Bolivia Travel Forum

I am going with 2 children (7 and 9) so I'd like to do a tour, but I'd love to arrive in the morning and return to LaPaz in the evening.

I've read about one day tours. Is this possible?

thanks

I'd heard from a friend of a friend (you know, its fairly second-hand information) that the border crossing from Bolivia to Argentina is a bit crazy, with a crowd of people waving passports at the border guards. Is this true, or is there a bit more order to it?

Cheers,
Paddy

We will arrive late in La Paz.
The next morning, is it easy to book a (half a)day tour to Tiwanaku on the same day? or you have to book in advance (a day before e.g.)?
Thank you

Where can we book the tourist bus from Lapaz to Copacabana?
We want to go with the tourist bus, because we don't want to take the 'local' bus.
(they pick us up at the hotel?)

need to know if u need a yellow fever cert to enter Bolivia from Peru, someone must know, help would be good on this one.

Hello, I will be going to Sucre in June for a two-week mission trip. I am curious if they have bullfighting there. I also want to know if there are any worthwhile side trips around Sucre (within a few hours).

anyone just back from Bolivia, i need info on wherther u need a yellow fever cert to enter Bolivia from Peru (not travelled in amazon area) and also to travel around Bolivia?

do u need yellow fever cert, to enter Bolivia, from Peru (not travelled in amazon area), do u need yellow fever cover to travel in Bolivia,?

need recommendations or suggestions on a good cheap($12-16) a night place to stay in La Paz.

Hello,
I am heading into Bolivia for a month and want to do the jungle trip based out of Rurrenabaque but I am a bit concerned about safety. I recently read a couple of books ( one by a Canadian guy and the other by an Israeli) and they both seem to have barely escaped their trips alive. Is it really that dangerous or are these guys drumming it up a bit to sell copies of their books?
I am going with my girlfriend and she is quite new to the travel thing.

Hey everyone,looking for some advice on getting from peru to bolivia by bus. Im fine getting from cusco to puno, but need to get from puno into bolivia to do the salt flats tour - i think there are buses from puno to la paz but does anyone know if you can go directly from puno to uyuni? or do you need to go via la paz? its such a long bus ride.. also a little bit worried as a female solo traveller going to la paz.

thanks for your help! :)

Hi does anyone know if the only way to see the salts and lagoons in uyuni is to take the 3day tour? Is everything very apart from each other?

Thanks,
Arly

we want to do a 3 day jungle/pampa tour in may but time is limited and we want to fly from la paz to rurrenbaque return. is this easy to do and what kind of cost are we looking at? also any recommendations on tours would be appreciated! thanks

Hi,

I am currently staying in Arequipa (Peru) and plan to go to puno(lake titicaca), copacabana,
la paz, oruro, potosi, sucre, uyuni, cochabamba, and final destination santa
cruz.

Im really confused as to what route to take from la paz to all of this places?
What do you recommend? Do you know what would be the best destination to go to
before heading to santa cruz?

Any tips/information apprecciated

Thanks,

Arly :)

Arlette

any suggestions on tour companies for uyuni or would it be best if i booked it all on my own?

i don't care much about la paz or any of those places, my main interest is the salt dessert, i'm thinking maybe 4 or 5 days, is it enough time or too much?

is the salt hotel worth it, cause i see is 2 or 3 times more expensive than all oter hostels?

also, is september a good time of the year to visit it?
anyone who can help me with some info, i would greatly apreciate it!

Me and my friend have 2 weeks to travel through Bolivia. Will be leaving from Cusco. We heard great stories about the Amazon and Uyuni. Is it possible to see both in little less than two weeks?

Any recommendations for transportation and timelines?

Thanks in advance.

Hi, I plan to visit Bolivia during the coming year. I know the dry season is from April-November. Can anyone tell me if it would be better to go in April or to go in October?

We plan to go to La Paz, Lake Titicaca, Rurrenabaque (3 day jungle tour and 3 day pampa tour), and Uyuni (multi-day tour for salt flats and coloured lagoons).

I know both months should be fine, but is one of them better for seeing birds/animals in the Amazon, flowers, mirroring layer of water on salt flats etc?

And...do you think this schedule could work in 3/4 weeks? Any tips on places should I add?

