r/BoliviaTravel

Hey, does anyone know if there a roadblocks from sucre to santa cruz? I made the journey from santa cruz to sucre 3 days ago and was ok but I travel back on Saturday.

Andrò in Bolivia a inizio giugno e sto cercando di capire quanto la situazione possa incidere sul viaggio.

Al momento avevo pianificato: bus l’8 giugno da Puno a La Paz, volo interno La Paz–Uyuni il 9 giugno, ritorno Uyuni–La Paz il 12 e volo internazionale La Paz–Madrid il 13 giugno (con scalo a Santa Cruz).

Secondo voi è realistico pensare che la situazione possa calmarsi/normalizzarsi entro quei giorni? In particolare mi preoccupano eventuali blocchi stradali, cancellazioni o difficoltà negli spostamenti tra Perù e Bolivia.

Sto anche valutando un volo diretto per La Paz invece del bus da Puno, ma non so quanto cambierebbe davvero il rischio di problemi logistici.

In alternativa, pensate abbia più senso evitare del tutto la Bolivia e restare solo in Perù?

Qualsiasi esperienza recente o consiglio pratico è benvenuto, soprattutto da chi è lì adesso o ha viaggiato recentemente tra La Paz e Uyuni.

Hey guys, is anyone able to provide any updated info on the current situation in Bolivia at the moment? due to travel in the next couple of days and unfortunately have only just seen how bad everything is at the moment. It seems like most is concentrated in and around La Paz but understanding that things can change frequently and quickly. If it’s possible to get to southern Bolivia are things still operating relatively normally down there or is it best to just avoid Bolivia entirely at the moment? Obviously don’t want to add to any problems with food shortages etc

Hey planning to fly to Oruro on the 21st and then take a bus from Oruro to Iquique in Chile as it’s the cheapest way to continue up to Peru.
Does anyone know if there’s any blockades on that route or is it still fine, I’m really trying to avoid that expensive flight to Peru

Hi, I am currently stuck in La Paz and expected to be here for another 3 weeks but with the situation as it is I want to leave ASAP.

But I just got out a bunch of money in BOB and I think I will lose a lot if I exchange it for soles.

Does anyone want to swap BOB for GBP? I have about 5,000 to get rid of

I am currently in Sucre and looking at heading towards Peru next week (likely Tuesday or Wednesday). Our original plan was to go via La Paz and spend a few days there, the priority now is to get to Peru as easily/cheaply as possible.

With the supposed clearing of blockades over the weekend, does anyone know if buses have resumed from Sucre to La Paz and from La Paz to Puno? Or any advice on likely best way to get to Peru next week?

Abbiamo programmato un viaggio ad Uyuni da La Paz dal 07/06 al 10/06, prenderemo due bus notturni.
Considerata la situazione attuale credete che la contingenza migliorerà tra due settimane oppure non ci sono grosse speranze?
Grazie

Has the situation in La Paz calmed down? Are busses running to Uyuni?

So I have been keeping up with all the news about what is going on in Bolivia right now. Unfortunately this is all happening, while I planned (booked my flight already) to go there next week. I am curious if you guys recommend me to go somewhere else because of this. I already cannot cancel the flight anymore and have been leaning towards going to Santa Cruz either way, because I planned to go to Uyuni through Sucre, which seems to be in a better state right now in terms of roadblocks.

Some people did warn me about the posibility of it getting worse, also because the military is now taking down the roadblocks.

My partner and I just finished hiking Maccu piccu with no service. We have a flight from Cusco to La Paz scheduled for tomorrow morning (May 12). We both have flights out of La Paz on May 18th. With the current protests, should we still go? Another option would be to stay in Peru until the 18th and buy new flights back, though we don’t love that option ($$$).

We had a tour scheduled for the salt flats that was cancelled. We would still love to go, though that may be unrealistic. We were also interested in visiting Lake Titicaca, but we are assuming transport there may also be impossible. Does anyone have any insights on what we could do as tourists if we do go?

Main question: should we still go?

I'm scheduled to fly into La Paz on Sunday and fly out on Thursday.

Anyone on the ground know what it's like in the city right now? Any issues getting to/from the airport (our hotel is about 7km east of the airport)?

From what I've read it sounds like road travel into/out of the city is very challenging right now, but since I'm flying I wanted to get a sense of how rough things might be

Hello Travelers in Bolivia!

I know it can be frustrating when travel plans are disrupted by protests, so I wanted to share some advice and outlook on the next 48 hours ahead.

Here is what to expect for the next two days:

1. Monday, May 11, will be a general protest across the country. Travel between cities and even local travel will be difficult.

2. Tuesday, May 12, the former president, Evo Morales, is calling for a march to La Paz from Caracollo, which could cause further issues in traveling to and through La Paz.

3. For those in Rurrenabaque, the Caranavi and Yungas bloqueos are agreed to be lifted after an agreement with the government was reached. Regular bus travel along this route should hopefully be back in movement.

As you can understand, these protests affect everyone and makes daily life for Bolivianos difficult. However, the problems with the gasoline and economic challenges that we have been facing here are also making everything more complicated. Everyone hopes for a better solution even if there are disagreements on how to do this.

Aside from travel disruptions, the protests are not generally a safety threat to travelers as long as you are not trying to cross the protest line or in the middle of some conflict between protesters and police.

My best advice if you can't travel is to enjoy wherever you are, take in the experience to understand deeper the country and life as a local, and save the story as part of your Bolivian adventure :)

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I try to plan a solo trekking trip (july-august, 6-10 week) but I am still not sure where. I am faczinated by Bolovias nature, but I am not sure how ideal is it for a solo female trekking trip. How is public transport, since I don't have a drivers licence? How are hiking trails and how are camping opportinies?

Do you have any experiences?