Your Travel Experience with Galapagos PRO
Day 1
From Cusco to La Paz
Today you will go to one of the highest capitals in the world: La Paz. You take a taxi from your hotel to the airport. Upon arrival in La Paz, our local tour guide will take you to the hotel. Overnight stay in the 3*Hotel Rosario La Paz (typical for the country) or comparable.
Day 2
City tour and cable car ride
In the morning, discover the highlights of the Bolivian capital. Learn more about the history, culture and traditions of the city and its inhabitants. You will be picked up from the hotel by your city guide.
The tour begins with the Witches' Market, where you will look over the shoulders of practitioners of traditional Andean medicine. Then you will walk to the Basilica of San Francisco, a church made of carved stone that can be classified as baroque mestizo. Afterwards, visit Plaza Murillo to see the Presidential Palace, the National Congress of Bolivia, La Paz Cathedral and other historical monuments.
In the afternoon, take the cable car to the viewpoint over the city.
Overnight in the 3*Hotel Rosario La Paz (typical for the country) or comparable.
Day 3
Uyuni
Transfer to the airport in La Paz and flight to Uyuni. Excursion to the Salar de Uyuni, the largest salt lake in the world with over 10,000 km². You will visit the famous island Incahuasi with its impressive cacti. Overnight stay in a salt hotel.
Day 4
From Uyuni to the Siloli Desert
Morning drive south past magnificent eroded rock formations and to the smaller lagoons. Finally arrival in the Siloli Desert. Overnight stay at the desert hotel Hotel Tayka del Desierto.
Day 5
San Pedro
We leave early to see the Red Lagoon and the geysers "Sol de Mañana". Continue to the green lagoon at the foot of the Licancabur mountain. Drive across the Chilean border to San Pedro de Atacama. (Transfer from the border in Chile without tour guide).