Salar de Uyuni and Lake Titicaca Tour

Welcome to La Paz to enjoy the 9 days Bolivia salt flats tour! Our professional guide along with a driver will wait for you at the airport. Upon arrival, you will be escorted to check-in a comfortable hotel immediately. The hotel is not far from the airport and it takes just about 25 minutes by car. The afternoon will be free for you. As La Paz is located at an elevation of about 3,650 meters (11,975 ft.) above sea level, it is suggested that you get some rest at the hotel to ease altitude sickness.

Accommodation: Stannum Boutique Hotel & Spa (4 stars)

In the morning, the guide and the driver will pick you up to start the La Paz city tour. We will first drive to the Colonial section which is only 2.5km (1.6 mi) away from your hotel. The most striking architecture here is Basilica de San Francisco, a church blending Spanish baroque and native art. Next, we will head to Museo de Metales Preciosos to enjoy precious Pre-Colombian metals and artifacts. Followed by Plaza Murillo, the city's central square, where you can see the 3-meter (9.8 ft.) high statue of Murillo, the famous Spanish painter. Later, we will view the Palacio de Gobierno, the magnificent presidential residence from outside. Then head to Mirador Killi Killi to overlook the whole city. Bolivia is the only country on the planet to use the cable car as a major transport mean. You cannot miss experiencing the unique cable car. Our guide will lead you to take the cable car and view the city from another perspective. After that, we will stroll in Witches' Market and return to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Stannum Boutique Hotel & Spa (4 stars)

After breakfast, the guide and the driver will send you to the Copacabana town on the shore of Lake Titicaca. It takes about 3.5 hours on the way. After getting to the town, we will take a boat to the Isla del Sol. Enjoy a special local lunch after going ashore and then you will be guided to visit Pilkokaina Palace, an Inca ruin complex said to have been constructed by the Incan emperor, Tupacinca Yupanqui. After that, you will be escorted to check-in at the hotel on the island.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch (typical aptapi), Dinner

Accommodation: Ecolodge La Estancia (3 stars)

Today, we will continue to explore the Isla del Sol. Climbing the Inca steps, we will see the spring of "Eternal youth", said to be where Incas performed baptisms. Then we will take a speed boat for 30 minutes to Maynani village to visit the Inca ruins including the Chinkana Temple and the Sacred Rock. Keep moving forward to Challapampa Village, the best place to learn about Aymara people's life. Next, return to Maynani to leave for Isla de la Luna by boat, taking about 1 hour. This is another island on Lake Titicaca, also the location of the ruins of the Temple of the Virgins. After the visit, go back to Copacabana by boat and go sightseeing at Basilica of Our Lady, a Spanish shrine in the 16th century containing the portrayal of Virgen de Copacabana. At last, we will drive back to La Paz.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Stannum Boutique Hotel & Spa (4 stars)

After breakfast, you will be transferred to La Paz airport for a flight to Uyuni. After 50-minutes flying, you will meet our local guide and a driver at Uyuni airport, who will later accompany you to start Uyuni salt flats tour. The first stop will be Train Cemetery full of rusty abandoned trains. This is an unmissable tourist place and you can enter into the train carriage or climb to the old trains to take impressive photos.

Then we will continue to drive around 30 min to Colchani Village. Starting here, we will access Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat and the highlight of this 9 days Bolivia salt flats tour. In the village, you can see some artifacts made of salt and textiles made from camel and alpaca wools. The next stops are Salt Museum and Isla Incahuasi in the central salt flats. Isla Incahuasi features a group of huge cactus. After the visit, we will drive 1h 45min to check-in at a hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel de Sal Luna Salada (4 stars)

This morning, we will drive to the southern area of Salar del Uyuni, also the border between Bolivia and Chile. We will stop by the San Cristobal Town, about 120 km (75mi) and 2 hours' drive away from Uyuni. The town has a rich Silver and Zinc deposits. Then go to Turkiri Lagoon to see local flora and fauna and drive south to appreciate Volcano Ollague. We will also pass by Cañapa，Hedionda and Chiarcota lagoons where you can see flocks of flamingos and finally arrive at the Siloli Desert to view various rock formations. At last, you will be guided to see colorful mountains in Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel Tayka del Desierto

In the early morning about 5 am or depending on seasons, we will drive to Sol de Mañana Geyser with pre-packed breakfast. It is 150 km far and takes 2-2.5 hours by car. Sol de Mañana Geyser is the highest point of the tour at an elevation of about 5,000 meters (16,404 ft.), also one of the most beautiful geyser areas you can see on the planet. It will be a little cold at such a high level but it will be worth when you see the geysers, mud lakes and steam pools with bubbling mud. You will also enjoy bathing in the sulphur springs. Next, we will drive to Salvador Dali Desert in 50 minutes, and visit the Laguna Verde (Green Lagoon) at the foot of the Licancabur Volcano. When the visit is over, we will drive back to the hotel in Uyuni for 6 hours. Along the 350 km (217 mi) distance, we will pass by Valley of the Rocks, the Alota Settlement, and the San Cristobal Village.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel de Sal Luna Salada (4 stars)

Today you will be transferred to the airport by the driver and then take a flight to La Paz. After arrival, a local guide and a driver will be waiting for you and then drive 1.5 hours to Tiwanaku Ruins, the world's largest city ruins of the pre-Columbian civilization, full of carved monoliths, archways and arcades, along with two museums telling the history. After that, you will be sent to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Stannum Boutique Hotel & Spa (4 stars)

After breakfast, our driver will convoy you to the La Paz airport according to your flight schedule. Hope you have enjoyed the Uyuni salt flats tour! Welcome to Bolivia once more and we are looking forward to serving you again.

Meals: Breakfast