Bolivia Highlights – 13 days 12 nights

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Bolivia Highlights – 13 days 12 nights

15/10/2024

$2.795,00

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Day 1 – Thursday: Santa Cruz IN – PM city tour
Day 2 – Friday: Santa Cruz – Samaipata – Santa Cruz
Day 3 – Saturday: Santa Cruz – Sucre + PM City Tour
Day 4 – Sunday: Full day Tarabuco
Day 5 – Monday: Sucre – Potosi + Cerro Rico Mines
Day 6 – Tuesday: Potosi – City Tour + Uyuni – Colchani
Day 7 – Wednesday: Uyuni Salt flats – San Juan
Day 8 – Thursday: San Juan – Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve (REA) – Villamar
Day 9 – Friday: Villamar – Alota – Uyuni – La Paz
Day 10 – Saturday: Half Day Tiwanaku + PM Half day City Tour La Paz
Day 11 – Sunday: La Paz – Copacabana – Boat to Island of the Sun + Hike to Ecolodge La Estancia
Day 12 – Monday: La Chincana – Island of the Moon – Copacabana – La Paz
Day 13 – Tuesday: La Paz OUT

Day 1 – Thursday: Santa Cruz IN – PM city tour

Upon arrival in Viru Viru International airport of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, you will be received and transferred to your hotel.
In the afternoon you will enjoy a 3 hour tour to the most attractive and affluent sites of our city: visit to the zoo where regional fauna and various endangered species can be seen. Museums, principal monuments, residential neighborhoods, and La Recoba handcraft market. Overnight Santa Cruz.

Day 2 – Friday: Santa Cruz – Samaipata – Santa Cruz

Breakfast.
Trip through the Amazon plains and last branches of the Andes range. Visit the Samaipata ruins, majestic and mysterious pre-Inca ruins, located in the top of a hill with a big ceremonial center carved in the stones. Finally to Samaipata, a stroll of town and its local museum. Return to Santa Cruz. Overnight in Santa Cruz.
Breakfast and Lunch included.

Day 3 – Saturday: Santa Cruz – Sucre + PM City Tour

Breakfast.
Flight to Sucre (colonial city, declared Cultural Heritage site by UNESCO)
In the afternoon enjoy the city tour Sucre that includes the visit of: Casa de la Libertad, where the Act of Independence of Bolivia was signed in 1825; Bolivar Park, to see examples of the aristocratic tradition of Sucre, with small replicas of the Eiffel Tower and the Arc of Triumph of Paris; the church and museum of La Recoleta, and the museum of Indian Textiles ASUR.
Night in Sucre

Day 4 – Sunday: Full day Tarabuco

Breakfast.
Tarabuco is 78 km/48 miles – 1 hour from Sucre. This colorful village has without a doubt the best traditional Indian Market of South America. They have a big fair every Sunday that had become the primary economic and social activity of the local people. The clothing of the Tarabuqueño men and women (quechua speaking) has not changed since Inca times. Their weavings are among the best in technique, quality and color. Night in Sucre.
Breakfast and Lunch included.

Day 5 – Monday: Sucre – Potosi + Cerro Rico Mines

Breakfast.
Trip in bus following different valleys to ascend through the highlands to the city of Potosi, declared a Cultural and Natural Heritage site by the UNESCO. Pm Cerro Rico Mines. This excursion allows the visitors to experience an unforgettable trip thousands of meters underground, to see the living and working conditions of the Bolivian miners (protective clothing and helmets are provided). The silver mine is in the famous Cerro Rico, once the richest of the world. Night in Potosí.

Day 6 – Tuesday: Potosi – City Tour + Uyuni – Colchani

Breakfast. Morning visit of the Mint House, traditional colonial streets, San Francisco and San Lorenzo churches. Lunch or Box Lunch included.
Afternoon Bus trip to Uyuni, crossing branches of the Andes range, old mining centers and villages, with nice landscapes and Indian communities. Arrival and transfer to Colchani. Overnight in a salt hotel.
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included.

Day 7 – Wednesday: Uyuni Salt flats – San Juan

Breakfast.
Trip to the Great Salt Flats, on the way you’ll see the village of Colchani, where we are going to visit an artisanal salt processing plant, also you’ll watch the salt extraction methods. Continue the trip to Incahuasi Island (also known as Fish Island) where you will see the amazing giant cactus. Lunch. Visit the Coquesa Mommies and continue to San Juan. Overnight in hotel.
Breakfast, Lunche and Dinner included.

