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HOW TO PLAN YOUR TRIP

1. Wherever you come from, you need to stay in La Paz for at least, 3-4 days doing easy physical activities in order to start your acclimatization to the altitude of around 4000 m or 13000 ft.

2. Frequently; holidays in Bolivia are from 2 to 4 weeks from country to country. Your first day in Bolivia must be from “airport to bed”. Your next 3-4 days can be used for short sightseeing walks in La Paz, an organized city tour or a visit to the archaeological site Tiwanaku. However, the most frequent visit is to the famous lake Titikaka in a tour of 2-3 days. Once you have tested your body against any altitude sickness, you can start trekking and climbing. It is better if it is, first of all, climbing lower mountains like Condoriri, then an easy 6000 m high peak like Huayna Potosi, then a more difficult mountain like Illimani or Ancohuma and a very difficult like Illampu. In trekking it should be the same logic: “learn to walk before you try to run”.

3. In case that you need it, we can book your hotels in Bolivia for you. 

4. The hotels in Bolivia are divided in 5 categories: the hotels of 1 or 2 stars are mainly for backpackers or students and the service is quite limited; the hotels of 3 and 4 stars with good and complete services fulfil the expectations of people involved in serious adventure holiday expeditions in Bolivia. The 5 star hotels cater mainly to people involved in sightseeing tours. This is the average reference of prices in each one for a twin with private bath in the city of La Paz (it is cheaper in Potosi and more expensive in Santa Cruz):

Hotel 1 * =   10   USD

Hotel 2 * =   25   USD

Hotel 3 * =   45   USD

Hotel 4 * =   75   USD

Hotel 5 * = 140   USD  

      Lower level than the group of hotels are: Hostal, Residencial, Alojamiento (as the lowest level of lodging).

5. In doing your budget, remember the tip for drivers, cooks, mule or llama herders, guides.

6. The dry season in Bolivia starts the last weeks of April and ends up at the end of October. December, January and March are the heaviest rain months in Bolivia.

7. TEMPERATURES: the winter in Bolivia is dry and happens in June, July and August. On base camps at 4500 m high, from midnight to dawn it varies from -5ºC to -15ºC; on high camps above 5000 m high, from midnight to dawn it varies from – 10ºC to -25ºC. In the jungle area nights are quite cool (15ºC) but days are warm (30/40ºC).