7D/6N | La Paz / La Paz | All year round
LA PAZ | UYUNI | LIPEZ | TAHUA
On this tour, you will discover Bolivia’s main attractions, starting with a visit to the highest capital in the world: La Paz. Then, we will explore the largest salt desert in the world, the Salar de Uyuni, with its multi-colored lagoons, its geysers and its volcanoes. Anyone who loves wide-open space will love this unique place. The stunning colors will fascinate you!
DAY 1 - LA PAZWelcome to the international airport of La Paz, located at 13,313 ft. altitude. Transfer and hotel installation. Lunch on your own. Visit to the city: the Killi Killi overlook, and the Moon Valley. Visit to the City: Colonial Republican Circuit. Transfer to the hotel. Dinner on your own. Night in La Paz. Standard HOTEL: Ritz hotel, Superior HOTEL: Europa Hotel
DAY 2 - LA PAZ / UYUNI / TUNUPA / TAHUABreakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the international airport to catch our flight to Uyuni (duration: 1 hour). Arrival at Uyuni. Departure north towards the Uyuni salt desert to reach the Tumupa Volcano. Arrival at the village of Coquesa and visit the Indian mummies. Then climb to the « Mirador » (about 3 hours), an overlook from which the view is breathtaking. Box lunch included during the excursion. Continue to the village of Chilliquilla to hike to Pukara Chillimana (about 1 ½ hours). Afterwards, climb back down and leave for Tahua. Arrival and hotel registration. Dinner included at the hotel. Night in Tahua. Standard & Superior HOTEL: Tayka de Sal
DAY 3 - TAHUA / SALAR & INCAHUASI ISLAND / SAN PEDRO DE QUEMEZBreakfast at the hotel. Depart for the Salar and walk through the middle of this incredible whiteness. Observation of the process of extraction and refinement of salt. Visit Incahuasi Island which is home to huge cactus (over 26 feet tall). Box lunch during the excursion. Continue on to San Pedro de Quémez. Arrival and hotel registration. Dinner included at the hotel. Night at San Pedro de Quémez. Please note: San Pedro de Quémez the Hôtel de Piedra (Hotel of the Rock): Very lovely boutique hotel, rooms with private baths, hot water, heating, electricity and a restaurant. The hotel was constructed from the stone and volcanic sands that surround the site. It has a solar heating system to heat the rooms. Standard & Superior HOTEL: Tayka de Piedra
DAY 4 - SAN PEDRO DE QUÉMEZ / NORTH LÍPEZ / SILOLI DESERTBreakfast at the hotel. Depart for the « Paseo del León », a tan and beige canyon with many shelters under the rocks. To the west we can see the fumaroles of Ollagüe, the only active volcano in the region, on the Chilean border. Passage through the Jewels of the Andes: the lagunas (small lakes) of striking colors, situated between 13,000 and 13,700 feet above sea level. Named Cañapa, Hedionda, Chiar Khota, Honda and Ramaditas, each of these lagoons have different colors. Box lunch included during the excursion. Continue to the Siloli Desert. Arrival and hotel registration. Dinner included at the hotel. Night at Siloli Desert. Please note: Ojo de Perdiz (Eye of the Partridge) in the Siloli Desert the Hotel Del Desierto (Desert Hotel): unique boutique hotel: rooms with private bathrooms, hot water, heating, electricity and a restaurant. Standard & Superior HOTEL: Tayka del Desierto
DAY 5 - SILOLI DESERT / SOUTH LÍPEZ / UYUNIBreakfast at the hotel and early departure to reach the Eduardo Avaroa Reserve (REA), located in the South Lipez region. Arrival at Sol de Mañana to view the active geysers. Stop at Polkes Laguna for a swim in the thermal waters, a mineral rich bath in a dreamlike setting. Continue on to the « Dalí Desert », whose strange rock formations resemble the paintings of the Spanish artist, and then on to Laguna Verde. Box lunch included during the excursion. Arrival to the Laguna Colorada, one of the greatest natural wonders of Bolivia. In the afternoon, return to Uyuni. Standard Category: Arrival and register at the hotel. Dinner on your own. Night in Uyuni. Standard HOTEL: Jardines de Uyuni Superior Category: transfert to Colchani from Uyuni. Arrival and register at the Salt hotel. Dinner included in your hotel. Night in Colchani. Standard HOTEL: Luna Salada
DAY 6 - UYUNI / DOMESTIC FLIGHT TO LA PAZBreakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport to catch your flight to La Paz (duration: 1 hour). Arrival at La Paz. Transfer and hotel installation. Lunch on your own. Free afternoon in order to do your last minute shopping. Dinner show with music and dance typical of Bolivia. Night at hotel. Standard HOTEL: Ritz hotel, Superior HOTEL: Europa Hotel
DAY 7 - LA PAZBreakfast at the hotel. At time indicated, transfer to airport for your flight. Baggage check and passenger boarding.
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