Camping Ecolodge Copacabana | Established Campground

April 7th, 2024 by michiel

Coming from busy La Paz this place is a little piece of heaven to us. Very tranquilo and the big green garden with outlook over the lake gives stunning views.
Manuel only recently took over the place (3mts) and is working very hard to get everything up to par again. But in all honesty, it looks stunning already if you compare it with the average Bolivian standards.
We paid 50 BOL P/P P/N which i think is fair for the given. You can opt for breakfast which is 25BOL extra. There is potable water just in front of the stairs, comes straight from the mountains and tastes good.
For the rest they sell beer, snacks and you can enjoy yourself with a nice game of pool!

To overlander below;
I highly doubt you just wrote a wrong milage or remembered wrong, because as you can see from all other reviews, Manuel is not someone unkind. Furthermore, he has a campervan himself, and he's just building up the place and renovating, so it would make 0 sense to take your car and go driving around with it. If you have picture proof it's another story, but for now I call B$

April 5th, 2024 by profoundnorse99

I wrote another comment about 5 weeks ago.
To be nice and help those people to get the camping started.
True story; the owner has two faces!!!

We left our car for 5 weeks at the campsite. We left our key for emergency situations to replace the car for other guest or something.
Turned out the owner drove in our car for 950 km !!!!!
We were so angry and devastated. He didn't want to admit it at first, but when we started threatening he came clean.
Such a shame to scam people like this. 950 km is not a bit he could have crossed all Bolivia with it. Fortunately the car didn’t have any damage but still, someone is driving in your home.

So DONT LEAVE YOUR CAR HERE!! And if you see the owner tell him he is a cunt :)

April 1st, 2024 by premierjail25

Nice buildings and gardens, but it seems like camping was an afterthought here. There’s a large mostly level field and a house of bathrooms plus one shower, lukewarm at low flow as previously described. Many spiders.

There’s no potable water and to get water for cooking we had to ask in their restaurant, which is tedious. Also no sink for washing dishes.

Price was 50 BOB per person, firm price even for a 3-night stay, and kids paid full price. We stayed anyway because we were tired, but for the money you could probably do better elsewhere.

March 13th, 2024 by el.equipo.c

We stayed here 5 nights. Very friendly owners. Bathroom and toilets available. Nice place inside where you can play some pool, chess or just enjoy the view. Paid 30BOB per person.

February 22nd, 2024 by profoundnorse99

Stayed here for 5 nights. Enjoyed it a lot. Very nice manager, speaks English and is very helpful. They just started to take over the camping and they’re doing great.
Big space inside to sit when it rains. Beautiful garden and wonderful views. Easy 15 min walk to town along the lake. 30 bob per person.
Shower is not the best but they’re about to do something about it. Toilet paper available. Big rigs will fit easily at this big camping area.

February 19th, 2024 by Betina

Nice place . New owners. Manuel and Yariza. They speak english and french. Super friendly couple.

The price is 30 bs per person. Includes wifi, electricity and water.

Please contact Yariza before +591 67006699

February 14th, 2024 by martino

OK place to stay a night or two but don't expect anything special. showers are barely warm at best and the bathroom is quite dirty. we paid 50bol for one night, and could leave our car for the rest of the day when we went to the island. owners are very helpful and speak English. breakfast is 20bol, again ok but nothing special.

February 13th, 2024 by Fiore

Nous avons passé 1 nuit, au calme, plat, herbeux, wifi, douche, wc, eau. Au bord du lac.
Pas d’électricité, à 2,5 km de la basilique de Copacabana

January 26th, 2024 by gladbicycle79

Wonderful stay!
The staff is great, the dog too.
Breakfast is gorgeous, buffet style.
We paid 15bpp with our tent.
Bathrooms not very clean, that’s the only downside.

January 1st, 2024 by ameliapelasamericas

Perfect place nice grass area electricity and water potable available the owner is super nice and you have a nice lake view

Space ok for our pickup + trailer

November 19th, 2023 by aRBdQWmk5XspyL5bSvKM

Stayed 4 nights, paid 70pn for 2 adults/4 kids. Awesome spot. Should’ve stayed longer. Walk into town is perfect for sedentary overlanders.

