Tour Overview
| Duration | 8 Days / 7 Nights |
|---|---|
| Country | Bolivia — From Salt to Sacred Lake |
| Price From | $2,124 per person (twin share) |
| Tour Style | Private / Comprehensive |
| Data Source | Aborigen Tours via TourRadar — 2026 |
Itinerary Highlights
Day 1: Arrive La Paz
Airport pickup at El Alto. Transfer to your hotel. Afternoon gentle walk through the Witches’ Market and Sagarnaga Street. Coca tea for altitude. Welcome dinner with Bolivian specialties. Overnight in La Paz.
Day 2: Uyuni Salt Flats — Day 1
Morning flight to Uyuni. Visit the Train Cemetery and Colchani salt workshops. Enter the Salar de Uyuni — 10,582 sq km of blinding white. Visit Incahuasi Island and its giant cacti. Sunset photo session — the salt flat transforms into a mirror of fire. Overnight in a salt hotel.
Day 3: Uyuni Salt Flats — Day 2 & Return
Sunrise on the salt flat — witness the horizon dissolve into infinity. Continue exploration with a focus on the edges of the Salar and the “salt eyes.” Visit the Uyuni Salt Museum. Afternoon flight back to La Paz. Evening at leisure. Overnight in La Paz.
Day 4: Tiwanaku — Pre-Columbian Wonder
Day trip to Tiwanaku (UNESCO) — the capital of a powerful pre-Inca civilization that flourished from 300-1000 AD. See the Gate of the Sun, the Akapana Pyramid, and the semi-subterranean temple with its carved stone heads. Visit the on-site museum with the 7-meter Bennett Monolith. Overnight in La Paz.
Day 5: Lake Titicaca & Copacabana
Drive to Copacabana on the shores of Lake Titicaca (3,812m) — the world’s highest navigable lake. Visit the Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana, Bolivia’s most important pilgrimage site. Boat to Isla del Sol (Sun Island) — Inca legend says the first Incas, Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo, emerged from this island. Walk ancient Inca trails. Overnight on Isla del Sol.
Day 6: Isla de la Luna & Return
Morning hike to the northern end of Isla del Sol — visit the Chincana ruins, the Sacred Rock, and the Inca Staircase. Boat to Isla de la Luna (Moon Island) with its Inca nunnery ruins. Return to Copacabana. Overnight in Copacabana.
Day 7: Return to La Paz & Valle de la Luna
Scenic drive back to La Paz. Afternoon visit to Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley) — a surreal landscape of eroded clay spires that looks like another planet. Shop for alpaca textiles and silver at the Sagarnaga markets. Farewell dinner. Overnight in La Paz.
Day 8: Depart La Paz
Morning at leisure. Airport transfer. Hasta luego, Bolivia!
Inclusions
- 7 nights accommodation (hotels + salt hotel + island lodge)
- Daily breakfast + 4 meals
- Round-trip La Paz–Uyuni flights
- All private transfers
- Expert English-speaking guide
- Full-day Tiwanaku excursion
- Lake Titicaca boat trip & Islas del Sol/Luna
- All entry fees
Why This Tour
- Three of Bolivia’s greatest treasures: salt flats, Lake Titicaca, Tiwanaku
- Isla del Sol: walk the birthplace of the Inca civilization
- Tiwanaku: a 1,500-year-old civilization that rivaled the Incas
- Salt hotel + island lodge — two of the world’s most unique accommodations
- Lake Titicaca at 3,812m: the highest navigable lake on Earth
