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Lake Titicaca (Copacabana)
3 days · 5 things to do
Best time to go: May to October
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Welcome
Lake Titicaca (Copacabana), in a few days
Deep blue and often called the highest navigable lake in the world, Titicaca is where Inca legend places the origin of the first Inca. On the Bolivian shore, Copacabana has its white basilica, and the Isla del Sol its ancient paths between terraces and ruins.
- Day by day
- D1 Day 1 2 things
- D2 Day 2 2 things
- D3 Day 3 1 thing
- Worth sorting before you go
- Words that help
- The practical page
- Packing checklist
The trip
Day by day
Map of the sights (numbers follow the suggested order). It prints with the base map.
D1
Day 1
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Isla del Sol on foot · half a dayA car-free island reached by boat from Copacabana, crossed on old paths between farming terraces and Inca ruins, with views of the Cordillera Real.
- Afternoon · The Basilica of Copacabana free · about 30 minA white Moorish-style colonial church, home to the Virgin of Copacabana, where cars are blessed outside with flowers and holy water.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Hotel La Cupula€50 a night
D2
Day 2
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Inca ruins and terraces · 1 to 2 hOn the Isla del Sol, the Pilko Kaina palace and the Inca steps at Yumani, set among farming terraces above the lake.
- Afternoon · Sunset over the lake · about 2 hClimb the Cerro Calvario above Copacabana, a steep path lined with Stations of the Cross, to watch the sun go down over the water.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Ecolodge Inti Wata€50 a night
D3
Day 3
1 thing to do · at your own pace
- Morning · The boat crossing · about 1 h 30Boats run from Copacabana to the Isla del Sol, and on the road from La Paz a short ferry crosses the Strait of Tiquina.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Hotel Onkel Inn€41 a night
Before you go
Worth sorting before you go
📶 eSIM data
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
🛡️ Travel insurance
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
💳 Fee-free card
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
🚐 Airport transfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
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Good to know
Flavours & local habits
🍽️ Worth tasting
- Salteñas: baked pastries holding a sweet, juicy stew, eaten as a mid-morning snack.
- Pique a lo macho: beef, sausage, chips, egg and hot peppers piled on one plate for sharing.
- Sopa de maní: a peanut soup, the best known of the filling soups of the highlands.
- Quinoa and potatoes: the Altiplano grows hundreds of varieties, including chuño, freeze-dried in the open air.
- Api morado: a thick, hot drink of purple corn, served at breakfast with a fried pastry.
⚠️ Best avoided
- Rushing the altitude: take the first two days in La Paz slowly, drink water and go easy on alcohol.
- Drinking tap water, or diving into street food in the first days.
- Choosing a Salar agency on price alone: ask about its drivers, its vehicles and its safety record.
- Planning to the hour: road blockades are common, so leave a spare day or two.
Getting by
Words that help
English ↔ Spanish
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Hello | Hola |
| Thank you | Gracias |
| Please | Por favor |
| Yes | Sí |
| No | No |
| Excuse me | Perdone |
| Goodbye | Adiós |
| Do you speak English? | ¿Habla inglés? |
| I don't understand | No entiendo |
| How much is it? | ¿Cuánto cuesta? |
| Where are the toilets? | ¿Dónde están los baños? |
| The bill, please | La cuenta, por favor |
| Help! | ¡Socorro! |
| Cheers! | ¡Salud! |
The essentials
The practical page
CurrencyBolivian boliviano (BOB)
BudgetAbout €65 a day, mid-range
Best seasonMay to October
PlugA/C · 220V
Tap waterBottled only
TippingRound up, or about 10% in restaurants
Emergency110 / 118
EntryVisa-free for up to 90 days a year for UK, US, Canadian and Australian passports, and for EU citizens except Cypriots. US citizens have been exempt since December 2025. Make sure your passport is stamped on arrival: a missing stamp means a fine on the way out.
HealthHepatitis A and typhoid are recommended. Yellow fever vaccination is advised for the Amazon lowlands, where malaria is also found; this route stays well above both. The real risk here is altitude.
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Don't forget
Packing checklist
Have a good trip.
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