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EXPEDITION Bolivia Total 2021 4X4 Adventure 18 Days / 17 Nights by 4-Wheel-Drive Vehicle EXPEDITION Bolivia Total 2021 4x4 Adventure 18 days / 17 nights By 4-wheel-drive vehicle or motorcycle PRICE PER PERSON Bolivia is, with 1,098,581 km2, the fifth largest country in South America. With its three IN DOUBLE OCCUPANCY geographical regions, the Altiplano, the Valleys and the Amazon, it offers a sinparous biodiversity USD 1. 944.- EUR 1. 593.- and a true landscape treasure, paradise for photographers. Exploring Bolivia in a 4x4 requires a Surplus single room lot of mettle and patience. Although in the last few years much has been invested in improving USD 335.- EUR 408.- the roads, the distances are enormous if you want to cover (almost) the whole territory and that FIXED DEPARTURE 2021 complicates an expedition that aims to cover more than 4200 km in 18 days. Forming a team of 27 December 2021 – intrepid cosmopolitan travelers, who like the pleasure of traveling, getting to know a new country 13 January 2022 that will conquer their hearts, taste its gastronomy and support them with technical assistance, we will undertake the journey from La Paz to the Altiplano. This region is at an average height of Inclusions 3800 m.s.n.m. Our first goal will be Curahuara de Carangas, and Sajama National Park. Walking 17 nights hotel and/or hostels (with shower or bathroom / WC) including Hotel de Sal in Uyuni along adjacent roads, we will reach the Salares region, being the most important the Salar de FULL PENSION from lunch on day 1 to breakfast Uyuni, without despising the Salar de Coipasa. Then we will visit the Abaroa National Park, on the 18th) famous for its colorful lagoons and deserts. Our next destination will be Tupiza, where we will Special New Year's Dinner – Tarija (no drinks) follow the footsteps of two American bandits who became legend. All excursions and transfers mentioned in the program including We leave the Altiplano and enter the Valleys until we reach beautiful Tarija, with its altitude-rise ✓Uyuni Package and Avaroa Park wines and beautiful meadows. We will cross the Cinti Valley and immerse ourselves in the history ✓Bufeo´s Route Package in Trinidad of the colonial time while visiting Potosi and Sucre. And to finish this adventure through the ✓Colonial cultural Package with Hacienda s. XVI Bolivian valleys, we will visit Omereque, a reserve of the red-headed paraba, endangered species. ✓Amazon Package in Madidi Natl. Park ✓Tarija vineyard tour and Wine tasting Continuing our expedition, we will drive through the Amazon, exotic and intriguing like no other All entrances to museums and national parks. part of the planet and covering an area of about 6,100,000 km2, of which Bolivia owns a large Tour escort in English/Spanish from La Paz. part. From Santa Cruz we head to Concepción, one of the many Jesuit Missions in South America. Proffesional mechanic ‘support all the way We will also see Trinidad and its famous Bufeo´s Route, which will take us to meet this special NOT INCLUDED class of river dolphins and allow us to follow the course of the Mamoré River. We continue to • International flight to Santa Cruz, Bolivia and drive this time through the plains of Moxos until we reach Madidi National Park, where we will return from La Paz. discover for a couple of days one of the regions with the greatest Biodiversity in the world. We • Vehicle (4-wheel drive, motorcycle) which can be your own. If you wish to rent it, we will return to La Paz through Los Yungas. gladly help you choose one We will live our adventure in high quality hotels, but we will also stay overnight in very simple • Meals drinks and other services not accommodations. Throughout the trip, a support team will accompany us in everything we need, mentioned in the program. also having an extra vehicle for mechanical support with driver and mechanic, which can relieve in • Tips for guides, drivers and porters. • Personal expenses a few stretches to those who feel tired. DAY 1 (Monday 27 December) LA PAZ – CURAHUARA DE CARANGAS (193km 03h 09m) – SAJAMA NATIONAL PARK(83km 01h 05m) Early in the morning we will meet at the agreed meeting point for the distribution of vehicles and organization of the caravan that will accompany us on this expedition through Bolivia. Departure from the city towards the Altiplano in southwest direction. We have chosen this route to be able to use adjacent roads, not paved, which although they do not represent a danger, are full of adrenaline that will help us to hget motivated on the route. Our first goal will be Curahuara de Carangas, a small town that serves as an entrance to Sajama National Park. Upon arrival at the site, we will visit its church known as the "Sistine Chapel of the Andes" whose