Bolivia: A land of possibilities
Travel to Bolivia
- 25 days & 24 nights
- Individual all year round
- Groups (4 to 12 people) from 01/10 to 25/10/2025
Bolivia and its grandiose landscapes, its "must-sees", its Salar d'Uyuni... for decades, these images have been attracting travellers from all over the world to its sites and cities. The country is far from being a major tourist destination. However, most travellers will be content with magnificent landscapes, fleeting images of "traditional" clothing worn in the streets of La Paz, a quick boat ride on Lake Titicaca, and the "folklore" of its inhabitants who make sandals from tires and run their antediluvian cars on natural gas.
But will they touch the reality of this bubbling country? The ambition of this trip is to get to the other side of the scenery and discover the richness of this country like no other. Bolivians are a resilient people by nature, and have weathered so many crises in their history that they could teach the world a lesson in resilience in these times of adaptation to change. Champions of the coup d'état, the incredible wealth of its natural resources has attracted the covetousness of the world's powerful, and the plundering that has been going on for centuries has forced its inhabitants to regularly reinvent their lives. Bolivia's history is simply insane.
Bolivians are an enormously diverse people: with over 30 official languages, they are the "most indigenous country on the continent". With this heterogeneity and an immense historical heritage, they have found themselves having to improvise, invent and survive, generation after generation. They have always known how to cope, how to get back on their feet after every crisis. Today, Bolivia is one of Latin America's top performers in terms of economic and political stability. The essence of this country lies in the ability of its inhabitants to invent their own means of subsistence, to divert objects from their functions and transform symbols, without ever forgetting ancestral traditions. The memory of struggles, of pre-Columbian gods, of a life in harmony with nature is still there. As we travel from one end of the country to the other, we'll try to feel it in all its dimensions.
We'll wake up on an island in the Salar d'Uyuni, or on a fisherman's boat floating down a Chapare river. Instead of queuing at the entrance to archaeological sites, we'll set off on an expedition into the mountains, machete in hand, to the extraordinary site of Iskanwaya.
We invite you to experience some of these crazy stories, to become an actor in your own adventure, to dive into Lake Titicaca, to lead your llama caravan to the Salar, to search for hidden treasures in gold-rich mountains, and last but not least, to learn the art of the Bolivian way of getting by.
Highlights
- Sail for three days on a fisherman's boat on one of the Amazon's tributaries, the Rio Ichilo.
- Accompanying a llama caravan in the Salar d'Uyuni region
- Cross the Salar by bike to camp on an island in the middle of the world's largest salt desert
- Dive into Lake Titicaca to observe the giant frogs of the sacred lake of the Incas
- Immerse yourself in the healing people of the Kallawayas
- Discover the little-known pre-Columbian city of Iskanwaya
Does this trip inspire you? Are you dying to know all the details?
1. Complete the form below to download the complete pdf of the tour and find out all the information about the trip (stages, schedule, accommodation).
2. Ask for a quote or contact Clément directly in Bolivia so that he can organize your extraordinary trip: clement.pivin@terra-group.com or by telephone Monday to Friday from 2pm to 10pm (French time) on +591 71 25 73 78.
