Complete Peru and Bolivia Travel Pass
This ultra convenient hop-on hop-off bus pass is the best way to organize your transportation and adventure activities when travelling in South America. If you do not speak Spanish, it can be quite a hassle and a bit of a minefield to make your way around this fascinating continent. Don’t let language issues put you off exploring these amazing countries
- Start in Lima, Peru
- End in La Paz, Bolivia
- Travel is in one direction only
- Minimum trip time recommended is 25 days
Highlights include:
- Ballestas Islands
- Sandboarding
- Colca Canyon, included two day, one night stopover.
- Sacred Valley
- Amantani Island Homestay trip, one night included.
- 4×4 Jeep Adventure, three days and two nights included, to Salar de Uyuni and Atacama Desert
- Potosi Active Mine Adventure
- Inca Trail Trek (At own expense)
- Lima Experience (At own expense)
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Itinerary
There is no time limit to complete this pass, but we recommend a minimum trip time of 25 days to cover all transport and day trips.
Trek the Inca Trail is not included. We recommend you book this before you travel as the permits for Machu Picchu need to be booked well in advance.
Itinerary Highlights
- Starting in Lima see the the beautiful colonial town of Sucre and modern Santa Cruz.
- With this pass you can see the ancient city of Machu Picchu, hang out in Lake Titicaca with a homestay experience, and swap travellers tales in the Cross Keys pub in the historic city of Cuzco. If you have taken advantage of the optional Trek the Inca Trail trip where better to sit back and enjoy a drink and talk about your experience.
- Tour the Sacred Valley, a lush area that supplies much of Cusco with maize, fruit and vegetables.
- At Puno you can see Lake Titicaca and visit the ancient cemetery of Sillustani. Huge cylindrical shaped towers show where the pre-Inca civilisations buried the higher standing members of their community.
- A couple of hours from Puno is Copacabana….NO not that one……..this one is a shrine for pilgrims. If you happen to be there in August you might just be one of the thousands that descend on the town for the feast of it’s patron saint.
- Take an optional flight to see the breathtaking Nazca lines. Spend an included night at Peru’s third most popular tourist destination, Colca Canyon. Even deeper than the more famous Grand Canyon, you can watch the Andean Condors soaring high up on the thermals.
- For a change of pace and scenery get Xtreme with sand boarding and dune bashing in Huacachina.
- Wildlife spotting in the Ballestas Islands on an included boat trip. Roughly 15km off the coast of Peru the islands are home to the guanay guano bird, the blue-footed booby, the tendril, the Humboldt Penguin and two varieties of seals (fur seals and sea lions).
- Check out Lima and visit Parque de la Reserva with its unique show of water, lights and music. Have a scary treat in the chilling catacombs of the Convent of San Francisco. Sit and watch the world go by while sipping a classic Pisco Sour cocktail.
- Paracas has beautiful beaches and coastline and is a great place for adventure sports such as diving, dune buggies and hang-gliding.
- Arequipa, aka “The White City” is framed by the stunning volcanoes and the snow capped peaks of the western Andes. Full of historical buildings the Santa Catalina Monastery is well worth a visit. A city within a city it could take a whole day to explore the cobbled streets in it’s grounds of over 200,000 square feet.
- One of the highlights of the tour will be seeing the vast Salar de Uyuni salt flats. Just over 4,000 square miles in size, they have to be seen to be believed. Visiting the salt flats is part of an included three day, two night 4×4 Jeep adventure tour.
- Go in the Potosi mines, all work is done with primitive tools and the temperatures can vary from below freezing to 45 ºC way down underground.
- Finish up in La Paz, the administrative capital of Bolivia. Founded in 1548 La Paz is known for unusual topography, culture and unique markets.
Accommodation
The only accommodation included is:
- Colca Canyon, two days and one night
- Amantani Island
- Jeep adventure, three days and two nights
Nothing else is booked for you but you do have access to exclusive discounts for hostels en route.
Frequently Asked Questions
What type of transport is included on this trip?
How do I activate my bus pass?
How do I make a booking for the next bus or day trip and where do I pick up my tickets?
Easy! Contact us via e-mail, GMAIL chat, Skype or over the phone and let us know when you wish to depart. We will confirm your departure by sending you an e-mail with your confirmation numbers and information.
If your next route is by mini-van… we will ask you where you are staying so we know where to pick you up. All you have to do is wait at your hostel to be picked up at the specified time.
If your next route is by first class public bus or flight… We will send you an e-ticket number, departure time and bus station / airport address via e-mail where you will need to arrive on your own at least 30 minutes prior to your departure. There you can present your photo ID and e-ticket number at the indicated ticket counter to pick up your paper tickets or boarding pass.
If your next route is by local bus or train… We will send you a confirmation e-mail with instructions on how and where to pick-up your ticket so you can board the bus. Sometimes, we will deliver the tickets to your hotel reception.
Do I get a voucher after purchasing the bus pass?
Can I travel in both directions or backtrack?
How long is my pass valid for?
What accommodation do you recommend?
Can I change my departure dates?
What does minimum recommended travel time mean?
What if I´m travelling on my own?
Are there any age limits?
Price
Duration | Travel Only |
25 days minimum | £806 |
Included activities:
- Ballestas Islands
- Sandboarding
- Sacred Valley
- Potosi – active mine adventure
- Colca Canyon, included two day, one night stopover
- Sacred Valley
- Amantani Island Homestay trip, one night included
- 4×4 Jeep Adventure, three days and two nights included, to Salar de Uyuni and Atacama Desert
Excluded
- Flights
- Accommodation (except during the homestay, Colca Canyon and 4×4 adventure.)
- Travel insurance
- Meals
Dates
There are no set start dates for this trip you can join any time.
“This travel pass allowed me to be very flexible during my trip. I travelled with my girlfriend and were able to do what we wanted, whenever we wanted without the hassle of having to organize everything ourselves. I am sure we could have organized some of the things ourselves, but we would have lost a lot of time trying to figure out how to do it. The activities that they included where a lot of fun, like the sandboarding in Inca, and the volcano trek to Misty in Arequipa. I feel I really got to discover Peru!!”Ashley White