Activities and Tours in Potosí
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Private Car or Suv Transfer from Potosi Airport POI to PotosiWhy 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.
15 minutes to 25 minutes
Free Cancellation
$23.23View
Silver Mines Tours at Cerro Rico of PotosiDescend into the legendary Cerro Rico of Potosí and journey through centuries of Bolivian mining history. Our expert-guided tours offer a unique and profound insight into the lives of the miners, past and present, who have shaped this iconic silver mountain.
Witness firsthand the challenging conditions and the incredible resilience of those who extract the mineral wealth from the earth. Explore dimly lit tunnels, learn about traditional mining techniques, and gain a powerful understanding of the...
4 hours
Free Cancellation
$20.00View
Potosi - Active Mine Tour - Half Day - 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 pr...
3 hours 30 minutes
Free Cancellation
$39.00View
Potosi City TourExperience the rich history and colonial charm of Potosí, a UNESCO World Heritage city. Our tour begins at Plaza 10 de Noviembre, the vibrant main square, surrounded by impressive colonial architecture. Visit the magnificent San Francisco Church, known for its beautiful altarpiece and catacombs. Next, explore the grand Cathedral, a stunning example of neoclassical design.
Delve into the city's mining past at the Casa de la Moneda (Royal Mint), where silver was once minted for the Spanish Empire...
3 hours to 4 hours
Free Cancellation
$35.00View
Active Mine - Potosi Half DayThe 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, chi...
3 hours
Free Cancellation
$40.00View
Half-Day Potosí Active Mine Trip to Cerro RicoTake 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.
3 hours 30 minutes
Free Cancellation
$56.00View
Potosi And Surroundings Half Day_privateCerro 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.
5 hours
Free Cancellation
$88.00View
Active Mine And Surroundings Combo Tour _ PrivateIn 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 attracti...
8 hours
Free Cancellation
$151.00View
Museums In Potosi Half DayNational 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...
3 hours
Free Cancellation
$49.00View
Salar De Uyuni Private 4WD Car Tour from PotosiExperience the magical Salar de Uyuni! See mirror reflections and giant cacti on this surreal tour of Bolivia's salt flats.
Make sure you enjoy the excursion you've always wanted to take, but only with your family or friends!. This is a Private Tour!.
Save time by departing from Potosí and taking the salt flat tour on the same day. Time is money, and you can save it.
After enjoying the salt flat tour, we can arrange your return transportation to Potosí, La Paz, Sucre, or even the Argentine bo...
13 hours
Free Cancellation
$390.00View
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