Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Akapana Tours
(
2-242-0013;
www.akapanatours.com
; Av Sanchez Lima 2512, Edifi-
cio Melissa, Piso 11D, Sopocachi, La Paz)
A German-run agency offering personalized
tours all over Bolivia with a focus on adventure, culture, trekking and climbing. It special-
izes in off-the-beaten-path destinations such as Cordi- llera Apolobamba, Cordillera
Quimsa Cruz and Torotoro.
de Julio 1490 No 9, Prado, La Paz)
This warmly recommended English-speaking agency
organizes a wide range of community-based eco-tourism projects and tours around La Paz
and Bolivia.
Bolivia Millenaria
(
2-241-4753;
www.millenariantours.com
;
Av Sanchez Lima 2193,
Sopocachi, La Paz)
This agency manages the Tomarapi ecolodge in Sajama and offers
cultural tours around Bolivia.
Ortiz 30, Sucre)
Tours organized all over Bolivia as well as in the region around Sucre. If
the office in Sucre is closed, ask at the bar/restaurant
Florín
(Bolívar 567)
.
specialist in climbing, mountaineering and trekking, this company does guided climbs to
Huay- na Potosí. Equipment rental is available, with maps and gas for MSR stoves for
sale.
Plazuela Cochabamba, Sucre)
Reliable agency, with staff fluent in English, which runs
many types of trips. Particularly recommendable for trips to Tarabuco and Candelaria. It
also has participatory programs where visitors can work in indigenous commun- ities, es-
pecially with textiles.
Forest Tours
(
3-337-2042;
www.forestbolivia.com
;
Junín & 21 de Mayo, Galería
Casco Viejo, Office 115, Santa Cruz)
English- speaking and extremely helpful, offering
tours in the Santa Cruz region and elsewhere, including Samaipata, the Che Trail and
Parque Nacional Amboró.
6 de Agosto & Perez, Edificio V Centenario, Oficina 6-C, La Paz)
Upmarket agency spe-
cializing in soft adventure in the Amazon and Chapare; there are also offices in
Cochabamba
(
4-425-9392; Tumusla N-245)
and
Uyuni
(
2-693-3543; Sucre 325)
.