Overlanding Peru: the desert road to Cusco (through the dunes) - EP 79
Desert road, colourful laguna, getting lost, learning Quechua, flying above the Nazca lines, mountain roads, and Cusco!
Last week we finally completed the upgrades on our Land Rover Defender: project Albatross 2.0. That was a long work but totally worth it.
In this episode we are finally able to leave the city and take the route to adventure again. This time we change from the mountains and head to the coastal desert of Peru. And what a surprise, we thought it would just be a road like any other and we discovered a gorgeous and unique tracks. What a gift for our return on the road.
But this was not all. We also went on to discover the Nazca lines and completed the long journey to the city of Cusco. A long journey indeed!
After a short surprise break we are back in Cusco again next week for some of our last adventures in Peru!
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Until next week, take care!
Nick & Mathilde
Music from: Epidemic Sound
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Wow, Peru has such a variety of dramatic scenery, and you showcase it so well. Everything about this episode is absolutely epic!
@NextMeridianExpedition
9 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks a lot for the kind words.
Once again, you show me parts of this magnificent planet that I could see nowhere else. Bravo 😊
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much 😀 it makes us so happy to have you travelling along with us !!!
@terrahmama
10 ай бұрын
Another WOW and more WOW! So much beauty and diversity in the terrain. Love the sweet young girls...their shyness and giggles made my day. ❤❤❤
Overlanding is the ultimate way to explore the world and connect with nature.
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Totally 🫶🫶🫶
Nick and Tilde continue to be more and more professional while still maintaining their humble adventurous spirits. And I loved the brief chat and hat exchange with the local chicas ... too cute.
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Thank you!!! We hope the videos get better we have a lot to learn still… Yes those two were adorable 🫶
Great drone footage - makes clear how HUGE Peru is - and Albo is doing well with his new crampons. The Nazca lines - amazing. Reminiscent of some of the tantalising fragments of technology from ancient Greece. If humans got that far back then, how much could we have achieved by now if we would only stop having wars and burning books?
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
I so agree with you Penny !!!! people are amazing with two wood sticks and a rope they were able to draw things that only makes sense from the sky! incredible. lots of love!!
I have to say phenomenal drone footage. ❤️What yall do. Honestly you deserve a national geographic award.
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
thank you so much Dan! too much Conor. already thrilled you enjoy the journey!
@aislingbooks
10 ай бұрын
I totally agree
Well done. 👍 I swear, my mouth felt dry and full of dust. My eyes were delighted to see the vibrant colors in the new rug. 😊😳😃 Looking forward to next week's video. 💪 🎥 🎬 👍
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Wow, thank you! we love you like the rug!!!! major upgrade hahahah
I’m blown away, by the scenery and not atleast your video editing skills. Clearly you guys spend a lot of time filming. Your videos deserve millions of views.
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much ! That gives us a lot motivation to read you! We hope we keep getting better :)
Alby looks like an RC car on those dunes!
Love the new carpet!! Great choice.
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Thank you!! 😊 we love it too! It took a long time for us to find one we both liked hahaha
Although I've been on work trips to Peru many times (including Cusco), I've never travelled through the desert - it was truly spectacular to see your take on the dunes, the coast and the Nazca Lines.
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Hey Catherine! It makes sense there much less to “visit” it is a lot of nothing over there. But if you have a chance one day and a bit of time it is definitely interesting. There is so much to see in Peru it is hard to cover it all
@catherinewatson5519
10 ай бұрын
@@NextMeridianExpedition Sometimes there is nothing better than "a lot of nothing"! :) And it's great to see it all through your eyes. Happy onward travels!
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
We totally agree!!!@@catherinewatson5519
Im from Peru and I grew up going to Paracas and yes, it can be very tricky following the path and also dangerous as it often goes along vertical cliffs but is very beautiful and isolated. The coast of Peru is absolutely beautiful and the Andes Mountains block the moisture from the Rain forest in the east, the desert is all sand and mountains with very little vegetation except in the valleys where the rivers run. I used to go all over those places and really miss those trips. Congratulations! Great adventure!
