Stay : Two weeks to discover Bolivia

A two week tour is the minimum to discover the country. This route takes you through the most beautiful sites that Bolivia has. Starting with Santa Cruz and Oriente allows a gradual acclimatization to the altitude and avoids the inconveniences frequently experienced by an arrival in La Paz (El Alto) at more than 4,000 m of altitude: acute mountain sickness and "lost" days to acclimatize.

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Detail of the stay : Two weeks to discover Bolivia - 14 days

  • Santa Cruz
  • Samaipata
  • Fuerte De Samaipata
  • Samaipata
  • Parque Nacional Amboro
  • Bermejo
  • Cuevas
  • Santa Cruz
  • Parque Nacional Amboro
  • Sucre
  • Tarabuco
  • Maragua
  • Potosí
  • Potosí
  • Potosí
  • Potosí
  • Potosí
  • Potosí
  • Sud-Lípez
  • Sud-Lípez
  • Uyuni
  • Salar De Uyuni
  • Uyuni
  • Uyuni
  • Salar De Uyuni
  • Salar De Uyuni
  • Salar De Uyuni
  • Salar De Uyuni
  • Sud-Lípez
  • Sud-Lípez
  • Sud-Lípez
  • Sud-Lípez
  • Sud-Lípez
  • Parque Nacional Sajama
  • Parque Nacional Sajama
  • Sud-Lípez
  • Sud-Lípez
  • Sud-Lípez
  • Laguna Verde
  • La Paz
  • La Paz
  • La Paz
  • La Paz
  • Copacabana
  • Copacabana
  • Copacabana
  • Lac Titicaca
  • Isla Del Sol
  • Isla Del Sol
  • Isla Del Sol
  • Isla Del Sol
  • La Paz

Day 1: A sweet beginning

Steps: Santa Cruz, Samaipata, 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.

Day 2: Amboró National Park

Steps: Samaipata, Parque Nacional Amboro, Bermejo, 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.

Day 3: Ferns and giant trees

Steps: Santa Cruz, 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.

Day 4: 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.

Day 5: Around Sucre, volcanoes and small villages

Steps: Tarabuco, 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.

Day 6: 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.

Day 7: Visit to the mines of Potosi

Steps: Potosí, Sud-Lípez, Uyuni, Salar De Uyuni

Potosi - Uyuni. Visit of the Cerro Rico mines in the morning, then departure to Uyuni, at 3 650 m. Rest in the evening before starting a 3-day tour leading you to the wonders of the Altiplano: the Salar of Uyuni and the South-Lípez.

Places of interest :
MINES DU CERRO RICO / SUD-LÍPEZ

Day 8: Crossing of the salt desert of Uyuni

Steps: Uyuni, 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.

Day 9: Colorful lagoons and pink flamingos

Steps: Sud-Lípez

South Lípez. Departure as soon as possible to arrive at the Laguna Colorada in the late afternoon. The entry in the South-Lípez constitutes an apotheosis. You will pass by the Salar de Chiguana, and its railroad leading to the Ollagüe volcano, and different lagoons, each one as beautiful as the other: the Cañapa, Hedionda, Tiercota and Honda lagoons, populated by dozens of pink flamingos. Discovery of the Siloli desert and, finally, of the Laguna Colorada. Night in a refuge.

Day 10: Geysers and desert of Dali

Steps: Parque Nacional Sajama, Sud-Lípez, 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).

Day 11: 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

Day 12: On Lake Titicaca

Steps: Copacabana, 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.

Day 13: 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.

Day 14: Return to the capital

Steps: La Paz

La Paz. Day devoted to exploring the city and its amazing cable car, and shopping. Flight from El Alto International Airport to your next destination.

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