with the ME to WE MORENO F Horseback riding team in Los Rios, before F Canyoneering travelling by boat down the Napo River. Arriving at Minga Lodge we'll &#;Ì)7#;#37+. We had a wonderful overview of Ecuador. We were then take part in a trip This is Ecuador's orientation, & after largest city, & you'll get shown the 4 major ecosystems. Transportation to dinner take an Amazonian acquainted with its urban each place ran smoothly & we took planes, buses, night walk through the side at the city's riverfront, jungle. (B,D) & boats! I would hands-down recommend this trip. Malecón. Ceviche will Bethany Smith

HOW MUCH & WHEN

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2019 Sep 24 O Oct 5 2020 2020 2020 Feb 11 O Feb 22 May 19 O May30 Jul 28 O Aug 8 Oct 13 O Oct 24 Dec 22 OQ Jan 2 Oct 22 O Nov 2 Jan 14 O Jan 25 Mar 3 O Mar 14 Jun 9 O Jun 20 Aug 25 O Sep 5 Nov 3 O Nov 14 2021 2020/21 Nov 19 O Nov 30 Mar 31 O Apr 11 Jul 7 O Jul 18 Sep 15 O Sep 26 Dec 1 O Dec 12 Jan 19 O Jan 30 Dec 17 OV Dec 28 Apr 21 O May2 75# 75# 75# 75# 75# 75# 75# 75$ 75$ 75$ 75$ 75$ 75$ 75$ * Prices above are based on twin-share. If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplement add US$665. Included Flights: This trip includes flights as specified on the map as part of the trip price. Please see ‘Airfares’ on p.82 for important info. Start Quito 7:00am & end Guayaquil approx. 4:00pm. O These trips have the option to book the Me to We package & skip the 2 nights in Tena. Please use code QGMW. See days 2-4 in the itinerary & add a single room supplement of US$915. Q Trip spends Xmas in Banos & NYE in San Cristobal. V Trip spends Xmas in Santa Cruz. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. For travel insurance see p.82. Important Note: The Galapagos Islands have a compulsory US$100 entrance fee to the Galapagos National Park, a US$20 INGALA fee & a US$10 Isabela Island tax that are only payable in cash on arrival (subject to increase). Please ensure you have this money ready to ensure entry to these locations. Travellers will join you for sections of this trip, wait till you meet all the fun people ready for adventure! LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 CONTIKI.COM/LAVA-LINE

THE LAVA LINE

FROM FROM %#0¥6)'6'017)*! * * US$909 US$130 7 1 PER DAY Extend your trip to DAYS COUNTRY 5.0 RATING include Colombia. See p.58, p.60 for more info, departure 6 NIGHTS 9 INCLUDED INCLUDED NO REGRETS FREE TIME dates & prices. MEALS ESSENTIALS INCLUSIONS ADD-ONS

IN-DEPTH EXPLORER 6 nights twin-share hotel 6 breakfasts (B) An experienced Trip • Visit Intiñan Museum F Rappelling (abseiling) & accommodation 3 dinners (D) Manager & English speaking • See the Equator line canyoneering day trip Local Guides, Transport in F Horseback Riding a private air-conditioned F Community Visit mini-coach or van

The one that pairs an Ecuadorian adventure with local community engagement over 7 mind-blowing days

&#;5ÌÌ$#b15 &#;Ì)7#;#37+. After breakfast it will be QUITO, ECUADOR The natural beauty of Baños isn't just to be time to say 'Adios' to your new friends. (B) 5/#..)417264+2 admired from afar: you'll get back in touch with '0&#/)7#;#37+. nature during your time here with the option to zip line through the trees or keep it close to the ground Choose a Me to on horseback, passing We voluntary waterfalls & volcanoes. experience on this Hotel (B) (B, D)

