Trip for · Tight budgets
La Paz for budget travellers
Bolivia is among the cheapest countries in South America.
Key facts
- Days
- 2
- Matching items
- 7
- Verdict
- good fit
A 2-day outline
Grouped by walking cluster where the guide gives one. Order inside a day is loose: the timed day plans check opening hours and walking.
Day 1
Why it fits: Free. The cathedral and the government palaces on a flat plaza.
From: Top 10 · cost
Mercado Lanza: api and pastel breakfast
Why it fits: breakfast for a few bolivianos.
From: Good for · budget travellers
Day 2
Salteñería (mid-morning salteñas)
Why it fits: Salteña · Bs7–12. Before noon.
From: Eat guide · Budget tier
Almuerzo (set lunch) in Sopocachi
Why it fits: Set lunch · Bs20–35. Lunch.
From: Eat guide · Budget tier
Where to stay
Sleep areas the guide points budget travellers to.
The widest range of hostels and cheap hotels.
From: Sleep fit · budget 5/5
Before you go
What the guide flags for budget travellers.
- Keep Bs200 in small notes and coins; withdraw at bank ATMs inside banks or malls, not on dark streets. Bring some clean US dollars as backup: exchange access has been unstable, so check the current situation before you fly. (Money · ATM rule)