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Wow amazing! Thank you for the information 😍
Awesome video as always Nick and Matilda. This was a awesome adventure can't wait for the next one.
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Thank you Christopher!!! Yes we continue in Perú for a bit!
The desert adventure!! Albo performed perfectly and then drone work was amazing. Thank you!
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Thank you! Happy to read this!
A fantastic video, that looked like a delightful village, such a contrast with USA, you both look so healthy and happy, I love traveling with you. Thanks❤❤❤
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for joining us on this trip ❤️❤️❤️
Wow! amazing drone work! love the deserts of Peru! Thanks for sharing! Stay safe and happy overlanding. 🚙🚙
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Thank you! Will do! All the best rainy days !!!
You have both been very busy. Thank you for another fantastic video. I enjoy every one of them!! 👍🏻👍🏻❤🇺🇸🙏🏻🌹
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Our pleasure! Yes a lot has happened ! 😱✌️
Stunning! Love your incredible videos! Love your adventurous spirit, your excitement, your genuine kindness to others!
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much Sandra, we have the best support with you alongside us travelling
Wow it’s so much fun to take road and see we’re takes you beautiful and amazing country
You certainly would not have wanted something to go wrong when you were trailblazing through the dessert. Good to see Albo is happy with the stage one re-map.
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
No that s true 😅😅😅 no much happening there
So cool driving through the open Desert! Another great adventure. Thanks for sharing it!
@NextMeridianExpedition
9 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching ! Yes this region was superb
Wow...Nasca lines🎉
Machu Picchu has become a touristic nightmare with all the regulations for sustainable use that have been implemented (designated circuits to follow, entry tickets that need to be booked in advance, necessity to have a guide, entry schedules for each itinerary, total stay limited to 4 hours...). I hate to say it was better in the past, but one of my best travel memory was spending 4 hours absolutely alone in Machu Picchu. That was in 1981, when the entry of the site was free (just a modest fee for the bus from Aguas Caliente) and the trick was to be able to book a room at the small hotel near the ruins. I had the whole place for myself from 6AM to 10AM, when the tourists taking the train from Cuzco started to arrive. It was absolutely magical. I really hope you enjoy your visit, but don't expect too much with so many restrictions.
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
We can believe that. we actually hesitated to go for the amount of people there. but well we are not far so it would be a pity to miss it. let s see!
While I have seen video about the Markings in the sand. How fun YOU got to share them with us. And I love where you said..Ahhhhhh I think she is over there somewhere..Why not..
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
hahaha yes finally we re here! hahah there not so many humans so if he sees one there s a good chance that was me
Another great episod with amazing drone shots. Who could have imagined that Peru looks like Morocco? Wow, you flew up to New York and were very close. I live 70 miles up the Hudson River. Nice place, but what you are doing beats my life. Every week I look forward to your videos. I am living vicariously through you. As they used to say in the early 70's, "Keep on truckin".
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Yes Peru has really everything 😍 oooh true really close by! We really enjoyed that time it was a big change but we loved it. Thanks a lot for your support 🤗!
Driving free style across the desert!! So cool. Nice to go somewhere where there is no roads and so you make your own. 👍😆
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Oh yeah! that was not planned but really appreciated also the sand was real hard so just easy and flowing !!!
@Badfinger7761
10 ай бұрын
@@NextMeridianExpedition Perfect! And lucky it wasn’t 40C - that would have been tough!
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
true!!!@@Badfinger7761
Awesome!
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Yesss!!!!
Always enjoy your choice of music, and the videos are good to.
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
thank you John
Absolutely stunning
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Thank you!
Great, great, great day 502, another amazing experience shared. You guys are awesome!
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! Wow can you believe it ... 502 on the road !!!! you are awesome we love reading you every week
@clupu2
10 ай бұрын
@@NextMeridianExpedition ❤️watching you both, makes me quit my job 💯
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
ooooh !!! really?!@@clupu2
Amazing Peru,can’t wait to watch another episode again,be safe always from Philippines 🇵🇭 with ❤️
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
thank you so much!!
Unbelievable landscape! Your drone footage just takes me there! I like how you made your own road! And...what are you two smiling about? Hmm. Marriage?
