14 Full-Day Tours in Bolivia Worth Booking

1.Full Day Trip to Copacabana and Isla del Sol

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 400 reviews · 1 day · from $59Our pick

Travel from La Paz by bus and ferry to Copacabana, then cross Lake Titicaca by speedboat to Isla del Sol. You get a bilingual guide, Wi-Fi, hotel pickup, and a short island walk. Guides such as Emerson, Ivan, Abner, Peter, and Alvaro have been praised for clear instructions, but expect a very long day and high-altitude walking.

“We did the full day tour with Emerson as our guide. The trip was great and Emerson was a very good tour guide. Thanks again Emerson”

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2.Full day Tour Charquini and Laguna Esmeralda

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 73 reviews · 8 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $55Best value

Travel from La Paz to Milluni and Nevado Charquini on an 8 to 9-hour private tour. You’ll see a historic cemetery, red-water lagoon, Huayna Potosí, and hike to emerald Laguna Charquini, also called Laguna Esmeralda. Guides such as Cristian, Patti, Marco, and Cassandra lead at different times. Expect thin air, cold weather, snacks, and a $2 Charquini entry fee.

“I thought this was a good trip for people visiting Bolivia, the view at the top of the mountain was beautiful. I was struggling with the altitude and was a little rushed coming back down the mountain from the guide, I wish I could have taken it more slowly so I felt less sick.”

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3.Private Salt Flat Full-Day Tour Including The Cemetery of Trains and Lunch from Uyuni

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 73 reviews · from $304

Spend about eight hours exploring Salar de Uyuni with a private guide and vehicle. Visit the Train Cemetery, Colchani’s salt workshops, and Incahuasi Island, where giant cacti rise from the white salt. Lunch, bottled water, park fees, and hotel pickup and drop-off are included. Guides such as Victor and Luis are noted for local knowledge and creative photography help.

“We loved this trip. Luis is lovely man, very knowledgeable about the flora, fauna, cultures and history of his homeland. His appreciation for the surroundings is inspiring. We were also blessed with a superb driver Enzo who navigated Routes unimaginable to us! Thanks to both who really looked after us x”

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4.Full Day Private Tour to Salar de Uyuni

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 65 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) Top rated

Spend about 10 hours exploring Uyuni’s train cemetery, Colchani, salt workshops, Playa Blanca, salt-flat monuments, and Incahuasi Island. Your private group of up to four travels with a dedicated guide and driver, enjoys lunch on the flats, and finishes with perspective photos and sunset by the water. Guides may include Mario, Nelson, Oscar, or Angela.

“We did a private tour at Uyuni salt flat for one day. Oscar was kind and gave us a lot of insight of Bolivian history and information about the town of Uyuni. The tour company also assisted us in getting our bus tickets for the same day from Uyuni onward to Potosi. All the arrangements were done smoothly and as expected. Highly recommended while visiting Uyuni.”

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5.Isla Incahuasi & Uyuni Salt Flats Full-Day Jeep Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 44 reviews · 1 day · from $139

Spend a full day crossing Bolivia’s Uyuni Salt Flats by 4WD with an English-speaking guide and local driver. Visit the Train Graveyard, Colchani, salt monuments, and Incahuasi Island, then finish with perspective photos and a wine-backed sunset. Guides named Wilson and Stefanie have led recent departures.

“Great tour! Our guide Stefanie was amazing and our driver as well! Landscape on salar de Uyuni were outstanding, Incahuasi island too”

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6.Full day Salar- Sunset and Stars; Magic Salar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 38 reviews · from $117

Start in Uyuni at 9:30 am for a private 11.5-hour tour with guide, lunch, and snacks. Visit the Train Cemetery, Colchani, Salar de Uyuni, and Incahuasi Island, then finish with wine at sunset and possible light painting under the stars. Roberto and Aida are among the named guides connected with the experience.

“This tour was wonderful. Roberto is one of the best guides I’ve ever had. So knowledgeable, kind, and patient too as I had three young teens/preteens with me! He made an effort to get to know each of our likes and hobbies so as to better personalize the trip and the photos. Lunch was delicious and the snack at sunset was perfect. I cannot say enough good things about Roberto and this tour!”

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7.Tiwanaku Archeological Site Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 34 reviews · 8 hours · from $80

Leave central La Paz around 7:30 AM for Tiwanaku, Bolivia’s key pre-Incan site. A bilingual English and Spanish-speaking guide leads you through temples, carvings, Puma Punku, and the museum, followed by a traditional lunch. Transport is shared, groups are limited to 14, and you return to La Paz for drop-off near San Francisco Church.

