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Bolivia
Bolivia is a fascinating country with a rich history and an interesting mix of traditional Indian and Spanish culture. La Paz is the country's bustling centre of government whereas Sucre, the country's official capital, is a beautiful white city with a year-round spring climate. Lake Titicaca is the world's highest navigable lake and the fabled birthplace of the Inca Empire. And the remote Salar de Uyuni, a vast, otherworldly expanse, is the world's largest salt flat.
Essential Bolivia
10 Days from £860 (excludes flights)
Lake Titicaca Extension
Departures: Daily Day 1: Arrive La Paz Today you will be met at La Paz airport and transferred to your hotel for a two-night stay. The journey from the airport is most impressive with magnificent views of La Paz and the surrounding snow-capped volcanoes! Overnight: Hotel Presidente Day 2: La Paz Sightseeing Enjoy a city tour of La Paz this morning, exploring both its modern and colonial districts. You will visit the local street market, which features many stalls devoted to selling talismans and other items for use in indigenous religious ceremonies. Then explore the lively main square with its cathedral and government buildings, before continuing on to the Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley) to see the unusual clay and rock formations. (B) Day 3: La Paz - Sucre Transfer to La Paz airport this morning for your flight over the Andes to Sucre (not included). On arrival you will be met and transferred to your hotel for a two-night stay. This afternoon, enjoy a tour of this beautiful city, known to Bolivians as the 'White City' and the 'City of Eternal Spring', due to its delightful climate. Sights include the impressive monastery of La Recoleta, along with the church of San Francisco and the Casa de la Libertad, where Simon Bolívar signed Bolivia's independence treaty. (B) Overnight: Hostal de Su Merced Day 4: Sucre Today you will have a full day at leisure to further explore the delights of Sucre. (B) Day 5: Sucre - Potosí This morning, take a scenic two and a half hour transfer
through the mountains to Potosí, a UNESCO World Heritage site. In Potosí you will tour the impressive Casa de la Moneda (the royal mint), the cathedral, several outstanding colonial churches and a local mine. Tonight stay at a colonial-style hotel, close to town's main square. (B) Overnight: Hotel Cima Argentum Day 6: Sucre - Uyuni A private car will collect you from your hotel and take you on the long, scenic journey to Uyuni. Arrive tonight near the famed Uyuni Salt Lake and check into your hotel which has been built entirely out of salt. (BL) Overnight: Hotel Luna Salada Day 07: Uyuni Salt Lake & Coloured Lagoon A full day excursion at the Salt Lake awaits you today. Journey to see Isla Pescado, the fish shaped, cacti-clad island that rises out from the blinding salt flats of the lake. After lunch you will also visit the salt processing lant at Colchani before heading back to the town of Uyuni and the hotel where you will spend the next two nights. (BLD) Overnight: Hotel Girasoles de Uyuni Day 8: Frog's Valley & Hedionda Lagoon After breakfast set off into the remote desert to visit Frog's Valley, where wind erosion has created unusual stone formations. You will then continue to the Eduardo Avaroa Reserve to see Laguna Colorada, flanked as it is, by mountain lakes, volcanoes and a variety of wildlife. (BLD) Day 10: Departing Sucre A transfer will take you to the airport today for your flight home. (B)
Posada del Inca, Sun Island
Add magical Lake Titicaca to your itinerary with this extension. Transfer from La Paz to the edge of the lake for a visit to the Andean Roots Eco Village to learn more about the communities who live in the Bolivian highlands. You will then board a hydrofoil to Sun Island, visiting the temples of Moon Island on the way. Stay overnight on Sun Island at the delightful Posada del Inca lodge, which offers rustic yet comfortable accommodation and amazing lake views. In the afternoon and the following morning explore the Inca ruins and sacred sites, as well as the island's small traditional communities. After lunch on the second day you will visit the remarkable Urus-Iruitos floating islands before returning to La Paz. Prices from £147 per person, including transfers, touring and various meals, based on twin share.
Prices Include
· Accommodation as shown in itinerary · Meals as specified (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner) · All sightseeing as detailed. (Note: flights and airport tax not included) · Services of an English speaking guide while touring
Tour Prices
Prices per person, in £'s from
01Jan08-31Mar09 Twin 860
Essential Bolivia
Single 932
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