Discover in western Bolivia 14 days
Day 1 PEACE
Pick up at the airport and transfer to the city of La Paz
FREE EVENING
Day 2 City Tour La Paz
Departure from the hotel to the 8:30 am in our private vehicle, heading to a viewpoint where we can enjoy a spectacular view of the city, unbelievably located in the “hole” the canyon of the river Choqueyapu, with the Cordillera Real “Giants” as background: Huayna Potosi, Mururata and Illimani. Primer punto al mirador Jach´a Apacheta, on the edge of the city of Alto. Then we go to the viewpoint K'Illi K'Illi and Laykakota Park, in the northwest of the city. After, cross the Bridge of the Americas to go to the viewpoint of “The Plaza de Spain”, in the colonial neighborhood of Sopocachi. Later, an abrupt descent leads to the “Zona Sur”, and traversing Llojeta “Garden Cemetery” and finally to the Valley of the Moon, a place where we can walk between psychedelic limestone formations.
In the afternoon our vehicle will take us back to the City Centre and the heart of the Andean lived and lively market town of La Paz. Visita a los museos y catedrales de todo el centro paceño Retorno al hotel, accompanied by our guide.
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Day 3 CRUCERO CATAMARAN DIURNO NOCTURNO POR EL TITIKAKA (1N / 2 D)*
Early transfer by road to Copacabana , visit the Sanctuary and then board the Catamaran Cruise Ship. Sail to the Sun Island cradle of the Inca Empire. Almuerzo buffet a bordo.Visita a la población de Challapampa , a small and lonely town north of the Isla del Sol which offers the opportunity to experience community tourism.
The residents of Challapampa, through an innovative program organized by them welcome visitors in town to visit a typical house, school, Chapel, a small museum also implemented by them, is involved in an ancestral ritual, demostraciones folklóricas y se navega a bordo de sus típicos botes pesqueros. The program includes a walk through Inca footpaths visiting the Inca temple of The Chinkana.
Romantic dinner by candlelight and overnight on board the Catamaran in lake view cabins with private bathroom.
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Day 4
The next morning, after breakfast buffet will continue sailing on the catamaran enjoying the majestic panorama of Lake Titicaca to the south of the Isla del Sol visiting the Inca Palace Pilkokaina, then the itinerary includes a visit to Inti Wata Cultural Complex, the main private tourist attraction in Bolivia, with an interesting underground museum Ekako, centers of traditional medicine and construction of reed boats. Tour of the Pachamama agricultural Inca terraces, a craft center, Intica shelter and the largest variety of Andean camelids located on the lookout Manco Capac. Snack in the complex. Visit the garden at the end, Stairs and the Fountain of Inca. The visit to Inti Wata Complex includes navigation on board an immense typical raft of Totora
Buffet lunch on board while sailing to the port of Chua. Transfer by road to the city of La Paz and arrival at end of day. Night Hotel La Paz
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Day 5 Sajama and Chullpas Color
We leave the 08:00 from your hotel in La Paz to head Curahuara Carangas to visit the colonial church, known as the "Sistine Chapel" of the Altiplano. After our visit we will go to the heart of Sajama National Park: Community Tomarapi hostel where we will enjoy all the comforts of modernity and talents of chefs and guide the community. After lunch, walk through the viewpoint, wetlands and watersheds that exist near the community, before returning to the lodge for a delicious dinner and then rest until the next day.
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DAY 6 TOMARAPI
The second day, Hostel leave early to head to Huaña Khota lagoon to observe vicuñas and we will venture between geysers. (Lunch will take). At the end of the afternoon take a rich dip in the warm thermal waters of Manasaya, and return to the lodge visit forests queñua. Dinner and stay overnight in Tomarapi.
