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Bolivian Explorer II
9 Days / 8 Nights

Day 1 Thu/Sun
Reception at the airport and transfer to your hotel in La Paz
La Paz - PM City tour & Moon valley -PVT
La Paz called the “CITY OF CONTRASTS”; represents a unique blend of cultures and races. Indian markets, the Witch doctor market, the open air museum of Tiwanaku, colonial and modern areas as well as the Moon Valley are the local main attractions. A comprehensive three-hour program.
Overnight Hotel Presidente 5*

Day 2 Fri/Mon
Buffet breakfast
AM Visit to Tiwanacu ruins -PVT
Tiwanaku, was the capital of a highly advanced nation dates back, according to the latest carbon 14 test, dates back to 1580 BC. The physical remains structure, proves that its social organization reached one of the highest levels of development. Visit the ruins of Akapana pyramid, the Kalasasaya and the Underground Temple of Kontiki, aqueducts and the famous Gate of the Sun, which is carved with symmetrical figures. Tiwanacu is considered to be the “Cradle of the American Civilizations” and in 2000, UNESCO declared it “Cultural Heritage of Mankind”. Transportation, guide & entrance fees included.
Return to La Paz
Overnight Hotel Presidente 5* (B)

Day 3 Sat/Tue
Buffet breakfast
IJL-032 Full Day Inca Journey -SIC
Pick you up at your Hotel in La Paz and land transportation to Huatajata Before to arrive our Huatajata Harbor you can enjoy the most spectacular panorama of the lake, mountains and the impressive Royal Range of the Andes. In Huatajata you enjoy our Inter Cultural Integration program in the “Andean Roots - Eco-Village”: Visit the “Altiplano Museum” where a state of the art audio equipment presents in your own language our past legacy as well as the colonial and modern times.
Board a hydrofoil and start your Lake Titicaca experience.
First, visit the Urus Iruitos Floating Islands & Quewaya Project.
A unique Sustainable Tourism Project consisting of green houses with one of them built on a floating island. Explore the history of 4.500 years of this Ethnia considered the mother of the much later Aymaras and Inca cultures. A new and fantastic experience.
Continue to Moon Island. Visit the “Iñak Uyu” Sun Virgins temple, where the most beautiful virgins of the Incas were conserving a sacred fire dedicated to their Gods. This temple is considered to be one of the most important ruins on the Lake.
Continue to Sun Island. Visit the Inca Stairways and the Sacred Fountain believed to give eternal youth and Happiness.
Lunch at the archaeological and panoramic “Uma Kollu” restaurant.
Which interior wall is a “Sukakollo”, authentic Inca scenery of the breathtaking view of Sacred Lake Titicaca and the Royal Range of the Andes.
After lunch continue to Copacabana.
Visit the shrine and local market.
Bus transfer to La Paz.
Drop off at your hotel
Overnight Hotel Presidente 5* (B,L)

Day 4 Sun/Wed
Buffet Breakfast
Transfer to the airport for flight to Sucre (ticket not included)
Reception in Sucre and transfer to your hotel.
Sucre - City Tour PM -PVT
A visit to the city of Sucre and its Museums is a must to understand the past and present of this unique town.
The tour lasts 3 hours including the sites that interest you most. Some of the places to choose from are the Textile Museum of Asur, The House of Liberty, The Monastery of San Felipe Nery, The Monastery of La Recoleta, University Colonial, Anthropological and Modern Art Museum, Bolivar Park and others.
Overnight at Hostal de su Merced (B)

Day 5 Mon/Thu
American breakfast
Potosí – City Tour -PVT
Private transport from Sucre to Potosi.
Visit to the Casa de la Moneda (National Mint), where the procedure used for minting coins in different periods is seen.
Lunch at an unusual local restaurant including full meal (drinks not included) Visit to the Convent of Santa Teresa that besides it´s beauty, it is a must to understand the religious life in the colonial times.
Overnight Hotel Cima Argentum (B,L)

Day 6 Tue/Fri
American breakfast
Potosí - Mine visit AM -PVT
Visit to the Miner´s market and an active Colonial mine to see the way miners used (and still do) to extract minerals. Lunch
Private transfer to Uyuni
Visit on route the Tika Tika and Chakilla towns.
Continue to Hotel Luna Salada salt hotel.
Dinner
Overnight at Hotel Luna Salada (B,L,D)

Day 7 Wed/Sat
Full day visit to Uyuni Salt Lake -PVT
Breakfast and visit to Colchani and a plant where salt with iodine is processed by the locals. Continue through the “Montones de Sal” (salt hills), “Ojos de Agua”, to Isla Incawasi.
Lunch and afternoon visit to the Coquesa mummies at the feet of the Thunupa Volcano. Return to Uyuni.
Day use at Hotel Girasoles. Transfer to train station.
Expreso del Sur 01.45 +1 - 09.10 + 1. (B,L)

Day 8 Thu/Sun
Reception in Oruro
Breakfast
Transfer to the bus station.
Public bus to La Paz.
Reception at the bus station and transfer to your hotel
Overnight Hotel Presidente 5* (B)

Day 9 Fri/Mon
Buffet Breakfast
Transfer to the airport for departure flight. (B)

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Hotels to use:
Option 1: Presidente in La Paz, Hostal De Su Merced in Sucre, Hotel Cima Argentum in Potosi, Luna Salada in Uyuni.
Option 2: Europa in La Paz, Parador Santa María la Real in Sucre, Coloso in Potosi, Luna Salada in Uyuni.
2012 Prices per person:
Option 1:
2 pax
3 pax
4 pax
5/9
pax
10/14 pax
15/19 pax
20 UP pax
S.S
$2290
$1913
$1766
$1872
$1665
$1559
$1496
$252
Option 2:
$2360
$1982
$1835
$1941
$1734
$1628
$1566
$260

Tour includes:
- Accommodation based on double room
- Excursions as noted in the itinerary with local English speaking guide.
- Entrance fees to the sites mentioned in the itinerary
- Meals as noted (B: breakfast, L: lunch, D: Dinner, BX: Box lunch)
- Permanent assistance by the guide
Not included:
- Tips of any kind
- Baggage tip at hotels

***Please note that the trains have fixed departures:
ORURO/UYUNI
- Expres del Sur train - Tuesday & Fridays
15.30 - 22.20
- Wara Wara del Sur train - Sundays & Wednesdays
19.00 - 02.20 + 1

UYUNI/ORURO
- Expres del Sur train - Wednesdays & Saturdays
00.05 + 1 - 07.00 + 1
- Wara Wara del Sur train - Mondays & Thursdays
01.45 + 1 - 9.10 + 1

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