October 25th, 2023 by elixmia

We paid 50bol for two people per night. It’s also okay to leave it to stay on the island, in which case it’s 25. The bathrooms were very clean and the well stocked with toilet roll. The area felt safe and it’s about a 15-20 minute walk to the town. Also there’s two super cute dogs here!

October 17th, 2023 by La_Fordtuga

We really enjoyed our stay here. Agree with the comments below. Electric shower is hot if you turn the flow as low as possible. Fast wifi. There’s also a pool table and fooseball in the reception area if you get a rainy day. They have a friendly German shepherd and a shepherd puppy that is the cutest ball of fluff. There’s a fire pit area we enjoyed having a braai on one night also. We received mixed opinions on if it’s safe to walk home from town after dark. This place would be 5 stars if they cleaned the washrooms. 50bobs for 2.

September 29th, 2023 by pedranna14

We stayed 3 nights at this campsite and paid 50 bolivianos per night. Nice place at the lake, good walking distance to town, good wifi and we were able to use the kitchen (there were hardly any guests at the hotel during our stay). The grass field and the toilets could definitely be cleaned more often.

August 23rd, 2023 by saraberchtold91

we were here for a week! And we enjoyed the campsite very much! It was wonderful to finally be back in nature after lapaz.

August 17th, 2023 by T-Rex.Tours

It is a beautiful and quiet place. In addition to the already mentioned features, there is a possibility to connect the vehicle to the electric current, if you have your own power cable.

July 1st, 2023 by emiboi2102

We didn't stay here but called in to fill up our water. They let us fill up 50 litres for free and offered us wifi.

June 30th, 2023 by undetoursurlaterre

on a passé une nuit ici, très calme. 50 bols la nuit. wifi fonctionne très bien, eau a dispo, WC et douches propres. proprio sympa.

May 24th, 2023 by 3paarschuheauf4raedern.de

This was a really nice place! we stayed 5 nights, 50 Bs per night. Very quiet, Danilo the owner IS friendly and can recommend good Tours to the Islands. shower is clean but just sometimes hot. City is in walking distance. Recommended!

February 19th, 2023 by pet.steiner

Rosmarie&Peter
Stayed 5 nights here at this perfect place. Save, clean, in good walking distance to the town.
Danilo is a very good host, friendly and helpful. 40 BOL per night for the motorhome. Highly recommended!

January 27th, 2023 by adiantes

We came for the amount of good comments, but we didn't have such a good experience.
We were told that the showers were only working with cold water because they are heated by solar panels and it was raining - which, after two days of taking cold shower, found out it was a lie and that the key was turned off.
We stayed here for 4 days, recovering from an intestinal infection, and the bathroom was not cleaned once - we cleaned ourselves to continue using it. The wifi worked well, and there was no energy available for camping. We paid 25 bs per person per day.
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Nós viemos pela quantidade de bons comentários, mas não tivemos uma experiência tão boa. Nos disseram que os chuveiros só estavam funcionando com água gelada, porque são aquecidos por placas solares e estava chovendo - o que, depois de dois dias tomando banho frio, descobrimos que era mentira e que a chave estava desligada. Ficamos 4 dias aqui, nos recuperando de uma infecção intestinal, e o banheiro não foi limpo nem uma vez - nós mesmos limpamos para seguir usando. O Wi-Fi funcionava bem, e não havia energia disponível para o camping. Pagamos 25 bs por pessoa por dia.

December 28th, 2022 by LiLa

Great place for camping. Lots of level space, clean toilets. Shower is electric and was not working properly, had to fix the fuse twice.
Wi-Fi reaches camping area.
Asked 35BOL pp per night.

December 21st, 2022 by ottenweinerts.blog

Nice place, clean, quiet and safe. Hot showers, fast WiFi, potable water. Nice staff, who can organize day trips to the Isla del Sol. Lots of Restaurants in a few minutes walking distance. Billiard table and TV in the reception area. 30 Bol. pP.

December 6th, 2022 by anhorn.yvette

Very friendly staff, nice and quite near to Copacabana, close to the pebblebeach. Recommendable.

