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Santiago overland up to Quito/Lima |
 Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:30 pm |
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| Anyone have any ideas about the best way to head up from Santiago to Quito? Some companies do the overland tour but I'm not sure which is the best one, or whether you can easily do it on your own steam! Thanks!
Morgan |
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:54 pm |
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| having a look around, i reckon budgetexpeditions.co.uk looks fairly good | |
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| Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:53 am |
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| Im doing it under my own steam, the bus transport system in south america is really good esp in argentina and chile, they are not as luxurious in bolivia and peru but still they are regular and go most places so i think its pretty easy to get about without the extra expense of a tour | |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:22 pm |
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| I am also looking to Travel from Satiago to Ecudor.
Please could anyone recommend how to do this, BUS/TRAIN. I have looked at flights and they are V expensive. Any advice or info would be greatly appreciated! x |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:38 pm |
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| I flew. I think it cost about $230 USD.
I made my way back down via bus. Depends what you're planning really. Will you be coming back down again, or heading up to Central America? |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:52 pm |
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| You can get good deals with flights but they really vary (I looked for one of our students the other day and it was about £400). A cheaper (but still comfortable) way to do it is to get comfy local coaches to the border, then cross the border each time, probably about US$200 in total. So:
Santiago to Arica (Chile) cross to Tacna (Peru) Tacna to Lima, then Lima to Tumbes (Peru), cross to Huaquillas (Ecuador) Huaquillas to Quito You could try and combine buses with timings Chile - www.turbus.cl Peru - www.cruzdelsur.com.pe Ecuador - www.transportespanamericana.com Try not to be around the borders after dark though, it can be a bit dodgy. If you want to avoid so many changes, you can use www.grupo-ormeno.com.pe they have Santiago-Lima buses, then Lima-Quito, not as comfy as the other ones though. The whole route by bus takes about 72 hours, not including stopovers. I've done it all the way through without stopping once, enjoy... http://www.questoverseas.com |
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