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From the Andes to the Cape

Lima → Cusco → Machu Picchu → Cape Town → Sydney

Maya Collins1 min read
Turquoise bay below the Twelve Apostles mountains near Cape Town
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The plan, the budget and every story from this trip, in one place.

Itinerary · Feb 2 – Mar 1, 2023

Day by day

  • 5 days
  • 14 places
  • $390 on the ground
  1. Day 1 · Thu, Feb 2

    Cusco & acclimatizing

    10:00 AM – 7:00 PM$45
    • San Blas
    • San Pedro Market
    • Sacsayhuamán

    Coca tea and an easy first day: Cusco sits at 11,000 feet.

  2. Day 2 · Fri, Feb 3

    Machu Picchu

    5:30 AM – 2:00 PM$210
    • Aguas Calientes
    • Machu Picchu Circuit 2

    First bus up at 5:30 a.m.; Circuit 2 has the classic postcard view.

  3. Day 3 · Sat, Feb 4

    Cape Town: Table Mountain

    7:00 AM – 5:00 PM$40
    • Platteklip Gorge
    • Kirstenbosch

    Check the cable car wind status before you go.

  4. Day 4 · Sun, Feb 5

    Cape Peninsula drive

    8:00 AM – 7:00 PM$70
    • Chapman’s Peak
    • Boulders Beach
    • Cape Point

    Penguins at Boulders, then lunch in Kalk Bay.

  5. Day 5 · Mon, Feb 6

    Sydney: Bondi to Coogee

    7:00 AM – 1:00 PM$25
    • Bondi Beach
    • Tamarama
    • Bronte
    • Coogee

    Start early, swim at Bronte baths, brunch in Coogee.

Estimated on-the-ground cost$390

Trip budget

What it cost

Total$8,900
  • Stay$2,90033%
  • Food$1,60018%
  • Transport$3,10035%
  • Activities$90010%
  • Other$4004%
Total$8,90028 days
Per day$318everyone together
Per person$4,4502 travelers

Flights to and from home are not included.

Where this trip went

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Stories from this trip

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Maya Collins

Former Denver schoolteacher, now three years into a slow trip around the world. I write honest guides, real budgets and the stories in between.