#LAVALINE F Adventure Zipline/Climb trip. Available on F Canyoneering all departures. F Horseback riding See p.20-21 for more details. &#;Ì)7#;#37+. This is Ecuador's largest city, & you'll get acquainted with its urban side at the city's riverfront, Malecón. Ceviche will keep your hunger at bay as you peruse the historic neighbourhood of Las TENA, ECUADOR Peñas. Hotel (B)

&#;5ÌÌ6'0# boat down the Napo River. &#;Ì/+0)# Here in Tena, the city is Arriving at Minga Lodge .1&)'61$#b15 WANT MORE yours to roam. A meeting we'll then take part in a trip Waking up early, we'll head #&8'0674'! with a shaman & a local orientation, & after dinner out before breakfast to START take an Amazonian night Want to see Colombia soccer match will have explore the rainforest by walk through the jungle. QUITO 1 before you start? Check you delving deep into the daylight, keeping our eyes out trips on p.58, p.60 heart of the community Lodge (B,D) peeled for toucans, 2 TENA for the best combo. before winding down long-tailed Potoos, as well with some sugarcane & ECUADOR cinnamon drinks. Itching &#;Ì as the myriad of flora & 2 BAÑOS for an adrenaline rush? /+0)#.1&)' fauna. It's then back onto There's always our rafting After meeting & getting to the boat as we journey experience Add-On… Hotel know the local community START 7AM QUITO back to Los Rios, where END 1 (B) (B, D) & their current priorities, you'll continue to Baños. &#;Ì37+61 F Community visit we'll spend most our Hotel (B) GUAYAQUIL Take it all in, you're in F Rafting experience day volunteering on a Quito! A locally guided build for a current local tour will get you clued up infrastructure project. with the city, including &#;Ì37+6161 Later on, we'll experience a visit to a handicraft /+0)#.1&)' a Shamanic Ceremony & market & skipping between We'll be meeting up with learn the in's & out's of Absolutely recommended! 1 Nightstops two hemispheres at the the ME to WE team in Los indigenous weapons from A wonderful experience! Equatorial line. Hotel (D) Rios, before travelling by Coach, mini-coach or van a local hunter. Lodge (B,L,D) Dora Lara HOW MUCH & WHEN

Ì| CODE:37);[START QUITO & FINISH)7#;#37+. A= TRIP ONLY B= TRIP PLUS ME TO WE

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2019 Sep 24 O Sep 30 2020 2020 2020 Feb 11 O Feb 17 May 19 O May25 Jul 28 O Aug 3 Oct 13 O Oct 19 Dec 22 OQ Dec 28 Oct 22 O Oct 28 Jan 14 O Jan 20 Mar 3 O Mar 9 Jun 9 O Jun 15 Aug 25 O Aug 31 Nov 3 O Nov 9 2021 2020/21 Nov 19 O Nov 25 Mar 31 O Apr 6 Jul 7 O Jul 13 Sep 15 O Sep 21 Dec 1 O Dec 7 Jan 19 O Jan 25 Dec 17 O Dec 23 Apr 21 O Apr 27 75Ì# 75Ì# 75Ì# 75Ì# 75Ì# 75Ì# 75Ì# 75$ 75$ 75$ 75$ 75$ 75$ 75$ * Prices above are based on twin-share. If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplement add US$145. Start Quito 7:00am & end Guayaquil approx. 11:00am. O These trips have the option to book the Me to We package & skip the 2 nights in Tena. Please use code QGMW. See days 2-4 in the itinerary & add a single room supplement of US$395. Q Trip spends Xmas is Banos. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. For travel insurance see p.82. Note: This trip is part of a bigger picture - our 12 day Ecuador & Galapagos Island Hopper. When you jump aboard this trip, you’ll be joining a group of other travellers who have been travelling on this trip. Wait until you see the warm welcome you’ll receive as a new addition to the group. CONTIKI.COM/GALAPAGOS-HOPPER LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 074 075 GALAPAGOS ISLAND HOPPER IN-DEPTH EXPLORER FROM FROM * * THE US$2475 US$413 6 1 PER DAY NUMBERS DAYS COUNTRY 4.4 RATING

