{"id":1306041,"date":"2026-10-07T13:05:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T13:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1306041"},"modified":"2026-10-12T14:01:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:01:43","slug":"bolivia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/south-america\/bolivia\/","title":{"rendered":"Bolivia"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302047,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-country","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"Bolivia country guide","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"Things to do in Bolivia","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"The highest capital in the world, the largest salt flat on earth, and the cheapest travel on the continent. Hard on the body and worth every difficult day.","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"1306088","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"Pick a place | #cities\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_country_stats":"\u20ac6 | Dorm bed, from\r\n10,582km\u00b2 | The Uyuni salt flat\r\n3,640m | La Paz, the highest capital\r\n\u20ac2 | An almuerzo lunch","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"The hardest country on the gringo trail, and the best value","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"Bolivia is the cheapest country in South America and the most physically demanding. La Paz sits at 3,640 metres, Potos\u00ed at 4,000, and the altiplano routes cross passes higher still \u2014 altitude shapes everything from how you sleep to how quickly you can walk up a flight of stairs.\r\n\r\nUyuni is the reason most people come. The world's largest salt flat covers 10,500 square kilometres, turns into a mirror after rain between roughly December and April, and is done as a three-day 4x4 tour that continues through coloured lagoons and geysers to the Chilean border.\r\n\r\nLa Paz is extraordinary: a city in a canyon with cable cars as public transport, a witches' market, and the Death Road downhill ride. Sucre is the white colonial capital and the best place to learn Spanish, Potos\u00ed has the silver mines that funded an empire, and Copacabana sits on Lake Titicaca.\r\n\r\nTwo to three weeks covers it.","hw_hub_country_facts":"Languages | Spanish, Quechua and Aymara. English is limited outside hostels\r\nCurrency | Boliviano (BOB). Cash country \u2014 bring small notes\r\nEmergency | 110 police, 118 ambulance\r\nTap water | Not drinkable. Bottled or purified\r\nTipping | Not expected, appreciated for guides\r\nAltitude | La Paz 3,640m, Potos\u00ed 4,000m. This is the defining fact of a Bolivian trip\r\nHow long to stay | Two to three weeks\r\nBest months | May to October, the dry season","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"Where to go","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"Buses are cheap and long, and the roads are mountainous. Flights save serious time on the big legs.","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"1","hw_hub_country_cities":"La Paz | A city in a canyon at 3,640 metres, with cable cars as public transport and Death Road below. |  | 1306058 | A lot to do, wrestling was brilliant and the witches market is great. | \nUyuni | The town at the edge of the salt flat, and where every 4x4 tour starts. |  | 1306059 | We came to town for a three day tour, we spent three nights total in Uyuni. We enjoyed the walkable distance to most things. Toured some shops and ate at restaurants. Costs of most things were very respectable. We enjoyed our time. | \nSucre | The white colonial capital: the prettiest city in Bolivia and the best place to learn Spanish. |  | 1306060 | We LOVED sucre! Definitely the best city in Bolivia for travelers. Felt very safe. Everything was clean and beautiful. Would recommend specially the cathedral in Plaza 15 de Mayo , AMAZING, best view in town. | \nCopacabana | On Lake Titicaca at 3,800 metres, with Isla del Sol a boat ride offshore. |  | 1306061 |  | \nPotos\u00ed | At 4,000 metres, built on the silver mountain that funded the Spanish empire. |  | 1307673 |  | \nSanta Cruz de la Sierra | The lowland city: hot, flat and nothing like the rest of the country. |  | 1307674 |  | \nSamaipata | A relaxed village in green hills, between the UNESCO-listed El Fuerte ruins and the cloud forests of Ambor\u00f3. |  | 1306084 |  | \nCochabamba | The city of eternal spring and Bolivia's food capital, and the base for the dinosaur tracks of Torotoro. |  | 1306085 |  | ","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"What kind of trip is this?","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"Bolivia is an altiplano trip, and the salt flat is what most itineraries are built around.","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"Adventure | green | backpack | Salt flats, Death Road and mountains above 6,000 metres. | Three days across the Uyuni salt flat; Cycle Death Road; Climb Huayna Potos\u00ed, at 6,088m | Salar de Uyuni; Death Road; Huayna Potos\u00ed | Uyuni; La Paz | adventure\nBudget | teal | coin | The cheapest country on the continent, by a distance. | Almuerzo lunches for \u20ac2; \u20ac6 dorms; Overnight buses that save a bed | La Paz; Sucre; Potos\u00ed | La Paz; Sucre | budget-travel\nCulture | purple | culture | Indigenous culture that is the majority rather than a remnant. | The witches' market in La Paz; A Potos\u00ed mine tour, if you can face it; Tarabuco market near Sucre | Potos\u00ed mines; Tiwanaku; Isla del Sol | La Paz; Potos\u00ed; Sucre | culture\nCity break | blue | city | La Paz and Sucre, at very different altitudes. | Ride the Mi Telef\u00e9rico cable cars; Sucre's white streets; El Alto's Sunday market | La Paz; Sucre; El Alto | La Paz; Sucre | city-break\nFood | sunset | local-markets | Cheap, filling and built for altitude. | Salte\u00f1as mid-morning; An almuerzo set lunch; Try singani, the national spirit | La Paz markets; Sucre central market; Santa Cruz | La Paz; Sucre | food\nBeach | sunset | sunglasses | No coast since 1879, but Lake Titicaca stands in. | Isla del Sol on Titicaca; Copacabana sunsets; A lake swim, if you are brave | Isla del Sol; Copacabana; Lake Titicaca | Copacabana | beach","hw_hub_country_do_title":"Things to do in Bolivia","hw_hub_country_do_body":"The Uyuni tour is the centrepiece: three days in a 4x4 across the salt flat, past the train cemetery, an island of cactus, coloured lagoons full of flamingos, geysers at 5,000 metres and hot springs, usually finishing at the Chilean border near San Pedro de Atacama. Operators vary enormously in safety and quality \u2014 choose on reviews rather than price, because the cheapest have a poor record.\r\n\r\nIn La Paz, Mi Telef\u00e9rico is the world's largest urban cable car network and functions as public transport, which makes it the cheapest sightseeing anywhere. Death Road, a 64km descent from 4,650 metres to jungle, is done with guided operators and is the other thing people come for.\r\n\r\nSucre is where travellers stop moving \u2014 cheap Spanish schools, a pleasant climate at 2,800 metres and a walkable white centre. Potos\u00ed's mine tours go into working cooperative mines and are genuinely uncomfortable, which is the point of them.","hw_hub_country_do_points":"Uyuni tours | Three days to the Chilean border. Choose on safety record, not price\r\nMirror season | Roughly December to April, when rain turns the flat into a mirror\r\nMi Telef\u00e9rico | The world's largest urban cable car network, at normal transport fares\r\nDeath Road | 64km descent from 4,650m. Use established operators only","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_country_do_more":"All things to do in Bolivia","hw_hub_country_food_title":"Eating in Bolivia","hw_hub_country_food_body":"The almuerzo is the everyday meal \u2014 soup, a main and a drink for \u20ac2 to \u20ac3.50 at lunch \u2014 and it is the cheapest set meal on the continent.\r\n\r\nSalte\u00f1as are the mid-morning institution: baked pastries filled with soupy stew, eaten standing, and messier than they look. Api, a hot purple corn drink, is the breakfast alongside them.\r\n\r\nIn the highlands, the food is potatoes, quinoa, llama and soup, built for cold and altitude. Santa Cruz in the lowlands eats completely differently, with more meat and tropical fruit. Singani, the grape spirit, is the national drink and appears in a chuflay with ginger ale. Coca tea and coca leaves are legal, everywhere, and genuinely help with altitude.","hw_hub_country_food_points":"Almuerzo | \u20ac2\u20133.50 for soup, a main and a drink. The cheapest set meal in South America\r\nSalte\u00f1as | Mid-morning, standing, and messy. An institution\r\nCoca tea | Legal, everywhere, and it genuinely helps with altitude\r\nSingani | The national grape spirit. Order a chuflay","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_country_food_more":"All food guides for Bolivia","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"Going out in Bolivia","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"La Paz has the nightlife, concentrated in Sopocachi and around the backpacker hostels, and altitude makes it a different experience \u2014 alcohol hits considerably harder at 3,640 metres and the hangovers are worse.\r\n\r\nSucre is the other option, with a student population and cheap bars around the main square.\r\n\r\nPrices are very low: a beer is \u20ac1 to \u20ac2, cocktails \u20ac3 to \u20ac5. Cholitas wrestling in El Alto is the other evening entertainment \u2014 staged lucha libre with women in traditional dress, touristy and genuinely entertaining. Bolivia also has dry days around elections when alcohol sales stop nationwide.","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"La Paz | Sopocachi and the hostel bars. The main scene\r\nAltitude | Alcohol hits harder at 3,640m and hangovers are worse\r\nPrices | A beer \u20ac1\u20132, cocktails \u20ac3\u20135\r\nCholitas wrestling | Staged lucha libre in El Alto. Touristy and good fun","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Bolivia","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"Getting around Bolivia","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"Buses are the network and they are very cheap \u2014 La Paz to Sucre is around twelve hours for \u20ac10 to \u20ac20, usually overnight. Standards vary; the cama services on main routes are comfortable and the cheapest local buses are not.\r\n\r\nRoads are mountainous and journey times unreliable. Blockades are a genuine feature of Bolivian political life and can close major routes for days at short notice, so build in buffer time and ask locally before long journeys.