COD. S0101

BOLIVIA EXPEDITION 2024

10DAYS/09 NIGHTS

ITINERARY: SANTA CRUZ – SUCRE – POTOSI – UYUNI - SALAR DE UYUNI, DESERTS AND COLORFUL LAGOONS – LA PAZ – LAKE TITICACA – ISLAND OF THE SUN – COPACABANA.

GROUP EXPEDITION

Scheduled departures for:

11/30/2024 (Mirror effect in Salar de Uyuni).

VALUES PER PERSON:

Cash payment R$. 9,934.00 up to 5 interest-free installments.

INCLUDES:

• Domestic area part Santa Cruz – Sucre.

• Experienced guide (Spanish, English and Portuguese).

• Meals: breakfast, lunch. (Breakfast, lunch and dinner during the 3-day, 2-night expedition through Salar de Uyuni and its surroundings).

• All transfers.

• City tour in 2 cities La Paz and Sucre,

• Visit to the "Casa de la Moneda in Potosí", the most important museum collection in Bolivia.

• 3-day, 2-night 4x4 expedition through the Salar de Uyuni, colorful lagoons and deserts (on this itinerary, accommodation is basic in double rooms).

• Superior tourist category accommodation with breakfast, based on double apartment. Single apartment and for other categories, please consult).

• Bus Uyuni – La Paz.

DOES NOT INCLUDE:

• Early check-in e late check-out.

• International air part.

• Tips and personal expenses.

• Extra baggage.

• Food that is not specified in this program.

• Travel insurance.

WHAT TO BRING

• ID or Passport with updated photograph, issued less than 10 years ago, in excellent condition.

• Warm clothes.

• Sunglasses.

• Flashlight.

• Sunscreen factor 70 or higher.

• Towels.

• Flip-flops and galoshes (galloshes only if the trip is between November and March, when part of the Salar de Uyuni is flooded, known as the Mirror Effect).

• Waterproof clothing for rain from October to March.

• Body moisturizer.

• Lip moisturizer.

• Comfortable walking shoes or sneakers.

• Cap or Hat.

• Small backpack for daily outings.

• Medications taken regularly, if applicable.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Heritage colonial cities (Sucre, capital of Bolivia, Potosí).

• Seat of government (La Paz).

• 3-day, 2-night expedition through the Salar de Uyuni, deserts and colorful lagoons, REA Andean Fauna Reserve.

• Train graveyard.

• Colchani village salt craft factory.

• Copacabana.

• City Lake Titicaca and Island of the Sun.

ROAD MAP

TRIP 1 30/11/2024

- Arrival in Santa Cruz de la Sierra Bolivia, transfer to our hotels.

Bolivia's second most important city is also the main gateway for many Brazilians who come here to study medicine, retire or go on vacation. With a thriving and rapidly growing economy, Santa Cruz de La Sierra is the meeting point and starting point for exploring this beautiful country.

8:00 pm - Welcome dinner at the most traditional restaurant in the city, “La Casa do Camba”. Opportunity to get the group together and begin our adventure in a gastronomic experience.

- Night in Santa Cruz.

JOURNEY 2 01/12/2024

- Transfer to the airport

- Domestic air part Santa Cruz – Sucre.

Sucre is the constitutional capital of Bolivia and capital of the department (state) of Chuquisaca, as well as being the city where Bolivia was born.

Although Sucre is the de jure capital of Bolivia, the seat of government is located in La Paz, making it the de facto capital. Located in the south-central region of Bolivia, Sucre rises to an altitude of 2,810 metres (9,200 ft), making it one of the highest cities in South America. Throughout its history, it has been called Charcas, La Plata and Chuquisaca, and has been nicknamed the "City of Four Names".

History

On September 29, 1538, Sucre was founded as Ciudad de la Plata de la Nueva Toledo by Pedro de Anzures, Marquis of Campo Redondo. In 1559, King Philip II of Spain established the Audiencia of Charcas in La Plata (present-day Sucre), with authority over an area covering what is now Paraguay, southeastern Peru, northern Chile and Argentina, and much of Bolivia.

