Milenka Omireis
Saludos! My name is Milenka and I was born in the city of Potosí and grew up in the beautiful city of La Paz, where I studied tourism. Every time I have the opportunity to travel around my country and know more about it it makes me feel more excited to share the rich cultural and natural history of Bolivia and the Andes with visitors from near and far.
What places and activities do you specialize in?
"Over the past five years, I have organized responsible travel in the highlands of Bolivia, including the spectacular Uyuni Salt Flats, Lake Titicaca, Sajama National Park and the city and valley of La Paz. Each destination has something different to offer and I love traveling to them and helping visitors make plans for their trips."
How did you get involved in travel?
"While I was studying tourism, one of my professors took my class to visit a small community in the countryside and that experience showed me just how much Bolivia has to share with visitors and how tourism can help communities value and protect their history, traditions, and nature. It was then that I knew I wanted to be a travel specialist and help Bolivia and Bolivians by protecting its natural and cultural history. "
Please share a unique travel experience you will never forget.
"When I begin work in tourism I had the opportunity to work as a guide for a couple from France who wanted to visit the community of Santiago de Okola. Helping them to understand the culture and nature of the community and the lake was an amazing, unforgettable experience. "
Featured trips & expertise
Trekking in the Bolivian Andes & Amazon - 14 Days
Adventurous travelers interested in Bolivia's indigenous communities will love this two-week tour through the country. You'll start in the high-altitude metropolis of La Paz before heading to Lake Titicaca. Boating around the lake's islands, you'll come into contact with native people who will teach you about their ways of life. Continue on a guided trek through some of the most beautiful villages in the Bolivian Andes, then head to Apolobamba National Park in the Amazon rainforest for canoeing, hiking, and birdwatching. You'll have a free day back in La Paz to shop, sightsee, and enjoy Bolivian street food before the trip ends.
Explore Bolivia: La Paz & Great Uyuni Salt Flats - 7 Days
Perfect for travelers who want to experience the best of the Bolivian highlands, this weeklong itinerary combines excursions and hikes with the urban comforts of La Paz. Begin your trip with a walking tour of the high-altitude city before being transported to the breathtaking Uyuni Salt Flats. You'll be able to enjoy remote sites like the Tunupa Volcano, Incahuasi Island, and colored lagoons filled with flamingoes before heading back to La Paz to sample more Andean cuisine and stroll through markets filled with art and textiles.
Explore the Bolivian Highlands - 9 Days
This nine-day itinerary balances excursions into the remote highlands with multiple days of activities in Bolivia's most exciting cities. Begin in the modern, high-altitude city of La Paz before taking a private car to the northern shore of the Uyuni Salt Flats, where you will hike the Tunupa Volcano and learn about indigenous Andean cultures. After exploring the flats, you will continue on to Sucre to tour its colonial-era streets, visit its impressive museums, and learn about Bolivian independence before enjoying a final free day in the capital.
Bolivian Highlands: La Paz, Lake Titicaca, Uyuni & Eduardo Avaroa - 8 Days
This unique journey takes you through some of the most spectacular landscapes of the Central Andes in Bolivia. You'll begin by exploring the sprawling twin cities of La Paz and El Alto, before setting out to sacred Lake Titicaca. Then, you'll get to see the great Uyuni Salt Flats and witness the many natural wonders of the Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve like geysers, colored lakes, and a surrealist desert.
Bolivian Landscapes, Cultures, and Communities: Cochabamba, Torotoro, Uyuni, La Paz & More - 14 Days
Take in the ever-changing landscapes and culture of Bolivia on this two-week itinerary. You'll start with a trip out to Samaipata, an archaeological and geological site in the Andean midlands. Explore the city in Cochabamba, then return to nature with canyon treks and caverns in Torotoro National Park. Scope out historical architecture in Sucre and Cayara before you finish your trip with the famed Uyuni Salt Flats.
Highlights of Bolivia & Chile - 14 Days
This exciting itinerary will take you through some of South America's most beautiful landscapes. You'll begin the journey in Santa Cruz and the historic settlement of Samaipata, then continue to high-altitude La Paz. Then enjoy a week of exploring natural wonders, traveling to the Uyuni Salt Flats, seeing flamingos in the wild at Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, and crossing over to Chile to see the otherworldly Atacama Desert.
