FLYING TO BOLIVIA
We recommend all of our wedding guests enter Bolivia by flying into Viru Viru Intl Airport (VVI) in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.
COPA airlines offers various flights to Santa Cruz with connections in Panama City, Panama. COPA has a reputation for providing excellent customer service, ensuring a comfortable and enjoyable flying experience.
BOA also offers direct flights into Santa Cruz from Miami, however, their customer service can be lackluster and they can be very inefficient.
GETTING A VISA
Travelling to Bolivia as a tourist requires American citizens to acquire a tourist Visa. The cost is $160 and the Visa is valid for 10 years.
Tourist Visa's to Bolivia can be obtained either before travelling to Bolivia at one of the Bolivian consulates, or at the time of entry into Bolivia
The visa requirements are the same regardless of how you chose to apply.
Travelling to Bolivia as a tourist requires American citizens to acquire a tourist Visa. The cost is $160 and the Visa is valid for 10 years.
Tourist Visa's to Bolivia can be obtained either before travelling to Bolivia at one of the Bolivian consulates, or at the time of entry into Bolivia
The visa requirements are the same regardless of how you chose to apply.
VISA REQUIREMENTS
* Passport-type photograph. A 2”x2” passport style photo, with a white background, taken within the last 6 months. You can get these taken in a few minutes at CVS, Walgreens, or Staples.
* Complete itinerary. A copy of round-trip tickets or detailed itinerary showing all intermediary countries between your destination and return to country of origin. The applicant's name must be on itinerary.
* Proof of financial solvency. A copy of the applicant's most recent monthly bank statement showing proof of sufficient funds. The statement must clearly show the applicant's name as the account holder, the balances of the accounts, and the date of the statement.
* Hotel Reservation. Hotel reservations for the duration of the trip. The applicant's name must be on the reservation. Reservations must be from the hotel directly or hotel reservation provided by a traveling agency. No reservations from internet booking websites or similar will be accepted.
* Yellow fever vaccination. A copy of the International Certificate of Vaccination (ICV) for yellow fever. More details below. (The yellow fever vaccine is only required for visiting high-risk endemic areas. We will not be visiting any of these areas)
YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION
Update: According to Bolivian Embassy the Yellow Fever Vaccine is only required if the areas of travel are tropical / high-risk endemic areas. The yellow fever vaccine is not required for the places we will visit.
Not all clinics and hospitals offer the yellow fever vaccine, so it's important to find a yellow fever vaccination center near you. You can find a yellow fever vaccination center by visiting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website https://www.cdc.gov/yellowfever/vaccine/index.html
The vaccine is also available at most travel medicine clinics.
It is important to remember to get a stamped yellow vaccine book when you get your vaccination for entry into Bolivia.
Update: According to Bolivian Embassy the Yellow Fever Vaccine is only required if the areas of travel are tropical / high-risk endemic areas. The yellow fever vaccine is not required for the places we will visit.
Not all clinics and hospitals offer the yellow fever vaccine, so it's important to find a yellow fever vaccination center near you. You can find a yellow fever vaccination center by visiting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website https://www.cdc.gov/yellowfever/vaccine/index.html
The vaccine is also available at most travel medicine clinics.
It is important to remember to get a stamped yellow vaccine book when you get your vaccination for entry into Bolivia.
ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS
WE RECOMMEND TAKING B-COMPLEX TWO WEEKS BEFORE TRAVEL TO AVOID ANY MOSQUITO BITES. ALTHOUGH THE WEATHER WILL BE COOLER, IT IS SOMETHING THAT TRAVELERS TAKE BEFORE COMING SOMETIMES TO FEEL MORE AT EASE.
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