Bolivia Bespoke Tours

About our tours…

Steamond Journeys are tailored to the desires of our discerning clients. Here you will find ideas and suggestions to help inspire and guide you towards your perfect Steamond journey.

A full and detailed tailor-made itinerary will be provided for your consideration, before you confirm your booking.The following tour examples are all based on:

2 people travelling together and sharing
a twin room

Transatlantic flights (and internal
flights where featured), including taxes
& surcharges.

Overnight accommodation as featured, including breakfast. Other meals as stated

All inclusive accommodation only where specified. Drinks are not included

Private arrival & departure transfers

Private tours as described, with
English-speaking guide

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Highlights of Bolivia Peru & Bolivia by Road Bolivia, Peru & Ecuador


Highlights of Bolivia

PRICES FROM: £2,810 PER PERSON

DAYS
1-4

Depart London Heathrow for Santa Cruz.

SANTA CRUZ
3 nights hotel accommodation including breakfast.
Meet and Greet private transfer from the airport to your hotel.
Half day private city tour visiting the zoo and its exclusive regional species, the cathedral, museum and the other main buildings of the city.
Full day private excursion to the Jesuit Missions and Concepcion. Visit the church of San Javier, the oldest mission founded in 1691. Continue to Concepcion to visit the Jewel of the 18th century and its church.
Full day private excursion to Samaipata, driving through the Andes to arrive at el Fuerte archeological site. Visit the museum before swimming in the waterfalls.
Private airport departure transfer.

DAYS
4-5

SUCRE
Overnight hotel accommodation including breakfast.
Private arrival airport transfer.
Half day city tour visiting The Recoleta, the House of Liberty where Simon Bolivar signed the Independence of Bolivia, and the local colourful market.

DAYS
5-6

POTOSI
Overnight hotel accommodation including breakfast.
Private surface transfer from Sucre.
Visit a mine in this old city, famed for its importance to the industry. The Cerro Rico, or Rich Mountain, dominates the skyline of what is already one of the world’s highest altitude cities. Visit Casa de la Moneda, the Royal Mint and the Santa Teresa convent.

DAYS
6-8

UYUNI
2 nights hotel accommodation including breakfast.
Private surface arrival and departure transfers.
Full day private visit to the Salt flats, the world’s largest at 12,000 square kilometres. The Andean Altiplano offers a surreal and unique location. The excursion includes visiting the Salt hills, museum and Colchani to see the handcraft factories that refine the salt. Drive to Isla Pescado, a fish-shaped island that forms an oasis in the centre of the salt pan.

DAYS
8-9

LA PAZ
Overnight hotel accommodation including breakfast.
Private surface transfer via Oruro for lunch at a local restaurant.
Half day city tour of La Paz and the Moon Valley. Visit the city’s native, colonial and modern areas, as well as an Indian and a Witch Doctor’s Market. The city offers a lot of history and tradition with the backdrop of the Illimani mountain. Continue to the Moon Valley, a clay formation resembling the face of the Moon.

DAYS
9-10

LAKE TITICACA
Overnight hotel accommodation including breakfast and dinner.
Shared arrival transfer to Huatajata to visit the Andean Roots Eco Village. Learn about the cultural heritage of the Aymaras and the Incas through the museum and village. Spend time at the Kallawaya Natural Spa which uses ancient methods for stress relief and well-being.
Night visit to the Native Observatory, Alajpacha.

DAYS
10-11

LA PAZ
Overnight hotel accommodation including breakfast.
Full day trip to Lake Titicaca including the Urus-Iruitos floating islands and Quewaya Sustainable Project that protects a culture over 5,000 years old. Visit the Sun and Moon Islands by hydrofoil cruise. Taste the sacred water at Sun Island that is believed to give eternal youth and happiness.

DAY
11

Private departure airport transfer for your flight to London.

Peru & Bolivia by Road

PRICES FROM: £5,005 PER PERSON

DAY
1

Depart London for Lima.

