10 Days / 9 Nights

Day 1: Arrive Santa Cruz
Arrive in Santa Cruz this afternoon. You are met upon arrival and transferred to your hotel. Proceed on your afternoon City tour.

Day 2: Samaipata ruins
Enjoy your fullday excursion to the Samaipata ruins, where you can see strange carvings on a giant rock representing a snake and many other enigmatic figures. These ruins generated countless archaeological debates, and have inspired Erick Von Daenicken in his extraterrestrial theories. UNESCO also declared the Samaipata ruins: "The Historical and Cultural Legacy of Mankind". Lunch at a local restaurant. (BL)

Day 3: Santa Cruz / Sucre
Morning transfer to the airport for your flight to Sucre. Upon arrival, met and transferred to your hotel. Afternoon enjoy your local City tour. Sucre, the constitutional capital of Bolivia, is a living expression of both colonial and modern times. The Cathedral, churches and cloisters of La Recoleta, San Felipe and Guadalupe, the House of Liberty, where Simon Bolivar signed the Declaration of Independence, the Freedom Bell at San Francisco cloister, the second oldest university in South America, San Francisco Xavier, as well as the university Museum offer fine examples of anthropological research, colonial and modern art. Sucre and Potosi are the most representative examples of the colonial time and art in the Andes and a visit to these cities takes you back to the 17th century. Sucre was also declared by UNESCO as "The Historical and Cultural Legacy of Mankind". (B)

Day 4: Sucre / Potosi
Drive this morning from Sucre to Potosi, the famous Colonial City and source of silver during colonial times. The rich mountain towers over the city, and according to the legend, it has produced enough silver to build a solid silver bridge from Potosi to Madrid. The Cathedral, the church of San Francisco and the Casa de la Moneda (Royal Mint), with its wooden machinery used to make the silver coins for Spain during the colony and a visit to a mine are the main local attractions. Potosi was also declared as "The Historical and Cultural Legacy of Mankind" by UNESCO. Overnight at selected hotel.

Day 5: Potosi / Uyuni
Early morning depart for Uyuni, the highest and largest Salt Lake in the world (10,000 KM2) surrounded by an impressive panorama. On the edge, visitors can see natives extracting salt
with lost in time methods. Overnight selected hotel

Day 6: Uyuni / Sucre
Drive this morning to Sucre. Upon arrival, check into your hotel.

Day 7: Hacienda tour La Candelaria
Full day visit to Hacienda de la Candelaria and enjoy a country lunch and the dance of "Pujllay" the most authentic of our folklore expressions. Return to Sucre by mid afternoon. (BL)

Day 8: Sucre / La Paz
Morning transfer to the airport for your flight to La Paz. Upon arrival, you are met and driven to Huatajata. Enroute, enjoy the most spectacular panorama of the lake, mountains and the impressive Royal Range of the Andes. Visit the Chullpas mortuary of several periods. Visit the "Altiplano Museum" to share the past legacy as well as the colonial and modern times. Evening visit the "Mystic World of The Kallawayas". The Kallawayas believe that in order to heal your body, you must heal the soul first. Meet "Tata Benjo" and have your future told, while casting his sacred coca leafs. Overnight at Inca Utama Hotel & SPA. (B)

Day 9: Utama - Hydrofoil
After breakfast board the hydrofoil and start your Lake Titicaca experience. Visit the "Iñak Uyu" Sun Virgins temple at the Moon Island, where the most beautiful virgins of the Incas were conserving a sacred fire dedicated to their Gods. This temple is considered to be one of the most important ruins on the Lake.Continue cruise to Sun Island. Visit the Inca Stairways and the Sacred Fountain believed to give eternal youth and Happiness. In the afternoon return to Huatajata, visiting on the way the Urus Iruitos & Quewaya Sustainable Tourism Project. Visit their authentic island and understand the 5.000 years of history of this culture. Be also part -with Crillon Tours-, of our Sustainable Tourism project designed to contribute to the preservation -not only of nature- but what it is more important, of the local people survival. Continue to Huatajata. Night visit to "Alajpacha". Meet with the Aymara constellations in our Native Observatory and learn about their cosmology. Overnight at Inca Utama Hotel & SPA.

Day 10: Utama /La Paz
Travel by Bus to La Paz enroute visiting the Tiwanacu ruins. Tiwanacu was once the largest city in the World and it is considered to be "the Cradle of the American Civilizations". The Sun Gate, the
Monoliths, the temples of Kalasasaya and Kontiki, the Akapana artificial Pyramid and their metal and ceramic artwork are some examples of the advanced development achieved by this culture. Overnight at selected hotel.

Day 11: La Paz - City Tour of La Paz and Moon Valley
La Paz is known as "the City of contrast" and it is a unique blend of cultures and races. Located within breathtaking panoramas. This tour includes visit to Native, colonial and modern areas, Indian Market, Open Air Museum of Tiwanacu, Witch Doctor's Market and Moon Valley. Overnight at selected hotel.

Day 12: La Paz / Home
Morning transfer to the airport for your flight back home. (B)