“Although I was booked for individual excretion I was put on a group of Ten. The pick up was messy as the van hd to circulate on the crowded traffic to collect others. At some point we had to change the van before leaving the city. We were 25 in one Van. Although I was expecting to be collected and dropped from and to my hotel, there was no dropping. I was left somewhere and the guide gave me insufficient direction to my hotel.”

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8.Full-day tour, Salt flats and Sunset experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 5 reviews · 9 hours · from $108

Join a small group of up to six for a nine-hour Uyuni day trip in a 4WD vehicle. Visit the train cemetery, Colchani, salt factories, Dakar Monument, Incahuasi Island, and the salt flats. Enjoy lunch, optical-illusion photos, English or Spanish guiding, and a sunset shaped by the season.

“Brian was a great guide, answering our many questions and going above and beyond to ensure we had the best time (he even stopped on the way back to Uyuni in the evening to help us get great photos of the stars). We stopped at the train cemetery and learnt about the salt making process in a village outside the salt flats - not essential but great extras. The biggest highlight was of course the salt flats - we had a lovely lunch together on the salt flats, visited the salt maze and monuments and ended with some wine at sunset. Cannot recommend enough!”

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9.Uyuni Salt Flats full day

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 4 reviews · 1 day · from $90

You’ll leave Uyuni by 4x4 for the abandoned trains of the Train Cemetery, then cross the immense Salar de Uyuni with a Spanish-speaking guide. Stops include salt eyes, Incahuasi Island, the Dakar monument, and sunset reflections on the water mirrors. Lunch is included, while Incahuasi admission and English guiding cost extra.

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10.Uyuni Salt Flats with Incahuasi Island |Full day|

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 4 reviews · 1 day · from $120

Leave Uyuni at 10:30 a.m. in a small 4x4 group of up to 10. Visit the Train Cemetery, Colchani, salt springs, the first Salt Hotel, Dakar Monument, and Flag Square. Lunch, photo stops, and sunset wine are included. Dry-season departures visit Incahuasi Island, while rainy-season trips focus on salt sculptures and labyrinths.

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11.Island of the Sun: and Copacabana Full Day Tour, from La Paz

★★★★★★★★★★3.1 · 4 reviews · 15 hours · from $79

Spend 15 hours traveling from La Paz to Copacabana and Isla del Sol, with a certified Spanish or English-speaking guide beside you. You’ll see the Inca Ladder, Pilcocaina Palace, the Sacred Rock area, Yumani, terraced hillsides, and Lake Titicaca views. Lunch, transport, ferries, and island admission are included.

“Meget smuk tur, hyggelig guide, men der var for meget transporttid, og alt for lidt tid på soløen, vil bestemt anbefale at man tager en overnatning enten i Copacabana eller på Isla del Sol, hvis man tager turen tur/retur fra La Paz☀️”

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12.Condoriri Andes, Pico Austria Full Day Hiking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 8 hours · from $140

Meet your English-speaking Koa Travel guide at La Paz’s Red Cable Car, ride to El Alto, then drive into the Andes for a demanding hike near Condoriri Lake and Pico Austria. You’ll walk among llamas, alpacas, Andean geese, and peaks above 5,000 meters in a small group of up to 10.

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13.Full-Day Guided Trip to Salar de Uyuni

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

Travel from Uyuni at 10:30 a.m. with an English-speaking guide and local driver, stopping at the Train Cemetery, Colchani, the salt hotel, Incahuasi Island, and the Dakar Monument. You’ll cross the huge salt flats, take creative photos, eat lunch, and finish with sunset and a glass of wine. Incahuasi is closed during the January to April rainy season.

“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.Full Day Uyuni Salt Flat

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 3 reviews · from $55

Travel by shared 4x4 from Potosí for a 9.5-hour Spanish-language tour of the Uyuni Salt Flat. Visit the train cemetery, Colchani, the Dakar monument, Salt Museum, and Incahuasi Island. Lunch is included, while water, entrance fees, rubber boots, and English guiding cost extra.

“It was excellent experience. Camel trip really know how to work in that area. Place is wonderful, but our guide really make this trip even better. He showed us a lot, he prepared meal and help us with taking a photos. And much more important, he really know a lot of details on those place. I strongly recommend that tour.”

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