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LA-Peru-Bolivia Pre-trip Bookings/Reservations

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All carriers mentioned here are personal choices. This trip has the most expensive set of flights I’ve ever booked. I did a gazillion mock bookings for this trip. I strongly suggest you draft your itinerary altogether before keying in your credit card number for these. Doing the actual bookings required scheduling in a way that my credit card limit can accommodate these bookings and I can pay for them on time. This is the sequence of bookings with respective costs: 1.     Amaszonas, LPB-UYU roundtrip tickets: BOB 2,272.00. Booked 5 months before the trip. 2.     Peruvian Air, CUZ-LPB: $128.62. Booked 5 months before the trip. 3.     Lan Airlines, LAX-LIM, LIM-CUZ, LPB-LIM, LIM-LAX: $1,312.64 – 4 months before the trip.   4.     Peru Rail Tickets: Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu, $64. Machu Picchu to Cuzco, $117 – 4 months before the trip. 5.     Cathay Pacific: roundtrip MNL-L...

Los Angeles-Peru-Bolivia Budget & Itinerary

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This was the itinerary that worked for my time and budget. This may not be the best itinerary for your travel style or your budget. I am a backpacker, but I also want comfort (di na bagets eh :P) . Some hard-core backpackers would scoff at flying instead of taking a bus. But hey, my time is more important that my money! Those are airport codes there. I flew to get from one point to another. My Los Angeles-Peru-Bolivia Itinerary: Date Flight Location Activity Accommodation Day 0 MNL-LAX Flight to US Flight Flight Day 1 Los Angeles, California Beverly Hills Tour, Rodeo Drive, recover from jet lag USA Hostels Hollywood Day 2 Los Angeles, California Hollywood Sign Tour USA Hostels Hollywood Day 3 Los Angeles, California Getty Museum None. Midnight flight to Lima Day 4 LAX-LIM Lima, Peru Arrive in Lima. Explore Plaza de...