SEPTEMBER 30TH – OCTOBER 15TH 2017
Have you ever been to Peru? If you have, you know what we are talking about. If you haven’t… you have a chance to embark on the trip of your lifetime!
During this two-weeks-long journey you will visit some of the most renowned locations in Peru. And yes, you will also see a little part of Bolivia: the amazing Uyuni Salt Flats, an absolute paradise for photography!
Tomash, Fujifilm X-Photographer from Switzerland and Pedro Pulido, Fujifilm X shooter, travel photographer and our local guide, who knows Peru in and out, will take you to the most wonderful vantage points that will allow you photographing some of the most breathtaking landscapes and cityscapes of this extremely fascinating and photographically captivating corner of our planet.
PRICE OF THE TOUR: 3499 USD (based on double occupancy)
To reserve your spot on the tour, we require a deposit payment of 1000 USD.
Remaining balance will be due: August 20th, 2017.
GROUP SIZE: maximum 12 participants
Included in the tour price:
- all accommodation: all nights at 3 or 4 star hotels (except 2 nights during the Uyuni tour where you’ll have to share a room, because it’s in the middle of the desert)
- all meals: breakfasts, lunches and dinners (excluding the drinks)
- all tours: Machu Picchu, city and street photography tours, Uyuni tour (3 days/2 nights), Lake Titicaca, Colca Canyon, Arequipa city tour, Huacachina sandboarding and buggy tour, Paracas Islas Ballestas
- transportation: taxi drives, and Lima airport bus transfer at the end of the tour
NOT included in the tour price:
- international travel to Cusco (look for flights to Lima or La Paz and connecting flight to Cusco; at the end of the tour you will be flying back from Lima)
- beverages
- tickets to museums or locations that are not listed in the tour program and require an entrance fee
DETAILED PROGRAMM OF THE TOUR
Sat/30th Sep Day 1 – Free day
Arrival in Cusco. Free afternoon to enjoy the city and get used to the altitude (3500m).
Sun/1st Oct Day 2 – Street Photography tour
Cusco city tour with a local guide. He will take us to a traditional local market, the main plaza, some nice churches and a couple of Incan Palaces. In the afternoon you will enjoy a Street Photography tour with your Fujilove guides.
Mon/2nd Oct Day 3 – Train to águas Calientes (Machu Picchu)
Get a train with amazing scenic views all the way to Águas Calientes, the town right below Machu Picchu. Enjoy the thermal water hot springs and swimming pools in the afternoon (optional) and relax before the big day.
Tue/3rd Oct Day 4 – Machu Picchu and overnight Bus to Puno
Spend the morning and half of the afternoon in the Lost city of the Inca’s – Machu Picchu. Enjoy 2 hours with a local guide that will explain everything about this archeological location and then have lots of free time for your photography. At night we will depart at Cusco and head towards Puno by Lake Titicaca on an overnight comfortable bus ride.
Wed/4th Oct Day 5 – Puno, Floating Islands, Copacabana, Isla del Sol Boat
Arrive at Puno and go straight into the highest navigable lake in the world – Lake Titicaca (3810m). Tour the floating islands, amazing man made islands (Uros) and meet the locals who live there and own no passports (lake Titicaca is both Peruvian and Bolivian). Cross the border to Bolivia with the help of our guides (easy and fast) and have lunch at Copacabana. Then visit the Isla del sol, birthplace of the incan legend “INTI” (the Sun God). A beautiful island with amazing landscapes surrounding it. We will arrive late night (22h30) at La Paz.
Thu/5th Oct Day 6 – La Paz – Cable car, street tour and overnight bus to Uyuni
Enjoy La Paz! Take a street photography tour with your FujiLove guides and take a cable car to the top of the city where you’ll have access to an amazing scenic view. Relax for the rest of the afternoon and at night take a comfy night bus to Uyuni.
Fri/6th Oct Day 7 – Uyuni (day 1)
Start the Uyuni tour in the Train Graveyard, then a local salt miners village called Colchani where you can see how the locals work. Go to the magical Salt Flats where we can take amazing pictures (don’t forget the perspective pictures). On day one you’ll also see salt pyramids, The Salt Hotel, Incahuasi Island (giant cactus Island). We end this day at Atulcha Village where we spend the night.
Sat/7th Oct Day 8 – Uyuni (day 2)
After an early breakfast we head to Chiguana Desert, surrounded by many volcanoes – dormant, extinct and semi-active volcanoes. We then reach the famous andean lagoons where flamingos are enjoying their day. Proceed to the Siloli Desert (highest and driest in the world – 4550m). Visit the famous Rock Tree (lava-cooled rock formation) and then the Red lagoon full of pink flamingos and red coloured waters. Go past the “Sol de la mañana” Volcano where you actually get the chance to go inside the crater and see mud boiling pots (volcanic activity of 100 Cº). You’ll spend this second night in a very rural place surrounded by mountains and an amazing hot springs natural hot water pool where (hopefully) you can see the milky way clearly, as there is no Light polution around!
