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Bolivia, Cultures & Nature 16D/15N
Seat in Coach & Private
D1 Fly to Santa Cruz
D2 Santa Cruz-Sucre
D3 Sucre-Potosi
D4 Potosi-Uyuni
D5 Salt Flat-San Juan
D6 San Juan-Colorada Lagoon
D7 Green Lagoon-Uyuni
D8 Oruro-La Paz
D9 City Tour (La Paz)
D10 Fly to Rurrenabaque
D11 Canoing to Chalalan
D12 Visit at Madidi
D13 Fly to La Paz
D14 Tiwanaku-Copacabana
D15 Sun Island-La Paz
D16 Transfer out
Bolivia, it´s a trip throughout ancestral cultures and unusual nature.
It´s a tour 16 days /15 nights
D1 Santa Cruz
Transfer-in airport-hotel
Accomodation: Hotel in Santa Cruz
D2 Santa Cruz – Sucre
Transfer-out Hotel-Airport in Santa Cruz, flight to Sucre, transfer-in
Airport-Hotel and in the evening visits the city. Pick up from your
hotel and then Visit to the Church, Convent and Viewpoint from the
Recoleta, Enter the Art Indígena Museum (ASUR), shows of two cultures:
Tarabuco and Jalq'a, visit the House of the Freedom and stroll inthe
main squared. (breakfast)
Accomodation: Hotel in Sucre.
D3 Sucre – Potosí
(breakfast) Transfer from Sucre to Potosí in taxi
(3 hours trip), arrival to Potosí accomodation in a kind hotel and in
the evening visit to the city. Little walk at the most important and
attractive touristic places in the city and outer view to the churches
of the Company of Jesus, cover of San Lorenzo, Church of Santo Domingo,
Arc of Cobija and the miner district, in addition you´ll visit the
House of the Coin. (breakfast)
Accomodation: Hotel in Potosí.
D4 Potosí – Uyuni
Visits the Colonial Mine, located over 4600
m.a.s.l., Over 4600 m.a.s.l., one of the world’s few mines that
preserves, almost unchanged since colonial times, mitayo (indigenous
miner) working techniques. (breakfast) In the evening local Bus Potosí
- Uyuni (7 hours )
Accomodation: Hotel in Uyuni.
D5 Salar de Uyuni – San Juan
You need be ready at the office at 10:00 a.m.
Departure the tour at 10:30 a.m. Visit the Uyuni Salt Lake, Cochani and
Fish Island(Inkawasi) and little walk at the valley of the cactus.
Spend the night in San Juan. Basic lodge with shared bath.
D6 San Juan – Red lagoon
Visit the lookout of the Ollague Volcano, the Canapa, Hedionda,
ChiarKkota, Honda and Ramadita Lagoons. Cross the fantastic Siloli
Desert, visit the Stone Tree, arrive at the Red Lagoon, habitat to the
pink flamingoes. Stay overnight in basic accommodations.
Accomodation in Huayllajara or near population: Basic lodge with shared bath.
D7 Green Lagoon - Uyuni
Very early departure in the morning at 05:00am
approximately departure the visit the Geysers of the Morning Sun, Dali
Valley, the Green Lagoon. On the return trip to Uyuni you will visit
the Valley of the Rocks, Villamar, Culpina and San Cristobal.
(approximated return to Hrs. 18:30 p.m.) (breakfast, lunch) Transfer to
the station. Train Uyuni – Oruro
D8 Oruro – La Paz
Arrival to Oruro, reception and transfer to the Bus Terminal. Local bus
from Oruro to La Paz (3 ½ hours) Transfer to your hotel. (breakfast)
Accomodation: Hotel in La Paz
D9 La Paz
Visits La Paz city. Three hour trip, visiting the
Main Square (Plaza Murillo), San Francisco church, handicrafts markets,
the Witches Market, the Precious Metals and museum, then continue to
visit the amazing geological shapes of the Moon Valley. Return to the
hotel. (breakfast)
Accomodation: Hotel in La Paz.
