Top La Paz Cultural Tours

Get a comprehensive introduction to La Paz on this city sightseeing tour. This walking tour has morning or afternoon departure times and includes a traditional Bolivian drink at its conclusion.

Orient yourself in Bolivia’ sprawling capital city with ease during a sightseeing tour that’s designed with first-time visitors in mind. You’ll see both major sights and hidden gems as you visit a cemetery, meet a shaman, and explore the vertiginous neighborhood of El Alto by cable car.

You´ll be taken through the streets of La Paz through my shared google maps screen. "Walk" along the same streets and landmarks as you would on an actual walking tour and with complimentary powerpoint slides the tour will feel just as, if not, more interactive than an in-person experience. From the comfort of your home and without having to worry about altitude sickness you´ll get all the fascinating information on the culture, history and traditions while simultaneously viewing close-ups of the offerings at the witches market, photographs of the inside of San pedro Prison or seeing what our president in 1864 looked like before he went crazy. Don´t let the lockdown impede you from experiencing the city in the clouds.

As you float above El Alto in cable car, you’ll easily spot the bold creations of visionary architect Freddy Mamani. These fantastical Andean mansions, known as cholets, draw from tradition in a strikingly modern way, turning up the volume on traditional palettes and motifs. You’ll see the dramatic murals of the WHIPALA complex by painter Mamani Mamani and learn the fascinating history of design in El Alto.

Experience the floating islands and high-altitude landscape of Lake Titicaca on a full-day tour from La Paz that coordinates ground transport, ferry, and a lake cruise to ensure you can make it there and back in a single day. Combining local culture and history with a first-hand look at local life, this Lake Titicaca adventure also includes a walking tour of Isla del Sol’s ancient Inca sites and agriculture.

We are the only one tour operator to offer you the sunrise in ‘Mordor’ (also we will the first ones to arrive), visit the famous Valley of the Moon, take the highest and longest cable car in the world, enjoy one of the best restaurants in the city and end up visiting the surrounding area full of La Paz culture. Book now! Why Visit South America? -This tour is a private or 5 small group adventure. -Young guides -We connect with locals. -Enjoy local gastronomy! We select one of the top 5 restaurants in La Paz.

Uncover the ancient mysteries of the Tiwanaku, a vast archeological site on the shores of Lake Titicaca, on a private half-day tour from La Paz. Accompanied by an expert guide, visit the majestic pyramids and sacred temples of the site while enriching your knowledge of Tiwanaku civilization. Hear of the empire’s mysterious disappearance after thriving for a millennium, and enjoy the undivided attention of your guide on this private tour. Convenient round-trip transportation from your La Paz hotel is included and a morning or afternoon option is available.

Cholita wrestling is something you don't encounter in your everyday life. It's truly a spectactle that gets you out of your seat cheering for your favourite(s). The clothing, the atmosphere, the crowd = ONE GIGANTIC EXPERIENCE!! EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY & SUNDAY, WATCH THE FAMOUS CHOLITAS IN ACTION!

Visit Lake Titicaca and Copacabana on a full-day tour from La Paz that’s a convenient, cost-effective alternative to taking public transit, and includes a boat trip on the world’s highest navigable lake. You’ll get great views of the Cordillera Real, see Copacabana’s revered catholic church, and learn about the lake’s rich indigenous history and cultures, with all transport and activities included.

- We will visit 7 lines of the cable car. - We will visit the 2 cities that connect the cable car The La Paz City and the El Alto City. - Enjoy the tipic Bolivian Gastronomy - We will visit the Street of the Museums, and we will enter one of them (Optional) - 04 Spectacular hours touring through the air the La Paz city and the El Alto City. - Our tour offers you a personal service, almost familiar since our groups are small, so you can better enjoy the explanations of our guides. We say goodbye at a point in the central area of the city for those who want to make purchases or some other activity. *INCLUDES* 07 CABLE CAR LINES / ADMITIONS TIKETS / TIPICAL SNACKS BILINGUAL TOUR GUIDE / PERSONAL WATER BOTLE. To perform this service a minimum of 2 people is required. write us and check our prices for ONE person. Write us to register and reserve a place If you want more information please contact us

If you’ve got limited time in Bolivia, take advantage of the country’s relatively small size and tick off multiple highlights with ease on a private tour from La Paz. As well as receiving undivided attention throughout the tour, you’ll benefit from the insider knowledge of a guide as you explore Uyuni, Copacabana, and Salar de Uyuni. Plus, all meals, accommodation, transfers, and activities are arranged in advance for a seamless and stress-free experience.

Experience and understand La Paz and Bolivia learning about its quirky and fascinating history, its controversial politics, its traditions and its rich cultural heritage. Your tour will be guided through the city´s highlights without fixed schedules or destinations, it will be tailored according to how much time you have available to see the city´s attractions and most importantly to what interests you most when it comes to discovering a new place.

Discover the Salar de Uyuni on a 2-day private tour from La Paz that coordinates flights, ground transport, and tours to make the most out of your limited time. Accommodations in a hotel made from locally-quarried salt mean you’ll experience a night on the Salar de Uyuni itself, and private tours on both days cover top Uyuni highlights, including the train cemetery, historic mines, and an island of giant cacti.

