1. How do I get
to Bolivia?
FROM AUSTRALIA OR NEW ZEALAND:
Flights: Lan Chile vía Santiago
and Aerolíneas Argentinas via Buenos Aires.
FROM EUROPE:
Flights: via Buenos Aires, Lima,
Miami, Sao Paulo or Caracas.
Airlines: Aerosur (Bolivian Airlines), American Airlines,
British Airways, Iberia, Lufthansa, KLM, Air France.
FROM UNITED STATES:
Flights: Aerosur (Bolivian Airlines), Taca Airlines (vía San José de Costa Rica), Lan Chile.
FROM SOUTH AMERICA:
Flights: Aerosur, Lan Chile, Transporte Aéreo del Mercosur (TAM), Avianca, Gol.
FROM PERU: if you are already in Perú, there
are direct flights from Lima and Cuzco.
Flights: Lan Perú, Taca
There are buses to La Paz vía Puno – or via Copacabana.
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2. Which is the best season to visit
Bolivia?
The best time to visit Bolivia is from April
to the end of November. |
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3. What is the average temperature?
If you visit the Altiplano (Plateau i.e. City of La Paz, Tiwanaku, Copacabana or Titikaka Lake, the average temperature is around 16º C during the day and 8º C during the night. Potosí and Uyuni are colder with 10ºC during the day and 0º minus during the night.
In the valleys i.e. Yungas, Cochabamba, Sucre during the day is 20ºC and 12ºC during the night.
In the Llanos i.e. Santa Cruz, Beni (Rurrenabaque) the average temperature during the day is 30ºC and 22ºC during the night. |
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4. How many geographic zones are in
Bolivia?
In Bolivia we can find: the Andean Zone, the Plateau,
the Valleys, the Llanos and the Amazonia (jungle) zone. |
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5. Do I need any vaccination to enter
Bolivia?
Yes, you need the yellow fever vaccination, ONLY if
you visit the Valleys, Llanos and the Amazonia zone. |
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6. What kind of transportation do
you have?
The main airline in Bolivia is Aerosur with daily international flights to Miami, Madrid, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Lima, Cuzco, Asunción, Salta and daily domestic flights. Also small airlines for other destinations within Bolivia.
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7. What is the greenwich time in Bolivia?
It is four hours behind respect to Greenwich Meridian
Time (-4GMT) |
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8. What about the communications?
Communications in Bolivia are good, particularly in main cities. You will find lots of "Internet Café" on the streets and also in most hotels. Long distance calls are also easy and cheap. |
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9. Which are the work hours?
Public offices work from 08:30 to 12:30 and from 14:30 to 18:30 in the afternoon. Banks work continuously until 18.00.
Only a few offices work on Saturday morning. Informal shoppings work from Mondays to Sundays from 08:00 to 19:00. |
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10. Public holidays?
January 1st New Year´s
February or beginning of March (not fixed) Carnival - 3 days.
March or beginning of April Easter Week
May 1st Labour Day
May or beginning of June Corpus Christi
August 6 Independence Day
November 2 All Saint´s Day
December 25 Christmas Day |
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11. What type of hotels do you have?
In main cities there are hotels from 1 to 5* as well
as economic hostals. In small cities and villages there
are only basic hotels most of them with common bathrooms. |
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12. Is it easy to rent a car?
You can rent a car in the main cities. You only need
a driver´s license, a credit car and your passport.
It´s better to rent a 4WD because many roads
are dirt of gravel. Some tour operators also give this
services including driver. |
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13. Do you offer custom packages?
Yes, all our services are custom prepared for each
client, however we have some groups where other passengers
can join if requested. Our trips are definitely customizable,
which means you can choose dates of departure, trip
size, places to visit and hotels category. |
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14. What happens in case there is
only one passenger?
As far a daily excursions is concerned there are set
departures for groups where anybody can join. The rest
of the trip can be customized to suit you. |
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15. What kind of tours do you offer?
Cultural, traditional, contact with nature, soft adventure,
mountain bike, spiritual tours on request and MAINLY...
tours joining Bolivia and Perú from La Paz vía
Copacabana- Puno (or viceversa).
We work ALL BOLIVIA AND PERU. |
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16. Do I need a visa?
Due to constant change in government regulations it
is better to ask the Bolivian Embassy in our country,
to have this information up to date. If you prefer
we can also inform you on request.
Your passport should be valid at least for three months.
Also take care in case you need more than one entrance
to Bolivia. |
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17. How do I make reservations now?
Yes you can make your reservation through our Web
site. See "contact us". For trips in high
season (July, August and September) reservations should
be done in advance. |
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18. How is the form of payment?
We accept credit cards, Visa, Master Card and American
Express. We also accept Travelers checks or deposits
into our bank account. All payments should be done
at least one week before. |
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19. Can I pay through your web site?
On line payments are not available at this time. |