Transfer from El Alto International Airport (La Paz - Bolivia)
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Pick up from the airport accompanied by a representative and transfer to the hotel.
Duration: 45 minutes
Copacabana - Isla del Sol - Copacabana
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Copacabana
Breakfast at the hotel.
Pick up from hotel in La Paz and transfer to the bus station to board the tourist bus to Copacabana (3810 m.a.s.l.), duration approximately 3½ hours. En route we will cross by motorboat the Tiquina Strait (20 minutes), which is the narrowest part of Lake Titicaca, dividing the Minor Lake (Wiñaymarka) from the Major Lake (Chucuito).
Duration: 5 hours
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Isla del Sol
Arrival to Copacabana and we will go to the port to leave by speedboat (50 minutes) to the Isla del Sol where we will visit the Palace of the Inca "Pilcokaina" and have lunch with a typical dish called Apthapi (among the main products are potatoes. We will continue with a panoramic walk to the Yumani Community, where we will visit the Inca Garden, the Sacred Fountain of the Incas and the Yumani Stairs.
Duration: 5 hours
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Copacabana
Return by speedboat to Copacabana (50 minutes). Arrival to Copacabana to visit the church, the local market and then return to the city of La Paz by tourist bus, arrival and transfer to the hotel.
Duration: 5 hours
City La Paz + Salar Uyuni + Colchani
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Breakfast at the hotel. Pick up from the hotel and transfer to the airport to board the flight to the city of Uyuni. Pick up from the airport and transfer to the village of Uyuni.
Duration: 45 minutes
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Train Cemetery
Pick up and visit the Train Cemetery (old locomotives from 1899 with wagons that moved Bolivian minerals to Chilean ports and are now part of an industrial past). Transfer to the town of Colchani located on the shores of the Salar to observe the elaboration of iodized salt in its rustic local form, learn the activity of salt extraction and visit a small local museum.
Entrance to the beautiful and majestic Salt Desert and visit of its surroundings where you will find the interesting salt blocks, salt water eyes and the first salt hotel in the world (now a museum).
Duration: 4 hours
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Isla Incahuasi
Entrance to the beautiful and majestic Salt Desert and visit of its surroundings where you will find the interesting salt blocks, salt water eyes and the first salt hotel in the world (now a museum). In the afternoon, tasting of a typical lunch on the shores of the beautiful Incahuasi Island (located in the middle of the salt desert), island where there are a lot of giant cactus that can reach more than 10 meters high and where you will have a walk of 45 minutes approx. to observe from its top the salt in its splendor from an approximate height of 3822 meters above sea level. Continuing the tour, we will head north to see the beautiful Tunupa Volcano and visit the mysterious Chikini Cavern, where we will appreciate an immense image of petrified spider webs. Finally panoramic and photographic visit of the Salar and transfer to the airport.
Duration: 4 hours
Colchani – Uyuni – Desert
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Salar de Uyuni
Breakfast at the Hotel.
07:30 Pick up from the hotel and transfer to the town of San Cristobal to visit and learn about the history of this small mining town. Transfer to the viewpoint of the active volcano of Ollagüe and panoramic visit of the altiplanic lagoons of Kañapa, Hedionda, Chiarcota and Honda (these lagoons are populated by pink flamingos). At noon, lunch and in the afternoon we will continue our journey to the Siloli desert, en route we will visit a beautiful gorge with some wild plants such as Yareta (formerly used by pre-Hispanic cultures as fuel).
Transfer to the Hotel del Desierto.
Duration: 10 hours
Desert – Uyuni – Colchani + Transfer to Airport Joya Andina
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Laguna Colorada
Breakfast at the hotel.
06:30 Pick up from the Hotel and en route we will visit the Siloli Desert next to the Stone Tree and the beautiful Laguna Colorada, where you can appreciate the beautiful pink flamingos with their spectacular flight.
Duration: 3 hours
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Geiser Sol de la Manana
Visit the Sol de Mañana Geysers (subway fumaroles product of the volcanic activity in the place), continuation to the Polques Hot Springs, where we will be able to refresh ourselves in its natural-medicinal waters and appreciate the landscape of the place.
Duration: 4 hours
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Salvador Dali Desert
Tasting of typical lunch and tour of the beautiful Dali Desert with its beautiful lagoons: Verde and Blanca. Return to Uyuni through the Valley of the Rocks and the Church of San Cristobal.
Duration: 4 hours
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Uyuni
Transfer to the Hotel de Sal.
Duration: 60 minutes
Colchani - Uyuni - La Paz
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La Paz
Pick up from the hotel to start with the visit to the traditional markets of the city of La Paz, panoramic visit of the San Pedro prison (famous for its infrastructure and constitution unlike other prisons); use of the longest cable car system in the world and visit the famous Valley of the Moon, located 10km. from the center of the city of La Paz (with curious clay formations, created by the erosion of the winds and heavy rains; named after the famous astronaut Neil Armstrong). Then, we will move to the Killi Killi viewpoint, crossing the residential area of La Paz and the highest soccer stadium in the world, from where you can have a spectacular 360° view of the city of La Paz. Later we will visit the historical center of the city where we will be able to observe the Murillo Square, the Legislative Palace and the Metropolitan Cathedral. And finally, we will visit the Witches Market (to understand the mystical aspects of rituals and Andean thought). Return to the hotel.
Duration: 3 hours
Transfer Out ( Airport EL ALTO, Bolivia)
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Breakfast at the hotel.
Pick up from the hotel accompanied by a representative and transfer to the airport.
Duration: 45 minutes
