TOROTORO NATIONAL PARK TOUR 4D/3N

DAY 1 COCHABAMBA – TOROTORO.

We leave for the Torotoro National Park located in the Mesothermal Dry Valleys region of Northern Potosí. The region is typically mountainous with deep canyons, valleys, and waterfalls. Traces of large reptiles from the Mesozoic era and deep caverns can be found. Then, at noon, we arrive at the Hotel El Molino, to accommodate ourselves and later we will taste a delicious lunch, in the afternoon, leaving for Carreras Pampa and Chiflón Q’aqa. During the tour you can see an image of the Torotoro canyon, camouflaged by trees and then a vertical grotto is discovered in the distance from which a crystal clear waterfall originates.

As the route progresses, instead of descending towards the river, the walk is carried out uphill, until reaching a rocky room with small pools of water, from which you can see the existence of stalactites and stalagmites. Inside the Chiflón Q’aqa cave. By Park regulations, entry to this cavern is restricted, however, the refreshing landscape that can be seen from this point is incomparable, as is the enjoyment of the waters in a bath. We end the day by returning to the Hotel El Molino, to later enjoy a delicious dinner.

DAY 2. UMAJALANTA – CITY OF ITAS.

After a good breakfast, we go to the Umajalanta cavern where we will appreciate large vaults and galleries linked by small narrow passages in its internal route, inside the cavern there are a variety of stalactites and stalagmites that acquire capricious shapes and adorn these spaces. The Umajalanta River that runs through the interior of the cave also forms interior lagoons that house blind fish, unique in its kind worldwide. In the afternoon we will have a delicious lunch in Ciudad de Niño (stop made before reaching the city of Itas).

At 2:00 p.m. we continue heading northwest towards the City of Itas. This attraction is located in a majestic mountain range of sedimentary rocks. The city is made up of a set of stone labyrinths that lead to innumerable narrow caverns. You can also see rocks eroded in peculiar ways and in addition to the presence of cave paintings. All these characteristics make Itas one of the most interesting tourist areas in the region. Finally, we end the day with a delicious dinner at 8:00 p.m. at Hotel El Molino.

DAY 3. EL VERGEL CANYON.

After a delicious breakfast we will visit the Vergel. Which is a 300 m deep canyon formed by the erosive action of the waters that managed to excavate this imposing ravine in millions of years. You fall down a narrow path for several minutes, until you reach the depths of the canyon. While descending, the view offered by the canyon walls is simply “spectacular”. At 2:00 p.m. we will enjoy a refreshing swim, then we will enjoy lunch at the Hotel El Molino.

In the afternoon at 3:00 p.m. we leave for Siete Vueltas, one of the most important fossil deposits in Bolivia. It is located west of the town center of Torotoro, an hour’s walk away. It is part of the “Kuntur Qaqa” mountain range. True geological and paleontological landscape. In its context there are thousands of fossils, from Brachiopods, Cephalopods to Crinoid stems and others confused with rocks. In “Wiliu”, before the ascent to Siete Vueltas, you can find turtles and petrified fish teeth. For the evening at 7:00 p.m. we will have dinner at Hotel El Molino.

DAY 4. TURTLE CEMETERY – COCHABAMBA.

At 08:00 in the morning, after a nutritious breakfast, with suitcases, we headed to the Turtle Cemetery, where we see fossilized prehistoric turtles. We walk the red mountains where we will have an explanation of what the earth was like when the turtles were still alive, then, at 12:00 noon, we will have lunch at Hotel El Molino. Finally, at 2:30 p.m. we leave for the city of Cochabamba and in this way the tour ends in Torotoro Park.