La Paz

Be a Local - La Paz Walking Tour

5.0(302 reviews)
2hFree cancellation

Description

BE A Local it’s a walking tour focus on showing, and teaching about unique and quirky, aspects of La Paz, and on thrusdays and sundays el Alto City. Teaching you us much as we can from a local’s perspective, and taking you to the unseen routes and alleyways of this two high metropolis. Be a local takes you through the city of La Paz, exploring paths where not many tourists go and see. Extended Tour on Thursdays and Sundays includes: Teleférico, flea market and Cholitas Wrestling show We advise you to bring the following: Comfortable shoes Extra money Sunglasses and sunscreen Water Camera

Highlights

  • Private and Luxury
  • Weather Dependent - Weather-Proof
  • Historical Tours
  • Cultural Tours
  • Walking Tours
  • Excellent Quality
  • Short term availability
  • Private Sightseeing Tours

What makes this experience special

Language guide

Inglese, Spagnolo

Transfer included

Raduno al punto d'incontro

What's included

Included

  • Local Tour Guide (English-Speaking)

Not included

  • Does not include food and drinks
  • Tips and Extras not mentioned in the Program

Itinerary

  1. 1

    Located in La Paz’s Casco Viejo, or old town, is a lively plaza framed by some of the city’s most important political buildings.

    Admission included
  2. 2

    Conveniently located in the center of La Paz is one of the city’s largest and most uniquely-designed food markets.

    Admission included
  3. 3

    One of La Paz’s most important and historical landmarks is the San Francisco church (Iglesia de San Francisco), also known as the San Francisco Basilica (Basílica de San Francisco).

    Admission included
  4. 4

    “Do you have any dried llama fetuses?” “How about a spell to punish a cheating lover?” “Perhaps a little something to help altitude sickness then?” For those suffering an ailment, searching for wealth or looking to exact revenge on a cheating partner, La Paz’s Witches Market (Mercado de Hechecería or Mercado de las Brujas), is the place to go for a variety of potions, medicinal plants, spells and spiritual advice.

    Admission included
  5. 5

    Located only meters away from the tranquil Plaza San Pedro, lies one of the word’s most notorious and corrupt institutions, San Pedro Prison. What makes San Pedro so interesting are the conditions in which around 1500 of Bolivia’s most hardened criminals live. A society within itself, the prison contains shops and restaurants run by inmates, women and children living voluntarily with imprisoned family members and ironically, some of the country’s busiest cocaine laboratories.

    Admission included
  6. 6

    The manicured gardens the statues, the park benches that line the Midway between the vehicle traffic going and coming from downtown was pretty cool. El Prado is also surrounded by huge office buildings housing many restaurants.

    Admission included
  7. 7

    Avenida Camacho: One of the most important and traditional avenues of the City of La Paz, is located in the city center. Its route begins at the Obelisk Square and ends at the former Municipal Zoo, also known as Monkey Park. This avenue was named in homage to the former President of the Republic, Eliodoro Camacho.

    Admission included

Meeting point

Murillo square

Useful information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation available
  • More than 1 day before100% refund
  • Between 0 and 1 days before0% refund

Prices by age band

  • Bambino5-17 anni
  • Adulto18-99 anni
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