Bolivia Attraction Tours: Dinosaurs, Mines, Animals
Advisory as of October 2026. A nationwide state of exception has applied in Bolivia since June 2026. Road blockades and protests can strand travellers at short notice, including on routes to airports, and fuel shortages are a regular problem. Britain’s FCDO advises against all but essential travel to Chapare Province, including Villa Tunari, and the US also warns against going there. Read the UK FCDO guidance and the US advisory before reserving any tour.
Tours worth booking
Guided visits make the most difference at sites with little signage, steep terrain or real hazards. Four stand out in Bolivia: a quarry wall of dinosaur tracks, a working silver mine, a rescue sanctuary and a pre-Inca ceremonial city. Fees are modest. They are set in bolivianos, which floated to around 12 per US dollar this year, so treat all figures as approximate.
Cal Orck’o and Parque Cretácico, Sucre
About 5 km north of Sucre, a cement quarry exposes a limestone wall roughly 1.2 km long and 110 m high, tilted steeply and scored with thousands of dinosaur footprints from some 15 species, around 68 million years old. Cal Orck’o is on Bolivia’s UNESCO Tentative List. The footprints are viewed from guided walks along the base at set times, and the park has life-size models. Foreign admission was listed at about Bs 30, and the Dino Bus from Plaza 25 de Mayo at about Bs 15 return. Ask about current times before travelling out.
Cerro Rico mine tours, Potosí
These tours enter working cooperative mines above 4,000 m. The air is dusty with little ventilation, tunnels are low, and there is a risk of falling rock. Prices in a 2026 guide ran about Bs 100 to 150 for tours in Spanish and Bs 150 to 250 in English, with ex-miner guides costing more, plus about Bs 30 to 60 for gifts of coca and drinks for the miners. Choose an operator that explains which cooperative receives a share. Children and people with asthma, a heart condition or claustrophobia should not go. Treat the visit as respectful learning about a dangerous trade rather than as a thrill.
La Senda Verde, Yolosa
The sanctuary takes in animals rescued from trafficking, such as spectacled bears and monkeys, and visitors may not touch them. Older listings gave tours at about Bs 120 to 150, and there are lodgings on site. Find current details at La Senda Verde . The landslide-prone road from La Paz can close.
Tiwanaku, near La Paz
Go with a guide, because the ruins reward explanation. The site holds a Gate of the Sun, a sunken temple and the worked blocks of Pumapunku, and UNESCO inscribed it in 2000. Foreign entry is about Bs 100, with group tours from La Paz at roughly Bs 150 to 250 on top. At 3,850 m, the walk can leave you short of breath.
Casa de la Libertad, Sucre
Independence was declared here in 1825. Guided tours take you through the rooms with the founding documents, and the entry was quoted at around Bs 15. It has opened Tuesday to Saturday, so confirm before you go.
Before you book
Check an operator’s licence, insurance and group size, and pay in cash only on the day. Allow time for altitude, since La Paz is about 3,600 m and above and Potosí is near 4,000 m. Coca tea is a local custom, not a proven treatment. See a doctor before travel if you have a heart or lung condition.
Read more: Day trips in Bolivia and bus tours in Bolivia .
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