In 1609, an archdiocese was founded in the city. In 1624, the University of Saint Francis Xavier, the second oldest in the Americas, was founded.

Until the 18th century, La Plata was the judicial, religious and cultural center of the region. In 1839, after becoming the capital of Bolivia, the city changed its name in honor of the revolutionary leader Antonio José de Sucre. After the economic decline of Potosí, Sucre saw the seat of the Bolivian government move to La Paz in 1898.

In 1991, Sucre became a World Heritage Site, according to UNESCO.

The city of four names...

Each of the well-known names represents a specific era in the city's history:

Charcas was the indigenous name for the place where the Spanish built the colonial city;

La Plata was the name given to the emerging city;

Chuquisaca was the name given to the city during the time of its independence;

Sucre pays homage to the marshal of the Great Battle of Ayacucho (December 9, 1824): Don Antonio Jose de Sucre.

Today, the city attracts thousands of tourists every year thanks to its valley climate, tranquility, historical importance, and architecture with buildings from the colonial and republican eras.

- Transfer to our hotel.

- Walking City tour em Sucre

Considered one of the most beautiful colonial cities in America, we will visit the central market, museums, monuments, and try the real Bolivian Saltenha and Chorizos (traditional sausages).

Night in Sucre.

JOURNEY 3 02/12/2024

- Half-day hiking on the Pre-Hispanic Trail (part of the Inca trail network) we will enjoy a wonderful view from the Chataquilla mountain range, the Maragua Crater, in the afternoon the San Antonio de Aritumayu Ecological Center, a protected area of environmental preservation with its waterfalls, natural pools, forests and ancient bridges, which will welcome us with a delicious country lunch in the style of the region.

In the evening we will have a bonfire, a refreshing dinner and hot drinks.

(Includes transfers, 4x4 transport, entrance to the attraction, guide, 1 night's accommodation in a double room and meals).

Night in Aritumayu.

JOURNEY 4 03/12/24

Aritumayu – Potosi – Uyuni.

- Visit to the main Mint museum.

The Royal House of Moneda is one of the most spectacular government buildings with a very specific function in the Americas and the largest building built in the Viceroyalty of Peru. It currently houses the largest museum complex in Bolivia.

The first building of Viceroy Toledo was located next to the market (Gato), and this second, larger, was designed by José de Rivero and Tomás Camberos (1751), who brought new machinery from Madrid (1753).

The various rooms are connected by a square courtyard at the entrance, which is connected by arches to two smaller side courtyards and the larger central courtyard. Two of them have balconies on the upper floor, and at the back of the largest one there are large rooms for minting coins, separated by side corridors, and an arcade that runs the entire length of the building that houses the ovens at the back. It currently houses the largest museum complex in Bolivia.

Night in Uyuni

HE 5 04/12 HE 6 05/12 / HE 7 06/12

3 day 2 night expedition

- Night bus Uyuni – La Paz

(Optional not included in the Uyuni - La Paz airfare package, upon request)

JOURNEY 8 07/12/24

- City tour in La Paz

Free afternoon

Night in La Paz.

JOURNEY 9 08/12/2024

La Paz – Copacabana – Sun Island (Lake Titicaca).

Guided walk through historical and religious sites for Inca Culture.

Excellent views of the Royal Andes mountain range and Lake Titicaca.

Night on Isla del Sol.

JOURNEY 10 09/12/2024

Visit to the Church of the Virgin of Copacabana.

Return

Copacabana – La Paz

JOURNEY 11 10/12/24

Transfer to the airport.

End of our services.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

- Brazilians do not need a passport, they can travel with an ID card.

- The itinerary may be modified.

- Number of vacancies 18.

INVESTMENT

Cash payment: 9,934.00 cash, payable in up to 6 interest-free installments.

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