Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
DEPARTURE TAX
Departure taxes vary according to the airport and destin- ation. All are payable at the airport (either at the counter
or a separate window) and are not included in ticket prices. Domestic departure taxes range from B$11 to B$15.
International departure tax is US$25. Some airports also levy a municipal tax of up to B$7.
Australia & New Zealand
Travel between Australasia and South America isn't cheap, so it makes sense to consider a
RTW ticket or travel via Buenos Aires or Santiago. Round-trip fares from Sydney to La
Paz via Auckland and Santiago start at about A$2500/3000 return in low/high season.
Fares via the US are considerably more expensive, starting at about A$3200 return in low
season. RTW tickets including La Paz start at about A$3300. The most direct routes are
from Sydney to Santiago on LAN/Qantas, or to Buenos Aires with Qantas/LAN and Aer-
olíneas Argentinas.
Destination Holidays
(
03-9725-4655;
www.south-america.com.au
)
and
South
American Travel Centre
(
03-9642-5353;
www.satc.com.au
)
specialize in Latin
American travel.
Continental Europe
The best places in Europe for cheap airfares are student travel agencies (you don't have to
be a student to use them) and online aggregators.
Some fares include a stopover in the US. Note that passengers traveling through New
York (JFK) or Miami must pass through American immigration procedures, even if they
aren't visiting the US. That means you'll either need to have a US visa or be eligible for
the Visa Waiver Program, which is open to Australians, New Zealanders and most
Western Europeans unless they're traveling on a non-accredited airline (which include
most Latin American airlines).
By the time you read this, BOA's planned daily service from La Paz to Madrid should
be up and running.
South America
BOA connects La Paz to São Paolo and Buenos Aires several times a week. Aero- líneas
Argentinas flies daily between Santa Cruz and Buenos Aires, and Varig-Gol Airlines flies