\r\n\r\nDomestic flights on BoA save enormous amounts of time \u2014 La Paz to Sucre is 45 minutes for \u20ac40 to \u20ac80 \u2014 and are worth it on the long legs. In La Paz, the cable car network is the best way around, and it costs a few cents a ride.","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"Buses | La Paz to Sucre in about 12 hours for \u20ac10\u201320, usually overnight\r\nBlockades | Roads close for days at short notice. Ask locally and allow buffer time\r\nDomestic flights | BoA. La Paz to Sucre in 45 minutes for \u20ac40\u201380\r\nCable cars | La Paz public transport, and a few cents a ride","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"All transport guides for Bolivia","hw_hub_country_money_title":"What Bolivia costs","hw_hub_country_money_body":"Bolivia is the cheapest country in South America. Dorms start around \u20ac6, an almuerzo is \u20ac2 to \u20ac3.50, a beer is \u20ac1 to \u20ac2, and an overnight bus across the country costs \u20ac10 to \u20ac20.\r\n\r\nA comfortable day is \u20ac18 to \u20ac30, which is roughly half what neighbouring Chile costs.\r\n\r\nThe Uyuni tour is the main one-off at \u20ac120 to \u20ac200 for three days including everything, and Death Road is \u20ac60 to \u20ac100. Bolivia is a cash country: ATMs exist in cities but are unreliable elsewhere, card acceptance is limited, and dollars are useful as a backup. Bring small notes \u2014 nobody has change.","hw_hub_country_money_points":"Dorm bed | From \u20ac6. The cheapest on the continent\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac18\u201330\r\nUyuni tour | \u20ac120\u2013200 for three days, all inclusive\r\nCash | ATMs unreliable outside cities. Carry small notes","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_country_money_more":"All budget guides for Bolivia","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"Staying safe in Bolivia","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"Altitude is the first and biggest risk. La Paz at 3,640 metres and Potos\u00ed at 4,000 affect nearly everyone, and Uyuni tours cross 5,000-metre passes. Arrive and do nothing for two days, drink coca tea, avoid alcohol at first, and descend if symptoms worsen. Medical facilities outside La Paz and Santa Cruz are limited.\r\n\r\nTour safety is the second. Uyuni 4x4 tours have had fatal accidents involving drunk driving, exhaustion and poorly maintained vehicles, and Death Road has killed cyclists. Choose operators on their safety record and reviews, never on price, and walk away from anything that feels rushed.\r\n\r\nCrime is mostly opportunistic \u2014 bag theft and the fake police scam in La Paz, where someone in uniform asks to check your documents or bags. Real police do not do this in the street. Blockades and protests are frequent, disruptive rather than dangerous, and should be avoided rather than photographed.","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"Altitude | Two days of doing nothing on arrival. Coca tea, no alcohol at first\r\nTour operators | Uyuni and Death Road have had fatal accidents. Choose on safety, not price\r\nFake police | Real officers do not stop you in the street to check bags. Walk to a station\r\nBlockades | Frequent and disruptive. Ask locally before long journeys","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"All safety guides for Bolivia","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"Entry and documents","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"Most European and UK citizens enter visa-free for 90 days per year. US and some other nationalities require a visa, obtainable in advance or on arrival, with a fee and paperwork including proof of accommodation, onward travel and sometimes a yellow fever certificate.\r\n\r\nCheck the official position for your nationality, because Bolivia's requirements differ more by passport than most countries on the continent.\r\n\r\nYellow fever vaccination is required for entry to some lowland areas and recommended for the Amazon regions. Passports need six months' validity.","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"Visa-free | 90 days per year for most European and UK passports\r\nUS citizens | Require a visa with a fee and supporting documents. Check in advance\r\nYellow fever | Required for some lowland areas, recommended for the Amazon\r\nPassport validity | Six months","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"travel-tips","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"All travel tips for Bolivia","hw_hub_country_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"May to October is the dry season and the easiest time to travel. The salt flat mirror needs rain, which means the wet season \u2014 so the two best things here happen at opposite times.","hw_hub_country_season_note":"Average highs for La Paz, where the real story is nights near freezing year-round at 3,640m. The Uyuni mirror effect needs standing water and generally appears between December and April; the dry season gives you the classic white crust and easier roads.","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"January | 19 | 3 | Wet season. The salt flat mirror is at its best\r\nFebruary | 19 | 3 | Peak mirror season, and Oruro Carnival\r\nMarch | 19 | 3 | Wet ending. Mirror still likely early in the month\r\nApril | 19 | 3 | Transitional. Green, and roads improving\r\nMay | 18 | 5 | Dry season begins. Clear skies and cold nights\r\nJune | 17 | 5 | Excellent. Coldest nights of the year on the altiplano\r\nJuly | 17 | 5 | Peak season. Dry, clear and busy\r\nAugust | 18 | 5 | Still excellent, and windy on the altiplano\r\nSeptember | 19 | 4 | Dry season ending. Very good and quieter\r\nOctober | 20 | 3 | Warming, with rain returning late in the month\r\nNovember | 20 | 2 | Wet season starting. Green and cheap\r\nDecember | 19 | 3 | Rain, and the mirror begins to form on the salt flat","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel and how long for. Per night, for one person, in euro equivalents of bolivianos.","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"The Uyuni tour at \u20ac120\u2013200 for three days and Death Road at \u20ac60\u2013100 sit outside these figures.","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4\r\nMiddle of the road | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12\r\nComfortable | 22 | 24 | 12 | 25","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_country_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"Oruro Carnival is UNESCO-listed and one of the great festivals of South America.","hw_hub_country_events_source":"api","hw_hub_country_events_country":"bolivia","hw_hub_country_events_count":"8","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"All events in Bolivia","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/south-america\/bolivia\/","hw_hub_country_events":"Carnaval de Oruro | February or March | Oruro | UNESCO-listed, with 48 hours of dancing in elaborate devil costumes. Beds book out months ahead. |  | \nSalt flat mirror season | December to April | Uyuni | When rain leaves standing water and the flat reflects the sky. |  | \nAlasitas | January | La Paz | A festival of miniatures, where people buy tiny versions of what they hope for that year. |  | \nGran Poder | May or June | La Paz | A vast folkloric parade through the streets of the capital. |  | \nD\u00eda de los Muertos | 2 November | Nationwide | Families gather at cemeteries with food and music. Not a costume event. |  | \nDry season | May to October | Nationwide | Clear skies, easier roads and the best months for the altiplano. |  | ","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Bolivia","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"The highest-rated hostels in the country, live from Hostelworld. La Paz and Sucre have the most, and Uyuni fills around the tour schedules.","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Bolivia","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/south-america\/bolivia\/","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"country","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"26","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"EUR","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_team_title":"","hw_hub_country_team_intro":"","hw_hub_country_team":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":"Bolivia travel questions","hw_hub_country_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_country_faqs":"When should I visit the Uyuni salt flat? | It depends which version you want. December to April brings rain and the mirror effect that fills photographs. May to October gives you the dry white crust, clearer skies and easier roads. Both are worth it and they are completely different.\r\nHow do I choose a Uyuni tour operator? | On safety record and reviews, never on price. There have been fatal accidents involving drunk driving, driver exhaustion and poorly maintained vehicles. Three days all inclusive costs \u20ac120 to \u20ac200 \u2014 if an operator is far below that, there is a reason.\r\nHow bad is the altitude? | It is the defining feature of a Bolivian trip. La Paz is 3,640 metres, Potos\u00ed 4,000, and Uyuni tours cross 5,000-metre passes. Do nothing for two days on arrival, drink coca tea, skip alcohol at first, and descend if symptoms get worse.\r\nIs Bolivia cheap? | The cheapest country in South America. Dorms from \u20ac6, an almuerzo lunch at \u20ac2 to \u20ac3.50, a beer for \u20ac1 to \u20ac2, and a day around \u20ac18 to \u20ac30 \u2014 roughly half what Chile costs.\r\nIs Death Road safe? | It is a 64km descent from 4,650 metres and cyclists have died on it. Established operators with good bikes, guides and support vehicles have strong records; the cheapest do not. This is not the place to save \u20ac30.\r\nDo I need a visa for Bolivia? | Most European and UK citizens get 90 days visa-free per year. US citizens need a visa with a fee and supporting documents. Requirements vary by passport more than in most of South America, so check the official position.\r\nWhat are road blockades? | A regular feature of Bolivian political life \u2014 protesters close major roads, sometimes for days. They are disruptive rather than dangerous, but they can strand you. Ask locally before long journeys and leave buffer days before flights.","hw_hub_country_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_country_cta_body":"Compare hostels across Bolivia \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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