D10 La Paz – Rurrenabaque
Transfer-out hotel-Airport flight in the morning
from La Paz to Rurrenabaque, you have time free in the afternoon, and
also is for acclimatization. (breakfast) Accomodation: Hotel in Rurrenabaque
D11 Chalalán
08:00 A.M. Five hour canoe trip on the Beni river passing the
spectacular Bullet Canyon (Cañon del Bala), continuing by River Tuichi
to the Chalalán lagoon. 30 minutes walk to the lodge. Lunch. In the
afternoon, guests have the opportunity of a canoe trip on the lagoon to
spot fauna and admire, with luck, a beautiful sunset. After dinner, one
may enjoy a walk or canoe to observe the jungle’s night activity.
(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) Accommodation: Ecolodge “Chalalán” (Room with shared bathroom)
D12 Chalalán
08:00 A.M. After breakfast a five hour jungle trail walk to the
Rayamayo and Eslabón rivers where, with luck, one may spot guacamayos,
capuchinos castaños, yellow squirrel monkeys or herds of wild pigs.
Local guides will be sharing their knowledge of plants, natural history
and animal behavior during this five hour walk. Packed lunch during the
walk. On the way back to the lodge, early-afternoon stopping at a
watchtower with spectacular views of the lake and Madidi Park.
(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) Accommodation: Ecolodge “Chalalán” (Room with shared bathroom)
D13 Rurrenabaque – La Paz
Very early in the morning, sail down the Tuichi and Beni rivers
returning to Rurrenabaque, to approach the airplane to La Paz.
Transfer-in to your hotel in La Paz. (breakfast)
Accomodation: Hotel in La Paz
D14 La Paz – Tiwanaku – Copacabana
Private transportation from La Paz to Tiwanaku to visit the ruins, lunch in Tiwanaku and go ahead to Copacabana. (lunch, dinner)
Accomodation in the Hotel Rosario del Lago
D15 Copacabana – La Paz
Tour to the Island of the Sun, cradle of the
Andean civilization. Visit Pilkokaina, the Sacred Staircase and Yumani,
a place with magnificent landscapes and people who have kept their
culture alive. In the afternoon return in a private transportation to
La Paz. (breakfast)
Accomodation: Hotel in La Paz
D16 La Paz
Transfer-out hotel - airport (breakfast)
Includes:
* 1 night in Hotel Las Palmas or similar Hotel in Santa Cruz for option 3*
* 1 night in Hotel Independencia or similar Hotel in Sucre for option 3*
* 4 nights in Hotel Rosario or similar Hotel in La Paz for option 3*
* 1 night in Hotel Colonial or similar Hotel in Potosí for option 3*
* 1 night in Hotel Toñito or similar Hotel in Uyuni for option 3*
* Private transportation days 1, 2, 3, 9, 14, 15 and 16
* All the transfers are private (driver without guide)
* 15 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 5 dinners
* 2 nights in the ecolodge “Chalalán” for both options.
* Shared transportation days 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 and 13.
* 1 night in Hotel Girasoles or similar hotel in Uyuni for option 4*
* 1 night in Hotel Cortez or similar Hotel in Santa Cruz for option 4*
* 4 nights in Hotel Rey Palace or similar Hotel in La Paz for option 4*
* 1 night in Hostal De Su Merced or similar Hotel in Sucre for option 4*
* 1 night in Hotel Cima Argentum or similar Hotel in Potosí for option 4*
* 1 night in Hotel Rosario del Lago in Copacabana for both options
* 1 night in Hotel Rosario del Lago in Copacabana for both options
* 1 night in Quetena in basic lodging with shared bath for both options
* 1 night in Quetena in a basic lodge with shared bath for both options
* 1 night in San Juan in a basic lodge with bath shared for both options
* 1 night in San Juan in a basic lodge with shared bath for both options
* Bilingual Guide (English-Spanish) days 2, 3, 4 (only the visit to the mines), 9, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15.
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