El Alto and Aymara Mansions
- 4 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Meet in front of the San Francisco Church and go with your guide towards the central station to catch the Red Line cable cars, then switch over to the Blue Line, ride the cable cars and have a birds eye view of a couple of avenues full of Cholets, once of the cable cars you will head over to visit one of these amazing buildings and learn what they are used for and how the El Alto economy has grown so much thanks to theses places and the events that take place in them. Then visit the Mamani Mamani apartment complex “WHIPALA”. Afterwards head back to the center of El Alto and back to the city of La Paz.
Inclusions
What's included
- Professional guide
- Driver and local transportation
- All activities
What's not
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
4.7
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Ratings come from 31 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
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5Great, Educational Tour
It’s something I’ve only experienced in Bolivia. Amazing architecture, great background information & just over the top all around.
3A mixed experience
While the driver/guide was competent and obliging, the sights did not correspond to what was promised, especially the Whipala complex in El Alto. A different range of more spectacular cholets was expected...
5Getting out of the valley
Luis was very knowledgeable and friendly and knew a lot about the culture of building the cholettes. It gave us a few great views of El Alto and we saw a ton of cool buildings!
5Great Introduction to Aymara Mansions (Cholets) in El Alto
Very fun and informative tour of El Alto, a visit to several Cholets with their creative and meaningful designs and also a trip to the Whipala Condominiums. Natalia did a great job explaining everything and also providing me many insights into Bolivian life. Many thanks!
5Exceptional tour company, went Above and Beyond for their services
The tour operator went beyond and above to provided their exceptional service! The tour was fun, lots to see such colourful and beautiful buildings, awesome street paintings, cable car rides etc.. it was just a great tour. Highly recommended! Thank you so much for a wonderful memory 🙏
5The most surreal tour ever
Wonderful tour. By far one of the best I have ever taken in my life and I travel a lot for work and leisure. Luis my tour guide was incredible. He had a lot of knowledge about the history of Bolivia and I definitely learn a lot. I felt totally like a local in this tour since we had to take a mini bus full that local use daily. Then we took a cab in el alto to tour around and of course we took different lines of the teleférico. By far one of the best and most surreal tours I have ever done. Highly recommended. FYI the pictures that Luis took me were outstanding. Great photographer included. Thanks a lot !
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Departure Point: Tour departs from the San Francisco square, right in front of the San Francisco Church, meeting time is 14:50 to check in with the guide. The church is right on the main Avenue Montes and the corner of Sagarnaga St. Address: Montes Avenue and Sagarnaga Street. San Francisco Church
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 12 travellers
- Operated by
- Hanaqpacha Travel
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Dress code is smart casual
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
How it compares in La Paz
- Its from-price is 77% below the median of the 311 experiences we list in La Paz.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 36 of 311.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About La Paz
La Paz is Bolivia's seat of government, a high-altitude city in a canyon below Illimani, linked by cable car and known for its markets.
La Paz fills a steep canyon on the Altiplano, between roughly 3,200 and 4,000 metres above sea level, with the snowy peak of Illimani standing over its southern edge. Sucre is the constitutional capital, but the government sits here. Plaza Murillo holds the cathedral and the presidential palace, and nearby Calle Jaén keeps colonial houses and small museums.
Top-ranked sights in La Paz: San Francisco Church, Plaza Murillo, Witches' Market (Mercado de las Brujas).
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