Region · Bolivia
Where to stay in Santa Cruz Department
This guide covers 7 destinations in Santa Cruz Department, a first-level administrative division of Bolivia, with 1 place to stay between them. The largest by population are Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Warnes and La Guardia. Across its destinations, May to August are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Viru Viru International Airport (VVI).
- Destinations in this guide
- 7
- Places to stay
- 1
- Comfortable in the most places
- May to August
- Main airport
- VVIViru Viru International Airport
- Currency
- BOBboliviano
- Time zone
- America/La Paz
Destinations
Destinations in Santa Cruz Department
Every destination in this guide in Santa Cruz Department, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 3,122,605 | 1 | SRZ · 4 km |
| Warnes | 214,216 | VVI · 15 km | |
| La Guardia | 147,726 | SRZ · 21 km | |
| Montero | 126,886 | VVI · 36 km | |
| Cotoca | 106,603 | VVI · 34 km | |
| El Torno | 55,697 | SRZ · 30 km | |
| Villa Yapacaní | 14,589 | VVI · 84 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Santa Cruz Department
1 hotel in Santa Cruz Department recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel Los Tajibos | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
When to go
Best time to visit Santa Cruz Department
From the climate of 7 destinations in Santa Cruz Department with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: May to August.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 7 | 31 °C | 173 mm |
| February | 0 of 7 | 31 °C | 140 mm |
| March | 0 of 7 | 30 °C | 109 mm |
| April | 0 of 7 | 29 °C | 81 mm |
| May | 6 of 7 | 26 °C | 66 mm |
| June | 7 of 7 | 25 °C | 57 mm |
| July | 7 of 7 | 26 °C | 45 mm |
| August | 7 of 7 | 28 °C | 33 mm |
| September | 0 of 7 | 30 °C | 56 mm |
| October | 0 of 7 | 31 °C | 99 mm |
| November | 0 of 7 | 31 °C | 113 mm |
| December | 0 of 7 | 31 °C | 151 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Santa Cruz Department
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Santa Cruz Department name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
VVI · Viru Viru International Airport
SRZ · El Trompillo Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Santa Cruz Department, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Bolivia
Regional holidays observed in Santa Cruz Department
Nearby
Regions near Santa Cruz Department
Other regions of Bolivia with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.