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LA PAZ - POTOSI - SUCRE
12 DAYS / 11 NIGHTS


DAY 1:
Arrival to La Paz
Arrival to the airport of La Paz, Bolivia. Attendance and transfer to the selected hotel. Overnight.
Meals: Not included

DAY 2:
La Paz
Breakfast. Morning free, to adapt to the climate and the altitude. In the evening City tour in the City of La Paz. Visiting the Indigenous Market and the Market of the Witches, the Basilica of San Francisco built in 1549, the historical Plaza Murillo, the Government Palace, the National Congress and the Metropolitan Cathedral. Museums in old the colonial Jaén Street like the Costumbrista and the Gold Museum. Residential areas and the Famous Valley of the Moon with its strange formations product of air and water erosion. Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 3:
La Paz - Copacabana
Breakfast. Leave La Paz in private transport to Copacabana by the Titicaca Lake, passing through many communities of Aymaras in the Puna High Lands. The way is paved and runs parallel to the Royal Mountain Range of the Andes, where we will have the possibility of observing and of enjoying many beautiful mountain peaks. During the way we will observe the lake in the South eastern part of the Huarina villa, crossing the Eastern part of the lake until we come to the Straits of Tiquina that connect to the two parts of the Titicaca Lake. We will cross in boat and we will continue the on a paved road with a great view of the Lake and the Royal Mountain Range of the Andes until arriving at the city of Copacabana. In Copacabana is to be found the famous "Dark Virgin of Copacabana" in its church of Colonial Renaissance style, that includes other influences like baroque Indian and Moorish style. In the evening we will visit archaeological sites like the “Horca del Inca” or Inca Gallows, an astronomical pre-Columbian observation point, and the top of "the Calvario" to watch the beautiful Sun set. Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

DAY 4:
Copacabana - Sun Island - La Paz
Breakfast. In the morning, we go by boat to the Island of the Sun, known as the cradle of the Inca Empire, where we will be able to appreciate the archaeological site of Pilkokaina and the Inca terraces that are still used for agricultural purposes. Also we will enjoy a wonderful view of the Titicaca Lake and the Mountain Range of the Andes, and will visit the town of Yumani, also known as "the Garden of the Incas". Here we will find a water fountain called the Source of Eternal Youth, place where the Incas were baptized. Return to Copacabana by boat and then overland to the city of La Paz. Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast and lunch

DAY 5:
La Paz - Sucre: City Tour
Breakfast. In the morning transfer to the airport for your flight to Sucre. After the arrival, transfer to your hotel. In the afternoon, city tour of the City of Sucre: The House of the Freedom, the Viewpoint and the Tourist Complex of the Recoleta, the Church of San Lazaro, Santo Domingo, the University Museum, the Convent of San Felipe de Nery, the Church of Mercy, the General Cemetery and the main historical monuments of the city. Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 6:
Sucre - Potosi: City Tour
Breakfast. Transfer from Sucre to Potosi (3 1/2 hours approximately), passing by the Pilcomayo River, offering a spectacular contrast to the high land valley. Arrival to Potosi, the highest city of the world. In the foothills of Cerro Rico (Rich Mountain), are found the mineral resources that are the main source of the economy of the nation. In afternoon tour to Potosi, visiting museums, churches and the famous "House of the Mint". Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 7:
Potosi - Sucre: Mining Tour
Breakfast. The Mining Tour will give you the opportunity to enter the world of the miners to observe their work and to hear their opinions and beliefs. In the afternoon return to Sucre. Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 8:
Potosi - Uyuni
Leave Potosi in the morning to Uyuni. Box lunch on the way. Arrival in the evening, to visit the Cemetery of Trains, the Main Square, the Church, the Cemetery of the city and the salt producers in the locality of Colchani. Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Box lunch and dinner

DAY 9:
Salar de Uyuni Salt flats
Breakfast. We will visit the Great Salar de the Uyuni, biggest in the world, until we arrive at Isla Pescado - Fish Island, well-known as "Huasi Inca", which is famous for its giant cactus. Box lunch. In the evening we will visit Jirira and Coquesa from where we can observe the Thunupa Volcano and Aymara ruins. Return to Uyuni. Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Box lunch and dinner

DAY 10:
Uyuni - Potosi - Sucre
Breakfast and return to Potosi. Box lunch on the way. In the evening, transfer from Potosi to Sucre in private car. Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast and Box lunch

DAY 11:
Sucre - La Paz
Return to La Paz. Transfer to the selected hotel. Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 12:
International flight
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport to board your International flight.
Meals: Breakfast.

Price per person in us dollars based in double occupancy:
since $  1441.00

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