Sun/8th Oct Day 9 – Uyuni (day 3)
After breakfast, visit the Dali Desert, Green Lagoon and White Lagoon in the morning. After these spots we’ll stop for lunch and return to Uyuni. In the late afternoon we return by Bus to La Paz in an overnight comfy bus.
Mon/9th Oct day 10 – La Paz to Puno and Arequipa
Arrive early morning in La Paz and change buses to Puno. We’ll stop at the amazing Tiquina Mirador viewpoint for pictures of the best view of Lake Titicaca. Enjoy a ferry crossing – relax and take amazing pictures of the lake Titicaca. Enjoy a free afternoon at Copacabana and then we proceed back to Peru – destination Puno. We then board the final overnight Bus to Arequipa.
Tue/10th Oct Day 11 – Arequipa – The White City
We arrive in the morning and you’ll have time to relax. In the afternoon there is an optional city tour with a local guide and the FujiLove guides. In this tour you’ll see colonial buildings, the first jail in Arequipa, a monastery, Alpaca Zoo, love park and much more.
Wed/11th Oct day 12 – Colca Canyon tour
We’ll go to the Chivay region, see the Condors (biggest flying birds in the world), a local village called Maca, visit hot springs with 38 Cº water (bring bathing suit!!!). We’ll finish with a local buffet lunch and head back to Arequipa. We will stop along the way to photograph snowy mountains and volcanoes.
Thu/12th Oct day 13 – Nazca and Huacachina
We’ll depart Arequipa in the morning and head to Huacachina, the only desert Oasis in South America. Along the way we will stop at Nazca and see some very famous Nazca Lines in a high viewing tower. We arrive in Huacachina and relax.
Fri/13th Oct day 14 – Pisco Vineyard tour and Dune buggies in the desert
After a free morning where you can relax by the pool of the hotel, we’ll visit a Pisco vineyard Hacienda where you’ll learn how Pisco (the local wine based drink) is made and get to try some different types of Pisco. In the afternoon we’ll experience the crazy buggies in the Sand dunes in the desert! We arrive at Paracas this very same day.
Sat/14th Oct day 15 – Ballestas Islands, National Reserve, Slave tunnels, Hacienda and Lima
The Ballestas Islands are like a small sample of the famous Galapagos. Get on a comfy speed boat and expect to see Penguins, sea lions and lots of different birds. We’ll visit the unique Paracas national reserve with beautiful desert beaches by the Pacific Ocean. We then head to Lima but we stop along the way in the Hacienda San José where you can visit a bit of the slave tunnels (more than 30kms long) and learn about Peruvian history. This Hacienda is soon going to be an amazing 5 star hotel. Expect to arrive at Lima at night
Sun/15th Oct day 16 – Optional Lima tour OR departure
This is the last day with the FujiLove crew. You can decide to fly back home on Monday or stay for one day in Lima for a city tour with the FujiLove guides and get to know the colonial neighbourhood of Barranco, considered to be where all the artists in Lima usually live. This additional optional day would cost you 100 USD (accommodation and all meals included).
BUS RIDES DURING THE TRIP
All bus rides during the tour are made with the Peru Hop and Bolivia Hop, a company that has over 1000 reviews in trip advisor and a positive feedback of 96%.
The only other bus we will use is Todoturismo from La Paz to Uyuni and back. Also excellent quality and safe buses.
TOUR LEADERS
TOMASH
Founder and Editor-in-chief of FujiLove website and the FujiLove Magazine. Official Fujifilm X-Photographer from Switzerland. No need to talk about his passion for Fujifilm X Series 🙂 He has travelled all around the globe and has been running and co-hosting workshops in places like Venice, Paris, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. He couldn’t be more excited about this Peru & Bolivia FujiLove Adventure. He will be discovering those places together with you and answering whatever questions you may have about Fujifilm X Series cameras and lenses.
PEDRO PULIDO
Pedro is a 34 year old Photographer from Porto, Portugal. He’s been using Fujifilm X Series cameras for the past 3 years. He’s currently using an X-T2. While travelling, his favourite lenses are the 16-55 F2.8 and the 55-200. He’s a firm believer in the quality of the Samyang 12mm F2.0 for night photography and street shots. In his hometown Porto, he started his own photo tours company called Porto Photo Tours and developed his eye mostly for landscape, cityscape and street photography. His passion for nature led him to Peru where he now lives. Cusco is his new home and the mountains his new playground. He first visited Peru 3 years ago and fell in love with the country. It took him 2 years to gather the courage to leave everything behind and follow his dream of living close to the beautiful mountains of Peru.
BOOK YOUR SPOT ON THE TOUR
To reserve your place on the 2017 FujiLove Peru/Bolivia photography tour, please go ahead and make a deposit of 1000 USD using the PayPal payment below. Would you prefer another payment option, please go ahead and contact Tomash at tomash@fujilove.com.
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