Tours in Bolivia

Bolivia (Quechua: Buliwya, Aimara, Wuliwya, Guarani, Volivia), officially .

Officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, it is a sovereign country located in the central western region of South America.

The country is organised into nine departments, its constitutional and historical capital is Sucre, its seat of government is the city of La Paz, where the executive, legislative and electoral bodies are located. The Bolivian state is independent of the region and respects and guarantees freedom of region and spiritual belief.

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Uyuni Salt Flat

The Salar de Uyuni is located about 3800 metres above sea level, it is one of the largest salt flats in the world, its formation is due to a prehistoric inland ocean drying up, leaving behind a blinding white salt desert of almost 11 000 square kilometres, up to 120 metres deep. It is one of the attractions that must be seen to be believed.

During the rainy season between the months of March and November, the water accumulates in the salt and creates a giant mirror that perfectly reflects the sky and clouds with which you can play with the optical illusion caused by the lack of horizons.

Train Cemetery

Plans were made to build a network of trains out of Uyuni, however, the project was abandoned due to difficulties and tensions with indigenous residents, so trains and other equipment disappeared and rusted away.

Laguna Colorada

A shallow lake within the Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve of Andean fauna, its unique colouring comes from the pigmentation of the algae that inhabit it. These provide large flocks of pink flamingos.

Lake Titicaca

It is the highest navigable lake in the world at 3812 m.a.s.l., which has a maximum depth of 283 metres and a surface area of 8562 Km2, the lake has many natural and artificial islands. The most important town on the lake is Copacabana.

Bolivia has a very characteristic and interesting climate, to travel to the country it is recommended the rainy seasons and the rainy months are the months of December to March.

If you are preparing your trip and you don’t know what is the best time to travel to Bolivia, you should know that the climate varies according to the region. Temperatures can be as different as 8ºC in La Paz to almost 30ºC in Trinidad. On the other hand, the country can be visited practically all year round.