Two weeks to discover Bolivia
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Faune and flora, Discovery, Adventure / Sports & Leisure, Free time.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Automne.
Where to stay - Santa Cruz ?
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Detail of the stay : Two weeks to discover Bolivia
How to get there - Santa Cruz
A sweet beginning
Steps: Fuerte De Samaipata
Santa Cruz - El Fuerte - Samaipata. Arrival in Santa Cruz. Departure to Samaipata, a peaceful village located at 1650 m of altitude. Visit of the pre-Columbian site ofEl Fuerte, the fortress of unknown origin. Superb place in a buffer region between the Amazon and the Andes.
Amboró National Park
Steps: Cuevas
Samaipata - Amboró - Bermejo - Cuevas - Samaipata. Take a cab and a guide for an excursion to the forest of Amboró National Park, half an hour from the village. From El Sillar, panoramic view of the park. Walking tour to the volcanoes refuge, then transfer by vehicle to Bermejo and the volcanoes lagoon. Short excursion on foot before reaching the waterfalls of Cuevas. Possible bathing in a dream setting. Return to Samaipata at the end of the day.
Ferns and giant trees
Steps: Parque Nacional Amboro
Samaipata - Amboró - Santa Cruz. Departure in the morning around 8:30 am for the forest of the Amboró park where you will discover some species of giant trees unique in the world and several varieties of wild orchids. Excursion on foot surrounded by giant ferns reaching up to 13 m in height. Return to Santa Cruz in the evening.
Sucre, the historical capital
Steps: Sucre
Santa Cruz - Sucre. Flight from Santa Cruz to the historic capital of Bolivia (2,780 m), Sucre, a World Heritage Site, and let yourself be enchanted by one of the most beautiful cities in Latin America. Dinner in one of the excellent restaurants of the white city.
Around Sucre, volcanoes and small villages
Steps: Maragua
Sucre-Maragua (or Tarabuco)-Sucre. Two possibilities: one day trek to the crater of Maragua along an ancient Inca trail and discover the sumptuous landscapes of the region, or possibility to go to the colorful market of Tarabuco, near Sucre, on Sunday. Return to Sucre in the late afternoon.
Potosi, the beautiful white
Steps: Potosí
Sucre-Potosí. Early morning departure for the imperial city of Potosi, also a Unesco World Heritage Site. Acclimatization to the altitude (more than 4,000 m), visit of the colonial city, theSan Francisco church and the Casa de la Moneda.
Places of interest : CASA DE LA MONEDA IGLESIA Y MUSEO DEL CONVENTO DE SAN FRANCISCO
Visit to the Potosi mines
Steps: Salar De Uyuni
Potosí - Uyuni. Morning visit to the Cerro Rico mines, then departure for Uyuni, at 3,650 m. Rest in the evening before embarking on a 3-day tour of the wonders of the Altiplano: Salar d'Uyuni and Sud-Lípez.
Places of interest : MINES DU CERRO RICO
Crossing of the salt desert of Uyuni
Steps: Salar De Uyuni
Uyuni. Beginning of the tour. The morning is dedicated to the visit of the cemetery of trains and Colchani, a small town living of the exploitation of the salt. Then we enter the largest salt desert in the world, the Salar de Uyuni. Visit of theIncahuasi island and its giant cacti. Night in San Juan or in a salt hotel at the foot of the Tunupa volcano.
Places of interest : CEMENTERIO DE TRENES COLCHANI ISLA INCAHUASI
Colorful lagoons and pink flamingos
Steps: Sud-Lípez
South-Lípez. Depart as early as possible to reach Laguna Colorada by late afternoon. Entering Sud-Lípez is a real highlight. You'll pass through the Salar de Chiguana, with its railroad leading to the Ollagüe volcano, and various lagoons, each as beautiful as the next: the Cañapa, Hedionda, Tiercota and Honda lagoons, populated by dozens of pink flamingos. Discover the Siloli desert and, finally, the Laguna Colorada. Overnight in a refuge.
Places of interest : DESIERTO SILOLI SALAR DE CHIGUANA
Geysers and desert of Dali
Steps: Laguna Verde
South-Lípez - Uyuni. It is necessary to get up very early (4am) to discover the geysers Sol de Mañana (4 850 m). You can then bathe in the thermal waters. After Challviri lies the Dalí desert, so called because of its obvious resemblance to some of the Spanish master's paintings. To close the route in beauty, here is the Laguna Verde, the green diamond of Bolivia, and, behind you, stands the Licancabur volcano (5 920 m). From the top of this mountain, which separates Bolivia and Chile, the most beautiful view of all the Americas unfolds. Return to Uyuni and night bus to La Paz (or night train to Oruro, then bus to La Paz).
Places of interest : GÉISERES DE JUNTHUMA VOLCÁN LICANCABUR DESIERTO SALVADOR DALÍ
The highest capital in the world
Steps: La Paz
La Paz. The morning is dedicated to rest after a tiring circuit. However, you are already acclimatized to the altitude and will be able to take advantage of the afternoon to visit the Casco Viejo of the capital, the Plaza Murillo and the museums of the Calle Jaén. Dinner at a chic restaurant in the Sopocachi neighborhood.
Places of interest : CALLE JAÉN PLAZA MURILLO
On Lake Titicaca
Steps: Lac Titicaca
La Paz - Tiwanaku - Copacabana. Early morning departure for the archaeological site of Tiwanaku. 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 Virgen de la Candelaria basilica.
Places of interest : BASILICA DE LA VIRGEN DE LA CANDELARIA
The Island of the Sun
Steps: Isla Del Sol
Copacabana - Isla del Sol - Yumani - Challapampa. Early morning departure for the most important island of the Titicaca lake, the Isladel Sol. Half-day hike through this mythical island to the village of Challapampa and discovery of the Inca temple of Chinkana. Return by boat to Copacabana, then to La Paz.
Places of interest : CHINKANA, ROCA SAGRADA ET MESA RITUAL CHALLAPAMPA