5 NIGHTS 8 INCLUDED INCLUDED NO REGRETS FREE TIME THE MEALS ESSENTIALS INCLUSIONS ADD-ONS DETAILS 5 nights twin-share hotel 5 breakfasts (B) An experienced Trip • Snorkel & kayak F Look for the F symbol accommodation 1 lunches (L) Manager & English adventure in the itinerary & visit

2 dinners (D) speaking local guides, • Boat ride to Lava tunnels contiki.com 5/#..)417264+2 2 internal flight & transfers F Island Biking Adventure

The one that lifts the lid on the magic & mystery of the glorious Galapagos

SAN CRISTOBAL, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS @amy.a.mullins #GALAPAGOSHOPPER

KICKER ROCK ,GALAPAGOS ISLANDS @tobi_rojek

&#;5ÌÌ5#0 &#;Ì)7#;#37+. %4+561$#.+5.#0& There's time to relax On the island of sea lions & this morning & take in volcanoes, a boat cruise & the beauty of the island a bird spotting experience before heading back to the will open our eyes to the mainland where your trip island's glorious wildlife ends on arrival. Not done before we indulge in a yet? Why not fly to Peru & traditional Galapagos join our Peruvian Highlights meal. The pretty town of El trip? (B) Progreso will add a splash '0&2/)7#;#37+. of colour to our trip. Hotel (B) (B, L, D) Please note: Do not book

F Island biking adventure ﬂ ights before 6:00pm. 56#46#/)7#;#37+. our wildlife kayaking &#;Ì)7#;#37+. adventure will see us taking to the seas with beady eyes 61+5#$'.#+5.#0& GALAPAGOS ISLANDS Ì This is Ecuador's largest on the lookout for green sea SANTA CRUZ ECUADOR (.+)*65 city, but we won't be turtles. Snorkelling & seal pup spotting will get you up Baltra PUERTO INCLUDED stopping for long before AYORA we jet off, bound for close & personal to wildlife ISABELA the glorious Galapagos completely native to this little corner of the world. Hotel (B) 1 islands. Before reaching 2 our destination, we'll make • Wildlife Kayaking 2 Guayaquil a quick stop on Santa PUERTO SAN Cruz Island, where giant VILLAMIL CRISTOBAL tortoises roam free. After &#;Ì5#06# a glorious boat ride to the CRUZ ISLAND famous lava tunnels, we'll Bidding goodbye to Isabela move on to Isabela Island Island this morning, we'll where we'll stay for the journey back to Santa Cruz night. Hotel (D) Island for a day of beach side fun at pristine Tortuga Unforgettable experience of the Galápagos Islands Bay, where iguanas & blue with Contiki. I think the trip cost is fair for the services &#;Ì footed boobies will be your that I received. It's affordable for students like myself. I'll Places visited +5#$'.#+5.#0& sunbathing companions. 1 Nightstops Settling into island life, Hotel (B) ]^Ûgbm^er\hglb]^knlbg`

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* Prices above are based on twin-share. If you’re travelling solo, we can share you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplement add US$519. Included Flights: This trip includes flights as specified on the map as part of the trip price. Please see ‘Airfares’ on p.82 for important info. Start Guayaquil 6:00am & end Guayaquil approx.4:00pm. O Trip spends Xmas in Santa Cruz. Q Trip spends NYE in San Cristobal. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. For travel insurance see p.82. Important Note: The Galapagos Islands have a compulsory US$100 entrance fee to the Galapagos National Park, a US$20 INGALA fee & a US$10 Isabela Island tax that are only payable in cash on arrival (subject to increase). Please ensure you have this money ready to ensure entry to these locations. Note: This trip is part of a bigger picture - our 12 day Ecuador & Galapagos Island Hopper. When you jump aboard this trip, you’ll be joining a group of other travellers who have been travelling on this trip. Wait until you see the warm welcome you’ll receive as a new addition to the group. LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 CONTIKI.COM/VIVA-COSTA-RICA