October 1st, 2022 by Myysliexpress

We stayed one night. The lady was super friendly and copacabana is a nice town if its not weekend. Only medium warm shower, but very clean toillet compared to the rest of bolivia. If you dont need facilities you may want to stay just infront of the ecologe. Super safe and tranquillo.

September 22nd, 2022 by jordi-nena

Spend 2 nights here. Its worth it to negotiate about the price. She wanted 90 bob a day. We came down to 60 for 2 pers and a van. Great place with nice toilets and a hot shower in one of the rooms. Nice titicaca lake view. Copacabana is a nice town and a good first impression about Bolivia.

September 21st, 2022 by Francine the Travel Machine

Nice place to stay with good wifi, nice bathrooms and hot shower available to use inside a room. Paid 30k bobs/person. She wanted to charge for the camper as well but negotiated to 60k per night total for two of us in a truck camper. Nice walk to the cute town along the water. Stayed two nights and recommend

September 19th, 2022 by jmartidominguez

At first asked 35bob the vehicle and 35bob for me. At the end it was 35 for the vehicle and me.
Clean toilets. The hot shower is broken.

August 23rd, 2022 by asobolife.com

Best place to camp (paid) on the lake in my opinion. 30BOB per person. Toilets clean and with toilet paper(!). Camping shower doesn’t have hot water. But ask and the owner can let you use a shower in an empty room. Nice hot showers.

Wonderful place and would stay again.

May 31st, 2022 by PenguinTraveller

Nice place directly on the lake. The lodge houses look very nice, but we stayed there with our camper, so no insight in the lodge. Enough space for a lot of campers or tents. Toilets are available very close to the camping area. Not sure about shower, as we didn't use it. Toilet very clean. For extra charge they will serve you a really good breakfast. Wifi is really good, I even had reception on the beach. We paid 25 per person.

December 31st, 2019 by overlandingwithdogz

Stayed just one the night, you could easy just stay on the beach outside. But it is New Year’s Eve, so more partying on the beach. The toilets were over flowing, but it is evident the toilets had has some effort put into them, so hopefully a one off experience.

November 2nd, 2019 by janssen.sanne88

Ok place. Stayed 2 nights, 25BOB pp. toilets and showers were not very clean. Owner/person behind reception was not very nice. Not allowed to eat inside the common area. Wifi was ok.

October 30th, 2019 by kingsoffreedom.com

We stayed here for one night. Nice common area, shower needs some love. When we told them our issues with the shower they gave us a cabana to shower. Very friendly new owner

September 10th, 2019 by vismaplanete.com

Très bon spot pour se reposer. Nous sommes restés 25 nuits !
25 bob par personne par nuit avec possibilité de brancher le véhicule à l’électricité, bon wifi depuis votre véhicule (nouvelle connexion), douche très chaude sauf celle à l’extérieur, toilettes propres, très calme jour et nuit, le portail est fermé la nuit, chiens bienvenus, superbe vue sur le lac, pas de restriction de hauteur, pour toute taille de véhicule, vaste terrain à l’ombre ou au soleil pour se garer, à 15 minutes à pied du village ou 15 bob en taxi, le staff est très sympa, l’eau à l’extérieur est potable, plein de petits endroits à l’extérieur pour se poser, à l’intérieur billard tv et café/thé gratuit toute la journée, laverie 10 bob par kilo, superbe chambre à 80 bob la nuit.
Nous recommandons l’endroit !

Ps: attention aux tics, contrôlez votre chien régulièrement, il y en à énormément.

September 10th, 2019 by Baluaufweltreise.wordpress.com

First they wanted 30 Bs/person, but after we negotiated they agreed with 25 Bs/person.
We were told the water is potable, but our short before cleaned filters reduced after 60 liters their pressure.
Quiet.

August 9th, 2019 by dnesletim.eu

We were very happy here. The lodge has got beautiful views on the lake. Wifi is slow and toilets and shower not very clean (only person who was doing something was one young man otherwise whole family nothing. Which is a pity cause if they will clean the place it will be much nicer. You have tea and coffee for free. Night as overlanders costed us 25 BOB per person and shower you can take also in one of their huts if it is no one there. It is 10mins from the center.

July 9th, 2019 by johanna.bramboeck

Super nice campground. Clean and quite. you can use the lobby and there is coffee and tea for free. Very nice stuff. Internet is fast and showers are hot - this is why I changed the category. We were told that water is potable. 25 bolivianos per person. Big rig and dog friendly.

