Bolivia as you have never seen it
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Faune and flora, Discovery, Adventure / Sports & Leisure.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Automne.
Where to stay - Santa Cruz ?
The map of your stay "Bolivia as you have never seen it"
Detail of the stay : Bolivia as you have never seen it
How to get there - Santa Cruz
Departure for Samaipata
Steps: Fuerte De Samaipata
Arrival in Santa Cruz. Departure to Samaipata, peaceful village located at 1,650 m altitude. Visit of the ruins of El Fuerte, the fortress originally unknown. Superb location in a buffer region between the Amazon and the Andes.
Amboró Park Forest
Steps: Cuevas
Take a taxi and a guide for an excursion in the Amboró Park, half an hour from the village. From El Sillar, panoramic view of Amboró Park. Walking trip to the volcano refuge, then transfer to Bermejo and the volcano lagoon. Short walk before joining the Cuevas waterfalls. Swimming possible in a dream setting. Return to Samaipata at the end of the day.
Wilderness Nature
Steps: Parque Nacional Amboro
Departure in the morning around 8:30 a. m. for the forest of Amboró Park where you will discover some species of unique giant trees in the world and several varieties of wild orchid. Walking on foot, surrounded by giant ferns reaching up to 13 m high. Return to Santa Cruz in the evening.
Colonial town of Sucre
Steps: Santa Cruz
Flight from Santa Cruz to the historical capital of Bolivia (2 780 m). Visit the colonial city inscribed on the heritage of humanity and let yourself be enchanted by one of Latin America's most beautiful cities. Dinner in one of the excellent restaurants in the white city.
Maragua Crater or Marché market
Steps: Maragua
Two possibilities: one day trek to the Maragua crater along a former Inca road and discovering the sumptuous landscapes of the region, or possibility to go to the colourful market of Tarabuco, near Sucre on Sunday. Back to Sucre late in the afternoon.
Departure for Potosí
Steps: Potosí
Departure early in the morning for the imperial city of Potosí, also inscribed in World Heritage. Altitude acclimatization (over 4 000 m), visit of the colonial city, San Francisco church and La Casa de la Moneda.
Places of interest : CASA DE LA MONEDA IGLESIA Y MUSEO DEL CONVENTO DE SAN FRANCISCO
From Potosí to Tupiza
Steps: Tupiza
Visit of the mines of Cerro Rico in the morning, then direction south and Tupiza (2 850 m).
Places of interest : MINES DU CERRO RICO
Around Tupiza
Steps: Tupiza
In the morning, horseback riding in the Quebrada Palmira, in landscapes worthy of the American Wild West. Afternoon relaxation before embarking on the challenging South Lípez circuit.
Places of interest : QUEBRADA PALMIRA - VALLE DE LOS MACHOS
Heading west
Departure for El Sillar, San Pablo de Lípez and Laguna Morejon. This route gives you the opportunity to experience southern Lípez away from the touristy trails. You'll pass through traditional villages, over a high pass (at almost 5,000 m) on the slopes of the Uturuncu volcano (6,008 m), rich in condors and eagles. Overnight in Quetena Grande (4,200 m) before rejoining the classic circuit.
Landscape prism
Steps: Laguna Verde
Direction the Dalí desert and then the volcano Licancabur (5 920 m), Laguna Verde, returning to the thermal baths and Geysers Sol. We then joined Laguna Colorada and his flamingos colony. Night and sunset in Huayllas (4 320 m).
Places of interest : GÉISERES DE JUNTHUMA
From Huayllas to Atullcha
Steps: Sud-Lípez
Sunrise on Laguna Colorada, then direction the Désert desert and the stone tree. You will then see 4 magnificent lagoons coiled at the foot of the volcano Ollagüe (5 868 m): the Lagunas Hedionda, Chiarkota, Cañapa and Negra. We take the time to admire the Salar of Chiguana and the ancient railroad connecting Bolivia to Chile, then moving towards the viewpoint of the Ollagüe volcano. Night in Atullcha.