NEW & VIVA COSTA RICA IMPROVED

FROM FROM THE US$1449* US$161* 9 1 PER DAY NUMBERS DAYS COUNTRY 5.0 RATING

8 NIGHTS 12 INCLUDED INCLUDED NO REGRETS FREE TIME THE MEALS ESSENTIALS INCLUSIONS ADD-ONS

IN-DEPTH EXPLORER DETAILS 8 nights in twin-share hotels 8 breakfasts (B) An experienced Trip • Locally guided tour of F Hot springs dip 4 dinners (D) Manager & English speaking a cacao plantation F Catamaran Cruise Local Guides, Transport in • Coffee estate tour F Selvatura Park ziplining a private air-conditioned • Visit Manuel Antonio coach, mini-coach or van National Park SMALL GROUP TRIP SMALL GROUP #VIVACOSTARICA

ARENAL VOLCANO, COSTA RICA

MONTEVERDE, COSTA RICA ARENAL, COSTA RICA JACO, COSTA RICA RAINFOREST, COSTA RICA @lanngr @nextavailabletom @callmelexie421 @contiki CONTIKI.COM/VIVA-COSTA-RICA LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 076 077 IN-DEPTH EXPLORER The one that sees you snorkel, zipline & even horseback ride your way across lush landscapes SMALL GROUP TRIP

poolside relaxation. Hotel (B)(B,D) SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA @andrewkennethmoody • Visit Manuel Antonio National Park ARENAL F Horse riding 2

PLAYA COSTA RICA &#;Ì5#0,15a TAMARINDO 2 2 Tonight we'll make our MONTEVERDE way back to San Jose SAN JOSÉ

where our trip will come #VIVACOSTARICA to a close. What an adventure it's been. One JACO 2 START 8AM SAN JOSE Rica's prime surfing & thing's for sure, we'll never Manuel Antonio N.P. &#;Ì5#0,15a party hub. With two days forget our encounter with here we've got plenty to TO ARENAL paradise. (B) keep you entertained (like Places visited Joining forces in San José, '0&2/5#0,15' the sound of surfing or a 1 we'll get straight on the Nightstops catamaran cruise?), or you road with our first stop, Please note: Do not book Coach, mini-coach or van could do you own thing in Sarapiqui, firmly in our ﬂights before 8:00pm. this ocean paradise, well sights. Known for its fertile known for it's awesome lands and gorgeous scenery restaurants & underwater we'll take advantage of our worlds. Hotel (B,D)(B) COSTA RICA @lanngr natural surroundings with a F Surﬁng white water rafting Add-On F Catamaran trip up for grabs. How to round off a killer first day? With THAT view - one of Costa &#;5ÌÌ Rica's most impressive MONTEVERDE volcanoes, Arenal. Hotel (D) F Goodbye beach life & White water rafting hello misty cloud forest. Monteverde is a wildlife hotspot known for its coffee &#;Ì#4'0#. plantations, countless Rappelling through a monkey species & gorgeous rainforest canyon will be vegetation. Here, we'll get the perfect wake up call this schooled in coffee & maybe morning. Not keen? How even brave the 1km long about taking advantage zipline. Hotel (B)(B,D) of the regions geothermal properties with a visit to the hot springs? This afternoon &#;5ÌÌ,#%1 we'll learn the A-Z of Beachside Jaco is known chocolate making, an for its surfing, nightlife & as export Costa Rica is famous the gateway to some awe- for. Hotel (B) inspiring national parks. If F Canyoneering (waterfall you're feeling adventurous, rappelling) try some horseback riding, F Hot Springs visit or hop on an ATV. The next morning a day trip to the beautiful Manuel Antonio &#;5ÌÌ National Park will see us PLAYA TAMARINDO enjoy a dizzying mix of Leaving Arenal towering ancient rainforest, pristine behind us we'll move on beaches & dazzling coral to sandy pastures, namely reefs, before we arrive Playa Tamarindo, Costa back at our hotel for some

