Tours & Activities in Potosí

Discover the Uyuni Salt Flats and the surrounding area on 2-night, 1-day guided tour that includes meals. Travel between La Paz to Uyuni on 2 comfortable overnight buses.

Why spend your precious time waiting in long shuttle or taxi lines. Avoid the language barrier and currency exchange. Travel in style from Potosi Airport POI to your Hotel in Potosi by private vehicle and reach your final destination relaxed and refreshed.

The most important silver mines in the world are located in the Cerro Rico mountain. Find out all about it and visit the mines on this tour in Potosí!

Discover the Uyuni Salt Flats on a guided day tour with lunch.

Potosí, at over 4,000 meters, is one of the highest cities in the world. But even an elevation as high as, this does not stop the nearby Cerro Potosí from dominating the surrounding landscape. Potosí was founded as a mining town in 1546 by the Spaniards. Over the next 200 years, more than 40,000 tons of silver were shipped out of the town, making the Spanish Empire one of the richest the world had ever seen. Millions of the indigenous people were forced to work at the mines in the extraction process. In 1672, Potosí became one of the richest cities in the world. To this day, workers extract minerals from the mine and it’s possible to take an amazing tour inside and to appreciate their life style.

Explore the Villa Imperial on our free walking tour of Potosí. We'll see churches, colonial streets and squares bursting with history!

Discover the beauty of the Uyuni Salt Flats and the surrounding deserts on a 3-day tour. See the Train Cemetery, the Flags Square, the Salt Hotel, and the Stone Tree.

The mines visited are located at the base of the historical Rich Hill of Potosi. Inside, appreciate the system of miners´ work that has not suffered great changes after so much time of exploitation. Touring the different galleries and interior levels of the mines, visitors can meet some places where the miners built statues that represent to their gods as The Uncle of the Mine (the devil). Visitors also can see the mineral veins that are a group of rocks and chemical formations of minerals, chimneys, apart from having an experiential sharing time with the miners and observing the different work methods that they carry out every day.

Learn about the prosperous past of the Villa Imperial de Potosí on this guided tour of the fascinating National Mint of Bolivia!

Depart La Paz to explore Uyuni and San Pedro de Atacama with a 3-day guided trip, including transportation and meals. Visit the Uyuni Salt Flats, Isla Incahuasi, Red Lagoon, Chiguana Desert, and more.

Take a 3-hour tour to visit the local workers in the active mine of Cerro Rico (at 4,400m) and learn the history of Potosi. Discover the different galleries and interior levels of the mines and get a feel for the harsh working conditions. Experience the Potosi mines just like the local workers.

Spend the day exploring a surreal place on our Uyuni Salt Flat Day Trip! We'll set off from Potosí and see one of the most breathtaking places in Bolivia.

Explore Uyuni Salt Flats and its surroundings on a 3-day trip with transport, meals, and an English-speaking guide. See the Salt Flats, Red Lagoon, Isla Incahuasi, deserts, and more.

Why spend your precious time waiting in long shuttle or taxi lines? Avoid the language barrier and currency exchange. Travel in style from your hotel or accommodation in Potosi to Potosi Airport POI by private vehicle and reach your final destination relaxed and refreshed.

Explore the historic centre of Potosí and its mining area on this sightseeing tour! We'll also learn about mineral extraction when we visit the Thuru Museum.

Explore Uyuni on a quick guided bus tour from La Paz, in a small group, with food and transportation.

National house of the Currency Cultural Repository where pieces of art are being exposed which belonged to outstanding artists of the colony. The machine room (sheeters for silver coin in the colony). Santa Teresa Convent of the Barefoot Carmelite, Colonial Temple, in its rooms sacred art and different objects that belong to the convent since its creation are exposed. Jerusalem Museum of Sacred Art Exposes in its interior art works of the XVII century captured in canvases with Jesus’ life and an exquisite mixture of Baroque art-Crossbreed and colored with gold bread.

Explore one of Potosí's most famous active mines with this tour of the Caracoles mine, where you'll meet the miners and see how they work!

Explore the Salar de Uyuni and Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve on a 3-day tour with basic accommodation. Discover the Train Cemetery, Plaza de las Banderas and Incahuasi Island.

In the morning Visit the cooperative Mines located in the majestic and historical Rich Hill of Potosi. Visitors shall have the option of observing the different bolivian cooperative mining work ways, the mining religiosity that is rich in diversity, miners’ rituals and customs; besides entering to a totally different and unknown world. In the afternoon Sightseeing by the central part of the city known as the “Villa Imperial”, also visit the main colonial attractions as streets, civil, public and religious buildings and its rich colonial architecture.

Discover one of the best pieces of architecture in the Villa Imperial de Potosí and its catacombs on our San Francisco Monastery Guided Tour.

Dive into the vibrant landscapes of the Crater of Maragua, where breathtaking geological formations were sculpted over time, once trodden by dinosaurs, and now cherished as home by the Jalqa community.

Have a great experience visiting the mines that are located at the base of the historical Rich Hill of Potosi. Inside, appreciate the system of miners´ work that has not suffered great changes after so much time of exploitation. Touring the different galleries and interior levels of the mines, visitors can meet some places where the miners built statues that represent to their gods as The Uncle of the Mine (the devil). Visitors also can see the mineral veins that are a group of rocks and chemical formations of minerals, chimneys, apart from having an experiential sharing time with the miners and observing the different work methods that they carry out every day.

This tour of the exterior of the Potosi mines is perfect if you want to explore the mines without going underground. We'll also visit the Thuru Museum.
 

Explore Uyuni and San Pedro de Atacama on a 3-day guided trip. Go on a guided tour of the Uyuni Salt Flats, discover Isla Incahuasi, and marvel at the colors of the Red Lagoon.

In the morning Have a great experience visiting the cooperative Mines located in the majestic and historical Rich Hill of Potosi. Visitors shall have the option of observing the different bolivian cooperative mining work ways, the mining religiosity that is rich in diversity, miners’ rituals and customs; besides entering to a totally different and unknown world. In the afternoon Sightseeing by the central part of the city known as the “Villa Imperial”, also visit the main colonial attractions as streets, civil, public and religious buildings and its rich colonial architecture.

Visit one of the most enchanting places in the province of Potosí on our Eye of the Inca Day Trip! We'll explore and relax in a set of incredible hot springs.

Discover the impressive 12,000-kilometer salt flats of Uyuni on a Jeep tour. Drive on the Salt Flats, see the train cemetery, the town of Colchani, Cactus Island, and the Salt Hotel on your day out.

Cerro Rico de Potosi is a mountain popularly conceived of as being "made of" silver ore that dominates in the city. It´s the reason for Potosi´s historical importance, since it was the major silver supplier for Spain during the New World Spanish Empire period. Through the tour, enjoy the city central part known in the colonial period as the “Carlos V Imperial villa”. In this place, observe: streets, squares, temples, civil buildings and colonial covers with lots of culture and, indeed, history.

The Uyuni Salt Flat, the Kari Kari lagoons, the Eye of the Inca or the Cayara and Villacolo haciendas await on our Potosí Private Day Trips.