DAYS
1-2

PERU – LIMA
Overnight hotel accommodation including breakfast.
‘Meet & Greet’ private arrival transfers.

DAYS
2-3

AYACUCHO
Overnight hotel accommodation including breakfast.
Take the South Pan Americana and Libertadores Highways to Pampano, passing by the town of Humay and visiting the Tambo Colorado Inca Fortress.
Early morning walking tour visiting the main square and the main churches of the city.

DAYS
3-4

ANDAHUAYLAS
Overnight hotel accommodation including breakfast.
Enjoy beautiful scenery along dusty country roads. Visit typical rural Andean towns en route.

DAYS
4-5

ABANCAY
Overnight hotel accommodation including breakfast.
En route visit the impressive Lake Pachucha and ascend to the archaeological site of Sondor which was conquered by the Incas from the Chankas. Continue the journey, passing by the picturesque towns on San Geronimo and Quishara.

DAYS
5-7

SACRED VALLEY
2 nights hotel accommodation including breakfast.
Private transfer, visiting the famous circular carved stone of Saywite.
Full day excursion within the Sacred Valley of the Incas, visiting the fortress of Ollantaytambo, Pisaq market, salt beds, the town of Chincheros and the agricultural complex of Maras and Moray.

DAYS
7-9

CUSCO
2 nights hotel accommodation including breakfast.

MACHU PICCHU
Depart on a panoramic train journey to Aguas Calientes before a bus ride to the entrance of the ancient citadel of Machu Picchu. Take a guided tour through the sacred ruins. Return by bus and train to Cusco via Ollantaytambo.

CUSCO
In the morning visit four ruins nearby Cusco of Kenko, Pucapucará, Tambomachay and the fortress of Sacsayhuaman.
Afternoon guided visit to Koricancha, Cusco’s main cathedral as well as the main square.

DAYS
9-11

PUNO
2 nights hotel accommodation including breakfast.
Beautiful, high altitude arrival transfer visiting a number of destinations en route. These include La Raya at 4,300m above sea level offering stunning Andes views; Raqchi Inca archaeological site with its Wiracocha temple; and further archaeological sites.

LAKE TITICACA
Full day excursion to Lake Titicaca. Transfer to the pier to embark on a boat to visit the Uros Floating Islands and its ethnic inhabitants. Continue to Taquile Island and visit its Quechua-speaking natives.

DAYS
11-12

BOLIVIA – COPACABANA
Overnight hotel accommodation including breakfast and dinner.
4x4 transfer from the Peruvian border.
Take a hydrofoil cruise to Moon Island, visiting the Sun Virgin’s Temple and the Sacred Fountain that is said to give eternal youth and happiness. Lunch at Uma Kollu archaeological restaurant.

DAYS
12-13

ORURO
Overnight hotel accommodation including breakfast and dinner.
Visit the Andean Eco Village en route, with its handicrafts village, mud igloos and visit the Limachi family.

DAYS
13-14

UYUNI SALT LAKE
Overnight camping or at a Salt hotel including breakfast and dinner.
4x4 transfer on an asphalted road before a dirt road takes you to the Salt Lake. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the middle of the lake. Return to Jirira and view the sunset on the shores of the lake.

DAYS
14-16

LA PAZ
2 nights hotel accommodation including breakfast.
Private 4x4 transfer via Oruro for lunch at a local restaurant.
Half day city tour of La Paz and the Moon Valley. Visit the indigenous, colonial and modern areas of the city as well as the Indian and Witch Doctor’s markets. Continue to the Moon Valley, a clay formation resembling the face of the Moon.
Private transfer to the airport for the return flight to London.

Bolivia, Peru & Ecuador

PRICES FROM: £5,145 PER PERSON

DAY
1

Depart London Heathrow for La Paz.