HOW MUCH & WHEN

Ì| CODE:SJSJ | START SAN JOSE & FINISH SAN JOSE TRAVELLING BETWEEN 5 OCT & 2 NOV 2019? THE BELOW TRIPS (SJSJ 2019) FEATURE A SLIGHTLY MODIFIED ITINERARY. SEE BELOW FOR START & END TIMES & VISIT CONTIKI.COM/VIVA-COSTA-RICA FOR FULL DETAILS.

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* Prices above are based on twin-share. If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplement add US$825. Start San Jose 8:00am & end San Jose approx. 4:00pm. OTrip spends Xmas in Monteverde. QTrip spends Xmas in Jaco. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/stay longer. For travel insurance see p.82. LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 CONTIKI.COM/MEXICO-GRANDE

NEW & MEXICO GRANDE IMPROVED

FROM FROM THE US$2345* US$196 * 12 1 PER DAY NUMBERS DAYS COUNTRY 4.8 RATING

11 NIGHTS 15 INCLUDED INCLUDED NO REGRETS FREE TIME THE MEALS ESSENTIALS INCLUSIONS ADD-ONS

IN-DEPTH EXPLORER DETAILS 11 nights twin-share hotel 11 breakfasts (B) An experienced Trip • Visit a Tequila Distillery F Day trip to Sayulita accommodation 4 dinners (D) Manager & Driver team, • Visit the ancient site of F Pirate of the Bay Modern, air-conditioned Teotihuacan F Mayan culture adventure coach, 1 internal flight • Trajinera cruise complete with ziplining, & transfer • Swim in a cenote rappelling, canoeing & lunch SMALL GROUP TRIP SMALL GROUP #MEXICOGRANDE

THOTIHUACAN PYRAMIDS, MEXICO

CANCUN, MEXICO MERIDA, MEXICO MEXICO CITY, MEXICO CANCUN, MEXICO @deanomurray @contiki @contiki @jonty_cabral CONTIKI.COM/MEXICO-GRANDE LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 078 079 IN-DEPTH EXPLORER The one that serves up the sizzling beaches, rainforests and food of magical Mexico SMALL GROUP TRIP

START 7AM beauty of Mexico City, &#;Ì%#0%70 PUERTO VALLARTA but not before stopping It's been a wild ride in GUANAJUATO, MEXICO @jaydencubit &#;5ÌÌ in San Miguel Allende, a paradise, but all good PUERTO VALLARTA gorgeous colonial town things must come to an Welcome to Puerto Vallarta. famed for its baroque end as our trip wraps up this As one of the more popular Spanish architecture & morning. (B) beach towns in the Mexican neo-gothic charm. Once in END 11AM CANCUN Riviera, you'll have the Mexico City, we'll marvel option of chilling poolside at floating gardens & kick back on a Trajinera boat, as well as getting to know CANCUN, MEXICO with a visit to the City of #MEXICOGRANDE the electric downtown bar @jaydencubit scene. Hotel (D)(B) Palaces thrown into the F Jungle Ziplining mix. Want to do something F Pirate show & dinner seriously special? Our early cruise morning hot air ballooning Add-On over Teotihuacan is one of those pinch yourself &#;Ì moments you'll never, ever forget. Hotel (B)(B)(B,D) GUADALAJARA • Guided tour of Saying farewell to Puerto Teotihuacan Vallarta, we'll head inland • Hot Air Ballooning towards the gorgeous Guadalajara, but not before stopping in a little town &#;Ì/'4+&# that goes by the name of Slowing it down after the Tequila. We're here (you thrill of Mexico City, you'll guessed it) for a tour of an have a walking tour of authentic Tequila Distillery. First but not the last Contiki. Got Merida's sights, fuelled by Surrounded by fields of Blue to experience parts of Mexico I Agave, we'll learn all about the delicacies of the local Ì this invigorating spirit, & Yucatan cuisine. A meander FLIGHT would never even think of going by why it means so much to through the markets will give INCLUDED myself. It gave me a real insight & you an opportunity to stock the region. Finally, we're honestly makes me want to go back on our way to Guadalajara, up on souvenirs. Hotel (B) where even more exciting • Walking tour of Mérida's to Mexico. times await. Hotel (B) sights Tiarne Sparks • Visit a Tequila Distillery END &#;5ÌÌ CANCUN 3 &#;Ì CANCUN VIA GUANAJUATO CHICHEN ITZA START 1 Chichen 1 GUANAJUATO Itza Spend this afternoon Feeling refreshed from a PUERTO Tequila MERIDA exploring the winding dip in the cenotes, you'll VALLARTA 2 1 San Miguel de Allende streets & subterranean arrive in Cancun. Partying, GUADALAJARA passageways of this snorkelling & beach fun UNESCO World Heritage are all on the cards during 3 city. Later, see the cast iron your time in this thrill MEXICO & glass Hidalgo Market seekers paradise. A day CITY where you'll have a chance trip to see Mayan ruins & MEXICO to shop for local sweet island hopping will take Places visited treats. Hotel (B,D) you further afield. Hotel 1 Nightstops (B)(B,D)(B) • Swim in a cenote Coach, mini-coach or van &#;5ÌÌ • Guided tour of Plane MEXICO CITY Chichen Itza See-ya Guanajuato! Time F Snorkelling & zipline to head to the bustling adventure

