WALKING CITY TOUR + TELEFERICOS

Half day

Get to know the wonder city of La Paz!

The city of La Paz officially Nuestra Señora de La Paz, one of the 7 wonder cities of the world in 2014, is the highest administrative capital in the world, the most important political, financial, social, academic and cultural center of the country, in addition of being the city with the highest level of sustainable development, seat of government of Bolivia, located on the plateau of the Altiplano de los Andes at more than 3600 m.

Acclimatization Tours

Highlights

  • The witches market.
  • Umbrella street, Linares.
  • Basílica de San Francisco.
  • Catedral metropolitana de La Paz.
  • The historic  Murillo square.
  • Jaen Street
  • Viewpoint in El Alto city.
  •  Cable cars tour.

Technicality

The tour consists of a walk through the center of La Paz city, both up and down, always with explanation points.

DIFFICULTY

incluDed

  • Bilingual cultural guide.
  • Tickets for the cable cars.
  • Tasting of an Andean breakfast.

not incluDed

  • Extra drinks.
  • Extra snacks.

itinerary

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Morning / Afternoon

We meet at your hotel and then go to the Witches' Market, where we can see different types of amulets, offers for Pachamama, llama fetuses, etc. Later we go to Linares street where the umbrellas are excellent for photographs. We go down to the San Francisco church to learn about its history and the details of this construction. Then we take a short walk to the old town where Plaza Murillo is located, the presidential house, the legislative palace, the burned palace, etc. are located and we can hear his history. Then we walk to Jaen street where we will be in a more colonial environment, then we take the cable car that takes us to the city of El Alto, where we will appreciate the the yatiris´shops, that is, those who can read or interpret the coca leaves, candle or cigarette smoke. There, on the edge we can see the landscape of the entire city of La Paz and El Alto, as well as the Cordillera Real in the distance, finally we bid farewell to you at your hotel until the next adventure!

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