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Included Features
- Round trip economy class airfare from the USA to La Paz
- 7 nights hotel accommodation (La Paz 4, Huatajata 1,
Sucre 1, Potosi 1) with breakfast daily
- Economy class air transportation: La Paz-Sucre-La Paz
- Full day guided tour of La Paz and Tiwanacu ruins
- Full day guided tour to the Andean Roots cultural complex
- Full day cruise on the Lake Titicaca with visits to Copacabana,
Sun and Moon Islands
- Half day guided tour of Sucre
- 2 days/1 night tour to Potosi as per itinerary
- Airport transfers with assistance and baggage handling
- Hotel service charges and taxes
- English speaking professional tour guides
- Entrance fees on included sightseeing
- Meals as per itinerary (B = breakfast 7, L = lunch 3)
- FreeGate travel bag and document portfolio
Itinerary
 Day
1: USA-LA PAZ
Depart USA via overnight flight to La Paz with meals on board.
Day 2: LA PAZ
Early morning arrival in La Paz. You will be met at the airport,
assisted and transferred to your hotel. Settle in and relax.
The remainder of the day is at leisure to adjust to the high
altitude of La Paz (11,800 feet), the highest capital on Earth.
Day 3: LA PAZ -TIWANACU (B)
Start your tour today with a visit to the ruins of Tiwanacu,
the capital of the Aymara civilization. See the ruins of
the Akapana Pyramid, the Kalasasaya and underground Temples, the
famous Gate of the Sun, and more. In the afternoon, a tour
of the city of La Paz takes you to a typical Indian Market,
the famous Witch Doctor's Market, and the San Francisco colonial
church. Pass by the Plaza Murillo, where the Cathedral, the
Government Palace and the National Congress buildings are
located. Then you will visit the famous colonial street "Calle
Jaen" in old La Paz, the archaeological Temple of the Tiwanacu
period, the residential areas of Obrajes, Calacoto, La Florida
and unique Moon Valley.
Day 4: LA PAZ -HUATAJATA (B,L)
Today you will drive to Huatajata on the shores of the Lake
Titicaca. Legend has it that the Inca Empire was founded on
the islands of the lake. Visit the Altiplano museum and the
Andean Eco-village. Meet the Limachi brothers, builders of
the RA II and Tigris of Thor Heyerdal. Night visit to the
mystic world of the Kallawayas (local medicine doctors and
fortunetellers), and the Aiapacha Native Observatory.
Day 5: LAKE TITICACA (B,L)
Today you will cross the sacred lake by hydrofoil to Copacabana.
Then sail to the Sun and Moon Islands. According to the legend,
it is here that the Inca couple Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo
appeared and founded the Sun Empire. Visit the Inca Steps
and the water spring fountain (Sun Island), and the "Iniak
Uyu" Sun Virgins Temple (Moon island). Return to La Paz for
overnight.
Day 6: LA PAZ-SUCRE-POTOSI (B)
Morning transfer to the airport for a short flight to Sucre,
the constitutional capital of Bolivia. After lunch in Sucre
you will be transferred to Potosi, the famous colonial city
with its magnificent architecture, a source of silver during
the colonial times. Proceed to your hotel for overnight.
Day 7: POTOSI-SUCRE (B,L)
In 1650 Potosi was the largest city in the Americas, with
a population of 160,000. As the legend goes, it has produced
enough silver to build a solid bridge from Potosi to Madrid.
Visit the Cathedral, the church of San Felipe, the Casa de
la Moneda (Royal Mint), with its wooden machinery used to
make the silver coins. Continue with a visit to a silver mine,
and return to Sucre for overnight.
Day 8: SUCRE-LA PAZ (B)
Sucre's colonial architecture and museums are a reminder of
the history, culture and tradition that have thrived in this
city, built 9,184 feet above sea level. Your morning tour
today includes visits to the Cathedral, the churches and cloisters
of la Recoleta, San Felipe and Guadalupe, the House of Liberty,
where Simon Bolivar signed the Declaration of Independence,
the Bell of Freedom and the second oldest University in South
America, founded in 1624. In the afternoon fly to La Paz,
where you will be met and transferred to your hotel.
Day 9: LA PAZ -USA (B)
After breakfast at your hotel you will be transferred to the
airport.
| Accommodations |
| LA PAZ |
Plaza |
| HUATAJATA |
Inca Utama |
| SUCRE |
De Su Merced |
| POTOSI |
Colonial |
Departure
Dates & Prices
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