Thanks a lot for your reply!

sorry need a bit of bolivia info. do you know how to call a mobile phone number in uyuni ? i'm trying to call a vivo mobile sim card but dont know the area code. please help !

thanks!!

Does anyone know when its the best time to go biking on the road of death? im thinking about july

hello

do you have any tip about public transports from La Paz to Lima and back?

thanks a lot!!

i have travelled from canada to panama city panama by motorcycle and i wish to continue through columbia does anyone have any advise for me ty bob

hi all...

i am in south amwerica now and am planning on travelling by bus from peru into bolivia in a few weeks (i will be coming from cuzco and heading into la paz so will likely cross at puno/copacabana)and i will stay in bolivia for about 2 weeks...anyways, i am american and i am hearing a lot of conflicting information and stories from other travellers about what i will or will not need to cross the border...
- i know that now the fee for americans to get tourist visa is $135 us dollars.
- i met some americans who crossed by bus...they had to pay this fee but otherwise had no problem.
- on the bolivia gov. website it says you need certificates of vac. hotel reservation print out, pasport photos, etc. this seems lek a lot, is this necessary??

any advice will be very helpful and appreciated, thanks!!!!

julia

Hi all

Does anyone know of any tour companies that do TWO day tours of salar de uyuni from uyuni?

My time is limited you see.

Many Thanks
David

I will have 3-4 weeks to tour Bolivia in January. I will be coming from and going back to Salta, Argentina.

I realize the weather isn't ideal in January.

Are there places less affected by the rain in January? Any other suggestions?

In general, I prefer quieter, less touristy places, and I am in no hurry to see all of Bolivia.

Hi all

What is the best way of getting from Cusco - Puno - Copacobana - La Paz?

I heard there was a train that goes from Cusco to Puno but the company had since gone bust or something.

Also in terms of time, how long do trains/buses take to cover these distances?

Thanks in advance
David

Hi there,

I have a limited time in La Paz and want to make the most of it. My first day there I will use to explore the city, markets, sights and the next day, would like to do a day trip to Lake Titicaca and some islands, then back to LP and fly out the next day. I have done some research in this forum and inquired with Zig Zag who appears to have a good option for a day but quote $150 for me (by myself or $100 per person) since the trip is private tour only. Does anyone else know of a good operator that also does a day trip from La Paz and back to the Titicaca region? (and that is more economic?) Thanks!

Hi,
I am planning to visit Bolivia as part of my 2 week trip to Peru & Bolivia on the week of 17th Nov. I plan to spend approx 7-8 days in Bolivia (including travel time from/to Peru). My interests are mainly on natural beauty/landscapes and local culture/atmosphere. I enjoy photograhy so looking fwd to go to places with interesting scenes and beautifu sceneries..
Based on the reading that I’ve done, here’s what I plan to cover:
La Paz – 1 day
Salar de Uyuni – 4 days (including travel time from/to lapaz)
Sucre – 1 day
Titicaca lake/copacabana/Isla del sol – 1 day

1. Is there anything else beautiful /unique that I am missing or that’s more interesting than the above? Somehow Potosi doesn’t seem to interest me since its just a mine area and Santa Cruz is more a capital city with buildings. Am i right to make this conclusion?

2. Is 1 day enough for La paz? And the visit to Coroico any good – esp the dangerous road expereince? Can it be done in half day from la paz.

Any input/suggestion is appreciated.
Thanks

My family (3 children) are traveling to Bolivia

Day 1 arrive Juliaca Peru
Day 2
Day 3 Uyuni (Salt Lake)
Day 4
Day 5 need to take flight to Paraguay (suggestions on flight appreciated)

Do you have suggestions on an itn? Can you help me with the 'in between' cities / logical connections.

I will probably get a travel agent at the end, I just wanted to know what I want :)

hola..can anyone tell me when starts the national championship in bolivia,and give me informations for the best fans?thank you.we are going to make a trip in bolivia and without a football match we can't live..
vamos aris vamos campeon..vamos the strongest..vamos natso garsia

I have enough airline miles to get to Lima with 2 of my sons. We've been to Peru before and we'd like to fly immediately to Juliaca/Puno and spend time at Lake Titicaca and work our way down to La Paz and back again.

I'm sure someone detailed the road trip from Puno to La Paz stopping at the lake, but I don't see it. I'm also open to suggestions (plan on making this trip 7 - 10 days)

thanks