Visit Uyuni
Steps: Uyuni
The tour ends with the apotheosis of the Salar d'Uyuni and Isla Incahuasi. Overnight in Uyuni.
Pulacayo and Colchani
Steps: La Paz
In the morning, direction the ghost town of Pulacayo where you can see a locomotive attacked by Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid! The afternoon is devoted to visiting the Colchani train cemetery. Return to Uyuni and night bus for La Paz (or night train to Oruro, then bus to La Paz).
Places of interest : CEMENTERIO DE TRENES
Visit of La Paz
Steps: La Paz
Discovery of the capital of Bolivia at about 3,700 m high: Casco Viejo, Plaza Murillo and the Calle Jaén museums, San Francisco church and the Illampu street witch market and Sagárnaga. Dinner in a chic Sopocachi restaurant.
Places of interest : IGLESIA Y MUSEO DEL CONVENTO DE SAN FRANCISCO MERCADO DE LAS BRUJAS CALLE JAÉN PLAZA MURILLO
In the footsteps of the past at Tiwanaku
Steps: Lac Titicaca
Early morning departure for the Tiwanaku archaeological site. Visit the pre-Columbian remains, among the most important on the continent. End of the day in Copacabana, on the shores of Lake Titicaca, with its magnificent Basilica de la Virgen de la Candelaria.
Places of interest : BASILICA DE LA VIRGEN DE LA CANDELARIA
Cap on the Isla del Sol
Steps: Lac Titicaca
Departure early in the morning for the most important island of Lake Titicaca.
Stroll through Yumani village and enjoy fantastic panoramic views over the lake and the summits of the Andes Cordillera. Night in Yumani.
Places of interest : YUMANI
Discovery of the Inca culture in Challapampa
Steps: La Paz
Hiking through this mythical island to visit the village of Challapampa and discover the Inca temple of Chinkana. Back to Copacabana, then to La Paz.
Places of interest : CHINKANA, ROCA SAGRADA ET MESA RITUAL CHALLAPAMPA
Mountain Bike Day
Steps: La Paz
Departure early in the morning for La Cumbre (4,670 m), about 45 km above La Paz, to begin the Death Road circuit by mountain bike. Descent to Yolosa, located at 1,300 m above sea level. You go from the Andean peaks to the lush vegetation of the Yungas in a few hours! Lunch in Yolosa and return to La Paz.
Around La Paz
Steps: Chacaltaya
Several options are possible: the visit of El Valle de la Luna and its surprising geological formations, a hike to the Muela del Diablo to enjoy the most spectacular view on La Paz, or, for the bravest, a trek from Chacaltayo, the former ski resort, leading you to 5,470 m altitude! Lavish views of Huayna Potosí and surrounding area. Dinner show in one of the peñas of the capital.
En route to the Amazon
Steps: Parque Nacional Madidi
Morning flight in a small plane for Rurrenabaque, a small Amazon town located on the edge of the Beni River, at the gates of Madidi National park. A day dedicated to discovering the culture and inhabitants of this typical city of the Amazon, unlike the Andean Bolivia.
Madidi National Park
Steps: Rurrenabaque
2 days excursion in tropical forest with one of the many agencies in Rurrenabaque. Hiking in tropical forest and night in a community refuge in the heart of the park.
At the end of the jungle
Yacuma Reserve
Steps: Santa Rosa Del Yacuma
2 day excursion on the Yacuma reserve in Santa Rosa. On the program: straddles to see the many animals present (pink dolphins, caymans, turtles, monkeys, riots, birds of paradise, herons...), leave the anaconda trail in the surrounding swamps, or try fishing for piranha. Night in a shelter.
Wilderness
Steps: Rurrenabaque
Last observation of stunning flora and fauna on the reserve of Yacuma before returning to Rurrenabaque the next day.
Cap on La Paz
Flight for the highest capital in the world. Day dedicated to exploring the city and its amazing cable car, and shopping.
