Bonjour,
je pars au pérou cet été et j'ai concocter un petit itineraire et j'ai besoin d'avis sur ce que j'ai prévu:
en gros, je vais faire lima, cusco (avec trek de l'inca), arequipa (avec trek dans le canyon de colca), puno, titicaca, copacabana, la paz (et retour vers lima en avion).
Des conseils, des adresses?
Merci d'avance
L'itinéraire en lui-même, ça va, le tout est de savoir de combien de temps tu disposes.
Pour le chemin de l'inca en juillet - août, je te conseille de réserver car l'année dernière, début août, on réservait pour la mi-septembre.
Un petit truc: si l'argent est important pour toi, reviens de La Paz à Juliaca (Ville près de Puno) en bus puis reprend l'avion Juliaca - Lima, cela te reviendra moins cher (Vol national au lieu de vol international)
Merci Daniel.
A ton avis, en combien de temps raisonnablement on peut faire ce trajet en se déplaçant en bus et train ? As-tu des adresses à me conseiller sur ce parcours?
merci
En principe une douzaine d'heures, ça dépend si tu arrives à la frontière quand elle est ouverte, combien de temps tu y fait la file (deux fois, une fois côté bolivien, une fois côté péruvien), etc. Il arrive que tu doives changer de bus à Copacabana, tu peux aussi faire le trajet en tout ou en partie avec des microbus. Plus long mais l'avantage, c'est que tu traverses un bras du Titicaca sur un bateau de la marine bolivienne (mais si, ils en ont une !), en fait une vedette, le bus traversant sur une barge
La Paz - Puno via Desaguadero: une huitaine d'heures
Puno - Juliaca: 50 KM (prendre un microbus de Puno à l'aéroport qui se trouve à quelques KM de la ville)
Selon que tu prennes l'un ou l'autre trajet, tu peux visiter le site de Tiwanaku si tu vas via Desaguadero; c'est un site historique qui en vaut la peine, compter une demi-journée.
Près de Juliaca, tu as aussi le site de Sillustani.
Lima - Cuzco, cela fait une vingtaine d'heures de bus en direct. Lima - Arequipa, 22 Si tu arrives à Lima et que tu vas directement à Cuzco, tu peux dormir dans le bus.
Dans le sens contraire, si tu prends l'avion dés ton arrivée à Lima, je te le déconseille car vingt heures de route avant un vol intercontinental Pérou - France et de plus le jet lag (décalage horaire)dans le mauvais sens, c'est pas du gâteau.
Maintenant, si tu as le temps, il y a le classique Lima - Paracas - Nazca - Arequipa - Puno - Bolivie - Puno - Cuzco - Lima. Pour le nombre de jours, cela dépend ce que tu veux faire une vingtaine si tu veux profiter un minimum.
L'avion Lima - Cuzco coûte AS environ 100 - 110 US et AR 150 USD + 5 USD taxe aéroport.
Je viens de relire ta demande initiale; si tu dois encoire faire le chemin de l'inca, ajoute quelques jours. Il faudrait que tu me dises de combien de jours tu disposes, jour d'arrivée et de départ du vol intercontinental exclu pour pouvoir te conseiller.
L'idéal pour toi, je suppose que tu pars de Paris, ce serait peut-être de trouver la même compagnie qui fasse Paris - Lima et La Paz - Paris comme cela tu ne paies que l'aller- retour le plus long (La Paz) Il faut voir si ça vaut la peine de faire le retour La paz - Lima pour reprendre l'avion, rapport temps/prix/activité que tu veux faire
En fait, voici où j'en suis : j'ai déja mon billet d'avion paris - lima aller retour.
Et mon itineraire en détail :
arrivée à Lima j1
départ pour Cusco sans doute en bus j2
je pense passer 2 jours à cusco avant de faire le trek de l'inca (en tout 6 jours)
ensuite direction arequipa (2 jours plus trek du colca 3 jours= 5 jours)
ensuite puno titicaca (environ 2 jours)
ensuite la paz 2 ou 3 jours
puis la paz -lima en avion et retour lima paris.
pour lapaz, je n'irai que si j'ai le temps de faire le reste dans de bonnes conditions. Est-ce que ça vaut le détour la paz?
