DISCOVERING BOLIVIA – 9 DAYS/8 NIGHTS

CITY TOUR, VALLE DE LA LUNA & CABLE CAR + LUNCH

Hrs. 09:00 Start the tour with Lunch at local restaurant and then continue the wonderful Mirador Killi Killi, an outdoor balcony from which you’ll be able to capture unbelievable pictures. Next up, La Plaza Murillo, the main square, right in the center of the city, this active spot is surrounded by the most important government and congress buildings of the entire country, such as the Supreme court, legislative and executive branches, and the oldest and main cathedral, so we can later travel to the unforgettable Valle de la Luna, a natural rock formation created by the erosion of wind and rain, creating a Moon-like landscape that takes you to outer space without leaving earth.

The adventure continues boarding one of our fan-favorite parts of the day, the ride at the cable cars, a public transportation system that connects the entire city with an amazing view that makes you feel like you’re hovering above the city. After riding the sky, it’s time to visit the mythic Mercado de las Brujas, or Witches Market, where you can witness all sorts of supplies and sorcery rituals, even taking home some if you feel like it. Before calling it a day, we visit the famous San Francisco church, a mongrel baroque church with amazing detail both on the exterior and interior, one of the top architectonic landmarks from the colonial era in all of South America, filled with stories and sub-terrain tunnels. After all this experiences you’ll get a different perspective of this place.

Overnight stay at selected hotel

Accommodation: Single or Double standard room

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

TRANSFER FROM HOTEL TO THE AIRPORT

Hrs. 06:00 Private transfer from hotel to the airport to take the flight to Uyuni

FLIGHT TICKET LA PAZ- UYUNI  (NOT INCLUDED)  Departure 07:40 am Arrival Hrs.08:40 am

TRANSFER FROM UYUNI AIRPORT

Hrs.08:40 Pick up from airport and transfer to the restaurant for breakfast.

SALT FLAT

Hrs. 09:30 It’s time to take a step into one of the best experiences that Bolivia can offer. We will make our first stop at the train cemetery full of 200-year-old train engines full of stories, plunged with history, myth, and reality. Going forward, we’ll find the Colchani town, where rustic factories and local artists work with the salt, visit the Playa Blanca (White Beach) museum to enjoy the great salt made structure, take some minutes to regain strength while we enjoy a picnic lunch with a gorgeous view, and just before the evening, you’ll be able to witness a majestic sunset, that will change your perspective of the planet itself, with a glass of one of Bolivia’s finest wines. After all this adventure, we are ready to return to town, leaving us ready to rest after a day of the largest salt flat on earth.

Travel tips: To have the best experience possible, we suggest that you bring a coat, jacket, or a very warm sweater, gloves, a hat, sunscreen, sunglasses and a portable camera or Smartphone to capture the scenery.

Note: Rain season goes from November to march, but may vary due to climate change

STARGAZING:

Hrs. 20:00 The show is about to begin, an extraordinarily dark sky lets us see more stars than ever, with almost no light pollution whatsoever, at a high really close to the atmosphere, and a nice glass of wine, this is a surreal experience that connects us to the cosmos itself. Slowly but surely, the moon and stars travel across our sight field illuminating the earth thanks to the reflection of the white salt desert, enjoy the sky as more of an experience than just a landscape.

Overnight stay at Hotel Luna Salada

Accommodation: Single or Double standard room

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Hrs. 10:00 After a well-deserved rest in the largest natural salt flat, and enjoy a breakfast, get ready to make your way to the amazing Incahuasi island, where giant cacti stand over 10 feet tall, offering a privileged landscape where you can take advantage of the enormous distance of the desert to take the famous perspective photos with the help of our experts, showing friends and family the majestic way in which the sky melts with the earth at the horizon. Time for picnic lunch. Further, arrive at the Colchani town, where we find rustic factories and artisans working with the salt, creating products and sculpting all kinds of figures. With this, we reach the end of the journey, and go on with our lives with one of the most important destinations checked.