construction began in 1587 and concluded in 1608. It is one of the oldest churches in Bolivia and South America. The climate of the region has allowed the conservation of murals and paintings that deeply decorate walls and false ceiling made in 1608 being curated by the Spaniard Juan Ortiz Vitasol from the Augustinians´order and chieftain Baltasar Cachagas and Gonzalo Lara who arrived in the area with the Spanish conquistadors. Lunch break. In the afternoon, we will visit the Sajama National Park, which was the first protected area created in Bolivia in 1939 during the government of German Busch. The park is characterized mainly by the imposing volcanic cones of the Cordillera Occidental in which is located, as is the case of snowcapped mountains Payachatas and Sajama, the latter the highest in the country. It also has a lot of lagoons and amounts of high Andean wetlands scattered throughout the park. The predominant vegetation is hard and silified grasses. In the park we will have a special program that will allow us to know the most important of the region. We will spend the night in a very simple hostel where we will also dine. (L) (D). EUROLATINO Tour operators [email protected] DAY 2 (Tuesday 28 December) SAJAMA – COQUEZA (417 km 7h 10m) Breakfast in Sajama and departure with our vehicles in a southerly direction. The expedition continues to the Salar de Uyuni using also adjacent gravel roads and some sections that were used for the Dakar Rally. On the way we can visit the Chipaya community, located immediately north of Salar de Coipasa, in the Sabaya River Delta. Some researchers believe that the Chipaya were the first inhabitants of the plateau and may in fact be a remnant of the lost Tiwanaku civilization. Traditionally they lived in mud huts in a unique circular shape (huayllichas) or conical (putucus), with doors made of cactus wood and always facing east. We will continue our journey and see the Salar de Coipasa with very interesting landscapes until we reach Coqueza, a small community located at the foot of Thunupa Volcano where our next hotel is located. Hotel Tambo Coquesa Lodge is built with salt blocks on the foundations of an ancient Tambo, an Indian refuge for traders crossing the region. After check-in, brief rest in the rooms, then visit the Chantani Mummies Museum and the stone shapes. At the end of the afternoon, we find the ideal place to watch the sunset, accompanied by a coca cocktail as a welcome drink. Return to the hotel, dinner and accommodation. (B) (L) (D) DAY 3 (Wednesday, December 29) COQUEZA –UYUNI SALTFLATS – EDUARDO AVAROA NATIONAL PARK (341km 7h 56m) After breakfast at 8:00 am, we leave the hotel in a southerly direction to explore the Uyuni Saltflats with paradisiacal landscapes, the largest continuous and highest salt desert in the world, with an area of 10,582 km2 and the largest lithium reserve in the world with 50-70% of the world's lithium. It also counts with significant amounts of potassium, boron and magnesium. Considered the largest mirror in the world in rainy season, to its large size, to the high percentage of smooth surface and its high reflectivity, the Salar is used for satellite calibration. During the visit we will take a short break for lunch. Then we will visit the Incahuasi Island which is completely surrounded by the huge salt surface of the Salar- Its relief is steep. It contains a large number of giant cacti (Echinopsis atacamensis), which can reach more than 10 meters in height. Subsequently, we continue our journey to the municipality of San Juan, natural view of the Ollague volcano (active), with visit of the "comunarios" (locals), then to Laguna Cañapa and finally Laguna Hedionda. Accommodation in Los Flamencos Ecohotel. After the accommodation anda short break, walk along the banks of the lagoon, where you can see the three species of flamingos a few meters away. Return to the hotel, dinner and accommodation. (B) (L) (D) DAY 4 (Thursday 30 December) LAGUNA HEDIONDA - COLCHANI (320km 5h 36m) Breakfast at the hotel. Departure before sunrise to Eduardo Avaroa Reserve National Park with visit to Laguna Honda, Charcota, Siloli Desert, Stone Tree, Colored Lagoon with geysers and hot springs, Dalí Desert and Laguna Verde. On the way back to the city of Uyuni we will visit the Valley of the Rocks, and authentic villages such as Villa Alota, Culpina K and the mining village of San Cristobal with its church. Arriving in Colchani, we will check into the Hotel Palacio de Sal, built fully with salt blocks of the region, which make it an exotic hotel since even the furniture is built of salt blocks. After registration time to rest. When the time comes, the guide will take us to the banks of the Salar to enjoy an unforgettable sunset.
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