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Thank you! 😃 See it came late but it came!!! hahaha sorry again for the delay. hahaha not for now but it was awesome to be there for the wedding of our friends :)
Wow those drone shots sure showed the area so well . What a spectacular area . Peru is a awesome country to visit so many wonderful area to explore . Thanks again for sharing your wonderful journey with us all your over landing friends. Cheers from Steve Stott in Sutherlin Oregon U.S.A. :) :) 🌎🍻👍🏼😁
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Thanks a ton Steve!!!!
@stevestott1514
10 ай бұрын
@@NextMeridianExpedition ..👍🏼😁
Brilliant drone footage, fantastic!!!🎉
@NextMeridianExpedition
9 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
Wow! Incredible experience ❤❤
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Yes it was! thank you Richard!
Thanks for letting us know about the upgrade...I was wondering.
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
We still need to test more but a priori seems like fuel consumption is a bit better.
Howdy Albies! Wow oh wow your filming,music,and editing are getting better and better! Amazing drone shots and the flamingos flying over the water was superb! And what can you say about the drawings on the desert floor? Epic! Admire y’all so much! Be safe! Saddle up n drive on!
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
DRIVE on!!!! Thanks a lot Stuart!!!
“Free style” had me biting my fingernails! What an adventure! As many others have noted, fantastic drone work. Peru is an amazingly beautiful and varied country. Thanks for sharing it with us.
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
thank you Heather !!!! thank you for travelling with us
This was absolutely spectacular the views were amazing!!! Another exciting journey thank you so much! Can't wait for more adventures.
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Thank you Lizz for watching ! all the best and can't wait to continue travelling with you by our side !
Love this episode guys❤❤❤❤
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
thank you Lucille
congratulations guys really good footage
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
thank you Jose!!!!
Fantastico video..... Las imagenes con el dron cuando andaban en la arena al lado del mar, son estupendas.... Los momentos comprimidos del viaje a EE.UU. tambien bien realizados... Un nuevo y maravilloso video... Muchas gracias por este trabajo.... Saludos desde Argentina....!!!!
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Gracias Pedro!!!! Nos da ganas de descubrir argentina pronto!!!
@pedroestebanhvozda1428
10 ай бұрын
@@NextMeridianExpedition Asi como 90 dias no seran suficientes para recorrer Peru, tampoco lo seran para recorrer Argentina, principalmente en el Noroeste (Jujuy, Salta, Catamarca, La Rioja).... Buenas aventuras....!!!!
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
@@pedroestebanhvozda1428 asi es pero disfrutamos Lo Que podemos! Y no es la primera vez Que venimos a Argentina. Ya fui a salta y jujuy have 10 Anos!
Awesome Peru 🇵🇪👏🏻👏🏻 Great to see both of you back exploring the beautiful planet 😁 Always love watching your travel vlogs 🎥🤗
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much 😀
Fantastic as always. And Peru is impressive, to say the least, its on my bucketlist
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
You should! It is an awesome place 🥰🥰🥰🥰
You guys are so brave! Wow! Fantastic video!
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Thank you 🤗
I did Namibia last year and just got back from Macchupicchu! BUT GOSH, never knew the off-road part of Peru is so beautiful! Almost as beautiful as Namibia in its own way! Now I need to go back again 😅😅 beautiful video and vibes from you two ❤
@mojojoedwards
9 ай бұрын
Or as the incans call them: energy :)
@NextMeridianExpedition
9 ай бұрын
So cool! thank you for watching!!!
I'm happy you stopped at the Nazca lines. So crazy the sand has not covered the lines. Were you able to see more than was in the video? So interesting that pictures are only visible from above. Good use of the drone!! Was Nick's sweater from Peru? I love the rug in Albatros soo much! Beautiful!❤
Quite the extreme opposites, tropical vegetation to Barron sand for miles. Awesome! Had to be a crazy change from few people to to many people and back. I think I like the fewer people more.
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
I agree with you! absolutely amazing
Way cool.😀 I always wait for your next episode.
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
awesome!!!! thanks a lot. we got a bit of delay this week we hope that won't happen more in the future! thanks for being here though!
