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Rio To Cartagena (18.5 Weeks) Kingdoms & Carnivals

131 days
From Rio de Janeiro to Cartagena
4.1
60 traveler reviews
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Overland Truck
Off-the-grid adventures with a rugged edge
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 10 - 24
Age range 18 to 99
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Highlights

  • Explore Christ the Redeemer in Rio
  • Sail around Parati's secluded islands
  • Witness Iguazu Falls' majestic flow
  • Hike through Patagonia's rugged terrain
  • Discover Machu Picchu's ancient ruins

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1-3 RIO TO PARATI
  2. Day 4-12 PARATI TO PARAGUAY
  3. Day 13-23 URUGUAY TO BUENOS AIRES
  4. Day 24-26 BUENOS AIRES
  5. Day 27-33 BUENOS AIRES TO USHUAIA
  6. Day 34-45 USHUAIA TO PATAGONIA
  7. Day 46-59 PATAGONIA TO SANTIAGO
  8. Day 60-69 SANTIAGO TO UYUNI
  9. Day 70-76 UYUNI TO LA PAZ
  10. Day 77-79 LA PAZ TO LAKE TITICACA
  11. Day 80-86 LAKE TITICACA TO CUSCO
  12. Day 87-91 CUSCO TO COLCA CANYON
  13. Day 92-96 COLCA CANYON TO LIMA
  14. Day 97-104 LIMA TO PUNTA SAL
  15. Day 105-109 PUNTA SAL TO BANOS
  16. Day 110-115 BANOS TO QUITO
  17. Day 116-119 QUITO TO PARQUE PURACE
  18. Day 120-125 PARQUE PURACE TO MEDELLIN
  19. Day 126-131 MEDELLIN TO CARTAGENA
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What's Included

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  • Accommodation
  • Guide
  • Meals
  • Additional Services
  • Transport
  • Free eSIM
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What's Not Included

  • Flights
  • Insurance
  • Optional
  • Additional Services

Operated by

Oasis Overland

4.1
(60 reviews)

Number of tours

57

Age Range

18 to 99 years old

Response time

within 1 day

Response rate

73%

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Customer Reviews

  • Paul
    · September 16th, 2019
    Was awesome!!! Ricardo was the best guide ever, always there when you need him, and helped us to organise stuff when we went off on our own. Highly recommend this tour
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  • Jyoti
    · February 21st, 2018
    As I wanted to cover as much as I could of South America, I choose Oasis Overland as they covered the most in comparison to the other tour sites and for a great price. Our tour leader and driver were absolutely amazing and the other passengers on the tour made the trip, what it was, unforgettable. Oasis covered the main bits that I wanted too and then some. I would definitely book through them again.
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  • Craig
    · March 2nd, 2024
    Be warned this is a bare bones tour where Oasis provides transportation, a way to group prepare food and money for that food when not in town (but no refrigeration and a tight budget), and minimal accomodations. You will normally stay in dorm rooms, often with people not traveling with you, or stay in gas station parking lots in provided tents, some that leaked. While included activities are included, they are few. Optional and other activities are the responsibility of the passengers to locate and book themselves. Accomodations aren't always in town. An example is where the description talks about Devil's Island and the European Spaceport, the only Oasis affordable accommodation in Kourou was a campground 20 km out of town in a town famous for few taxis. So it was next to impossible to visit both of them without 'leaving the truck' for several days and finding our own transportation and own more expensive accomodations. Which some of us did. We lucked out on Kaieteur Falls because we just happened to have the right number of passengers who wanted to go in order to charter a flight and one of the passengers was willing to organize it. But don't count on seeing the falls unless you 'leave the truck' for many days to catch a scheduled flight with enough passengers. In the future I will likely take busses and book my own accomodations to save money and see more. Or go on all inclusive tours. Some people really like the forced social interaction on a budget and some liked they didn't have to think about the transportation or accomodations, only the rest for a bit more cost than self travel. This trip is for them.
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Dates & Availability

131 days
Rio To Cartagena (18.5 Weeks) Kingdoms & Carnivals
From Rio de Janeiro to Cartagena

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    Chloe

    Asked on February 17th, 2024

    I am looking for an expedition that starts January 2025 and ends in March or April 2025. I am thinking about doing this in 2025 and 2026 for three to fourth months at a time.

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    Tour Details
    • Oasis OverlandOperatorWritten February 2024

      At Oasis Overland, we can assist you with booking a seat on one of our expeditions as a traveller. I'm afraid we don't offer volunteer programs or positions to be part of the crew. This is, however, a fully participatory travel style, so there will be plenty to do during the trip.

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      Chloe

      TravelerWritten February 2024

      Interested in: Santiago to Rio trip, which is from the 8th January to the 27 February 2025. Please provided me a travel itinerary on this.

    • Oasis OverlandOperatorWritten February 2024

      We have only a handful of seats left for this section. Therefore, if the trip looks like the one you'd like to book, we recommend booking as soon as possible.

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    Cindy

    Asked on November 23rd, 2023

    Bus with aircon? Hotels /hostels accomodation ! Would there be optional or local expenses

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    Transport
    • Oasis OverlandOperatorWritten November 2023

      Transport is by overland expedition trucks. These trucks don't have aircon, no. These are mostly camping trips and most of the nights are spent in tents. We overnight at campsites that have shared washing/toilet facilities, but on some nights we "rough it up" where bush toilets must make do. Some nights are spent in basic hostels. At the beginning of the trip, cook groups are formed and these cook groups will be responsible for preparing the meals which are usually breakfasts and dinners. Lunches are usually taken at local restaurants. All in all, we like to call the Oasis Overland trips "experiences" rather than holidays since the trips are rustic and hands on.

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    Alice

    Asked on January 9th, 2023

    are you doing it or not?

    Tour Details
    • Oasis OverlandOperatorWritten January 2023

      this tour is definitely not operating in February 2023 and was cancelled due to us not reaching our minimum passenger requirement.

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    Annette

    Asked on December 23rd, 2022

    I'm a 19 year old female traveler and I am interested in one of your tours however I was wondering what the average age of people taking part in this expedition was (18 weeks rio to Cartagena )? As well as that I was curious if I would get any free time to explore the countries separate from the group.

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    • Oasis OverlandOperatorWritten December 2022

      Due to operational reasons, we had to cancel this departure. You may look at joining the 2024 departure, if your travel dates are flexible.

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  • Vaccines
    • These are only indications, so please visit your doctor before you travel to be 100% sure.
    • Typhoid - Recommended for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Hepatitis A - Recommended for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Hepatitis B - Recommended for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. Ideally 2 months before travel.
    • Rabies - Recommended for Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. Ideally 1 month before travel.
    • Yellow fever - Recommended for Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. Ideally 10 days before travel.
    • Tuberculosis - Recommended for Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. Ideally 3 months before travel.
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    • Unfortunately we cannot offer you a visa application service. Whether you need a visa or not depends on your nationality and where you wish to travel. Assuming your home country does not have a visa agreement with the country you're planning to visit, you will need to apply for a visa in advance of your scheduled departure.
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  • Payment information
    • For any tour departing before August 30th, 2025 a full payment is necessary. For tours departing after August 30th, 2025, a minimum payment of $680 is required to confirm your booking with Oasis Overland. The final payment will be automatically charged to your credit card on the designated due date. The final payment of the remaining balance is required at least 75 days prior to the departure date of your tour. TourRadar never charges you a booking fee and will charge you in the stated currency.
    • Some departure dates and prices may vary and Oasis Overland will contact you with any discrepancies before your booking is confirmed.
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