Presentation
Stages: Santa Cruz – Samaipata – La Higuera – Sucre – Potosi – Tarija – Wine Route – Valley of the Condors – Tupiza – Uyuni – South Lipez – La Paz – Torotoro National Park – Santa Cruz
Description: 21 days and 20 nights tour to discover the Bolivian Plurinational Republic
Day 1: Santa Cruz
Reception at Santa Cruz airport then transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is yours.
Night in Santa Cruz
Private transfer
Day 2: Santa Cruz – Samaipata
Today you visit the Inca Fort of Samaipata. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, no one knows exactly the function this pre-Inca site fulfilled. At nearly 1,890 meters above sea level, this site, which marks the meeting point between the end of the Andean foothills and the beginning of the Oriente plains, constitutes the most important rock monument in the Americas. Figures and motifs were carved from a single massive block of reddish rock.
You will then continue to Samaipata, town
having been taken by the army pursuing Che Guevara
at the end of his story.
Night in Samaipata
French-speaking private tours / Entrances included /
Public bus trips
Day 3: Samaipta – Valle Grande – La Higuera
Departure through a Cactus Desert to Valle Grande, an old picturesque town with traditional colonial architecture where you can visit several places linked to Che Guevara: the laundry room “lavanderia” of the hospital where his body was exposed to the public , the museum and the memorial.
Then, you take the road again to La Higuera, a town where after an eventful life as a revolutionary guerrilla, Ernesto “Guevara,” known as “Ché,” was killed by the Bolivian army in 1967.
Night in La Higuera at the house of the Telegraphist, scene of exchanges of fire with the army and which is currently a small hotel full of souvenirs
French-speaking private tours / Entrances included /
Public bus ride
Day 4: La Higuera Today you visit several places closely linked to the history of Che Guevara. You will discover the school where Che was imprisoned and which is today a small museum. You will walk towards Quebrada del Churo, place of the last resistance where the famous revolutionary was captured.
Night in La Higuera
Private French-speaking tours / Entrances included
Day 5: La Higuera – Sucre
Day of transition and change of scenery today since you will travel in 7 hours from the village which marked the end of Che’s history to the colonial city of Sucre.
On the way we will stop at the village of Tarabuco known for its market and its Yampara culture.
Night in Sugar
Private transportation / Private French-speaking tours / Entrances included
Day 6: Sugar
Day dedicated to the discovery of the woman who was the instigator of the revolution for the independence of South America at the beginning of the 18th century. This magnificent colonial city, named after General Antonio Jose de Sucre, is very relaxing and enjoys, at 2,500m, a pleasant climate. During your stay in Sucre, you will be accompanied by Gabriel, a French-speaking guide.
Night in Sugar
Private tours English – Spanish / Entrances included
Day 7: Sucre – Potosi Today you take the road to mining Potosi where we will arrive in the middle of the day.
In the afternoon, you will discover the historic center and the main buildings of this city which played a vital role during the time of the Spanish crown.
Night in Potosí
Private tour English – Spanish / Entrances included / Private transport
Day 8: Potosi – Tarija
In the morning we will finish visiting Potosi before taking the road to Tarija also known as “La ciudad de las flores” and renowned for its most pleasant climate.
Tarija is THE wine producing city in Bolivia. The ideal time of your trip to taste a good bottle!
Night in Tarija
Private transportation – Spanish
Day 9: Tarija – Wine Route
Today we will learn a little more about one of the region’s flagship products by setting off on the Tarija wine route.
We will end our oenological discoveries with an excellent meal before heading towards our next stage: the Valley of the Condors trek.
Night in our farm – inn
Private Spanish Tours / Private Transportation
Day 10: Condor Valley Trek This morning around 8 a.m. after a buffet breakfast at the farm
we leave for our first day of walking. After 4 hours of effort all uphill we will arrive on one of the high plateaus of the region where we will set up our camp.
After a moment of break and a good picnic, we will begin a walk in the afternoon in the surroundings of our bivouac towards the cliffs where the lords of the Andean sky live.
We will return at the end of the day to our base camp to have our dinner by the fire and spend the night there.
