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Salt hotels

by SpittingLlama

For our salar tour, we had the option of staying in a very basic hostel or in a salt hotel. However, the extra price to stay at the salt hotel was 25$ per night. We were promised that it the facilities were much better, including hot showers.We decided to try the salt hotel, I mean, how often do you get to stay in a hotel made of salt? Plus having a hot shower after three days on the road would make the last day that much better. However, we were sorely disappointed seeing the hotel. It's so not worth 25$/per person. It was just as comfortable as the "very basic hostels" we had stayed at elsewhere during our tour. And the showers were a lukewarm dribble at best.So the only thing way I can recommend the salt hotels are if you absolutely want to brag, "I stayed in a hotel made of salt".

You might get charged extra for the bus!!

by gonzo747

At the bus station in La Paz we paid too much for our ticket. When we saw the real price on our ticket we complained. The woman behind the desk said she didn't understand us. (We could say it in Spanish though, but it didn't sound convincing enough probably) Anyway the ticket was still cheap so we didn't complain too much and went on our bus to continue our great trip.

SOUPE D HOMMES

by Aurelien5480

ATTENTIONSi vous allez au salar d Uyuni un jour, il faut faire attention a pas rencontrer les ogres qui habitent la!Sinon vous finirez peut etre en soupe, empanadas, ou lomito... Oui oui oui c est pas des betises regardez un peu la photo!Heureusement on a rehussi a se sauver en utilisant la gourmandise de l ogre qui nous avait attrape.On a dis qu on allait chercher d autre touristes stupuides pour epaissir la soupe, et puis on est pas revenu... Malin hein!Mais le salar c est plein d aventures..... voir "LAURENA LA GEANTE"

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Don't go to Layq'a

by Cheuk

Do not go to Layq'a restaurant in La Paz at the corner of Linares and Sagarnaga. It was our only bad eating experience in 6 weeks in Bolivia. It's expensive by local standard. The drinks cost twice as much as most places which is a bad sign. While our food were sub local standard ("pan-fried" fish) they were also cold. And when we complained (the only time in Bolivia), they took the plates away and put it (fish, chips and salad) into the micro-wave! We can hear the "bing" as we were sitting close to the kitchen. The restaurant wasn't busy and they simply don't care if the customers don't like the food. We could have a much better meal for half the price elsewhere.

Beware of what you take pictures of!

by richiecdisc

I expected the kids at the ruins around Cuzco to ask for money to take their photo or even one of their pet llamas, but at least they were there to ask you first. On Isla del Sol, I saw some llamas that seemed to be on their own but after I snapped a photo, a kid came running out of nowhere trying to collect money! I just walked on quickly. Coming soon richiecdiscIslaDelSol

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Unfortunately Bolivia does not...

by witou

Unfortunately Bolivia does not have a great tourist infrastructure; thus, it is not easy to find information about organized tours. Here I have included some local tour services that are professional, reliable, and you can check on the web. All these companies offer tour packages for different destinations in Bolivia. Turismo Balas http://www.turismobalas.com.bo/Totaitú Tours http://www.bolivianet.com/totaitu/index.htmRosario Tours http://www.sc.cnb.net/~aventura/Cambatur http://www.bolivianet.com/cambatur/index.htm

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(LEFT) Be Careful! The World's...

by heloise

(LEFT) Be Careful! The World's most dangerous road resides in Bolivia, on the way to the Yungas Valley from La Paz. During heavy rains, many unlucky buses have plunged hundreds of feet to their passenger's death. Click on the picture to get a better view of the BUS under the waterfalls :P (RIGHT & CENTER) The Salar de Uyuni when it floods TOO much.

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When in La Paz don't fall for...

by skullcrusher

When in La Paz don't fall for the 'I'm an officer. Give me your wallet and passport.', routine. I met a Swiss chap who got scammed and he lost a lot of dough. If in doubt, insist that you go to the police station.

There is this place in La Paz,...

by SusanitaL

There is this place in La Paz, near the end of the Prado, near a big old church. You will probably get there, its a long street that sells all the artesanal stuff, very tipical things like silver, like alpaca fur, or other souvenirs. Beware of the prices, since they see that you are a foreigner, they might want to rise the prices, so.. the best is to ask around a few times before buying anything.

Tengan muchisisimo cuidado...

by cronopio74

Tengan muchisisimo cuidado cuando cambién dinero!Be aware when you change your money on the street!Es mejor cambiar en los bancos, ya que incluso en algunas casa de cambio, como decimos en México, hacen tranzas. Is better to change your money in the bank.

Top 3 Hotels in Bolivia

Residencial Rosario  La Paz

 7 Reviews and 210 Opinions  Hotel Rosario is pretty nice. The staff is very friendly and helpful. The rooms are very clean and... 

 Hotels in La Paz

Hotel Takya de Sal  Uyuni

 7 Reviews and 0 Opinions  We didn't stay in the Salt Hotel during my visit to Uyuni as our tour did not include the night stay... 

 Hotels in Uyuni

Colonial Hotel  Potosí

 25 Opinions

 Hotels in Potosí

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Questions and Answers

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Q:  Hi. Can anyone help me with the best way to get from La Paz to Salar de Uyuni to Arica? We plan to take a 2-4 day tour in... 

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A: Anna, I don't actually know how to do it but when I did the Salar de Uyuni tour in 2003, there was a Dutch couple that got off at the little station near Laguna Blanco... 

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