Morning: La Paz – Chacaltaya (17,700ft.) – La Paz

The only summit in the Royal Cordillera that is accessible by motorcycle. A wonderful view of the whole northern part of the Bolivian Altiplano. If the weather is clear, the view may take you from the Titicaca Lake in the north to the Sajama volcano, the highest summit in Bolivia, located on the Bolivia – Chile frontier toward the south. Amazing view of the Huayna Potosí at 20,000 ft.
Lunch in La Paz.

Afternoon: La Paz – Obrajes

After warming up in the morning, we leave La Paz in the early afternoon toward the south to Oruro, a large mining city, more precisely to Obrajes (about 12 miles before Oruro), where we will spend the night in a hotel known for its hot mineral springs. This route will enable you to discover the astonishing landscapes of the Altiplano , its villages with adobe houses, herds of sheep led by Aymara shepherds in their typical costumes the villages that border the main road.

Obrajes - Uyuni 

The transformation of the landscape throughout the trip is striking. We will leave a region where we find a large population and asphalted roads, to go to a wild, deserted region of difficult access, where you are better off being well prepared and have everything with you. In the first part of the trip, we will border Lake Poopo, after which, we will have lunch in Challapata. In the afternoon the journey will become difficult: rugged dirt tracks, stones, heavy and fesh fesh type sand. We will go through ghost towns. This is a long and tiring, yet magnificent stretch (more or less 7 hrs.) . Accommodations in Uyuni, a Far West type of town and point of encounter for all tourists visiting the southern part of the country, for whom, one of the main interests is its location on the border of the salt desert, The Salar that bears its name and one of the main interests of this journey.

Uyuni - Jirira

In the morning, before leaving Uyuni, we visit the amazing locomotive cemetery. Then we go back to the north for 12.5 km. to Colchani before turning left and penetrating the largest salt desert in the world! Total sunscreen and high filter sunglasses are essential. We will turn to the west toward the island of Inkawasi, after a stop in a hotel made entirely of salt, including its furniture. Picnic on the island before taking to the north toward the village of Jirira, at the foot of the Tunupa volcano. It will be the perfect opportunity to test high speed at an altitude of over 13,000 ft.
Accommodation on location.

Uyuni Salar

A ride around Jirira, visiting the nearby villages will allow us to admire a colony of pink flamingos or some mummies found in a cave. Then, we will cross part of the Salar to reach the Island of the Fish whose highest point offers an amazing 360º view of the Salar. Picnic on the island, ride, siesta and return to Jirira after watching a memorable sunset. This programme is just a suggestion. Great liberty will be given to the participants for other possible activities (climbing the Tunupa volcano, for example).
Dinner and accommodations in Jirira.

Jirira – Sajama Vulcano

A long road toward the north-west which will make us cross another salt desert, much smaller than the one in Uyuni, the Coipasa Salar. A difficult road with many kinds of tracks, sand, fording rivers and majestic landscapes. Arrival at the Sajama reserve at the end of the evening, at the foot of this volcano whose height reaches 21500 ft. The night will be spent with local inhabitants or in a refuge.

Sajama - La Paz

Before heading back to La Paz, we will visit some geysers and the Sajama National Park. There are about 60 miles of trail before finding the asphalted road from Oruro to La Paz. We will reach the Bolivian capital in the evening and end the journey around a friendly glass of wine.