Amazing, wait until you get down to Bolivia!!!
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
cannot wait for it!!
Amazing vídeos Cusco it's beautiful
@NextMeridianExpedition
9 ай бұрын
Yeah it is
Haha pas de bol pour le machu pichu mais ça doit être une super expérience !
Hello there!! Now that was alot of sand dunes, I truly thought we would never see the ocean 😅 Great footage!! 🙌👏👏 stay safe 🤩🤩
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
hahaha yes us too!!!!
❤❤ مغامرين جيدين تستحقون كل الدعم والاحترام تحياتي لك من بغداد السلام اخوكم ابو محمد ❤❤❤❤❤😊😊🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
thank you so much Abu Muhammad for the kind words!!! maybe one day we reach Baghdad !!! all the best
beautiful views!!!
@NextMeridianExpedition
9 ай бұрын
Yes really!
Very nice extradition in Peru. Amazing drone shooting. More over being a Indian I can read your sound loud n clear. 🌷🍁❤️
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
oh thank you so much!!! that makes us super happy!
You do the best with Elbertoss 2
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Thanks! Yes it is great
You guys put together another amazing video ,and fantastic drone shots.
@CreatorInTrng
10 ай бұрын
My thoughts exactly!😊
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
thank you so much! so happy to be able to share that with you!
The highest Dune in the World is ToroMata in Arequipa
16:33 Nazca in a nutshell: "How is it from the sky? It is crazy to think that they have built something this big" - Human's race development since then.
Good job getting up that steep part Nick . The views with the drone are so beautiful. Im loving Peru :) Isnt it amazing? Its great getting lost. What an adventure. Take care 💕
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
It really is! thank you so much!
My life for my wife🇧🇩🐣🦜🤴
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
thank you Kevin!
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
merci !!!
KZread... the epitome of 'do not tell anyone'. Ohhhhkay!
Hi Nick and Mathilde! Love your videos, love your work! Keep up the great job you are doing, and the joy you bring us, when watching your adventures. By the way, what is the name of navigation map often seen in your videos on Nick's phone? Looks interesting, especially the altitude "widget" at the top of it, please share with us. Thank you! Safe travels!
@NextMeridianExpedition
7 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for your message it is super motivating !!! it is called mahout and we use it all the time we love it! for off-road or small roads it is the best.
My sister in law is in Urubamba right now.
Always great vlog. Wish the cat had better lighting. The vlogs r becoming more professional looking. Even Albie has joined the pro circuit. Isn't there an astronomy observatory in Peru? Maybe wrong country... Here's ur angels 👼👼👼
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Yes it is not super well easy to see it! Thank you for the kind encouragement! It s most likely there is an observatory but we did not see or hear about it. But it would not be surprising !
Running in the dessert needs a very good condition😅
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Hahaha it was really not that warm early in the morning
La qualité des images est superbe!!! Je me pose souvent la question suivante: considérant que dormir ne doit pas être des plus confortable (ce n'est pas un matelas de 6 pouces non?!), vous récupérez comment?
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Haha bonne question Sylvie. Je ne suis pas sure combien font 6 pouces mais on a remplacé notre petit matela de camping par un matela tout neuf en partant. Et en vrai nous on le trouve très confortable il fait 12cm et les mousses sont de bonnes qualité. (Et je pense qu on est pas très difficiles) mais on se repose bien dessus :)
太棒了，感谢分享视频。我是来自中国的朋友。😘
@NextMeridianExpedition
6 ай бұрын
Thank you for your message and taking the time to watch the video!!!
👋🏻🤠🇫🇮
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
Our favorit 🤠!!!!
@WannabeOverlander
10 ай бұрын
@@NextMeridianExpedition Thanks 👍🏻 you too
,🙏👍❤️👌
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
yay!!!
how many miles is the defender on?
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
hey! in km: 190000 :)
Is peru a safe country?
@TOYOTA.Overland
10 ай бұрын
sure
@NextMeridianExpedition
10 ай бұрын
we had absolutely no problem here. most travellers we met comment the same
Indonesia language please...😅