Day 8 – Thursday: San Juan – Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve (REA) – Villamar

Breakfast.
LONG DAY! Early morning trip entering the REA (National Reserve Eduardo Abaroa), visiting Laguna Colorada (2 hours), declared a RAMSAR site due to the nesting of over 30,000 flamingos at 4,278 m. Then up to geysers “Sol de Mañana”, pass alongside Challviri lagoon, with its hot spring in the shores of Polques. Cross through the high desert of Pampas de Dali, with amazing views, to finally reach Laguna Verde (3 hours), in the foothills of the Licancabur Mountain. After that, all the way back north to Villamar, overnight in hotel.
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included.

Day 9 – Friday: Villamar – Alota – Uyuni – La Paz

After breakfast visit the Cave Paintings and Fort of Tomás Lakjas. Continue to Uyuni, visiting on the way the Rocks Valley and going through Alota and San Cristobal villages. Lunch and transfer out to the airport for your flight to La Paz. Arrival in La Paz and transfer to your hotel. Night in La Paz.
Breakfast and Lunch included.

Day 10 – Saturday: Half Day Tiwanaku + PM Half day City Tour La Paz

Breakfast.
Trip to Tiahuanaco (72 km) passing the highlands, one of the oldest American cultures, considered the cradle of the American man. Visit the temple of Kalasasaya, Gate of the Sun, monoliths Ponce and Fraile, Akapana pyramid and Semiunderground temple, as well as the local museums. Lunch.
Return to La Paz. City tour including street markets, rich in handicrafts, weavings and witchcraft artifacts. Then San Francisco church, Murillo square with the Congress, Government palaces and Cathedral. Night in La Paz.
Breakfast and Lunch included.

Day 11 – Sunday: La Paz – Copacabana – Boat to Island of the Sun + Hike to Ecolodge La Estancia

Breakfast.
Transportation going north through the highlands and parallel to the Andes Royal Range to Copacabana (3 ½ hours), a nice town in the shores of Lake Titicaca. Visit the famous Virgen Morena and its church, have a stroll of town. Take the boat to the Island of the Sun (1 hour), land in Huacani port, have a typical lunch “Aptapi”. Hike for about 45 min to overnight in Ecolodge La Estancia.
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included.

Day 12 – Monday: La Chincana – Island of the Moon – Copacabana – La Paz

Breakfast.
DON’T MISS A GREAT SUNRISE! Boat to La Chincana, to see this great Inca ruins, continue in boat to the Moon Island, visit the Iñak Uyu ruins, boat to Copacabana (1 ½ hours). Lunch or box lunch included. Transportation to La Paz (3 ½ hours). Night in La Paz
Breakfast and Lunch included.

Day 13 – Tuesday: La Paz OUT

Breakfast. At the appropriate time, transfer to El Alto Airport to take your flight back home.

Duration

13 days - 12 nights

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Languages

Espanol

Group Size

Unlimited

Included/Excluded

All Transfers between hotels and airport/bus
12 Night Accommodation total (2 in Santa Cruz + 2 in Sucre + 1 in Potosí + 1 in Salt hotel + 1 in San Juan + 1 in Villamar + 2 in La Paz + 1 in Sun Island + 1 in La Paz)
Breakfast and taxes in all the hotels
Bilingual guide (English / Spanish)
Services and meals included as mentioned in the program
Shared service - Group tours
Fix Departure 2016 starting in Santa Cruz every Thursday.
Public bus services: DAY 5: Bus Sucre - Potosi. DAY 6: Bus Potosí – Uyuni. DAY 11: Bus La Paz – Copacabana

Domestic and international flights
Travel insurance**
Tips
Optional excursions
Services not detailed in the itinerary

Included/Excluded

All Transfers between hotels and airport/bus
12 Night Accommodation total (2 in Santa Cruz + 2 in Sucre + 1 in Potosí + 1 in Salt hotel + 1 in San Juan + 1 in Villamar + 2 in La Paz + 1 in Sun Island + 1 in La Paz)
Breakfast and taxes in all the hotels
Bilingual guide (English / Spanish)
Services and meals included as mentioned in the program
Shared service - Group tours
Fix Departure 2016 starting in Santa Cruz every Thursday.
Public bus services: DAY 5: Bus Sucre - Potosi. DAY 6: Bus Potosí – Uyuni. DAY 11: Bus La Paz – Copacabana

Domestic and international flights
Travel insurance**
Tips
Optional excursions
Services not detailed in the itinerary

Tour Length

7 - 14 Days

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