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4 Day itinerary in Bolivia, South America

Unique Experience @ La Paz, Uyuni & Colchani

Hello! thanks for reading this! These are the main Highlights which are going to be visited, those are as follows, Tiwanaku Temple La Paz city Moon Valley Uyuni salt flat Train cemetery Salt museum Incahuasi Island Coquesa Mummies

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Overview

Physical Difficulty

Average
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Recommended Age

Everyone

Operated in

English, Spanish

GUIDANCE

On Some Day Trips

starting point

El Alto International Airport

trip type

Private

trip attributes

Indigenous culture

Culture & History

Meet local people

Visit markets

Nature & Wildlife

Start/End

Night

Highlights

1

La Paz

2

Moon Valley

3

Uyuni salt flat

4

Coquesa Mummies

Itinerary

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Day 1

place Arrival at International Airport La Paz

Pick up from the airport to the hotel and you will be assisted by our representative. Overnight @ 4**** Hotel in La Paz

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Day 2

place La Paz Highlights

Breakfast at hotel. HD Tiwanaku (Ceramic museum + Kalasasaya Temple + Puma Punku + Visit Crops potatoes & quinoa) Pick up from the hotel to begin the excursion of Tiwanaku Archaeological Complex, an antique pre-Inca archeological city that it is located 72 km from La Paz city. It is listed as a World Heritage Site in 2000 by UNESCO. We will visit Ceramic Museum, important temples such as: Akapana Pyramid, Semi-subterranean Temple, Kalasasaya Temple next to the famous “The Gate of the Sun”, Ponce Monolith and Puma Punku (complex formed by blocks of volcanic rocks. Some of them are 7 meters high and their weight is more than 100 tons). Return to La Paz and small stop to visit crops of potatoes and quinoas. Arrival to the hotel. INCLUDE: Transportation, English or Spanish speaking guide, entrance fee, 01 bottle of water and coca candies. DURATION: 6 hours TIMETABLE: 08:00 am HD City Tour La Paz (La Paz Downtown +Cableway) + Moon Valley Pick up from the hotel and visit the Traditional Markets from La Paz city, sightseeing San Pedro Jail. Then, we will take the cableway from where we can enjoy a wonderful panoramic view of La Paz. And visit Moon Valley it is located 10 km. from downtown of La Paz´s city. This name was given by Neil Armstrong who was the first man that stepped on the moon in 1969. They are impressive formations, composed mainly of clay and were created by the persistent erosion of mountains by the area’s strong winds and rains. Finally, we will visit the Historic Center of La Paz where we will visit Witches´ Market (here, we will understand the Andean way of thinking and their mystery), San Francisco Church, Murrillo Square, Executive Palace, Legislative Palace, Metropolitan Cathedral and Killi Killi Viewpoint. Return to the hotel. INCLUDED: Transportation, English speaking guide and entrance´s fee DURATION: 3.5 hours TIMETABLE: 3:00 pm Overnight @ 4**** Hotel in La Paz

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Day 3

place La Paz - Uyuni & Colchani

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the airport to board the fight to Uyuni city. Arrival and transfer to the Uyuni city. 09:30 Start the tour: Visit to the train cemetery (old steam locomotives that were used to transport minerals), we will then continue the journey to the village of Colchani, where the processing of salt can be observed (drying, grinding and packaging of salt) you will also have the opportunity purchase handicrafts made of salt. Then we will be able to see the Salt mounds (first stage in processing the salt, the drying), Eyes of water (groundwater that flow to the surface), the Salt Museum built from salt and visit of the Incahuasi Island (a rocky island in the middle of the salt flat where we can observe giant cactuses, some of them are more than 100 years old, from the top you can see the salt flats in its entirety) Lunch in the center of the salt flats (only dry season). We continue to the town of Coquesa, where we will visit its famous mummies (dated from the 700b.c. and which preserve almost intact part of the skin, hair and fingernails), and small walk around the viewpoint of the Tunupa volcano, where we will observe the flamingos in the wetlands. Transfer to Colchani to overnight in Salt hotel. (B,L) INCLUDE: Transportation (4x4 truck), Driver-Guide English speaking guide, 1 Bottle of water, entrance´s fee, lunch and first aid kit DURATION: Full Day TIMETABLE: 09:30 am SEASONS: Dry Season from April to November Rainy Season from December to March NOTE: Rainy Season: It`s not possible to visit Incahuasi Island and Town of Coquesa (mummies and Tunupa volcano) 4x4 truck capacity: we recommend maximum 4 people per truck to be comfortable Transfer OUT in La Paz – only driver Overnight @ Colchani **** Hotel.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Day 4

place Colchani - Uyuni - La Paz

Breakfast at hotel. Pick up from the hotel and transfer to the airport to board the flight to La Paz city. Arrival and you will be assisted by our representative to board the international flight. (B) End of our services

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

What’s Included

Meals expand_less

  • Breakfast (4)

Transport expand_less

  • Transfer IN-OUT La Paz and Uyuni
  • HD Tiwanaku Temple (SIC)
  • HD City Tour & Moon Valley (SIC)
  • FD Tour Uyuni salt flat + lunch (Private Services)

Extras expand_less

  • 2 nights accommodation @ 4* Hotel in La paz
  • 1 night accommodation @ 4* Hotel in Colchani

Not Included expand_less

  • Flights are NOT included, we can certainly help you to book these if you need us to.
  • Personal Travel Insurance
  • There are optionals activities which you can add to your experience, please check with us
  • Domestic and international flights
  • Trip Insurance
  • Extras and Personal expenses
  • Overweight in luggage
  • Tips
  • Drinks, bottled water and alcoholic beverages
  • Meals not specified

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