Latin American Journey

Highlights Bolivia

13 Days / 12 Nights


Santa Cruz Transfer In - pm. City Tour (half day)

Private transfer from Viru Viru International airport to hotel.
Afternoon 3 hours tour to the most attractive and affluent sites of our city: visit to the zoo where regional fauna and various endangered species can be seen. Museums, principal monuments, residential neighborhoods, and La Recoba handcraft market.

Overnight: Senses Hotel Boutique


Santa Cruz - San Javier - Concepcion

Trip crossing the prairie of the Chiquitania, passing Rio Grande and San Ramón to the Jesuit Mission of San Javier, a nice colonial town with its impressive church, declared a cultural heritage site by UNESCO. Then through open savannas and forest to the town of Concepcion, the largest centre of the Missions, with an amazing Jesuit church.

Included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Overnight: Gran Hotel Concepción


Concepcion - Santa Cruz

Morning to enjoy the beauty of this town and then visit the largest repair shop for all the restoration done in these Jesuit Missions and its local museum. Return to Santa Cruz.

Included: Breakfast and lunch
Overnight: Senses Hotel Boutique


Santa Cruz - Sucre - City Tour (Half day)

Flight to Sucre with both transfers.
PM City Tour SucreThis tour includes the visit of: Casa de la Libertad, where the Act of Independence of Bolivia was signed in 1825; Bolivar Park, to see examples of the aristocratic tradition of Sucre, with small replicas of the Eiffel Tower and the Arc of Triumph of Paris; the church and museum of La Recoleta, and the museum of Indian Textiles ASUR.

Included: Breakfast and lunch
Overnight: Hostal de Su Merced


Candelaria (Full day)

Departure early in the morning southeast from Sucre towards the indigenous community of La Candelaria, passing through Tarabuco. On Sundays we will participate and see the famous indio-market of Tarabuco. Other days just a short stop and continue to the town of La Candelaria.
Arrival and visit of the Hacienda and the houses of local ladies where we will be able to see how they work on their famous “Tarabuco textiles”. Enjoy a traditional lunch. Return to Sucre.

Included: Breakfast and lunch
Overnight: Hostal de Su Merced


Sucre - Potosi – City Tour (Half day)

Trip by regular bus (5 hours) following different valleys to ascend through the highlands to the city of Potosi, declared a Cultural and Natural Heritage site by the UNESCO.
Afternoon visit of the Mint House, traditional colonial streets, San Francisco and San Lorenzo churches.

Included: Breakfast and lunch
Overnight: Patrimonio hotel


Mine in Cerro Rico (Half day) – Uyuni (private)

Visit a mine to see the remains of the big silver production done in colonial times in the famous Silver Mountain.
Afternoon private trip to Uyuni, crossing branches of the Andes range, old mining centres and villages, with nice landscapes and Indian communities.

Included: Breakfast and lunch
Overnight: Los Jardines de Uyuni hotel


Uyuni Saltflats – Incahuasi Island – Colchani

Trip to Colchani, to see locals producing salt, trip crossing this natural wonder of salt to visit the pre-Columbian Pucara de Ayque fort and the nearby chullpares on the foothills of Thunupa volcano, continue trip to “Isla Incahuasi”, a special habitat of giant cactus and volcanic rocks. Trip back to Colchani. Overnight in Salt hotel.

Included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Overnight: Palacio de Sal Hotel - made with salt


Flight from Uyuni to La Paz - Tiwanaku Ruins (half day) - Cable Car

Morning flight from Uyuni to La Paz with both transfers. Trip to Tiwanaku (72 km -) passing the highlands, one of the oldest American cultures, considered the cradle of the American man. Visit the temple of Kalasasaya, Gate of the Sun, monoliths Ponce and Fraile, Akapana pyramid and Semiunderground temple, as well as the local museums. Return to La Paz and ride down from El Alto to the downtown by cable car!