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2019 Aug 19 Aug 30 Dec 16 O Dec 272020 Mar 9 Mar 20 Jun 22 Jul 3 Oct 12 Oct 23 2021 2021 Sep 16 Sep 27 2020 Apr 13 Apr 24 Jul 6 Jul 17 Nov 9 Nov 20 Jan 11 Jan 22 2019/20 Oct 14 Oct 25 Jan 13 Jan 24 May4 May15 Jul 27 Aug 7 Nov 30 Dec 11 Feb 8 Feb 19 Nov 11 Nov 22 Feb 10 Feb 21 May18 May29 Aug 17 Aug 28 Dec 14 Dec 25 Dec 2 Dec 13 Jun 1 Jun 12 Sep 14 Sep 25 75 75 75 75 75 75

* Prices above are based on twin-share. If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplement add US$835. Included Flights: This trip includes flights as specified on the map as part of the trip price. Please see ‘Airfares’ on p.82 for important info. Start Puerto Vallarta 7:00am & end Cancun approx. 11:00am. O Trip spends Xmas in Cancun. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. For travel insurance see p.82. Travellers will join you for sections of this trip, wait till you meet all the fun people ready for adventure! LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 CONTIKI.COM/MEXICAN-FIESTA

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IN-DEPTH EXPLORER 7 nights twin-share hotel 7 breakfasts (B) An experienced Trip • Visit a Tequila Distillery F Jungle Ziplining accommodation 3 dinners (D) Manager & Driver team, • Cruise on a ‘trajinera’ & F Pirate Show & Modern, air-conditioned discover Xochimilco Dinner Cruise coach • Tour the pyramids of F Hot Air Ballooning Teotihuacan

The one that gives you a taste of Mexico, exploding with colour, charm and culture

&#;5ÌÌ morning hot air ballooning Add-On over Teotihuacan is MEXICO CITY, MEXICO MEXICO CITY See-ya Guanajuato! Time one of those pinch yourself moments you'll never, ever

SMALL GROUP TRIP SMALL GROUP to head to the bustling beauty of Mexico City, forget. Hotel (B) (B) (B, D) but not before stopping • Guided tour of in San Miguel Allende, a Teotihuacan gorgeous colonial town • Hot Air Ballooning famed for its baroque Spanish architecture & neo-gothic charm. Once in &#;Ì/':+%1%+6; Mexico City, we'll marvel It's been a wild ride in at floating gardens & kick paradise, but all good back on a Trajinera boat, things must come to an end with a visit to the City of as our trip draws to a close Palaces thrown into the this morning. (B) mix. Want to do something END 11AM #MEXICANFIESTA seriously special? Our early MEXICO CITY