Escape the city and see a different side of Bolivia on a day trip to Lake Titicaca and Sun Island (Isla del Sol). Letting someone else drive allows you to focus your attention on mountains rather than maps, while a small-group limited to 12 ensures that you receive personalized attention from your guide.

Cover La Paz highlights on a full-day, private tour that includes the historic center, cable cars, panoramic viewpoints, the Valle de la Luna, and more. Exploring La Paz with a private guide is a great way to get the stories behind each destination, with the flexibility to stop along the way to shop, stretch your legs, and see the things that interest you.

Widely considered among Bolivia’s most impressive natural features, the Uyuni salt flats attract travellers from across the world—but reaching the remote flats by public transport is difficult. On this tour, explore the Uyuni salt flats easily with round-trip travel from central La Paz included, and take in nearby sites including Incahuasi Island and the Tunupa volcano. Your visit is timed to catch the sunset reflecting in the shimmering waters.

Apolobamba National Park extends from the Andean highlands to the verdant tropical lowlands of the northern reaches of the department of La Paz. Originally created to protect the endangered cameloid the "vicuña" the park is home to dozens of traditional and colonist communities. Among them are three villages in the highland region that have joined together to receive guests in their communities along a three day trek, named "PachaTrek." Visitors to this spectacular region will trek about four hours each day as they descend with local guides from the village of Qutapampa to the town of Charazani, the regional administrative capital. Each day you will be accompanied by locals and stay in comfortable lodges that they built as part of their initiative. You'll learn about the day to day lives of the locales, the traditional foods they prepare and the handicrafts and medicinal plants that are a living part of their culture.

This retreat takes place in most sacred and beautiful sites in both Bolivian Andes and Jungle. Welcome to come to BOLIVIA, the best kept secret of south America, where something very special and sacred has been developing and coming to fruition under the radar for the last 30 years under the tuition of the Sacha Runa Healing Community working for more than 30 years integrating many spiritual traditions to bring humanity together as ONE, serving with Respect, Love, Devotion, Surrender and helping people safely but powerfully connect to the Divine Light and their inner truth, manifest their potential and fulfill their destiny as beacons of Light working for the benefit of all sentient beings.  In 2006, Miguel Kavlin, the founder of the Sacha Runa Healing Community had a revelation of the Condor and Eagle Prophecy manifest to him at the ceremonial Healing Chamber in the Bolivian Andes accompanied by the Divine Presence. It behooves all of us to embody this state of grace to Bless All

Pre-dating even the Incas, the UNESCO–listed archaeological site of Tiwanaku shines a light on an ancient civilization lost in time—but visiting independently means missing the site's historic significance. On this tour, begin with pickup at your La Paz hotel and explore with your guide. Gain valuable insight into the meaning behind relics like the Gate of the Sun, the Kalasasaya Temple, and the Puma Punku complex.

2 EXTREME TOURS ON OFFER. START IN THE CLOUDS & END ON THE MOON. CHACALTAYA - It was a ski area, with only one mechanical lift, placed over a glaciar, also called Chacaltaya. Furthermore, there was a restaurant and a chalet for tourists. Lots of visitors went to the mountain all-year-round. It was a common entertainment for mid and upper-classes, which spent their days there. VALLE DE LA LUNA - a maze of canyons and giant spires. The formations, composed mainly of clay and sandstone, were created by the persistent erosion of mountains by the area’s strong winds and rains. One of Valley de la Luna’s most breathtaking features is its varied pallet, ranging from clear beige tones to sections of red and dark purple. This natural phenomena is due to the great variance in mineral content between each individual mountain, creating colorful compositions and impressive optical illusions on the eroded hillsides.

Explore the colorful and exuberant architecture of El Alto known as Cholets with us every day on our half-day Andean Architecture tour. The jolting, captivating mix of old and new, tradition and modernity, is uniquely Bolivian, and what better way to visit the cholets than with a local guide who loves to share his/her culture, city, and home. On the tour we go up to El Alto using the teleferico (cable cars), from there we visit different parts of El Alto and see a wide array of Cholet architecture, even some in construction. We also have the opportunity to enter a cholet and see the vibrant designs throughout its’ interior. Your guide will not only show you the amazing buildings, but also explain the culture and tradition they display, bringing to life the cholets and the social landscape of Bolivia. Book now!

Discover the surreal landscape of the Salar de Uyuni on a 3-day tour that features Uyuni highlights, from brilliant-colored lagoons to geysers, hot springs, and Incahuasi Island, with an included overnight in an Uyuni salt hotel. Round-trip flights from La Paz to Uyuni are a painless alternative to the overland trip through the mountains, trading hours in a bus for more time to explore the Salar de Uyuni.

Explore the pre-Colombian history and culture of Lake Titicaca on this guided excursion from La Paz. After a convenient hotel pickup, visit the town of Huatajata and tour a museum dedicated to the pre-Colombian Totora reed boat. Enjoy a delicious traditional lunch—it’s included in the tour price—before hopping in a reed vessel bound for the island of Pariti. Marvel at incredible artifacts from the pre-Inca Tiwanakota people.