Included: Breakfast and lunch
Overnight: La Casona hotel


La Paz City Tour (Half day) - Folkloric Dinner Show

A 4 hours tour of La Paz, including the area of the street markets, rich in handicrafts, weavings and witchcraft artifacts. The tour goes through the colonial part of the city, San Francisco Church, Gold Museum, Murillo Square and the outdoor replica of the Tiwanaku temple. Then to the modern part of town, dropping down a lot in elevation to finally visit the Valley of the Moon, enjoy all of its natural geological formations. PM free. Optional tours available.
Evening Peña Folk show and dinner. The hand woven clothing, the traditional dance steps and the handmade instruments like the zampoñas (bamboo flutes) and charangos (small guitars made of wood or armadillo skin). All present the Andean and Tropical cultures of Bolivia in an unforgettable evening of entertainment.

Included: Transfer hotel / Peña restaurant / hotel, fee and dinner
Included: Breakfast and dinner
Overnight: La Casona hotel


La Paz - Copacabana - Boat to Island of the Sun - Hike to Ecolodge La Estancia

Transportation going north through the highlands and parallel to the Andes Royal Range to Copacabana (3 ½ hours), a nice town in the shores of Lake Titicaca. Visit the famous Virgen Morena and its church, have a stroll of town. Take the boat to the Island of the Sun (1 hour), land in Huacani port and enjoy a typical lunch “Aptapi”. Back with the boat to Pilkokaina ruins, visit the ruins and hike for about one hour to overnight in Ecolodge La Estancia.

Included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Overnight: Ecolodge La Estancia


La Chincana - Island of the Moon - Copacabana - La Paz

DON’T MISS A GREAT SUNRISE! Boat to La Chincana (1 hour), to see this great Inca ruins, continue by boat (1 hour) to the Moon Island, visit the Iñak Uyu ruins, boat to Copacabana (1 ½ hour). Transportation to La Paz (3 ½ hours).

Included: Breakfast and lunch
Overnight: La Casona hotel


Transfer Out

Transfer to El Alto Airport.
Included: Breakfast

  • Daily Departures
  • UNESCO World Heritage: Jesuit Missions, Cities of Sucre & Potosí, Ruins of Tiwanakuli
  • Candelaria Town – living culture near Sucre!li
  • Uyuni Salt Falts: over 12.000 km2 pure salt! Largest Salt Flats in the World!li
  • La Paz – will take your breath away!li
  • Titicaca Lake – Highest navigable Lake in the World! li

Net rates per person in USD 2017

Program / No Pax 1 2 3 4 5-9 10-15 16-20 S.S
Highlights Bolivia 13d/12n At request 2605 2259 2003 1916 1680 1607 379
  • REMARKS
  • Add TKT Santa Cruz – Sucre: USD 85.- net per person (price subject to change without previous advice)
  • Add TKT Uyuni – La Paz USD: 170.- net per person (price subject to change without previous advice)
  • Remarks for Highlights Bolivia program:
  • Other hotels categories at request.
  • Local guides will be provided. TC throughout the route at request.
  • SIC services: DAY 6: bus Sucre - Potosi.
  • Option to Argentina or Chile, day 9 at request
  • Option to Puno, day 12 at request.
  • Rainy season: (November to April) Roads might be in bad shape. Uyuni Salt flats are flooded. Access to Incahuasi Island and Pucara de Ayque might be difficult or impossible. Program might have to be changed due to these reasons.
  • As roads Uyuni Region are not paved, we will use 4x4 cars, each one with a maximum of 4 passengers. To avoid high costs, guide and / or TC will go in the back part of the cars if it will be necessary.
  • Museums in La Paz, Sucre & Potosi are closed on Saturdays and Sundays in the afternoon and all day on Mondays.
  • To reach the Ecolodge La Estancia will have a smooth walk of an hour and a half. And to leave it there is walk down od half of an hour.
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