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Pick up 7:00 from La Paz Airport and travel to Titicaca.

Arrive to town at noon, just in time to taste a delicious traditional lunch and then go by boat to “Isla del Sol”. Walk on the Inca Stairway and drink water directly from the Fountain of Eternal Youth, then night stay at a local hostel on top of sun island where both parts of the lake will be seen. 

Dinner and rest at night. 

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After breakfast , take a walk to visit Pilcocaina Temple, take magnificent photographs of the lake from a different perspective, then head back to Copacabana by boat. There , visit Copacabana´s temple before having lunch, then return to La Paz city. 

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Get picked up at 09:00 at your hotel. Learn about the history of Bolivia’s wars, wealth and nature at this important plaza with your guide before starting off your day with a traditional tasty mid-morning snack.
 

Your guide will lead the way to the San Pedro Prison giving you insights about why we have included this interesting landmark in the trip, on your way to visit several local marketplaces that are bursting with Bolivian culture. Learn about the thousands of different types of Andean potatoes by walking along the street selling potatoes in endless assortments included fresh and dehydrated varieties make specifically for traditional local cuisine. When in El Alto, reach the local Witches´ Market, located in a hidden part of La Paz.  Walk around to find a magic potion to cure you of all ills. On our way back downtown via cable car. 

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TIWANAKU a Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia near Lake Titicaca and one of the largest sites in South America not to mention one of the oldest. The Surface remains currently covered with an area of around 4 square kilometers and include decorated ceramics, monumental structures, and megalithic blocks. The site's population probably peaked around 10,000 to 20,000 people 15,000 years ago.
 

Beginning with a visit to the Ceramic and Lithic museums, you can visit the ancient and enigmatic archaeological ruins such as: Gate of the Sun, Kalasasaya Temple, The Semi-Subterranean Temple with nailed heads, Monoliths, the megalithic and mysterious ancient ruins of Puma Punku and other religious enclosures. Lunch near the site and way back to La Paz.

Transfer to Airport to catch the 21:30 bus to Uyuni. Arrives 6:00 Day 6.
 

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Pick up from bus station. Your tour will begin at 10:30 am, . The first stop will be Uyuni's 'train graveyard', to see the first locomotives in Bolivia. You’ll then visit the small settlement of Colchani (salt miners’ workshops next to the salt flats). Here, you’ll see handicrafts made of salt, and textile art made of llama and alpaca fiber. The tour will continue onto the great Salt Flats of Uyuni, which are at an altitude of 3650m. Take photos as you cruise along the vast white expanse of salt, see Los Ojos de Agua Salada (‘salt water eyes’) and then visit a hotel made completely of salt! This amazing place currently serves as a museum. 
 
Following this jam-packed morning, after lunch you’ll carry on to “Isla Incahuasi” (Fish Island), where you will have time to take a hike to the top of the island to see giant cactu, and rock formations made of petrified coral. Make sure you and your group pose for some fun perspective- and proportion-distorted photos, taken against the backdrop of the striking white surface of the salt flats. 
 
Finish off at the village of Villa Candelaria, and enjoy the unique experience of spending the night in a hostel made almost entirely of salt. 
 
Accommodation: Salt hostel “Corales de Sal” in Villa Candelaria - double and triple rooms. Rainy season (from January to April): Hotel in Culpina or other location (No access to the Salt Hostel during these months)   

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Start the morning off at 7:00 am with breakfast, before going to visit the Chiguana Desert, located on the south side of the Uyuni salt flats. It is surrounded by volcanoes, such as the Ollague Volcano (5840m), one that is still active, and that can be seen from the lookout. 
 
Next, we’ll continue along a rocky road to the beautiful Andean lagoons, inhabited by 3 species of Andean flamingos. Marvel at three lagoons on the way: ‘Cañapa’ where you’ll spot the first pink flamingos, ‘Hedionda’ where lunch will be served, and ‘Chiarcota’ where you’ll see a wider variety of birds and altiplanic fauna. 
 
We’ll then enter the Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve, and visit the Desert of Siloli, at 4550m (the highest and driest desert in the world). Make sure you take a photo next to the 'Rock tree', a lava rock formation. Before arriving to your final destination of the day, we will stop at the view point by the Red Lagoon, where you can spot more pink flamingos in their natural habitat, and admire this intense, red-coloured lake. Stay the night at a shared family lodging, "HUAYLLAJARA". 
 
 
 
Accommodation:  "HUAYLLAJARA" basic lodge (dorm of 6 beds shared bathroom without light) 

There is no electricity (only for 3 hours) (Hotel in Polques or other location: Hostel “Las Piedritas” ”Los Ladrillos”.

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At 5 a.m. Have early breakfast. Later start with a visit to Sol de Mañana Geyser, at 5,000m. You’ll walk alongside fumaroles, and steaming craters filled with boiling pots of mud at 150-200 Cº. Continue to the open air hot springs, and take a bath in 35ºC water.
 
The first place to visit is the Dali Desert, where Salvador Dali found inspiration for his work from the scattered boulders in the middle of the desert. You’ll then see the Green Lagoon - toxic copper water at the foot of the big Licancabur volcano, which sits at 6000m, a few kilometers from the Bolivia-Chile border. 
 
Finally, you’ll head back to Uyuni, passing beautiful scenery along the way, and eating a picnic lunch next to the roadside. You’ll go by the Valley of the Rocks, the Alota settlement, and the San Cristobal Village.
 
We’ll get back to Uyuni by 6:30 pm. 

 

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Transfer from Airport to Hotel in La Paz, where you can rest and have breakfast (early check in).

Free day to explore La Paz.

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Transfer to Airport at 03:00 and flight back to Tumbes. Breakfast is not included.

Flight LATAM 05:30 La Paz - Tumbes 12:30.

Transfer from Tumbes Airport to Cuenca.