GUANAJUATO, MEXICO @alex_brooks01

START 7AM Tequila. We're here (you PUERTO VALLARTA guessed it) for a tour of an &#;5ÌÌ authentic Tequila Distillery. Surrounded by fields of Blue PUERTO VALLARTA Agave, we'll learn all about Welcome to Puerto Vallarta. MEXICO I fell in love with Mexico this invigorating spirit, and As one of the more popular and Mexico's beautiful beach towns in the Mexican why it means so much to Riviera, you'll have the the region. Finally, we're culture & traditions. option of chilling poolside on our way to Guadalajara, GUANAJUATO Devany Smith where even more exciting START as well as getting to know 1 the electric downtown bar times await. Hotel (B) Tequila scene. Hotel (D) (B) • Visit a Tequila Distillery PUERTO 2 1 San Miguel F Jungle Ziplining VALLARTA GUADALAJARA de Allende END F Pirate show & dinner &#;Ì cruise 3 MEXICO GUANAJUATO Spend this afternoon CITY &#;Ì exploring the winding streets GUADALAJARA & subterranean passageways Saying farewell to Puerto of this UNESCO World Vallarta, we'll head inland Heritage city. Later, see the towards the gorgeous cast iron & glass Hidalgo Places visited Guadalajara, but not before Market where you'll have a stopping in a little town chance to shop for local sweet 1 Nightstops that goes by the name of treats. Hotel (B, D) Coach, mini-coach or van HOW MUCH & WHEN

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2019 Aug 19 Aug 26 Dec 16 Dec 232020 Mar 9 Mar 16 Jun 22 Jun 29 Oct 12 Oct 19 2021 2021 Sep 16 Sep 23 2020 Apr 13 Apr 20 Jul 6 Jul 13 Nov 9 Nov 16 Jan 11 Jan 18 2019/20 Oct 14 Oct 21 Jan 13 Jan 20 May4 May11 Jul 27 Aug 3 Nov 30 Dec 7 Feb 8 Feb 15 Nov 11 Nov 18 Feb 10 Feb 17 May18 May25 Aug 17 Aug 24 Dec 14 Dec 21 Dec 2 Dec 9 Jun 1 Jun 8 Sep 14 Sep 21 US$1475 US$1475 US$1475 US$1475 US$1475 US$1475 * Prices above are based on twin-share. If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplement add US$495. Start Puerto Vallarta 7:00am & end Mexico City approx. 11:00am. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. For travel insurance see p.82. Note: This trip is part of a bigger picture - our 12 day Mexico Grande trip. When you jump aboard this trip, you’ll be joining a group of other travellers who have been travelling on this trip. Wait until you see the warm welcome you’ll receive as a new addition to the group. CONTIKI.COM/YUCATAN LATIN AMERICA 2019-21 080 081 YUCATÁN HIGHLIGHTS IN-DEPTH EXPLORER FROM FROM * * THE US$1165 US$195 6 1 PER DAY NUMBERS DAYS COUNTRY 4.2 RATING

5 NIGHTS 7 INCLUDED INCLUDED NO REGRETS FREE TIME THE MEALS ESSENTIALS INCLUSIONS ADD-ONS DETAILS 5 nights twin-share hotel 5 breakfasts (B) An experienced Trip • Tour the pyramids F Cenote snorkelling accommodation 2 dinners (D) Manager & Driver team, of Teotihuacan & off-track adventure

Modern, air-conditioned • Turn back the clock SMALL GROUP TRIP coach, 1 internal flight at the ancient ruins & transfer of Chichen Itza