Recent trip reviews for Milenka
Thank you!
Bolivia
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Nov 29 - Dec 16, 2022
Overall, an amazing trip and well worth the extra $$
Milenka our local specialist was very patient with us and organised our trip with next-to-no fuss.
Our highlights were the Uyuni salt flats (almost too early in early Dec) and Macchu Picchu.
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Hola Alex and Raine,
Thank you very much for your words and your review! It is amazing to know you enjoyed your trip with us and chose us.
Bolivia and Chile…..We have left with fond memories……
Bolivia
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Oct 12 - Oct 23, 2022
The organisation of our trip was exceptional. Tomas met us on the first day to go over our itinerary which gave us peace of mind. All the drivers throughout our trip were on time and courteous. We highly recommend David Quecana. He met us in La Paz and remained with us for the trip to Lake Titicaca and the Island of the Sun. David was knowledgeable, attentive and went out of his way to ensure that we enjoyed our time in his lovely country. Our tour guide from Sucre to Uyuni multi tasked he... read more
Hola Elba,
In name of the team, we want to thank you very much for your words, this makes us feel more committed to keep doing our best and continue working on what we love. I hope ñatter in the future, you can visit us again :)
Great trip to Bolivia and Chile..
Bolivia
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Oct 12 - Oct 23, 2022
Great trip to Bolivia and Chile. We were well looked after and the local guides were very knowledgable. All in all a good job organised by Kimkim read more
Hola Christopher,
Thank you for your review, we are so glad that you had a good time with us. I hope you'll back to visit us soon, Bolivia has amazing landscapes to explore. :)
Excellent service, the transfers all happened...
Bolivia
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Oct 7 - Oct 12, 2022
Excellent service, the transfers all happened on time and took the stress out of travelling alone. Great service.
Dear Sherine,
Thank you very much for your words. It was a pleasure to organize your trip to Uyuni Salt Flats.
Thank you again!
2 Weeks in Bolivia
Bolivia
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Aug 27 - Sep 8, 2022
I spent a total of two weeks traveling in Bolivia booked through kimkim and its local partner. Everything was very well organized, all of my guides and drivers were on time and professional. Prior to my arrival a WhatsApp group was set up in case I needed to contact the operator, which was reassuring. This was a pretty ambitious trip with lots of internal flights, many different hotels, and a full program, and everything worked according to plan.
Hola Jhon,
In name of all the team, thank you very much for your words. We are so happy to know you enjoyed your time in Bolivia and everything worked well. It was a pleasure to assist you.
Great Trip to Bolivia
Bolivia
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Jun 27 - Jul 1, 2022
While our trip to Bolivia was short, the choice of hotel accommodation was excellent. The food was amazing. Milenka was always available to help.
We wouldn't have made it in to the country without our great guide, David, who was also really good at interacting with the kids (aged 11). The countryside around Lake Titicaca was stunning. La Paz was an amazing city. Bolivia was the last stop on our visit, we had already been traveling for a month, but David made it exciting and fun. Our... read more
Hola Kenneth,
In name of all the team, we want to thank you for your comments. Bolivia is an amazing country with a lot of diversity in landscapes and culture. On your next visit to Bolivia, I will be glad to be your travel assistance.
Best regards,
Milenka
Great Trip and wonderful service!
Bolivia
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May 15 - May 17, 2022
I did the 3 day tour of Uyuni. Milenka was a great travel agent and arranged everything so there was nothing I needed to do but enjoy my trip. Lucio was a great guide. My only suggestion, is to consider booking “luxury” accommodations over basic. The hotels were chilly and only one of the two hotels had hot water…so basic has a different meaning in Bolivia. That said, both were clean, and comfortable aside from being cold! The night bus was surprisingly nice and everyone I interacted with... read more
Hola Amanda,
Thank you very much for your review. I am glad you enjoyed your time in Uyuni and Lipez. You are right about the accommodation. In that area, we have two sides "Superior lodges" or "Very basic lodges". I hope you enjoy the rest of your time in Boliva
Excellent local consultant
Bolivia
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Jan 10 - Jan 15, 2020
Milenka was excellent to work with. She was very responsive to my many questions while planning the trip and was very flexible and helpful when we had to make a major change a few weeks before embarking on the trip. All of the guides, drivers and planned experiences were absolutely wonderful.
