| Meet we guide and transfer to hostel 45 minutes, Hostel 3* |
| Free day in the city of La Paz
(B) Hostel 3*
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Day 3: La Paz (3600m) – Sajama Village (4300m) | We will drive from La Paz through El Alto and onto the Altiplano (4000m), which is open and dry. We will see people in this area living and herding there llamas. Along the way we will stop at Carahuara de Carangas church, the 16th chapel of the Altiplano.From a long distance we get views of Sajama, lonely by itself. We will stay the night in the village of Sajama. Later we can visit the hot springs and Laguna Huana Khota .
4 -5 hours driving with stops (BLD) Hostel |
Day 4: Sajama Village (4300m) – Salar de Coipasa (3786m) - Jirira (3656m) | We head out early for the beautifully drive to Jirira. We drive near the Chile/Bolivian border. We make stops along the way to visit Lake Macaya, Inca Tombs, Salar de Coipasa and other small villages. We spent the night in the small village of Jirira. 7 – 9 hours driving, with stops (BLD) Hostel |
Day 5: Jirira (3670m) – Volcan Tunupa (5432m) – Jirira | We have an early start in the morning to climb to the crater rim of Tunupa. We can drive the first bit up a road. At the end of the road we start our accent. We have great views of the Salar and the surrounding area. We won’t be able the reach the very summit of Tunupa as it’s mainly loss rock. We head back to down the same way and drive back to the hostel at Jirira. 1 hour driving, 6 – 7 hours walking (BLD) Hostel |
Day 6: Jirira (3656m) - Uyuni Salt Flats (3653m) - Isla de Incahuasi – San Juan (3669m) | Today has to be one of the most spectacular. We visit the salt flats of the Salar. We make stops at Isla Incahuasi, were you can take a walk around the island. We stop for lunch here, so there’s plenty of time to take photos of this natural wonder. Later we head to La Gruta de Galaxias, a strange formation of rock in a cave. From there we head to the village of San Juan, where we spend the night.
5 – 6 hours driving, with stops (BLD) Hostel |
Day 7: San Juan (3670m) – Laguna Colarada (4600m) | Our drive today we pass lots of lakes with different colors and we can see a variety of wild life including Flamencos. Driving through the valleys of this arid area we can see rock formations with colors of reds, yellows and whites. Some of thesights today are Laguna Canapa, Laguna Hedionda, Laguna Chiar Khota, Laguna Honda, Arbol de Piedra and we enter National park Eduardo Avaroa. 5 – 6 hours driving, with stops (BLD) Hostel |
Day 8: Laguna Colorada (4287m) – Laguna Verde (4400m) – Quetana Chico (4200m) | First stop today is Laguna Colarada, Later we stop at Sol de Manana, then it’s onto Polques hot springs. Near the end of the road we have Laguna verde and Laguna Blanca. We head back to Polques and onto Quetana Chico.
7 – 8 hours driving, with stops (BLD) Hostel |
Day 9: Quetana Chico – Uturuncu (6088m) – Quetana Chico | We have an early start to climb Uturuncu. We first drive as high as we can with the 4x4. At the end of the road is where we start our climbing. This can depend on how much snow there is but the 4x4 can reach around 5700m. From here we follow the road up to the saddle and from there a small track takes us to the summit. Same way back down to Quetana Chico.
10 - 8 hours, with stops (BLD) Hostel |
Day 10: Quetana Chico – Villmar (4020m) - Uyuni (3600m) | After breakfast we drive to Uyuni. We make some stops along the way and visit some of the villages. Just before Uyuni we stop at the train cemetery. 5 - 6 hours driving, with stops (BLD) Hotel |
Day 11: Uyuni – Potosi (4090m) | Today we head east, first passing the town of Pulacayo an important mining center of the second part of the 19th Century and is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. Later we arrive in Potosi and can visit La Moneda museum. In the evening we will book a mining tour for the following day.
4 – 5 hours driving, with stops (BLD) Hotel |
| Free day in Potosi for mining tour (BLD) Hotel |
Day 13: Potosi – Sucre (2790m) | We have a short drive to Sucre. In the afternoon we can make a visit of the city. We notice the climate is much warmer. 3 – 4 hours of driving (BLD) Hotel |
| Free day to visit the city of Sucre. Have use of transport to visit the dinosaur foot prints (Parque Cretacico) , and later we can drive to one of the lookouts for a view of the city and surrounding area. (BLD) Hotel |
| We want to early start today as we have a long drive to back to La Paz. We first have to drive back to Potosí and from there take the road to Oruro and then onto La Paz 10 – 12 hours driving (BLD) Hostel |
Day 16: La Paz – Rurrenabaque – River camp | Today we take a flight to Rurrenabaque. Once in Rurrenabaque we meet up with our tour operator and take a boat out to the camp along the Rio Tuichi. 3 hours by boat, 1 hour flight (BLD) Cabanas |
| We will make a tour of the area where we have the chance to see plants and wild life. Guide will explain the names of the plants etc. (BLD) Cabanas |
Day 18: Rio Tuichi – Rurrenabaque | We take the boat back in the morning to Rurrenabaque. We spend the night in Rurrenabaque and have time to visit the village. 3 hours by boat (BLD) Hostel |
Day 19: Rurrenabaque – La Paz | Early flight back to La Paz. Farewell dinner in La Paz. Transfer to Hotel 1 hour flight, 45 minutes driving, (BLD) Hostel |
| Transfer to airport 45 minutes (B) END of SERVICES |