14 Guided Tours in Bolivia Worth Booking

1.Charquini Mountain Guided Hike

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 287 reviews · 8 hours · from $39Our pick

Travel from La Paz to Nevado Charquini with a Spanish or English-speaking guide such as Manuel, Paty, or Juan. Stop at Apacheta Jilarata, Milluni Cemetery, and Laguna Milluni before hiking from 4,600 to about 5,024 meters. The route is short but demanding because of the altitude, with spectacular views of the Andes and Laguna Esmeralda.

“Very good guide, good route and very informative. Safe and effective journey to see the best parts of Charquini Mountains and the Laguna Esmeralda. The guide cares about everybody and the trip was safe for everyone.”

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2.Red Lagoon & Uyuni Salt Flats 3-Day Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 160 reviews · 3 days · from $354

Spend three full days crossing Bolivia’s salt flats, high desert, and flamingo-filled lagoons in a 4WD with up to 11 people. English and Spanish guides, local drivers, meals, and two basic hostel nights are included. Expect long drives, shared rooms, extra entrance fees, and memorable photo stops.

“Amazing tour! It includes to many landmarks and great places that it’s hard to list them. Our tour guide Bismark was very knowledgeable, funny and helpful! Our driver Jose was great too. Highly recommend this experience if you want to visit a huge amount of Bolivia’s unique places.”

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3.Uyuni Salt Flats 3 Days/ 2 Nights with English Speaking Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 91 reviews · 3 days (approx.) · from $380

Spend three days crossing Bolivia’s Uyuni Salt Flats and Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve in a shared 4WD. You’ll see the Train Graveyard, Incahuasi Island, flamingo-filled lagoons, Red Lagoon, geysers, hot springs, and Green Lagoon. English-speaking guides such as Orlando may lead the trip, but expect basic hostels, long drives, cold nights, and shared rooms.

“The tour was really amazing and consisted of way more than just the salt flats. It had a lot of beautiful surprises. The second night is however on a place with only power from 19:00-22:00 so it will be freezingly cold (so bring warm clothes for the night). The guide Orlando and the driver Gabriël were really nice, helpful and really did their best for us. All considered a really nice experience.”

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4.Uyuni Salt Flats (3 Days) English Speaking Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 45 reviews · 3 days (approx.) · from $449

This three-day, small-group trip from Uyuni crosses the salt flats, Isla Incahuasi, Siloli Desert, Laguna Colorada, geysers, hot springs, and Laguna Verde. Expect basic lodging, long drives, shared meals, an English-speaking guide, and up to five people in the vehicle. Guides named Edgar and Nelson have led praised departures.

“Our guide Nelson was awesome 👌 he gave us lots of interesting information and was great and very forthcoming at taking fun photos. He was fun, informative and friendly 👍 our driver Kevin was great to, friendly and kept us safe. The food was lush and the tripbwas to die for. Kudos xxx thank you rom my mum and I x”

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5.Uyuni Salt 1 day Tour with guide in English + Lunch and Sunset

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 35 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $65

Spend about eight hours crossing the Uyuni Salt Flat in a shared 4x4 with an English-speaking guide. Visit the Train Cemetery, Colchani, salt piles, water channels, the Salt Hotel museum, and cactus-covered Incahuasi Island. Lunch is included, while the island fee costs extra. The day ends with sunset, snacks, and Bolivian wine.

“Una experiencia inolvidable, llena de emociones con un excelente guía, llena de actividades maravillosas”

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6.Private Vehicle & Guide. City Tour + Moon Valley

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 16 reviews · 3 hours · from $35

Explore La Paz with a private vehicle, local guide, and cable car rides. You’ll walk through Moon Valley, Calle Jaén, Plaza Murillo, the Witches Market, San Francisco Church, and Sagarnaga Street. Guides such as Tereza and Erika explain the city’s history and daily life in English or Spanish.

“Guida competente e appassionata fuori e dentro La Paz. Ci siamo trovati benissimo, escursione super!”

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7.Tiwanaku Shared Tour with Lunch + Tour Guide

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 14 reviews · 5h 30m · from $94

Travel from La Paz to Tiwanaku with a bilingual English-Spanish guide, then explore museum collections, the Puerta del Sol, Kalasasaya, Akapana, and Puma Punku. The $94 price includes transport, entrance fees, and lunch. The day ends at San Francisco Church around 4 p.m.

