Bolivia Tours
Bolivia is a beautiful country in South America that houses some of the most beautiful historical places on earth. A Bolivia tour is a great idea and can be done for a very inexpensive fee. Many travel agencies will host Bolivia tours for cheaper than one done alone. Each way has the same effects, the only difference is that travel agents are experts in the field of touring and vacationing and yield better results in terms of finding placed that are safe and the most fun. When embarking on a Bolivia tour many people want to see the Yungas road which is a very dangerous and famous road. The Yungas road is the host of the most deaths per mile of any road in the world. This is located on the Andes mountain and is about two miles long. Many agencies host Bolivian tours on this road and provide bikes for hiking in particular. This Bolivia tour is so dangerous because it is a two lane road that is only wide enough to fit one car at a time. Additionally, this road has sharp blind corners that make it impossible to see who is coming around it. Cars drive like people do in the United States, meaning on the left side of the road. The time that it takes to explore this Bolivia tour is four hours.
Bolivia tours also include hiking up Inca trails, and exploring Inca ruins. Some of the best locations to do this are located on Lake Titicaca, which is the largest fresh water lake in South America. Not only does this lake have some of the largest and best frog leg cuisine, it also has the best beaches. On the lake are many different islands where tourists can embark on Bolivia tours of Inca ruins. One of the most famous towns within these islands is the Copacabana, which is the home of the sixteenth century cathedral that is used by native to pray to the Virgin Mary/. Boat rides can be taken from the Copacabana to any of the other islands to embark on a Bolivia tour.
Also located near Lake Titicaca, is the ruins of Tiwanaku which is a very important pre-archaeological site in Bolivia. This Bolivia tour will show the ancient site of the Andean civilization. These people gave a basis to the now Bolivian Culture and the once Inca empire. Tickets to this attraction are ten dollars, and many agencies host bus rides to the site. Much of the Tiwanaku ruins are still in original form from thousands and thousands of years ago. Another great tour to go on is that of the Chacaltaya ski resort. This is the only ski resort in all of Bolivia and it is the worlds highest. The glacier that it sit on is one of the highest in South America. Many people come to this resort to experience something exhilarating.
Bolivia tours are great vacations for history buffs, or people that love to explore. Each journey will place the tourists in a different type of atmosphere. Some of the Bolivian tours are dangerous, boring, interesting, or just plain cool. No matter what a tourist chooses he/she are bound to enjoy themselves.