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Santa Cruz Bolivia travel - Beautiful scenery

Easy Going Santa Cruz

The lowlands of Santa Cruz are not quite what you’d expect to find when you arrive in Bolivia. It’s not exactly the quintessential image of Andes peaks and highlands, but with its subtropical climate and comfortable low altitude of 400m, a Santa Cruz tour is the perfect place to start your Bolivia trip.

By Bolivian standards Santa Cruz is a relaxed city, though it’s still sprawling Latin American metropolis. If you’d rather escape the city chaos to recover from your tiring flight (or with a long flight home ahead of you), then travel Bolivia with our In the footsteps of Che module on a country estate in a peaceful green valley just two hours’ drive from Santa Cruz.

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Duration 2 day / 1 night

Accommodation

Basic city hotel.
Comfort level 3 (see accommodation)

Price

£45 per person - based on 2 people sharing

Includes

Transfer on arrival

Transport

Transfer on arrival
 

Excludes

Other meals, excursions, transfers or entrance fees

Easy Going Santa Cruz (de la Sierra)

Santa Cruz is a popular trading town for locally grown produce like cotton, sugar cane, coffee, tobacco, rice, fruit, vanilla and corn. The area is also known for cattle breeding. Santa Cruz has a very colonial atmosphere, despite the many modern buildings in the city centre. The central Plaza is dominated by the huge cathedral, and nearby you’ll find the Museo Etno Folklorico and the El Arenal park. The Los Pozos market is a good place to hunt for souvenirs.

With its 1.5 million inhabitants, Santa Cruz is a lively place that offers plenty in terms of cultural activities and nightlife. In the evening of your Santa Cruz trip, find a spot on one of the many shady benches on the Plaza and just watch the world go by.
Santa Cruz Bolivia travel - The city centre
Santa Cruz Bolivia travel- local market
Your hotel for your Santa Cruz Bolivia travel is in the heart of the historic and commercial centre of Santa Cruz has 60 rooms and a friendly, intimate atmosphere. The hotel is run by the owner himself and the modern rooms have private bathroom, A/C, TV, phone and a minibar. Some rooms have a balcony.

After breakfast the following morning, you can continue travelling to Sucre for our Bolivia trip Springtime in the White City or perhaps you'll head to Madidi National Park for our Swimming with the Caimans tour.

Easy Going Santa Cruz countryside (Samaipata)

If you'd rather head straight to the countryside then just let one of our travel specialists know and they will adapt our In the footsteps of Che module to include a private transfer on arrival at the airport. It's a two hour drive from Santa Cruz to your accommodation on a country estate in a peaceful green valley. You’ll be staying in a cottage in the middle of the rolling hills in the Bolivian countryside.
Santa Cruz Bolivia travel - Accommodation

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