1 - Arrival – El Alto Airport (4100m/13.451ft) – La Paz (3663m/12.018ft)
We pick you up at the El Alto airport, the highest commercial airport in the world, and depending on your time of arrival there might be time for a tour of the city and dinner after you get installed at the hotel. Hotel. Distance: 14km/9mi. Transport: 00h30

2 - La Paz City Tour – Valle de la Luna (3315m/10.876ft)
At 08h00 we meet to go on a private tour of the city. We’ll visit a few museums as well as the church and convent San Francisco. After lunch we descend to the southern part of La Paz to visit the Valle de la Luna; mistakenly called a valley the Valle de la Luna is made up of strange rock formations that give it its lunar landscape. We return to the centre in the late-afternoon and the evening is free to explore La Paz by night. Hotel. Distance: 60km/37mi. Transport: 2h00. Visit: 6h00. B

3 - La Paz - Sajama National Park (4255m/13.960ft) - Tomarapi
We leave La Paz early to reach the Sajama National Park. The Sajama National Park which was Bolivia’s first protected area lies at the foot of the extinct stratovolcano Sajama, the highest summit in Bolivia with its 6542m/21.463ft. It was declared a national park in order to protect the endangered Queñua forests which constitute the highest forests in the word. On our way we visit the Chulpas which are burial chambers from the pre-Colombian era and we arrive in the National Park in time for lunch. After lunch we start with a swim in the thermal springs before visiting the geysers. On the way back to Tomarapi we pass the Laguna Huaña Khota where we can observe plenty different bird species. Inn. Distance: 320km/199mi. Transport: 3h30. Visit: 3h00. B/D

4 - Sajama – Tahua (3707m/12.162ft)
We have a long day ahead of us. After breakfast we head towards the small village Tahua which lies north of the Salar de Uyuni. First we reach the small picturesque village Sabaya, from where we cross the Salar de Coïpasa (also known as the mirror of the earth) and after passing the checkpoint at the small garrison village Llica we enter the Uyuni salt flat. Mid-afternoon we reach Tahua from where we have a wonderful view of the magnificent salt flat – the biggest in the world. Depending on our time of arrival we can visit the Coquësa mummies or go for a walk in and around Tahua. Hotel. Distance: 595km/370mi. Transport: 6h00. Visit: 2h00. B/L/D

5 - Tahua - San Pedro de Quemez (3723m/12.215ft)
We spend the morning on the salt flat. The Salar de Uyuni is the biggest salt flat in the world with acreage of 10582km2/4,085mi2 and it contains a reserve of 9 million tonne of Lithium and other minerals. We head towards the “island” Incahuasi, also known as the fisherman’s island. This geological formation which is a leftover of petrified limestone offers a multiple of Tiwanakota and Inca archaeological sites. From the highest point on the island we have an amazing 360° view of the Salar de Uyuni. We relax and have lunch on the island and afterwards we visit the small salt exploitation cooperation of Colchani where salt is still extracted and processed without machines. We leave for San Pedro de Quemez, situated at the doors of the south Lipez by crossing the Salar de Uyuni in direction South-west and we arrive at San Pedro de Quemez by mid-afternoon. We discover the active volcanoes Iruputuncu and Ollaguë, the caves of Cueva Galaxia with their astonishing rock formations sculptured by nature over years, and also the pre-Columbian sites showing the customs and rites of the people of this part of the Andes. Hotel. Distance: 340km/211mi. Transport: 5h30. Visit: 3h00. B/L/D

6 - San Pedro de Quemez - Ojo del Perdiz (4217m/13.835ft)
Our trip continues in southern direction. After breakfast we head towards Ojo del Perdiz, a small village at the heart of the grand landscapes of the Siloli desert. We cross the Salar de Chiguana where we visit the Arbol de Piedra “the stone tree”, before reaching Ojo del Perdiz by mid-afternoon. Hotel. Distance: 150km/93mi. Transport: 2h00. Visit: 1h30. B/L/D

7 - Ojo del Perdiz - Laguna Colorada - Laguna Verde (4400m/14.436ft) – Quetena Grande (4216m/13.832ft)
We still continue in southern direction now towards the lagunas. After crossing the Siloli desert we discover the different lakes that decorate our journey; Seca, Cañapa, Hedionda, Honda and Khara before we arrive at the famous Laguna Colorada in the Avaroa National Park in the beginning of the afternoon. The lake gets a reddish colour from the alga and therefore the name; the coloured lake! After lunch we continue towards the Laguna Verde passing by the geysers of Sol de Mañana before arriving at the small shelter Queteña, not far from the volcano Llicancahur and the Lagunas Blanca and Verde. The Laguna Verde gets its name because of its turquoise colour which it gets from a high concentration of lead carbonate, arsenic and calcium. Please refrain from bathing!! We continue to Quetena Grande where we spend the night. Hotel. Distance: 260km/162mi. Transport: 5h00. Visit: 3h30. B/L/D

8 - Quetena Grande – Villamar (3951m/12.963ft)
After our stay in the south we head north in direction of Villamar, a small village not far from Villa Alota, which is this regions mining village. We cross the Mallku canyon and the Valle de las Rocas (valley of rocks) before arriving at Villamar in the afternoon. Hotel. Distance: 120km/75mi. Transport: 2h30. Visit: 1h30. B/L/D