Note: Rain season goes from November to march but may vary due to climate change. In that case maybe Isla Incahuasi could not be possible to be visited

Overnight stay at Hotel Luna Salada

Accommodation: Single or double standard room

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

PRIVATE TRANSFER UYUNI-POTOSI

Hrs.08:00 Pick up from the hotel and private transfer to Potosi (with guide assistance).

Lunch at local restaurant

CITY TOURS HALF DAY

Hrs. 14:00 Let’s begin the adventure through Potosí, the Silver City, with its narrow streets and balconies, a classic colonial sight from a time when conquistadors from another continent arrived to be amazed of the amounts of minerals found in these lands. Visit “La Casa de la Moneda”, an old silver factory now turned into a museum full of machines and history. Going forward, we pass by the main cathedral, visiting the Torre de la Compañia de Jesús, a Jesuitical baroque tower, among many other buildings of the era. Before we call it a day, enjoy the San Francisco church’s balcony, a view point from which you can understand this iconic city and specially the Merced Church and of course, the imposing Cerro Rico de Potosi, from which conquistadores were sure they could have built a silver and gold bridge between Bolivia and Spain.

Note: La Casa de la Moneda is closed Sunday afternoons and Mondays the entire day, those days we can visit the Santa Teresa Cloister.

TRANSFER TO HOTEL MUSEUM HACIENDA CAYARA

Hrs.17:30 Private transfer to Hacienda Cayara

Overnight stay at Hotel Cayara

Accommodation: Single or double standard room

Meals: Breakfast, dinner

TRANSFER TO SUCRE

Hrs.09:00 Pick up from the hotel and private transfer to Sucre (with guide assistance).

CITY TOUR

Hrs. 14:00 Start this exciting day walking through the Costumbrista Museum, where life size recreations of daily lives of older historical moments offer a time-travel-like experience, breathe history and culture in this magic place. Then make your way to the Central Marketplace and the Farmers Marketplace, this is a unique form of trading different to the actual stores, try some delicious all-natural fruit and explore some of the local vegetation and flora, some with even healing powers according to the locals. It’s time to try the famous Chicha drink, served in traditional artisan bars, this local treat is a corn based sweet recipe of old, you need to try it. After all this experiences you’ll get a different perspective of this place. Lunch at local restaurant.

Overnight stay at selected hotel

Accommodation: Single or double standard room

Meals: Breakfast

TRANSFER HOTEL / AIRPORT

Pick up from the hotel and transfer to the airport (with guide assistance).

FLIGHT  SUCRE – LA PAZ  (NOT INCLUDED)

TRANSFER AIRPORT / HOTEL 

Pick up from the airport and transfer to the hotel (with guide assistance).

Overnight stay at selected hotel

Accommodation: Single or Double standard room

Meals: Breakfast

Hrs.08:00 The journey begins arriving at Copacabana. From here we take a boat to the Sun Island, which legend has it that the Incan empire was born at, a millenary culture that still leaves traces of their traditions, for example, the apthapi, one of their customs that you’ll be able to take part of as you have lunch in a community focused experience. Hike the ancient steps to find “La Fuente de la Juventud” or the Spring of youth, enjoy a wonderful scenery and arrive at a balcony that lets you take a moment to realize the magnitude of this lake as seen from above. Get in touch with the locals and get to understand a vision of the world very different from what we think. One more stop is the reminder of the Pilkokaina Palace, ancient ruins that will sure surprise you. And as the day comes to an end, the dusk presents an opportunity to witness a beautiful sunset over the lake while enjoy a delicious dinner.

Overnight stay at Eco Hotel La Estancia at the Sun Island

Accommodation: Single or Double standard room

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After a delicious breakfast, back at Copacabana by boat. We visit the home of the famous Miracle Virgin María, kept at the 400-year-old church of Candelaria, make sure to follow the locals at bringing your wishes to her attention, she might just grant them. Walk through colorful local marketplaces, where “pasancallas” a local snack, reigns supreme. Have lunch in a local restaurant. The adventure is done for the day, so get ready to travel to Puno as your next destination.

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