Voila, en gros, mon programme.
J'ai trouvé un billet d'avion à 1200€ ttc avec air france et taca airline. Et pour le reste (quel guide, quel hotel, combien de temps rester...j'ai besoin d'aide!!!🙂)
merci encore de ton aide.
Pour plus de précision sur les logements, il faudrait que tu demandes à d'autres car à La Paz et dans le sud du Pérou, je loge gratis chez des amis ou j'ai des prix par leur intermédiaire, donc les prix que je te donnerais pour "mes" hôtels ne correspondraient pas à la réalité et comme je paie moins cher, parfois je prends un hôtel de catégorie supérieure.
Toutefois, tu devrais trouver des hôtels corrects entre 15 et 25 USD, même moins cher si tu n'y regardes pas de trop près. Fais toujours attention à Cuzco en haute saison. N'oublie pas non plus en haute saison de réserver pour le chemin de l'inca.
Quoique personnellement j'aime bien La Paz, j'ai presque envie de te dire de ne pas courir juque là, vu que tu as un horaire assez serré. Tu peux voir combien de temps il te restera quand tu seras à Puno et aviser à ce moment.
La Paz, c'est intéresant pour voir la structure de la ville, accrochée à la montagne, la diversité de population et au centre ville tu as une série de quatre musées dans une petite rue qui te permet de faire en une bonne demi-journée le tour de la vie et de l'histoire de la Bolivie. Tu as aussi les paysages lunaires de la vallée de la luna. Il existe un city tour d'une demi-journée en deux circuits pour 6 ou 7 USD dans un bus à étage, donc en deux petites journées tu peux avoir une bonne idée de la ville. Je trouve le côté bolivien du lac Titicaca intéressant et personnellement, j'ai logé sur la isla del sol et le coucher et lever du soleil étaient magnifiques. mais au risque de me répéter, il vaudrait peut-être mieux que tu voies où tu en es quand tu seras à Puno.
Sur ton programme, tu peux peut-être gagner un jour ou deux car tu peux faire le centre d'Arequipa en un jour et le canyon du Colca en deux et reporter le jour gagné ou un des jours gagnés pour faire les environs de Cusco ou Pisac par exemple.
En ce qui concerne les guides, moi j'utilise le guide du routard car il me convient puis j'ai des amis sur place mais beaucoup utilisent le Lonely Planet
Tu peux voir combien de temps il te restera quand tu seras à Puno et aviser à ce moment.
Oui, c'est ce que je pensais faire. Je me disais aussi que je pouvais faire une boucle si j'avais le temps (c'est à dire aller à la paz après Cuzco et Titicaca pour finir par Arequipa et remonter par Nazca). Je ne sais pas encore. Ca me permettrait de me reposer entre le trek de l'ince et le trek du colca.
Une autre question : vaut-il mieux faire le trek de l'inca ou un chemin parallele et moins fréquenté ? La masse des touristes me fait un peu peur et payer 250 $ ne m'enchante pas pour faire une marche que je pourrais faire seule? As-tu un conseil?
Non, je n'ai pas de conseil, je n'ai jamais fait le chemin de l'inca ni de trekking dans cette région mais regarde sur le forum, il y a quelques bonnes idées.
Salut!!
Moi l'an dernier j'ai fait au mois de juillet le trek salkantai je ne sais plus koi...
Le trekk du chemin de l'inca etant saturé on avait pu le choix...
Tu trouveras pas mal d'agences sur cusco te proposant ce tour, mais etudie bien les prix et ce que l'agence prend en charge.
Certains ont eu de mauvaises surprises...
Sinon c est vrai que tu vas croiser pas mal de touristes surtout aux points de raliements .
Pour ma part on était plutout seuls sur les chemins, il faut se débrouiller pour partir un peu avant les d'autres groupes.
En tout cas dépaysement garanti ...
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