Hola Karen,
I am so happy that you enjoyed your time with us and thank you for your review. I hope you enjoyed the amazing Salt Flats in this season with the sky reflected, and hope someday you could visit more of Bolivia.
Have a nice welcome home!
Super helpful
Bolivia
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Oct 26 - Nov 2, 2019
We unfortunately had to change our plans at the last minute due to the protests in La Paz however Malenka was super helpful in changing our plans and giving us options to choose from.
Hola Alicia,
I hope you had a great return back home, and despite the last-minute changes we had to do, thank you for visiting Bolivia. I hope you decide to come another time and have more time to enjoy this amazing country.
Our driver and our guide (Carla) were great. ...
Bolivia
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Oct 25 - Oct 29, 2019
Our driver and our guide (Carla) were great. We even have a continuing contact with her now we liked her so much. Her English is good and she was great at explaining the bad political current climate we couldn't understand. We had to change our plans because if it and Milenka had our back as well as she could with the last minute changes.
Hola Lisa,
Thank you for your review, we sorry about the political situation that you'd been through during your stay here in Bolivia. Despite that, I hope you enjoyed your time in Uyuni and I will share with Carla about your kind words here in KimKim.
Best regards,
Milenka
Adeventure trip.
Bolivia
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Aug 1 - Aug 11, 2019
Milenka was great and we had an awesome trip. We are 3 adults in our 30s and we really loved our time in the Pampas we stayed in Mashapique Eco Lodge and had an awesome guide named Wilman! Death Road, Tocana Coca Village, La Paz and Coroico, were soooo nice. Our guide in La Paz area David was THE BEST.
We also loved seeing the Salt Flats and Desert. The one issue here was that our guide Jaime in the Uyuni area really wasn't good. He rushed us and didn't really explain things well and was... read more
Hola Aaron,
Welcome back to your home! In name of all the team, thank you very much for your words. This helps us to keep working in provide to all of our clients a good service and we are happy that you had a great time in Bolivia!
Regards,
Milenka
Trip to Bolivia
Bolivia
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Jun 1 - Jun 10, 2019
We thoroughly enjoyed our trip to the Bolivian Altiplano. Milenka was very good at planning the trip for our group of six . She was available for help and tips before and during the trip . It was very easy to work with her. The hotels she picked were comfortable and in great locations . We especially enjoyed the Hacienda Cayara in Potosi ( it was like going back in time) and the Palacio de Sal. Her guides were all very nice and knowledgeable. I want to especially commend the two drivers we... read more
Hola Flaminia,
Thank you for your great comments for all the team! I am so happy you had a great time in Bolivia. I would have like to meet you when you arrived at La Paz but I had a family inconvenient and could not go to your hotel, I am sorry.
By the way, nice pictures :)
Trip to Bolivia
Bolivia
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May 26 - May 30, 2019
Bolivia was an amazing country. Lots to see and the people were friendly. Our drivers were great, very accommodating and friendly and handled the rough roads very well. Our guide Carla was good as well, but I do believe there are limitations to this trip based on your preferences. She tried her best to make the trip as comfortable as possible but the itinerary I believe was not planned properly. As a group, we wanted to stay in hotels (not hostels) however, it was not made clear that this... read more
Dear Hashmuk, Jay, and, Daniel,
Thank you for your feedback. I understand your disappointment and that your trip to Uyuni wasn't what you expected. I am very sorry.
The tours require a lot of time in the jeeps due to the far distances between each site and extremely remote locations. In our kimkim conversation, I mentioned the conditions of the tour and that it was a driving tour. I'm very sorry this wasn't clear.