9 - Villamar - Uyuni (3665m/12.024ft)
We head to Uyuni by the Rio Grande valley. Before we get installed at the hotel we make a detour to visit the lokomotive cemetary, a vestige of the more prosperous times in Bolivia, and the evening is free to discover Uyuni. Hotel. Distance: 170km/106mi. Transport: 3h. Visit: 1h. B/L

10 - Uyuni – Potosi (4000m/13.123ft)
On our 6 hour trip from Uyuni to Potosi we cross the impressive volcanic plateau Los Frailes a vast 8.500km2/3.281mi2 ignimbrite plateau on the western edge of the Eastern Cordillera. Potosi is at once a fascinating and sad place where thousands of slaves lost their lives to the mines under the spanish exploitation. The spanish still have a saying "vale un Potosi" meaning "it’s worth a Potosi" for something very valuable. Hotel. Distance: 219km/136mi. Transport: 5h00. Visit: 1h30. B/L

11 - Potosi – Sucre (2790m/9.153ft)
In the XVIth and XVIIth century Potosi was the biggest town in the world taking into consideration the miner population, and is still the 2nd most beautiful town after Sucre. After breakfast we visit the mines of the Cerro Rico (Rich Mountain) and we meet again after lunch to visit the famous Casa de la Moneda and later we leave for Sucre the constitusional capital of Bolivia. Hotel. Distance: 180km/112mi. Transport: 2h. Visit: 3h. B

12– Sucre – Aiquile (2396m/7.861ft)
In the morning we visit some of the museums (Asur and Musef), the Cathedral and the Casa de la Libertad and after lunch we head towards Aiquile, a nice small village which was devastated by an earthquake in 1998. The population is mainly Quechua and the village is known to make the best charangos in the country. Hotel. Distance: 149km/93mi. Transport: 3h00. Visit: 1h00. B/D

13 - Aiquile - Torotoro (2676m/8.779ft)
From Aiquile we leave for Torotoro to visit the Torotoro National Park. We visit the Casa de Piedra known as "pachamama wasi" and the more than 2500 dinosaur footprints including the Velociraptor. We also visit the El Vergel, known as Waca Seng´a (Cow’s Nose) which is a waterfall of tepid water that emerges in the middle of the Toro Toro canyon, the tortoise cemetery with tortoise fossils dating back 500million years, the Batea Q´ocha rock paintings and the Llamachaqui ruins. Hotel. Distance: 218km135mi. Transport: 6h00. Visit: 3h00. B/L/D

14 - Torotoro – Tarata (2700m/8.858ft) – Cochabamba (2569m/8.428ft)
After our visit of the Torotoro National Park we continue to Tarata a small village with traditional architecture that is also the birth town of Manuel Mariano Melgarejo dictator and president from 1864 to 1871. We discover the main square and the church and convent Franciscain de San José. We will also visit the villages around Huayculli known for their pottery and the village Villa Rivero mainly known for its textiles. Late in the afternoon we head towards Cochabamba and the evening is free. Hotel. Distance: 110km/68mi. Transport: 3h00. Visit: 6h00. B/L/D

15 - Cochabamba - La Paz (3663m/12.018ft)
Cochabamba, the capital of the department of Cochabamba is the only department which has no border with a bordering country. In the north it’s bordered by the department of Beni, in the south by Potosi and Chuquisaca, at west by Oruro and La Paz and at east by Santa Cruz. We visit El Cristo de la Concordia, which with its 33m/108ft is higher than both Rio de Janeiro and Lisbon. For the more courageous we can take the stairs that are inside this impressive statue to the top from where we have a wonderful view of the city. We will also visit the 14th September square, the Cala Cala cathedral both at the heart of the city. And of course we’ll not forget the market "la Cancha" and in the afternoon we leave for La Paz. Hotel. Distance: 385km/239mi. Transport: 6h30. Visite: 2h00. B/L

16 - La Paz – Copacabana (3949m/12.956ft) – La Paz
We leave the hotel at 07:30 to go to Copacabana. Once arrived a boat is waiting to bring us to the Isla del Sol which is one of the main islands in the Lake Titicaca. We arrive in the north of the island by the Inca ruins of Chincana. From here we start our trek to the south, passing by the Inca relics Pilkokaina and Fuente del Inca. We then return to Copacabana where the car is waiting to bring us back to La Paz. Hotel. Distance: 322km/200mi. Transport: 3h. Visit: 1h. Trek: 4h. Elevation: +200m/-100m, +656ft/-328ft. B/L

17 -La Paz Departure
Transfer from your hotel to the airport. It is recommended to be at the airport 3h00 before departure for international flights. End of our services.

Options

• Trek: If you are interested in trekking please see our trek programs here
  
• Mountaineering: If you are interested in mountaineering please see our andinism programs here
  
• Other options: After the 17th day you also have the possibility to continue your trip to Peru (Cusco and the Machu Picchu and/or the floating island Uros and the neighbouring islands Amantani and Taquile), Chile (San Pedro de Atacama and Arica and the Pacific Ocean) or Argentina (Salta).
  
  

  If you have special wishes for a tour that you do not find on these pages i.e. birding, wine tours, adventure sports, archaeological tours etc. please do not hesitate to contact us directly for more information.