Awareness Trips to Bolivia

Get ready for the trip of a lifetime!

On your trip to Bolivia, you will be welcomed by the local staff who will be your hosts for the week. You will visit the homes and communities of sponsored friends and learn about their joys and challenges while experiencing the beauty of the Bolivian people.

^$950

This covers food, lodging and most in-country transportation.
Airfare is not included.

Santa Cruz and Cochabamba Sample Itinerary

A detailed schedule and additional information will be sent one to two weeks prior to departure. Unbound will make every effort to offer the opportunity to attend Mass on Saturday night or Sunday.

Day 1

Local Unbound staff will welcome you to the city of Santa Cruz, located in the tropical lowlands east of the Andean mountains. You may have to depart your home airport one day early in order to arrive on time.

Days 2-3

Meet your sponsored friend from Santa Cruz and explore the city while learning about the diversity of the country. Visit communities served by Unbound in this Bolivian metropolis and the surrounding rural area.

Day 4

Spend the day in Santa Cruz and then travel by air to Cochabamba, known as the food lovers capital of Bolivia.

Days 5-6

Meet your sponsored friends from Cochabamba and enjoy discovering delicious Bolivian foods. Travelers not joining the side trip to La Paz will meet their La Paz sponsored friends in Cochabamba.

Day 7

Visit families in their homes and experience beautiful celebrations, including cultural dances, in their communities overlooking the city. You will also visit the Cristo de la Concordia and see beautiful vistas of the Andes and its valleys. From Cochabamba, either return by air to Santa Cruz or travel by air to La Paz to join the Unbound trip to La Paz.

Day 8

Return home from Santa Cruz.

La Paz Sample Itinerary

Ranging from 10,600 feet to over 13,000 feet above sea level, La Paz is the highest administrative capital in the world. The city is renowned for its unique markets, unusual topography and traditional culture.

Day 7

Travel to La Paz by air and arrive at night, which will help you acclimate to the thin air of this high-altitude Andean city.

Days 8-10

Meet your sponsored friend and travel to communities where Unbound works. See breathtaking views from throughout the city and discover La Paz's famous cebritas, volunteers dressed in zebra costumes who help pedestrians cross busy streets. Visit El Alto at 13,000 ft. above sea level and possibly get a glimpse of Mt. Illimani, one of the highest peaks in Bolivia.

Day 11

Begin your journey home from La Paz in the morning. You might arrive at your home airport the same, or next, day.

What we provide:

In-country ground transportation
Lodging and meals/bottled water
Interpreters
The opportunity to meet your sponsored friend
Transportation costs for your sponsored friend, chaperone and local staff
Planned group activities
Memories that will last a lifetime

Tell me more

To learn about lodging, health considerations and costs, click on the "Download trip information" button. When you're ready to register, click on the dates you’d like to travel and download the forms to get started.
Space is limited! We recommend applying as soon as possible. Registration will close one month prior to departure.

Note: We’d love for you to join us for both the August 18-25 trip visiting Santa Cruz and Cochabamba and the August 25-28 trip visiting La Paz! You’ll see three very unique areas of Bolivia. Each has its own traditions, cuisine and landscape. Sponsors with sponsored friends in the La Paz program who are only joining the August 18-25 trip will see them in Cochabamba. However, La Paz sponsors who join the trip to La Paz will see their sponsored friend in La Paz rather than in Cochabamba.

Aug. 18-25, 2019 Registration Open

Download the adult registration forms.

If you are traveling with a minor (age 6-17), download the registration forms for minors.
Returning in 2021

Registration for this trip will open by mid-2020

The group we traveled with were all so kind and generous; I know we will keep in touch and visit when in each others' areas. Having met our sponsored child on this trip was incredibly amazing...she was so kind, outgoing, affectionate, and respectful. We are so much closer now having met in person.” – Nancy from Michigan