The organized trip in Peru has now been comfirmed and ordered.

Day 1 Lima
Arrive in Lima at any time.

Day 2-3 Amazon Rainforest
Fly to Puerto Maldonado, on the edge of the Amazon jungle. Take a motorized canoe up the Tambopata River to our remote rainforest lodge. Explore the rainforest by foot and dugout canoe with our expert local guides. The Amazon presents excellent wildlife-spotting opportunities.

Day 4-5 Cuzco
Travel by canoe out of the jungle before flying to Cuzco in the high Andes. On Day 5, take a guided tour of the city to learn about its rich, fascinating history.

Day 6-9 Inca Trail
Begin a once in a lifetime journey on the ancient trail of the Incas with a morning trip to km 82, where our hike begins. Our local porters and guides ensure that the trip is worry-free, and fascinating ruins and spectacular mountain scenery fill every day of the hike. On the final day, we climb the steps to Intipunku, the ‘Sun Gate’, to watch the sunrise over Machu Picchu. Return to Cuzco by train in the afternoon on Day 9.

Day 10 Cuzco
Enjoy a day in Cuzco to discover its many back alleys, museums and churches built on Inca ruins. Explore the sights and sounds of this great colonial town or spend the day mountain biking or rafting.

Day 11-12 Puno / Lake Titicaca
Enjoy spectacular views of countryside and mountains on a full day of travel through the Andes from Cuzco to Puno. Take a boat trip across Lake Titicaca in the morning to visit the floating reed islands of the Uros people. Visit various islands to enjoy the lake’s scenic splendour and meet the friendly local villagers.

Day 13 Lima
Short drive to Juliaca before flying to Lima. Enjoy one last night out on the town.

To those of you who are interested a more detailed itinerary it can be viewed here:
Quest of the gods

Today we talked with our travel agency and planned the journey as far as possible. This is how it looks so far:

30.des - We leave from home and set the course for Buenos Aires in Argentina. The plan is to celebrate new years eve here and stay for a couple of days. Then we travel north to Foz da Igazu and later Rio de Janerio.

20.jan - We leave Rio and travel over the Andes to Lima where the plan is to join an organized trekking tour which in short involves this: Trekking in the Amazon jungle, Cusco, Inka Trail w/Machu Picchu and lake Titikaka.

3.feb - From Peru we’ll travel north to Costa Rica. We’ll stay here for about two weeks. There may be a short trip to Panama but this is not for sure.

19.feb - L.A. is the next stop. We’ll only be here for two days as we’re heading for Fiji as soon as possible. USA will be on our map another time.

21.feb - We’re sailing, by air that is, to Fiji. The plan is to jump from island to island and just relax in two weeks.

7.mars - From Fiji the journey goes on. The next stop is Auckland and New Zealand where we’ll stay for about two weeks.

It is not possible to order a ticket further along the road because it’s to far in the future, but our plan is to travel to Australia and stay here for a month. After Australia we’ll travel to Asia. Here we’ll also stay for a month, in Thailand for a couple of weeks. We have also considered the Philippines. If there is someone who has any experience from this country we’ll be glad to hear about it.

Today it is 8 months until departure! We’re looking forward to it!

The itinerary can be seen on the map below. Hover your mouse over the destinations to see a picture from the region. A more detailed and animated version is available here (140Mb)

Even though it’s over 6 months until departure we’re looking forward to this very much. We can’t wait to get on the road!