LAN LANPASS - How to arrange our trip to South America
centuryking
Jan 14, 12, 6:19 am
We will arrive in Rio De Janeiro on May 11, and start our trip in South America from May 17 from Rio De Janeiro,we will go to the following cities and countries. Please kindly advise what is the best and economical way to arrange our schedule and routine, we have enough time and very flexible with the flights schedule as long as it is logic and saving time/money,
SAO PAULO (3 nights stay)
IGUASSU FALLS(BRAZIL) (3 nights stay)
BUENOS AIRES (5 nights)
EL CALAFATE (1 night stay)
SANTIAGO (CHILE) (2 nights)
CUZCO (PERU) (3 nights)
LIMA (3 nights)
CUENCA (4 nights)
QUITO (5 nights)
We prefer to take non-stop flight back to RIO DE JANEIRO, after the last stop, on June 15, or June 16, if possible.
Tks in advance for your help.
BlackBerryAddict
Jan 14, 12, 3:01 pm
Centruryking, welcome to FT.
I suggest you have a look on the lan.com website and the South America pass they offer. Assuming you will be arriving on a oneworld airline that might be your best option.
C010T3
Jan 14, 12, 4:14 pm
We will arrive in Rio De Janeiro on May 11, and start our trip in South America from May 17 from Rio De Janeiro,we will go to the following cities and countries. Please kindly advise what is the best and economical way to arrange our schedule and routine, we have enough time and very flexible with the flights schedule as long as it is logic and saving time/money,
SAO PAULO (3 nights stay)
IGUASSU FALLS(BRAZIL) (3 nights stay)
BUENOS AIRES (5 nights)
EL CALAFATE (1 night stay)
SANTIAGO (CHILE) (2 nights)
CUZCO (PERU) (3 nights)
LIMA (3 nights)
CUENCA (4 nights)
QUITO (5 nights)
We prefer to take non-stop flight back to RIO DE JANEIRO, after the last stop, on June 15, or June 16, if possible.
Tks in advance for your help.
Well, if you'd like to fly nonstop to Rio after the last stop, you're trip must end either in São Paulo, Iguassu Falls, Buenos Aires, Santiago or Lima.
It really depends on how you'd like to fly.
If you'd like to buy a Oneworld or LAN South American pass, a good routing involves leaving São Paulo for last or first, since you won't be able to fly LAN domestic in Brazil. Ignoring fares and only taking available routes in considerations, the best combination would be.
SDU-CGH (Not LAN)
GRU-LIM-UIO
UIO-CUE
CUE-LIM
LIM-CUZ
CUZ-LIM-IGU
IGR-AEP
AEP-FTE
FTE-AEP-SCL
SCL-GIG
Eastbay1K
Jan 14, 12, 6:19 pm
Sounds like a professional travel planner might be in order for such an itinerary.
centuryking
Feb 2, 12, 1:59 am
tks for your kindness, and sorry for the late reply due to travelling and holidays.
Travelers should be reminded that LAN has a "visit South America" pass, and OneWorld has a similar-but-different one. Prices and rules are different enough to warrant comparison. The LAN version can be booked on-line, the OW version requires human assistance - the AA RTW desk is a good choice for that because you'll have friendly help in case something goes wrong along the way.
Not that that's likely to happen in South America.:rolleyes: