Private Tour

Samaipata Fort Tour: Ancient Ruins in 1 Full Day

Overview

Available languages

Spanish

12 hours

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While others offer you massive tours with rigid schedules, we invite you to an intimate and personalized experience where you set the pace. Discover Samaipata through its age-old legends, unspoilt landscapes and best kept secrets, away from the crowds and with the luxury of details that make a difference.

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

Fuerte de Samaipata

Samaipata Fort is a fascinating archaeological site, and a 3- to 4-hour tour will allow you to explore it calmly and enjoy its breathtaking views and historical richness. During this time, travelers will immerse themselves in a scenic trek that ascends the mountain skirts, surrounded by the biodiversity of the cross valleys, until reaching the top where the largest carved stone in the world is located. Along the way, you will discover not only the artistic value of the zoomorphic and geometric engravings on the sandstone rock, but also the heritage of the Chané and Inca cultures that made this place a strategic ceremonial center.

4 hours • Admission Included

Museo Arqueologico De Samaipata

Get ready for time travel! By booking your experience at the Samaipata Archaeological Museum, you’ll make sure you understand every secret before setting foot on the sacred mountain. What you will see: As you enter, you will come face to face with the legacy of the cultures that inhabited these valleys more than a thousand years ago. You’ll see the famous artificially distorted skulls up close, a striking insight that will reveal how ancient elites sought a spiritual connection with the gods. You will be able to observe pieces of original ceramics with incredible details and stone tools that will make you wonder how it was possible to carve an entire mountain. In addition, you will have a giant model of the Fort in front of you; this is the only way to appreciate, from a bird’s eye view, the designs of snakes and cougars that the jungle and erosion sometimes hide flush.

1 hour • Admission Included

What‘s Included

Private transportation

Admission fee

Bottled water

Lunch

Breakfast

Alcoholic beverages

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Samaipata Fort Tour: Ancient Ruins in 1 Full Day

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Reviews

3.50

4 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Overpriced values
Wendy a,,Apr 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00
Close in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, the value is 350 BOB, for foreigners. But the best option is to sleep in the city of Samaipata and close the ride to the fort the day before. Arriving at the fort, if you are more interested in historical facts hire a guide available at the fort at the time of the tour. The hired, go to take pictures
Samaipata is worth it
RucoM1,,Dec 3, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
An interesting place to meet, in a very beautiful environment. The activity very complete, with leaving with a typical breakfast of the area, the tour of the Fort, lunch in the village, wine tasting and finishing by pool in a resort.
Samaipata is amazin!
Juliana E,,Jun 17, 2024
- Review from Viator
4.00
Samaipata is an amazin arqueologic place! It a little far away from Santa Cruz de la Sierra but worth it! We had a private guide at the site and the explanation was brilliant! Luch could be better, in fact, it was the first time I didn't like a Bolivian dish
It is worth it
celsoa288,,Nov 10, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
Very beautiful, extensive and striking place. It is not exactly in Samaipata, you need to take a van from the city to El Fuerte. There are several vans in the city, but they only leave with a minimum number of people, both on the way there and on the way back. The place is very high and the trail is long, you will spend at least an hour, but it is worth it. Another thing, prepare for strong winds. Bring your water, use sunscreen and apply insect repellent.