LA PAZ OFF THE BEATEN TRACK

Begin your tour in the historic center or ‘Old Town’, where San Francisco Church, Calle Jaen; and Plaza Murillo (main square) are located. Learn the most important facts about La Paz and Bolivia’s history as well as the current social/political situation.

Try a tasty “salteña”, La Paz’s famous empanada (patty/meat pie) to carry on exploring (vegetarian options available).

Time to get off the beaten track. Walk through colorful markets, including the infamous Witches Market where llama fetuses and charm spells abound.

Shortly after, we find ourselves flying over the city on the cable car en route to El Alto. Walk with us as we enjoy the colors and smells of the bustling food markets and interact with vendors and people as we make our way to the second cable car line.

After an authentic experience in the hectic and chaotic areas of El Alto, make your way back downtown and end the tour in a modern, trendy part of town where you can find great food or more things to do.

Important: The order of attractions may vary depending on your hotel’s location, weather, time of year, road closures and other events. Allow for changes made by your guide if necessary.

• This tour involves a lot of walking with most on flat streets, climbing stairs, busy areas such as street markets and traffic
• This tour uses PUBLIC transportation entirely, some in small street minibuses as well as taxis
• This tour takes you to some crowded areas in local neighborhoods
• This tour may have a high degree of culture shock as it visits some shanty areas away from downtown

*This trip is still offered in the rainy season (Jan-Mar) but views are limited. Rain is expected as well as cloudy, wet days. Dress accordingly

** Hotel pick up is only available for downtown and Sopocachi. If your hotel is located in the Zona Sur district, you will need to get to a central location

• We strongly suggest bringing a small camera and just enough money. We walk through busy areas so it is better to avoid bringing unnecessary valuables
• Always ask for permission before photographing people in markets and other areas
• Only public transport is used to get around. This includes a mix of local buses, minibuses, taxis and cable car. It is necessary to climb aboard different forms of transport

No. Registering for an already open or a new date simply shows your interest to form a group on that date. We need to wait to see if other people are interested on the same date as well in order to form a group. We suggest you try to encourage your friends to join you to make up a group and obtain the respective price. We also do our best to promote and encourage people to book our tours to maximize your chances of finding group mates.

We will immediately notify you and the other party. If everyone is happy with the price according to the number of people, we will send you a payment request or give further instructions so you can all pay your deposit and then the tour is guaranteed to depart. Note that the tour is not guaranteed to depart until all interested parties have made payment of their deposit.

If more people join your group, the final price will simply be adjusted according to the final number of participants. That is why you only pay a deposit at first, and even if you pay the full amount, if a refund of the difference is applicable you are guaranteed to receive it so that everyone pays the same, corresponding amount.

You will be notified immediately and we will continue waiting for other people to join the group. If no one does, you will have the option of continuing with the plans and the departure date provided you are willing to pay the price according to your party. If you would not like to participate after other people have left, you have the right to request a full refund from us.

If you cancel your participation for a previously confirmed and paid for tour, the deposit may not be refundable or be partially refundable. It is subject to our Cancellations and Refunds policy here. If you have made a deposit payment and the tour was cancelled by us or because of a lack of more people to join the group, you will be given the option of departing regardless by paying the corresponding price. If you don’t agree, you can request a full refund of your deposit provided this request is made up to 60 days after payment. If it is after 60 days, you will be deducted a 5% but still obtain your refund.