Top La Paz Cultural Tours

Gain an alternative perspective of Bolivia’s colorful capital on a 2-hour cable car tour of La Paz. With a guide, you’ll climb aboard a cable car and soar to heights that offer panoramic views of the sprawling city. On arrival in the El Alto district, browse stalls brimming with bizarre produce at The Witches Market and then continue to south La Paz to admire the city’s modern architecture and mountainous perimeter. Learn about the fascinating culture and history of the Bolivian capital and receive personalized attention on this small-group tour.   

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.

The BEST of La Paz! We are the only tour operator to offer you the sunrise in ‘Mordor’ Valle de las Animas (also we will be 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 6 small group adventure. -Young guides -We connect with locals. -Enjoy local gastronomy! We select one of the top 5 restaurants in La Paz.

Experience and understand Bolivia and La Paz 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 cultural treasures of Bolivia’s capital city on a walking tour of La Paz. Alongside your guide, learn of the legends and history of the unique city as you visit prominent monuments. Admire the regal façade of the Presidential Palace, absorb the charm of San Francisco Church and marvel at La Paz Cathedral. Browse the bizarre products of the Witches Market and learn of the infamous San Pedro prison in San Pedro Square. Receive personalized attention from your guide on this small-group tour, limited to 15 people.

Summon your courage and conquer the ‘world’s most dangerous road’ on an exhilarating mountain bike tour of Bolivia’s Death Road. Follow a professional guide downhill for 40 miles on a slender and serpentine road carved into the mountainside. Marvel at sweeping vistas of snow smothered Andean peaks and dense Amazon jungle along the way and the enjoy a well-deserved rest at La Senda Verde Ecotourism Resort to revitalize with lunch and observe rescued wildlife. Opt to stay overnight in the inviting accommodation of La Senda Verde or Coroico, or return to La Paz in a comfortable vehicle on the same day.

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.

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.

Experience Bolivia’s best food, wine and spirits on a 3.5-hour, small-group gourmet tour of La Paz that explores the city’s traditional foods and cutting-edge cuisine. Follow your local guide through a vibrant food market, sample freshly-prepared treats, and learn the most important ingredients of the region’s distinctive cooking. Taste your way through a series of Bolivian classics at a nearby restaurant, mix a personalized cocktail with local ingredients, then finish your tour with cheese and a tasting of lesser-known South American wines.

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.

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.

Enhance your sightseeing experience of La Paz on a 3-hour private tour of the beguiling Bolivian capital and the nearby Moon Valley. With a knowledgeable guide, witness the enchanting atmosphere of the Witches Market; admire significant landmarks like San Francisco Church and Plaza Murillo; and marvel at the natural wonder of Moon Valley. Gain fascinating insight into the city’s colonial history and peruse intriguing exhibitions in some of the capital’s museums. Relish the flexibility of this private tour and customize your itinerary according to your interests.

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.

Get your bearings in Bolivia’s capital city on a private walking tour that reveals a local side of La Paz. Exploring on foot offers a more intimate glimpse into the city and lets you avoid La Paz's notorious traffic, while a private guide promises undivided attention.

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.

If your time is limited in La Paz, this is the tour for you! A guided, full-day private tour of the fascinating city of La Paz, Bolivia where you discover the city like a local! You are taken to some of the best-kept secrets La Paz has to offer with a passionate local guide. Take the cable cars, visit the city center, El Alto, and so much more! Also enjoy a local lunch and fall in love with our amazing city.

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!

Uncover the ancient mysteries of Tiwanaku and the natural beauty of Lake Titicaca—the world’s highest lake—on a full-day trip from La Paz. With a guide, you’ll travel to Tiwanaku to delve into the 2,500-year-old history of the recently settlement. Then, absorb the splendor of Lake Titicaca as you stop at several points of interest and refuel with a lakeside lunch. Entry fees and round-trip transport from your La Paz hotel are included.

A day tour where you can visit Copacabana, Isla del Sol and appreciate the beautiful Lake Titicaca. The tour starts at 07:00 with the pick-up of passengers from their respective lodgings (central area) and ends at 22:00 on the same day.

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.

Flying from La Paz to the great Salt Flats of Uyuni means you can experience one of Bolivia’s most spectacular places with limited time. You’ll have gorgeous views across the landscape as you touch town at Uyuni’s Joya Andina Airport, where a driver will meet you for a private, full-day tour in a climate-controlled Land Cruiser. Visit the train cemetery, the otherworldly Incahuasi Island, and Tunupa Volcano, then pause for a Champagne toast and sunset over the salt flats before flying back to La Paz.

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 SUNDAY, WATCH THE FAMOUS CHOLITAS IN ACTION!

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.