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Travel in Bolivia with Intrepid
Bold and brash, Bolivia lifts travellers to its dizzying heights with stunning scenery, legendary landmarks and a rich, indigenous heritage. Bolivia is an energetic, enigmatic piece of South American sorcery – alive with passion, awash with colour, connected to the past but living very much in the present. Leave Bolivia off your travel list at your own peril.
Experience Bolivia's highlights on these trips
Lima to La Paz
22 days
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- USD $1,535CAD $1,545AUD $1,495EUR €1,195GBP £930NZD $1,915ZAR R12,395CHF FR1,400Trip Price tool tip
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USD $2,585*CAD $2,564*AUD $2,499*EUR €1,927*GBP £1,570*NZD $3,175*ZAR R19,697*CHF FR2,230** Total price tool tip
La Paz to Cuzco
12 days
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- USD $920CAD $925AUD $890EUR €715GBP £555NZD $1,145ZAR R7,380CHF FR835Trip Price tool tip
- USD $800Kitty tool tip
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USD $1,720*CAD $1,701*AUD $1,655*EUR €1,273*GBP £1,043*NZD $2,105*ZAR R12,944*CHF FR1,467** Total price tool tip
Rio to Lima
60 days
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- USD $3,630CAD $3,650AUD $3,530EUR €2,830GBP £2,200NZD $4,525ZAR R28,210CHF FR3,275Trip Price tool tip
- USD $2,600Kitty tool tip
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USD $6,230*CAD $6,174*AUD $6,018*EUR €4,644*GBP £3,786*NZD $7,645*ZAR R46,293*CHF FR5,331** Total price tool tip
Lima to Rio
60 days
Basix
- USD $3,630CAD $3,650AUD $3,530EUR €2,830GBP £2,200NZD $4,525ZAR R28,210CHF FR3,275Trip Price tool tip
- USD $2,600Kitty tool tip
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USD $6,230*CAD $6,174*AUD $6,018*EUR €4,644*GBP £3,786*NZD $7,645*ZAR R46,293*CHF FR5,331** Total price tool tip
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Highlights
- View moon-like landscapes at the Valle de la Luna
- Be amazed by the rich history of Potosi
- Travel by 4x4 through the surreal scenery of the Salar de Uyuni
- Experience the remote, mountainous beauty of the Bolivian Altiplano
- Travel to Bolivia’s bustling capital, La Paz
- Visit Bolivia’s whitewashed city of Sucre
- Learn about the famous coca plant at Bolivia’s Coca Museum
- See the ancient dinosaur footprints of Cal Orko
- Discover Bolivia’s vivid lakes and bubbling geysers
- Pick up a potion in the Witches' Market
Bolivia's Top Picks
Bolivia is one of the world’s wettest countries, often recording annual rainfalls of 8,000 mm
Top 10 Bizarre Bits of Bolivia
- Giant Frogs: No, Lake Titicaca’s high altitude isn’t causing you to hallucinate – you may have just caught a glimpse of the world’s largest aquatic frog. Measuring in at up to 50 centimetres long (the size of an adult foot!), the extremely rare Titicaca Water Frog can weigh up to 3 kilograms.
- Lost City of Titicaca: So you weren’t hallucinating when you thought you saw a giant frog, but surely there's nothing else hiding beneath Titicaca’s surface? Wrong again. In 1988, taking hints from a local legend, divers descended to Titicaca’s murky depths and discovered a real-life lost city. The temple complex, believed to be pre-Inca, is said to be over 1,500 years old.
- El Tio and the Potosi Mines: A sombre experience at the best of times, the plight of the Potosi miners is one of Bolivia’s more tragic tales. In many ways emblematic of this are the ghastly effigies of El Tio, the guardian of the mines and the god of the underworld. Workers offer cigarettes and coca leaves in the hope that they will receive good fortune, paying their respects to this terrifying spirit on each descent into the darkness of the mines.
- Macho Valley: Not known for their subtlety, Bolivians have named this valley ‘Macho’ for a reason. Meaning ‘male’ in Spanish, this collection of phallic shaped rock formations is a sight for sore eyes.
- Bolivian Bus-Train: Looking for a cheaper way to travel from Sucre to Potosi? Look no further than the Bolivian bus-train, a transport innovation like no other. Faced with the dilemma of having a complete railway but no train, locals simply converted a bus, swapping its tires for tracks. The result? A scenic and thrilling way to ascend this 4,000 metre climb - all for the very fair price of $3.50!
- The ‘Death Road’: If the Bolivian bus-train doesn’t get your blood pumping, the harrowing ‘Death Road’ may literally send you over the edge. Snaking its way across the Yungas toward the Amazon rainforest, this road is among the world's most dangerous. But try telling that to the locals, who insist on driving massive trucks and buses at brisk speeds along its narrow, twisting path – at least affording their terrified passengers the views of a lifetime.
- Women’s Wrestling: Bolivia’s newest sporting phenomenon comes in the form of feisty 'cholitas' (women). These ladies compete in professional wrestling bouts around the country, much to delight of their adoring fans. Part circus, part sport, all female - these unique sportswomen are undoubtedly some of wrestling’s fiercest competitors.
- Witches’ Market: Creepy masks and odd trinkets sold by astrologists and sorcerers - Bolivia’s famous Witches’ Market never fails to leave a lasting impression. See real-life witches selling potions, casting spells and stirring cauldrons - this madhouse market is full of wacky characters and strange souvenirs.
- Salt Hotel: Apart from being one of Bolivia’s most famous attractions, the Salar de Uyuni salt plain offers one of the quirkiest accommodation options on the market. For 30 dollars a night, visitors to the world’s largest salt flat can stay in a hotel made entirely from salt. That’s right, salt floors, a salt roof, a salt bar and even a salt dining table. One things for sure, you won’t be asking anyone to “pass the salt” in this zany hotel.
- The Dinosaur Wall: Discovered by Bolivian construction workers in 1994, Cal Orko (or the Dinosaur Wall) is a prehistoric oddity of epic proportions. Found on the banks of a cement quarry, this collection of over 5,000 tracks from 330 different species of dinosaurs is a rarity in the world of palaeontology. Over 68 million years old, it's thought that this quarry was previously a gigantic lake, its steep slopes once traversed by gravity-defying dinosaurs keen for a drink. Nowadays, this precious landmark is beginning to crumble - resulting in conservation efforts from the Bolivian government.
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Bolivia at a glance
- 54
- Sucre (constitutional, population 225,000); La Paz (administrative, population 880,000)
- 9.9 million
- Quechua, Spanish, Aymara
- BOB
- (GMT-04:00) La Paz
- Type A (North American/Japanese 2-pin), Type C (European 2-pin)
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