The Best Of Bolivia

( 5 Star )

Visit: Santa Cruz - Sucre - Potosi - Uyuni - La Paz - Titicaca

Itinerary
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Arrival by flight to Santa Cruz and transfer from the Airport to your hotel. In the afternoon City Tour in Santa Cruz, visiting the Zoo with a large variety of tropical species. The main square; the Cathedral Museum; the handicrafts expo “La Recoba” and “Arte-campo” and the principal monuments of Santa Cruz. Overnight at a local hotel

Departure to the Ruins of Samaipata, about 120 km from Santa Cruz. The road to the ancient Fort leads through the mountainous Andean area called “Volcanes”. This archeological site was built for magic rites by a pre-Incan culture. Also visit the archaeological museum and take a bath beneath the waterfalls: Las Cuevas and el Chorro. Lunch included. Return to Santa Cruz. Overnight at a local hotel

Transfer to the Airport for your flight to Sucre. Arrival and Transfer to your hotel. In the afternoon City Tour in Sucre, visiting Museo de Arte Indigena ASUR ; La Recoleta where it is on display several colonial and republican paintings, sculptures, works of jewelry and archaeological remains. Also visit the House of Liberty where Simon Bolivar signed the Independence of Bolivia. Overnight at a local hotel

Start an early overland journey to Potosi, the famous Colonial City and source of silver during colonial times. The rich mountain towers over the city - and according to legend- it has produced enough silver to build a solid silver bridge from Potosi to Madrid. Visit the Santa Teresa Convent. Also visit Casa de la Moneda (Royal Mint), with its wooden machinery used to make the silver coins for Spain during the colony. Potosi was declared by UNESCO “The Historical and Cultural Legacy of Mankind". Overnight at a local hotel

In the morning visit the mine and miners market. The Overland journey to Uyuni. Dinner and overnight at a Salt Hotel at the shores of the Uyuni Salt Lake(Cristal Samaña, Palacio de Sal or Luna Salada Hotel)

Pick up from the hotel for your excursion to the Salt Lake and Isla Pescado. Uyuni is the largest salt flat on earth, located on the Bolivian Andean Altiplano with 12.000 square Km; the Bolivian Andes offer stunning sceneries which can be hardly matched. The sound of silence makes the heart beats faster and the surreal pentagons of crystalline salt, the pure sky and the cacti, certainly makes you feel that there is no other place like this in the whole world. Lunch at Isla Pescado, also called “Incawasi”, an oasis with formations of algae and fossils. It is covered by thousands of giant columnar cacti, which can be more than a hundred years old, growing to a height of over 12 mtrs. The landscape against the background of the salt pans extending to the horizon makes it an ideal place for photography hunters. Overnight at a local hotel in Uyuni

Transfer to the airport for your flight to La Paz. P.M. City Tour in La Paz. The City of La Paz and its surroundings can transport you to a mysterious past where any corner, any street, is a hidden treasure where adventure begins; a living history which treasures the pre-Hispanic times with all their traditions and magic rites on its streets. The indigenous, colonial and modern areas, Indian Market, Witch Doctor's Market & breathtaking panoramas are all framed by the majestic "Illimani" mountain. Visit the Moon Valley, a clay formation resembling the face of the Moon. Overnight at a local hotel

In the morning visit to the archaeological site of Tiwanaku (1.580 BC-1.000 AD). This magnificent ruins of Bolivia belong to one of the oldest civilizations in the Americas. The Sun Gate, the Temple of Kalasasaya and the Pyramid of Akapana are the sample of a glorious past. Tiwanaku culture was an agrarian based economy with an estimated population of 115.000 inhabitants. Continue to Huatajata at the shores of Lake Titicaca. Upon arrival, visit the Andean Roots Eco Village: The Altiplano Museum; Handicrafts village, the Mud Igloos and the mortuary towers of the Urus Chipayas. Meet the Limachi family, builders of the RA II and Tigris for epic expeditions across the Atlantic Ocean. Enjoy our elegant vicuñas, llamas, alpacas and the mythical Suri. Audiovisual and night experience of "The Mystic World of the Kallawayas", natural healers of Bolivia. They believe that you first have to heal the soul in order to heal your body. Tata Benjo, -our Kallawaya- will bless visitors and answer questions by casting his sacred coca leaves. Overnight at the Inca Utama Hotel.

Hydrofoil cruise to Moon Island, visit the Sun Virgins Temple “Iñak Uyu”. Continue to Sun Island. Visit the Inca “Grand Stairs” and the Sacred Fountain; taste the water believed to give eternal youth and happiness. Lunch at the Uma Kollu archaeological Restaurant; Visit the small handicraft market. Cruise to Copacabana, located at the shores of Lake Titicaca. Once in Copacabana, visit the shrine and the Dark Indian Virgin. Overland journey to back to Huatajata. Enjoy a nocturnal visit to the Native Observatory Alajpacha. Learn from the Aymaras Cosmovision and watch the southern constellations. Overnight at the Inca Utama Hotel.

After breakfast overland journey back to hotel in La Paz in a road running parallel to the mighty snowed peaks of the Andes. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight at a local hotel

Transfer from hotel in La Paz to airport. La Paz Airport is located at 25 minutes from any downtown hotel.

Inclusion

Transportation Bilingual guide Transfers as specified Sightseeing as specified Meals as specified

Exclusion

Flight to Sucre & Flight to La Paz air ticket is not included International airfares Optional activities Other meals, drinks, tips and other personal expenses or services not specified on the program Personal equipment Travel insurance Gratuities Voluntary tips for guides or drivers Travel and medical insurance Any items not mentioned as included

Note

These are tailor made programs and individual services in each city upon request Child supplement is available on request Although Hydrofoil service is on shared basis, each booking will have a private guide in their own language. Overland private services or private Hydrofoil charter on request. Under exceptional circumstances our itinerary may vary but our passengers will always visit the most traditional sites of the program. Speed Boat provided when no Hydrofoil available between Copacabana & Sun Island. All Hydro Foil packages are on SIC basis & private ground connections are provided on request