We LOVED (most parts of) Bolivia. It is most definitely one of our favorite countries we have ever been to. The countryside is astoundingly beautiful, the people are generally nice and helpful, they speak Spanish and not Portuguese, everything is dirt cheap, and the Bolivian traditional dress is stunningly colorful and intricate.

But traveling in Bolivia is not walk in the park. Most of the roads (if they can be called roads) are not paved so it’s much like being in the slam your face into the handlebars part of a roller coaster ride for 15 hours. Poverty is rampant, mostly affecting the native majority. Beggars line the busier streets and even on the most back, far out of the way city block you are nearly guaranteed to be approached by someone in want or need. Bolivia is complicated and at the same time utterly simplistic and we love it equally for both.

(Check out the Bolivia photo gallery here for some action shots)

Favorite moments:

• Landscape
• Lucky Llamas
• Cheap Prices
• Salt Flats (Day 1)
• Saltenas
• Eating Llama
• Potosi
• Chocolate in Sucre
• Colorful Native dress

Not so great:

• Getting robbed…again
• Not so great breakfast
• Lack of air in Potosi
• Freezing cold
• Bus travel

Total Money Spent Per Person: $378.75

Average Per Day Costs Per Person:

• Lodging: $4.25
• Food: $7.50
• Transportation: $3.75
• Misc:$9.75 (Beer, going out, guides, park entrance, etc.)

(Misc costs are high due to all inclusive Salt Flats tour)

Total Average Per Day, Per Person: $25.25

Number of Days: 15

(Not included is the $135 visa fee, This is represented in the main cost sheet here)