Bolivia Magnificent

You arrive at La Paz’s international airport in the afternoon or night. There you meet our personnel. A transfer takes you to the hotel where you will lodge (private service, Spanish-speaking driver).

Overnight.

Note: ·The program starts with the arrival at La Paz in the afternoon/night. So early check-in is not included if passengers arrive in the morning.

Photo: flickr – Dimitry B.

Breakfast in hotel.

In the morning, you take part in a 6-hour tour to the Tiahuanaco ruins (private service, English-speaking guide).

The rest of the day is at leisure.

Overnight.

Photo: jkraft5

B/-/-

Breakfast in hotel.

The morning is at leisure.

In the afternoon, La Paz’s city tour is scheduled, with cableway and Moon Valley (private service, English-speaking guide).

Overnight.

Photo: Sven

After breakfast in the hotel, you have a transfer to the airport to take the flight to Uyuni.

Upon arrival, a transfer will take you to the city to start the excursion to Salar de Uyuni (private service by 4×4, English-speaking guide).

There you visit the train cemetery, where you can see old steam locomotives that were used to transport minerals. You also visit the Salt mounds (first stage in processing the salt, the drying), Eyes of water (groundwater that flow to the surface) and the town of Coquesa. Here you visit its famous mummies, dated from 700 BC which preserve almost intact part of the skin, hair and fingernails.

Photo: MikeVanSchoonderwalt

We have a small walk around the viewpoint of the Tunupa volcano, where we can observe the flamingos in the wetlands. We have lunch in the center of the salt flats (only during dry season).

Then, we visit the Salt Museum built from salt and the Incahuasi Island. This is a rocky island in the middle of the salt flat where we can observe giant cactuses. Some of them are more than 100 years old! From the top you can see the salt flats in its entirety.

You wil be transferred to Colchani.

Overnight.

B/L/-

Photo:  mtorrazzina

Breakfast in hotel.

You start the day by visiting the village of Colchani, where the processing of salt can be observed (drying, grinding and packaging of salt). Here you also have the opportunity to purchase handicrafts made of salt.

Later, you continue to visit the San Cristobal Church, the Ollague Volcano viewpoint, Cañapa and the Hedionda Lagoons.

You have lunch on route.

In the evening, you arrive to the desert. You stay the night in a desert hotel (private service by 4×4, English-speaking guide).

B/L/-

Photo: © Mundicontact

Breakfast in hotel.

Early in the morning, we start the visit to the Stone Tree. This is a geomorphological formation from the mushroom rock type, due to the erosion caused by the wind. It outstands from a set of volcanic rocks. Then we visit the Red Lagoon where the red of its waters is due to sediments from algae as well as zooplankton and phytoplankton which have the peculiarity of changing with the temperature. Later we continue to the Geysers, which is lava boiling intensely and steam which reaches up to 50 meters high. We have a stop at the Hot Springs of Polques where we can enjoy nature and a refreshing and energetic bath in the middle of the desert. Lunch is eaten on route.

In the afternoon we visit the Green Lagoon where we can see its impressive emerald color and the Licancabur Volcano. We return to Uyuni and have the transfer to the airport to board the flight to La Paz city (private service by 4×4, English-speaking guide).

Upon arrival, a transfer takes you to the hotel (private service, Spanish-speaking driver).

Overnight.

B/L/-

Photo: diegograndi

After having breakfast in the hotel, a transfer takes you to the airport.

B / – / –