Your feedback is important and I added the range of time spent in the car... read more
explore bolivia
Bolivia
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Apr 26 - May 12, 2019
This was our 2nd time using Kim Kim for international travel & we were very satisfied again. Milenka was very helpful in building the itinerary we requested & was also very flexible when we needed to make modifications mid trip.
The local guides were all exceptional, bringing their expertise & knowledge of the area, as well as warm & welcoming personalities. The accommodations & activities all met or exceeded our expectations. We would definitely consider using Kim Kim again for a unique travel experience.
Regards, Darina & Tim Bellman
Hola Darina & Tim,
Thank you very much for your kind words. In name of all the team, we are so happy you enjoyed your time in Bolivia and it was a pleasure to organize the tour for you.
Hope you will return soon!
Best regards,
Milenka
Uyani tours
Bolivia
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Apr 6 - Apr 8, 2019
Rachel was an excellent guide! Very informative and attentive to our needs. We had a great 2 days during out tour of the salt flats and Uyuni.
Hola Shaun,
Thank you very much for your words. In name of all the team, it was a pleasure to coordinate the tour for you and we are so glad you enjoyed your tour with us.
Hope you can return in another time.
Thanks for visiting Bolivia!
Bolivia Highlights
Bolivia
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Feb 27 - Mar 7, 2019
We have now returned from our recent trip to Bolivia which you organised on behalf of KimKim. As I will outline below, there were a lot of things which did not go to plan, which led to a very unpleasant holiday experience. I will start from the beginning and outline the failing's chronologically and then make some general observations at the end:
27th Feb: Our driver arrived 30min after we had exited the airport. We were the only foreigners in a strange airport and I wish I had not paid... read more
Dave, I am finally able to respond to your last email. I hope that Kimkim's resolution to your complaints and the partial refund and generous travel credit you received was helpful to you and to bring closure to the matter. I would like to mention, once again, that many of the experiences you complained of were events that were out of our control and/or total anomalies, such as the possible source of your gastrointestinal problems. For better or for worse, many travelers to Bolivia do... read more
IncaTour
Bolivia
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Jan 4 - Jan 18, 2019
The trip to La Paz, Sucre and the Altiplano including Potosi, Uyuni and southern altiplano was excellent. We had a few days to adjust to the altitude flying in from NYC and Mexico City in La Paz (we all speak Spanish so no need for English guides etc and well connected to diverse local communities). We headed of to Copacabana and Titicaca Isla del Sol with Carlao a fine guide and caring individual and stayed at the excellent EcoLodge before heading back to Tiwanaku and la Paz. The walk was... read more
Hola Eric,
Thank you very much for your kind words. It was a pleasure for me and all the team to give you a good experience her in Bolivia. I really hope you come back soon and meet us again.
Saludos y abrazos.
Milenka
4 days private trip
Bolivia
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Dec 22 - Dec 25, 2018
It was an amazing trip and exceeded my expectation! Despite I was there during the dry season so it was a pity that I did not see the beautiful reflection, I saw the breathtaking flamingo and Red Lagoon and I took many amazing photos. Andrea is an excellent guide, and she is very friendly and informative. I would say she is a huge plus for our trip. All the accommodations we had for the four days were great, and the food they provided either by hotels or our guide was delicious. I really feel I mad either right decision by choosing Kimkim.
Hola Yifan & Zhiyuan,
Thank you very much for your review, we are so glad you enjoyed your time with us, and if you return to Bolivia it will be a pleasure to assist you.
Saludos!
Bolivia
Bolivia
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Oct 11 - Oct 22, 2018
I can't say enough good things about our experiences in Bolivia with kimkim. Our guides were all very knowledgeable. Guida was especially good in explaining the history of indigenous people of the AltoPlano. Each one was personable and experienced. Xemina showed us the wonders of the cable cars system and let us experience LaPaz in the air and on foot. Teresa did a fabulous job interacting with the ladies of C.O.M.C.A. collective. That experience was especially meaningful, as my son... read more
Dear Mary & Warren,
Thank you very much for your kind words about our guides and drivers. It was a pleasure to organize your trip to Bolivia and it is important for us to give you good services to you can enjoy the beauty of this amazing country.
Thank you again!