Experience the best of 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.
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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.
The Teleférico, a network of cable-car lines, links the centre with El Alto on the rim and gives views over brick-red hillsides. The Witches' Market sells herbs, charms and llama foetuses left as offerings, and the Valle de la Luna on the southern edge is a field of eroded clay spires. The pre-Inca ruins of Tiwanaku and the shore of Lake Titicaca lie west of the city.
Salteñas, baked pastries holding spiced meat and a sweet broth, are the mid-morning habit, while the Altiplano supplies quinoa, potatoes in dozens of varieties and trout from Titicaca. Coca tea is the usual answer to the altitude. The air is thin and the nights cold all year, and rain falls mostly from December to March.
- 7 skip-the-line tickets
- Free cancellation on 86% of experiences
- 4.7 across the top 24
Top 10 attractions in La Paz
Number 1San Francisco Church
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Number 2Plaza Murillo
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Number 3Witches' Market (Mercado de las Brujas)
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Number 4Death Road (North Yungas Road)
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Number 5Valle de La Luna (Valley of the Moon)
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Number 6Calle Jaen Museums
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Number 7Tiwanaku
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Number 8Lake Titicaca
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Number 9National Museum of Archeology (Museo Nacional de Arqueologia)
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Number 10Museum of Musical Instruments (Museo de Instrumentos Musicales)
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Go beyond La Paz
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Copacabana · 107 kmBasilica of Our Lady of Copacabana
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Copacabana · 107 kmIsla de la Luna
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Puno · 213 kmUros Floating Islands (Islas Uros)
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Puno · 213 kmTaquile Island (Isla Taquile)
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Arica · 318 kmMuseo Arqueologico San Miguel de Azapa
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Arica · 318 kmMorro de Arica
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Arequipa · 362 kmColca Canyon
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Arequipa · 362 kmPlaza de Armas
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Chivay · 381 kmChivay Plaza de Armas
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Sucre · 414 kmMuseo Casa de la Libertad
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Sucre · 414 kmCretaceous Park (Cal Orck’o)
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Potosí · 425 kmLlama and Salt Museum (Museo de la Llama y la Sal)
Questions about La Paz
- What is there to do in La Paz?
- We list 311 experiences in La Paz. The largest groups are day trips (68), city tours (23), hop-on hop-off (9).
- What are the top attractions in La Paz?
- Ranked by the experiences that visit them, the top attractions in La Paz are San Francisco Church, Plaza Murillo, Witches' Market (Mercado de las Brujas), Death Road (North Yungas Road).
- What is the most popular experience in La Paz?
- By number of traveller reviews it is "Death Road Bolivia Biking Tour", rated 4.9 out of 5 from 3,764 reviews.
- How long do tours and tickets in La Paz take?
- The typical experience in La Paz lasts about 9 hours; the middle half run between 4 hours and 48 hours.
- Can I cancel a booking in La Paz?
- The operator lists free cancellation on 86% of the 311 experiences we hold for La Paz. The cut-off differs by experience and is shown on each product page before you choose a date.
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