On the Altiplano plateau over 3,500-meters above sea level, La Paz is one of the world's highest cities. This makes it the ideal place for one-day tours of the surrounding sites and extreme landscapes that characterize Bolivia. If you're eager to experience the mountains in an active, hands-on way, then we recommend the mountain bike tour of the "World's most dangerous road" to Coroico. If you prefer to see the ancient ruins that highlight the region, then consider a stop at the pre-Inca Tiahuanaco ruins or extend your trip with a few days by nearby Lake Titicaca, where you can explore the well-preserved ruins on Sun & Moon Islands. Of course, La Paz itself has its own treasures, including an authentic "Witches' Market", a colonial sector, and the impressive government buildings. Contact us to start planning your trip.
While La Paz is perhaps best known for being the highest capital city in the world, it's not actually the capital! Sucre is the official national capital and La Paz is the home of the executive and legislative branches of government.
The friendly people, the stunning mountain landscapes, and the historical buildings are just a few of the attractions that await anyone lucky enough to include La Paz on their South American trip. Here are some of the other highlights that this city has to offer:
Colonial La Paz – Around Plaza Murillo, you will see the government palace and the cathedral; the "Witches' Market" and the Calle Jaen are also fascinating stops in the city. You can stop by the San Francisco Church or the residential neighborhoods as well for a different perspective.
Lake Titcaca – Just outside the city's limits you will find the highest natural lake in the world, home to excellently preserved ancient ruins like those on Sun & Moon Islands.
Tihuanaco (Tiwanaku), also on Lake Titicaca, is home to another set of ruins even older than the Inca civilization.
Coroicoand the surrounding coffee & cocoa plantations are a popular destination as well. If you want to spend more time experiencing the flavor of their local and organic products, then we feature tours that will bring you right to the plantations. We also feature more active tours that include trekking and biking.
The trip was not only memorable for the amount of animals we saw but also for the people and accommodations at the two camps where we stayed. Our first guide, BK, was a wealth of information about the animals, landscape and down to the plants and what they were used for. Everyday out was a learning experience with him. All the people at the camps were gracious and the food was excellent.
Our second camp in the Okavanga was just as good as the first as far as the staff, accommodations, food and animals. After our experience at the first camp we amazed that the high quality remained the same. Our guide, G, made sure we were able to enjoy every experience including a rush through the bush to witness a cheetah and an ensuing hunt that he heard over his radio.
In both camps there were enough guides out that if they saw something the other guides were informed which helped in seeing as much as possible. It was also nice that the concessions were large enough that we did not have vehicles following each other throughout the day.
Normally there is always something in a trip of this length that we think could be improved upon but this is the rare case where we cannot think of anything. From the time we left the States to when we returned it was one of the most hassle free vacations we took.
Perhaps emphasizing the use of the laundry facilities at the camps would be useful because of the luggage restrictions would be the only thing I can think of as an improvement to future clients.
Kenneth Dropek
2 days ago
Mary was so pleasant and professional. She made sure all of our questions were answered.