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8.Guided 3-Day Tour Salt Flats & Avaroa National Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 13 reviews · 3 days · from $371

This three-day, small-group trip takes you from Uyuni across the salt flats and Incahuasi Island to Eduardo Avaroa National Park. Expect English-speaking guides, 4x4 travel, flamingo lagoons, geysers, hot springs, and very basic lodging in cold conditions. Guides have included James, Oli, and Ronaldo.

“I love the sights that we visited. The salt flats were everything I hoped and more. We also visited lots of other varied locations. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone wanting to see this part of Bolivia.”

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9.El Alto and Cholets Guided Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 7 reviews · 3 hours · from $30Best value

Meet your English or Spanish-speaking guide at San Francisco Church, ride public transport and the cable car from La Paz to El Alto, and learn how cholets express Andean ambition and identity. The 3-hour tour includes views, outside visits, and the chance to enter two cholets, plus Mamani Mamani’s painted apartment buildings. Abraham is one named guide.

“venlig guide, som fortalte mange spændende informationer om historien og traditioner og vidste os spændende steder”

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10.La Paz, Tiahuanaco shared tour guided tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.4 · 7 reviews · 7 hours · from $45

Spend a full day from La Paz exploring Tiahuanaco’s ceramic and lithic museums, archaeological grounds, and Puma Punku. An English or Spanish guide leads the visit, with transport and hotel pickup included. Budget separately for the $15 entrance fee and $6 lunch, and confirm pickup details before departure.

“The tour was an unorganized disaster from start to finish. 1) tour operator never contacted me ahead of time to coordinate details of the trip nor did they respond to my message asking to confirm pickup time and location. 2) Tour operator was 1.5 hours late picking me up. 3) Tour operator did not take the group to Puma Punku because the tour was running late due to the fact that the pick-up was mishandled. 4) Tour operator dropped me off at a different location than I was picked up at and had to walk 20 minutes back to the original pick-up point. The one location I wanted to visit…”

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11.La Paz, Esmeralda Lagoon Guided Tour_Charquini

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 7 reviews · 1 day · from $39

Travel from La Paz to Charquini for a high-altitude hike to Esmeralda Lagoon, with a stop at Milluni cemetery and views of snow-capped Andes peaks. This small-group tour includes transport, breakfast, entrance fees, and an English or Spanish guide. Plan for cold weather, strong sun, and a demanding climb reaching about 5,025 meters.

“I have booked so many excursions here, I have traveled nearly 100 countries, all agencies contact us at least 1 day in advance giving details, info of each excursion, itinerary, nature of each activity, what to bring ,etc. This agency never contacted me, evening contacted them 4 times. When I arrived there, I just knew from the guide that we have to hike for 3hours+ on 5000 altitude, and super cold, I didn't have the hiking shoes, the high altitude medication and the warm clothes. And we didnt have time to have lunch before the hike. Very bad service from the agency.”

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12.Uyuni and Andean Lagoons 5-Day Guided Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 3 reviews · 5 days · from $524

Travel from La Paz to Uyuni by sleeper bus, then explore the salt flats and Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve by 4WD. You’ll see Train Graveyard, Isla Incahuasi, flamingo-filled lagoons, geysers, hot springs, and colorful volcanic deserts with an English or Spanish-speaking guide. Expect basic shared hostels and two long overnight bus rides.

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13.Full-Day Guided Trip to Salar de Uyuni

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 8h 45m · from $146Top rated

From Uyuni, you’ll ride a 4x4 across the world’s great salt plain with an English-speaking guide. Visit the Train Cemetery, Colchani, the salt hotel, Dakar Monument, Flags of the World, and Incahuasi Island, then watch sunset with wine. Guides may include Lilly, Alejandro, or another assigned English-speaking guide.

“The tour was amazing and our guide Lilly went above and beyond in helping us take pictures, telling us what pose, etc. She was also very informational and fun to be with. Could not have asked for a better tour!”

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14.GUIDED TOUR CHACALTAYA + VALLEY OF THE MOON

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 3 reviews · 1 day · from $50

This full-day La Paz outing pairs a walk from Chacaltaya’s ski refuge to a high mountain viewpoint with the strange clay formations of Valley of the Moon. You get private round-trip transport, hotel pickup in central La Paz, and an English or Spanish guide. Bring warm layers, sun protection, and extra money for food and admission fees.

“Teurer Taxitransfer zu den Spots. Eintritte kommen noch hinzu. Englische Tour gebucht, leider Umsetzung stark verbesserungswürdig.”

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