Meet Julia, your expert in Bolivia!
🌍 Lives in: La Paz
Regions of Expertise: Countrywide: La Paz, Sucre, Potosi, Uyuni, Cochabamba, Oruro, Samaipata, Vallegrande, Rurrenabaque, La Higuera, Cordillera Real, Choro, Takesi, National Parks (Sajama, Avaroa, Torotoro, Amboró)
Experience: 16 years guiding and designing trips
Languages: Español, Aymara, English
Julia’s Specialties:
Get to know Julia!
A note from Julia
"Hola! I´m Julia. I was born in a small community at 4300mts in the middle of the mountains of the Cordillera Apolobamba – in the highlands of Bolivia. I now live in El Alto, right next to La Paz.
I love introducing visitors to Bolivia’s highlands and valleys and helping them discover these fascinating regions – located in and between massive mountains. Bolivia is a place of diverse traditions, nature, history, culture, and vibrant markets.
I spend my days with clients exploring urban neighborhoods in cities, sampling food from all across Bolivia, learning about cultural traditons, and enjoying our colonial and unique modern architecture! Outside of the city I guide and help visitors organize trekking and adventure sports in the mountains and jungles, cultural visits to villages, and road trips in the salt flats and deserts of southern Bolivia."
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My passion for travels and mountains started in my childhood when I accompanied my dad in his trips. Meeting people from other regions and countries fed my curiosity to visit them and learn other languages.
Later, I studied Tourism, English and French and started working in the industry. This has been my full time job since. I live with my siblings, nephews and niece in El Alto city, next to La Paz city (Bolivia’s administrative capital) and one of the highest International Airports in the world at 4061mts.
We are surrounded by the mountains of Cordillera Real and have one of the biggest markets in Latin America every Thursday and Sunday. When I'm not working, I love to to get out into nature with family and friends by hiking in the mountains. I'm also a big fan of taking sunset and sunrise pictures! I love my beautiful Bolivia and am excited to help you explore it!
Bolivia Travel Consultations
Why plan with Julia
Spend 60 minutes tapping into Julia’s hyperlocal expertise to plan a better trip.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Consultations cost $125 USD.
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Consultations are held over Google Meet. Once you’ve scheduled your call, you’ll receive a confirmation email containing the link for your video call. On the scheduled day and time, just click that link to join.
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Each consultation is different, but here are some common things that our experts typically help with:
Itinerary planning
Transportation, driving routes, and tips for how to get around
Practical travel information; culture, safety, weather, language, money/tipping, etc.
Suggested hotels/accommodations and advice on where to base yourself
Local recommendations for restaurants, activities, and unique experiences
Advice on reputable tour guides, tour operators, and excursions
Pro tips on how to best visit popular sights and attractions
Ways to avoid overcrowded destinations and tourist traps
Insider ideas on off the beaten path places, authentic experiences, and ways to connect with locals
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What you can get done in an hour depends on your goals for the consultation and how organized you are coming into it.
In most cases, an hour is ample time to create a solid itinerary, answer your major travel questions, get practical advice on how to travel in your destination, and discuss lots of great local tips and recommendations.
To ensure that the hour is used efficiently, when you schedule your call, our pre-consultation questionnaire will ask you what your primary goals for the consultation are. Prior to the call, your Local Expert will review your questionnaire and prepare detailed information addressing those goals.
They’ll come into the call ready to share specific advice, recommendations, itinerary ideas/revisions, and useful links and resources for you to review together.
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Yes! Each consultation is guided by a comprehensive pre-consultation questionnaire that you fill out immediately upon booking.
We’ll ask you a series of 30+ detailed questions that really dig into you, your trip, your interests and travel style, and what you want to discuss with your Local Expert.
The questionnaire will cover things like: the dynamics of your group, the things you enjoy while traveling, your budget, how early you want to start your day and how late you want to end it, whether you want to hit the highlights or roam the back streets, and even what types of restaurants you want to eat at.
Your Local Expert will focus only on your interests and travel style.
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Our Local Experts are seasoned travel professionals who have spent decades working in their countries/regions. While their personal interests may be different from yours, they’ve worked with thousands of travelers and have recommendations and advice for every type of individual.
They know their destinations in-depth and can help plan a trip for every traveler and taste.
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No. Our service is geared toward independent, do-it-yourself travelers who intend to make bookings on their own.
Our goal is not to plan your trip for you, but rather to help you plan a better trip independently. To that end, our Local Experts will give you all of the information that you need to confidently put your trip together yourself.
When Local Experts recommend things like restaurants, hotels, excursions/activities, tours, drivers, etc., they’ll provide you with contact details and links so that you can make the final arrangements on your own.
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Almost every Go Ask A Local expert has at least 10 years of professional travel experience as a guide or trip planner in their country/region.
We work with a vetted team of seasoned professionals who know their destinations inside and out.
Unlike other companies, when you book a call, you’ll always be connected directly with your chosen Local Expert. We never pass anyone on to a junior sales associate or some anonymous back office team. With us, what you see is what you get.
Ready to plan with Julia?
Here’s how to schedule your consultation:
Tailor-Made Trips to Bolvia
In addition to offering Bolivia Travel Consultations, Julia is also a guide and trip designer who plans (and leads) fully customized trips throughout Bolivia, Peru, and Chile. If you want to work with an expert local agent to plan a one-of-a-kind trip, talk to Julia!
How it works: Schedule a free 20-minute introductory call to meet Julia and learn about the type of trip that you could plan together.
Next steps: After the call, if you decide that you’d like to hire Julia as your local travel agent, you’ll work one-on-one to collaboratively plan and book your trip to Bolivia.
Who is this service right for? Travelers who like to be involved in their trip planning, but want an expert to manage the specifics:
Julia will take care of the itinerary creation, bookings and arrangements, transportation & logistics, tours/activities, etc., so that you can focus on the fun stuff.