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DAY 7 Chullpares - LA PAZ
In the morning we go to the community Macaya, Instead of joining the route from Rio Lauca. We will have lunch there before visiting with our local guide the archaeological site where we will see Chullpas Colors, pre-Inca tombs of the twelfth century. Seguiremos hasta la laguna para observar las tres especies de flamencos que viven allí. After our visit to this stunning location will return to the city of La Paz (estimated time of arrival at the 20:00 p.m.)
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Day 8 La Paz Tiahuanaco
9:00 Pick up from hotel
Visit the museum of Tiwanaku - Museum Nal. Archaeology
Travel to the town of Tiwanaku (hot beverage)
Arrival at Tiwanaku and lunch
Visit museums Tiwanaku
Visit the archaeological site of Tiwanaku
Return to the city of La Paz
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Day 9 La Paz Uyuni
09:00 We leave by private car from La Paz to Oruro.
12:30 Approximately got to Oruro in time for lunch
15:00 We took the train Expreso del Sur in Oruro in Business Class.
15:30 Part the train to Uyuni passing near Lake Poopó where you can enjoy the beautiful flamingos and around the surrounding panorama trip. El tren cuenta con sillones muy cómodos, color television where they can view up 3 movies or just relax and enjoy the scenery. El tren también cuenta con un coche comedor aunque les ofrecerán un pequeño snack de cortesía.
22:20 Arrival at the station of Uyuni. Su guía los estará esperando para trasladarlos al hotel Tambo Aymara, very close to the station, for overnight.
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Day 10 UYUNI
In the morning, visit the train cemetery on the outskirts of town. Later on we go with our 4X4 to the Salar de Uyuni (3650 m.s.n.m.), the salt desert world's largest. Visita al centro de explotación de sal de Colchani y los Hoteles De sal (closed from 2001 November). After we stop at the heart of the Salar on the Incahuasi Island. This island is of volcanic origin and is covered by giant cacti (Stomatolites petrified by bacterial colonies, first traces of life on earth). In the afternoon we head south towards the hotel TAYKA STONE.
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Day 11
We left and cross the Salar de Chiguana. Desde ahí el camino asciende de 3600 m a 4200 m altitude approximately. We passed the foot of the volcano Tomasamil (5900 m.s.n.m.) and Ollague (still active), on the Chilean border. We stop at the viewpoint of the volcano Ollague, which houses one of the sulfur mines highest in the world. Then we skirt the Chilean border heading south following “The Way of the jewels”: Laguna Cañapa, In Hedionda, Ch’arkota, Honda, Ramaditas, the sanctuary of three varieties of flamingos. The journey continues through the beautiful scenery of the desert and its famous Siloli “Tree of Stone” where sometimes you can see viscachas, before arriving in the afternoon at the Laguna Colorada. This laguna owes its intense red-brick color to the presence of millions of shellfish Artemia, studied by scientists for their incredible adaptability in saline areas. Lunch. All included. TAYKA night DESERT.
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Day 12 LAGOON - GREEN LAGOON
We leave early in the morning for a tour of the Morning Sun, los geysers (4850 m.s.n.m.) a volcanic crater leaking sulfuric fumes and heavy water. After we stop for breakfast in Polques before skirting Laguna Salada and crossing the Dali Desert (named after a memorial landscape of his paintings). Visit the Laguna Verde, the foot of the Juriques and Licancabur volcanoes (5960 m.s.n.m.) before noon, to witness a curious phenomenon: the wind blows and the waters of Laguna Verde change to a spectacular emerald.
our return to Uyuni (5 a 6 hour trip). On the way we visited the Valley of Stones, Rio Grande, an area where abound vicuñas and rheas (Ostrich family), K Culpina village and the village of San Cristobal. Arrival in Colchane afternoon Overnight at Hotel Luna Salada.
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Day 13 Uyuni La Paz
Private transfer to airport Uyuni
07:45 Check out the flight to the city of La Paz
08:45 Arriving in the city of La Paz
Transfer to Hotel
Free
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Day 14
Final trip
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