The one that gives you Mayan heritage sites & sun-soaked beaches

&#;5ÌÌ%#0%70 CANCUN, MEXICO Feeling refreshed from a dip in the cenotes, you'll arrive in Cancun. Partying, snorkelling & beach fun MEXICO CITY, MEXICO are all on the cards during your time in this thrill

seekers paradise. A day &#;Ì%#0%70 #YUCATANHIGHLIGHTS trip to see Mayan ruins & It's been a wild ride in island hopping will take paradise, but all good you further afield. Hotel things must come to an (B) (B, D) (B) end as our trip draws to a F Snorkelling and zipline close this morning. (B) adventure END 11AM CANCUN

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START 7AM MEXICO CITY &#;Ì/':+%1%+6; Welcome to Mexico Ì City! Aztec temples, the FLIGHT Such an amazing trip. Great Pyramids of Teotihuacan, INCLUDED value for money, visited some END tacos, & a Local Guide of the most amazing places awaits. Later, it's back to CANCUN Mexico City for some down & would love to do it again! 3 time before heading out MEXICO Teagan Ball 1 for a night on the town. MERIDA Hotel (D)

START &#;Ì/'4+&# Slowing it down after the MEXICO CITY 1 thrill of Mexico City, you'll have a walking tour of Merida's sights, fuelled by the delicacies of the local Yucatan cuisine. A meander 1 Nightstops through the markets will Coach, mini-coach or van give you an opportunity to stock up on souvenirs. Plane Hotel (B) HOW MUCH & WHEN

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2019 Aug 25 Aug 30 Dec 22 O Dec 272020 Mar 15 Mar 20 Jun 28 Jul 3 Oct 18 Oct 23 2021 2021 Sep 22 Sep 27 2020 Apr 19 Apr 24 Jul 12 Jul 17 Nov 15 Nov 20 Jan 17 Jan 22 2019/20 Oct 20 Oct 25 Jan 19 Jan 24 May10 May15 Aug 2 Aug 7 Dec 6 Dec 11 Feb 14 Feb 19 Nov 17 Nov 22 Feb 16 Feb 21 May24 May29 Aug 23 Aug 28 Dec 20 Dec 25 Dec 8 Dec 13 Jun 7 Jun 12 Sep 20 Sep 25 75 75 US$1165 US$1165 US$1165 US$1165 * Prices above are based on twin-share. If you’re travelling solo, we can pair you with a same sex room-mate at no extra charge. Single room supplement add US$459. Included Flights: This trip includes flights as specified on the map as part of the trip price. Please see ‘Airfares’ on p.82 for important info. Start Mexico City 7:00am & end Cancun approx. 11:00am. O Trip spends Xmas in Cancun. For departure points & stay longer accommodation options see contiki.com/staylonger. For travel insurance see p.82. Note: This trip is part of a bigger picture - our 12 day Mexico Grande trip. When you jump aboard this trip, you’ll be joining a group of other travellers who have been travelling on this trip. Wait until you see the warm welcome you’ll receive as a new addition to the group. LATIN AMERICA 2019/21

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We also include This duffel will be carried by our porters. Contiki Recommended for Argentina, Bolivia, Belize, our No Regrets Inclusions, which are basically will store your main luggage at the Cusco hotel NOW THAT YOU’VE Brazil, Guatemala & Peru: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis the sights and activities we think you just can’t during this time. Visit contiki.com/ultimate- B, Typhoid & Rabies. Malaria & Yellow Fever are afford to miss. And then of course you also get inca for a full packing list. Note: Travellers can BOOKED also an issue in Puerto Maldonado, Rio de Janeiro, our expert and highly trained dream-team of rent sleeping bags for the 4 day trek in Cusco. Tena, Napo, Tayrona National Park and Iguassu Contiki staff; our Trip Managers and Drivers, and Contiki reserves the right to refuse to accept REGISTER AT MY Falls. You should consult your local doctor or travel English-speaking Local Guides. larger suitcases on a trip. 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