DAYS
2-3

BOLIVIA – LA PAZ
2 nights hotel accommodation including breakfast.
Private arrival and departure airport transfers.
Half day private excursion to the Tiwanaku Ruins. The ruins date back to 1500 B.C. and are one of the most important sites pre-Inca.
Half day private city tour of La Paz and the Moon Valley. Visit the city’s most important buildings and museums, the famous Witch Doctor’s Market and the residential areas. Continue to the Moon Valley, a clay formation resembling the face of the Moon.

DAYS
3-5

UYUNI
2 nights hotel accommodation including breakfast and dinner.
Private arrival transfer visiting Colchani Town en route, with its crafts and salt piles. Cross the Salt Flat to the Tunupa Volcano.
Morning visit to the Galaxy Cave crossing the Salt Flat, followed by a visit to Incahuasi Island.

DAYS
5-7

LA PAZ
2 nights hotel accommodation including breakfast.
Private arrival airport transfer.
Full day excursion visiting the subtropical area of Yungas and Coroico town. On the scenic drive to Yungas, view snow-capped peaks, giant ferns, orchids and changing vegetation that leads to waterfalls and large rocks. Coroico is a small tourist village with a high population of African descent. Visit the natural pools of the waterfalls.
Full day trip to Lake Titicaca, taking a catamaran cruise and visiting its islands. Visit Sun Island, the birthplace of the Inca Empire, as well as an underground museum, handicraft centre, Andean camelid population and embark on a Titicaca Traditional Vessel.

DAYS
7-9

PERU – PUNO
2 nights hotel accommodation including breakfast.
Full day private trip to Uros and Taquile Islands. Travel to the Floating Islands by motor boat and visit the inhabitants of the lake known as the Water Tribe. Visit the Quechua-speaking natives of Taquile before exploring the archaeological sites within the hills.

DAYS
9-11

CUSCO
2 nights hotel accommodation including breakfast.
Bus transfer with stops en route including the impressive Temple of Kalasasaya. Visit Raqchi to see an Inca Sanctuary and pass Wacarpay Lake that sits infront of the mountains.
Half day private city tour visiting the main historical monuments, the Cathedral, Koricancha Temple and the ruins surrounding the city that include the Sacsayhuaman Fortress.

DAYS
11-12

SACRED VALLEY
Overnight hotel accommodation in Cusco including breakfast.
Full day trip to Awanacancha, Pisac Market, Pisac Ruins and Ollantaytambo Fortess on a private basis with an English-speaking guide. Visit an Andean textile centre and the Pisac archeological complex, before ending the day with a visit to the Incan fortress and citadel of Ollantaytambo.

DAYS
12-13

MACHU PICCHU
Overnight hotel accommodation including breakfast.
Full day excursion to Machu Picchu via Vistadome train. Visit the infamous Inca citadel on a private guided tour before exploring the city. Enjoy a buffet lunch at the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge.
Private transfer to Cusco for your flight to Lima and on to Quito.

DAYS
13-16

ECUADOR – QUITO
3 nights hotel accommodation including breakfast.
Private transfer to the hotel.
Half day private city tour of Quito and the Centre of the World. Visit the colonial quarter, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the Equatorial Monument that marks latitude 0°.
Cultural walking tour through the first UNESCO World Heritage city. The tour takes a chronological route through history.
Full day private excursion to Otavalo. Visit the famous Indian market and sample some of the local foods. Lunch at a traditional hacienda is prepared by guests themselves, grilling trout and making empanadas. Finally visit a flower plantation to marvel at Ecuadorian roses.

DAYS
16-19

SPIRIT OF THE ANDES TOUR
Tour includes 3 nights hotel accommodation, private transfers, all meals, museum and National Park entrance fees.
4 day immersion in the Andean World from Quito, along the Avenue of the Volcanoes to Cuenca. Visit centenary haciendas, Cotopaxi National Park and see waterfalls and spectacular Andean scenery. Travel along the zig-zag of the Devil’s Nose by train. End the 4 day tour at Cuenca, regarded as Ecuador’s most beautiful city.

DAYS
19-20

QUITO
Overnight hotel accommodation including breakfast.
Private arrival and departure airport trasnfers before your return flight to London.