Night in tents in bivouac
Private tours – Spanish / Camping equipment provided
Day 11: Condor Valley Trek This morning we will get up early to enjoy the sunrise
on the Andes, an incredible spectacle to see at least once in your life. We will then have breakfast and stay for a while at our bivouac before starting our return to our farm inn. The path back down from the high plateau will be different from the one taken on the way out. We will pass through areas of denser vegetation, “Yungas” vegetation with gorges and wet river banks, a very beautiful waterfall called “El Chorro” and undergrowth vegetation composed of bamboo, ferns, giant lianas and bromeliads clinging to the cliffs.
After a good midday meal at our farm inn our transport will take you back to Tarija.
Night in Tarija
Private tours – Spanish / Private transportation
Day 12: Tarija – Tupiza Today’s stage will take us from Tarija to Tupiza at the gates of South Lipez.
A long day of driving awaits us but we will be able to break it up with several stops and visits. The landscape will be splendid throughout our journey.
We will notably discover the lagoons of Tajzara and the sand dunes of Sama.
Night in Tupiza
Private transportation – Spanish
Day 13: Tupiza – Uyuni – Sud Lipez – La Paz We begin a trip in a private 4×4 for 4 days in
extraordinary regions, the largest salt desert in the world
to the colorful hills of South Lipez.
We will cross unique landscapes that will remain engraved in your memory.
Having our own vehicle, we will have the leisure to stop wherever we want and for the duration we want. During this trip, we will strive to offer you the best possible comfort, whether on the road or in our accommodation. ‘stage. However, it is necessary to know that even the best accommodation for the next 3 nights will be rudimentary. However, this relative lack of comfort will be largely compensated by the beauty of what will present itself to your eyes.
Night in a small dormitory. (Possibility of having private rooms for an additional fee)
Day 15, return flight to La Paz in the evening
(evening meal of day 15 not included)
Uyuni-La Paz flight included, Private Spanish tour, full board during the 4×4 tour, private transfers
Day 14: Tupiza – Uyuni – South Lipez – La Paz Discovery of Uyuni and South Lipez
Day 15: Tupiza – Uyuni – South Lipez – La Paz Discovery of Uyuni and South Lipez
Day 16: Tupiza – Uyuni – South Lipez – La Paz Discovery of Uyuni and South Lipez
Day 17: La Paz
Today, we are leaving for a magnificent tour of the city with the Plaza Murillo, the historic center and the witches’ market on the program. Depending on the time available, we will travel with the new cable car between the city center and El Alto in order to be able to fully appreciate the particularity of this city built in a basin.
Night in La Paz
Private French-speaking guide, entries included, transport
Day 18: Torotoro National Park
Today, flight from La Paz to Cochabamba
then private transport to Toro Toro where 3 days of adventures await you, walks, swimming, exploring the surrounding area, etc.
You can discover fossils dating back thousands of years, walk among dinosaur footprints, contemplate an incredible canyon, enjoy a caving session and much more…
Night in Torotoro on days 18 and 19 / Night in Santa Cruz on the 20th after a return to Cochabamba and flight to Santa Cruz
Lunch and evening meal of day 20 not included
Flight La Paz – Cochabamba – Santa Cruz included / Private transport / Private Spanish tours / Entrances included
Day 19: Torotoro National Park Today, flight from La Paz to Cochabamba
then private transport to Toro Toro where 3 days of adventures await you, walks, swimming, exploring the surrounding area, etc. You will be able to discover fossils dating back thousands of years, walk among dinosaur footprints, contemplate an incredible canyon, enjoy a caving session and much more…
Night in Torotoro on days 18 and 19 / Night in Santa Cruz on the 20th after a return to Cochabamba and flight to Santa Cruz
Lunch and evening meal of day 20 not included
Flight La Paz – Cochabamba – Santa Cruz included / Private transport / Private Spanish tours / Entrances included
Day 20: Torotoro National Park Today, flight from La Paz to Cochabamba
then private transport to Toro Toro where 3 days of adventures await you, walks, swimming, exploring the surrounding area, etc. You will be able to discover fossils dating back thousands of years, walk among dinosaur footprints, contemplate an incredible canyon, enjoy a caving session and much more…
Night in Torotoro on days 18 and 19 / Night in Santa Cruz on the 20th after a return to Cochabamba and flight to Santa Cruz
Lunch and evening meal of day 20 not included
Flight La Paz – Cochabamba – Santa Cruz included / Private transport / Private Spanish tours / Entrances included
Day 21: Santa Cruz
Transfer to the airport. End of our services.
Private transfer
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