April 21st, 2019 by michaeldconnolly83

To clear up the price, when we arrived Elsa the lady working here charged us 30 PP which was fine by us. Includes use of indoor solar shower, tea and coffee, outdoor and indoor loos (both perfectly fine) pool table and football table. However 4 days later the owner returned from La Paz and we overheard him charge other couples 25pp. We politely asked why and he instantly refunded us the difference for 6 nights (30BOB pp) in cash - a super nice guy! So just state the cost is 25 when you come. Besides that we planned to stay for only 2 nights but spent a week here due to Semana Santa and loved it! friendly, chilled vibes and a lovely walk to town, safe and quiet too though.

March 24th, 2019 by manon_350

Great place to enjoy the lake Titicaca, very nice staff, free WiFi, tea and coffee for free at the reception. Amazing sunset, we highly recommend this place.
We payed 25BOL p/p for camping.

November 27th, 2018 by opamobil

good place also vor Big Riga 30 Bol pp WIFI Water

July 24th, 2018 by sowosammadojadasammerja

beautiful place on the beach, very gentle people. thete is a lot of space even for big rigs. hot showers, clean bathrooms. payed 60 bol for two people and the car, power is included. good wifi. after heavy rain it could be muddy, but we can recommend this place.

June 12th, 2018 by keeponexploring.com

A very quiet place just next to Lake Titicaca. Bathrooms were ok, people friendly, WiFi average, nice grassy area for camping. 20 min walk into town. Very pleasant and tranquilo.

May 13th, 2018 by jacksontwin22

Quaint lodge with a few cabins. Nice garden. Right on edge of lake. Nice grassy flat space for overlanders. We paid 30 bol/person. Safe, quiet place. Locked gate at night. Slow WiFi. Clean bathrooms (we noticed reviews from two different people on same date, one says clean and the other says disgusting. Clearly this is a matter of personal expectations, but we thought bathrooms were perfectly fine, and much nicer/cleaner than many we have seen).

February 9th, 2018 by raisedontheroad.com

Certainly cheap. 70 Bols for 2 adults. Kids didn’t pay (5 & 3 y o)
But sooo discusting.. we didn’t bother to shower.. it was very very dirty !! WiFi on and off .. pets allowed but only on leash..

October 27th, 2017 by Pietro B.

Way overpriced for what it is. 140 BOB for 2 adults and 2 kids after haggling. 18 x 6 meters parking lot, use of outside bathrooms, 1 electric shower. not permitted to use common area inside hotel. no kitchen, no water, no electricity. wifi free nowadays but barely usable. NB: the beachfront outside is very safe and free - no need to pay for this unless one feels compelled to sleep behind a locked gate.

July 23rd, 2017 by Auf großer Tour durch Südamerika 2016/2017

WiFi was free today. They provided the password at the counter. As a camper you are only allowed to use the bathrooms in the garden. There is one suicide shower with an average water temperature. The bathrooms are clean. There is no sink but an outside tap.
The common indoor area is reserved for hotel guests.
It is a very nice spot to stay on a grassy ground close to the lakeside however there is no during the day shade. If you like dogs there are plenty of friendly dogs around, from the ecolodge and from outside.

June 29th, 2017 by Flinking Around

nice spot. 30bob pppn, 10 extra per day for internet. internet only worked 2 out of 4 days. enough toilets and showers but they don't get cleaned regularly. nice walk to town

June 23rd, 2017 by Olli

Coordinates are correc!
Maps.me shows Ecolodge at the wrong spot.
30 pp direct at the lake.
Nice place

June 12th, 2017 by mglatz333

The campground is at the "Ecolodge Copacabana". If You Do not want to stay at the parking of Hotel Gloria nor freecamping at the Beach, this is an exzellent Option: Big rig friendly, nice Garden, clean bathroom and shower, very quiet , directly at the Beach, 10 Min walking to the village, Internet, nice Manager. Very Secure, if You want to leave your Camper during the day (Excursions, etc.), they close the Gate at Night. 30 Bol/per night, Kids free. In the future they will enlarge the campground (they have a big unused space...)