Bolivia travel guide
Before you go to Bolivia
- Currency
- BOB Bs.
- Emergency number
- 911 / 110
- Plug type
- A, C
- Tap water
- unsafe
- Tipping
- optional
- Bargaining
- Common
- eSIM
- Available
- Card networks
- Visa, Mastercard
- ATM fees
- Varies by bank; the bigger problem is empty machines and low per-transaction caps (roughly USD 200-300)
Cities in Bolivia
- Uyuni Gateway town to the Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat. Base for 1–3 day 4x4 tours across the salt, coloured lagoons and the…
- La Paz The world's highest administrative capital (3,640 m), set in a dramatic canyon below the Altiplano. Famous for the Mi Teleférico cable-car…
- Sucre Bolivia's constitutional capital and a UNESCO World Heritage city of whitewashed colonial buildings. Mild climate, rich independence…
- Copacabana Pilgrimage town on the shore of Lake Titicaca, home to the Virgin of Copacabana basilica and the launch point for boats to Isla del Sol,…
- Rurrenabaque Amazon gateway town on the Beni River, base for jungle lodges in Madidi National Park and wildlife-rich pampas tours of the Yacuma River.
- Santa Cruz de la Sierra Bolivia's largest and most prosperous city, a hot lowland business hub with a relaxed tropical vibe, ring-road layout and gateway to the…
- Potosí Once one of the richest cities in the world thanks to Cerro Rico's silver. A UNESCO city of colonial churches and the still-working…
- Cochabamba The "City of Eternal Spring" and Bolivia's gastronomic capital, watched over by the giant Cristo de la Concordia statue. Mild climate,…
- Oruro Mining city on the Altiplano famous for the Carnaval de Oruro, a UNESCO Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage with its Diablada devil…
- Tupiza Red-rock canyon country in southern Bolivia, Butch Cassidy's last stand, popular for horseback rides and as an alternative start point for…
- Tarija Sunny southern valley city, the heart of Bolivian wine and singani country, with an Andalusian feel and vineyard tours in the nearby Valle…