Tupiza, Bolivia Travel Blogs

A Bump & Grind journey to Tupiza
Mar 23, 2009 (1 photos)

... still allowing her plenty of time to examine the interior of the bathroom all day, but we did manage to nip out for a short walk. Tupiza is a small town/village and it is very brown - no, Lorna wasn't leaving a trail behind her, it is just a very rustic ...

Thrashed Lorna at cards...and she lost a twix!
Mar 24, 2009 (15 photos)

... the Wicky Wicky Wild Wild West out there, so we shall see. We set off at 10am tomorrow morning. We then took a walk around central Tupiza....this took about 30 seconds! It's not a very big place. OK, so maybe 30 seconds is a bit harsh. We had a walk ...

Bruised testicles & a sore backside...Interesting!
Mar 25, 2009 (48 photos)

... We went to a similar restaurant to the one we'd already been to - actually, to be fair, most restaurants we've been to in Bolivia (outside La Paz) have all served pretty much the same food. We had a good few hours eating, drinking and chatting. Connor & ...

South America's Poorest Country
Jun 14, 2006 (14 photos)

After a 7 hour overnight bus to the border of Argentina and Bolivia, I was shocked! I was shocked at how freakin cold it is!!! Perhaps coming to Bolivia to hibernate from winter in Argentina and Chile was not the brightest idea. I planned to cross the ...

The Long Road Ahead
Jan 9, 2006

... head to Bolivia, so I got another bus and after a few hours of passing through amazing scenery I was there, in Bolivia and strangely enough the number of Argentinian tourists dropped to a rate approximately equal to zero! They obviously donŽt like their ...

entering "Tupiza", southern Bolivia
Jun 11, 2005 (3 photos)

... of hositality?? Not anywhere!! So, courtesy of "Alfonso`s" generosity and goodwill, we had one of the best meal in "Bolivia" ever, Argentinian steak and Chorizio sausages, yum!! The following day we made our way to the border town, "Villazhon".

Horseback riding through the desert
Sep 13, 2008 (9 photos)

... right there?!" Next up: Paragliding, White water rafting, Bungee jumping and more in Salta, Argentina Idea of costs in Tupiza: 7 hours of horseback riding, with guide: $25 Hotel room (no breakfast, but clean.  Unlike the Belmont Holiday ...

Cactus and heat - Tupiza
Aug 16, 2007

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Tupiza
Dec 21, 2005 (6 photos)

... like the wild west. It also reminded me of Cappadocia in Turkey with the high rock formations. There doesn't seem to be a lot happening in Tupiza but its nice to be on my own again and out of the Jeep. I went horse riding on one day into the surrounding ...

Stupiz
Jul 6, 2006

Blurb & Video to follow, when we return to Blighty and proper broadband!

Tupiza and Horses
Nov 5, 2008 (33 photos)

... time could not have been any better. I don't think I will ever get a chance to ride a horse like that again, litterally nudging the horse into to life like like the twist of a motor bike throttle but this is Bolivia and the reason we love it!

Some salt with that?
Oct 5, 2009 (15 photos)

... and were very friendly, plus they had cable TV! The hostel had an attached tour operator and the tour of South West Bolivia, including the famous salt flats at Salar De Uyuni, sounded really good and after they told us an english speaking couple had ...

Boliva
Apr 15, 2007

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Do my legs still work?
Dec 4, 2006

I have just returned from my four day salt flat tour and am now happily chilling in Tupiza for a couple of days in a nice hotel. I was planning on hanging out here until Thursday perhaps, but remember that special person I met in Uyuni that I vaguely ...

Preparation au depart a Tupiza
Mar 11, 2009

... proposent le meme chose a des prix equivalents, difficile de choisir. Apres une journee de recherche, nous optons finalement pour Tupiza Tour qui semble etre une agence serieuse (c'est le plus important, bcp promettent des choses qui une fois dans le ...

Another stamp on the passports
Oct 15, 2004

... , the worldŽs largest salt flats (and much more.) We spent a day checking out the town and adjusting to the altitude... again. Bolivia is a world away from Argentina: The roads are almost all dirt, the buildings made from mud bricks, there are very few ...

Saddlin' up in Tupiza
Jul 2, 2007 (11 photos)

The area surrounding Tupiza, in southern Bolivia, could come straight out of the American Southwest -- brightly colored rocky hillsides, jagged formations, and strange looking badlands in all directions. It's also where Butch Cassidy and the ...

Where the Air is Rare
Nov 16, 2005 (4 photos)

... . We were used to being offered a choice of fully reclining chairs, semi reclining chairs, part reclining chairs or standard. In Bolivia we were offered standing or a wheel arch. We opted for the wheel arch and were hastily shepherded onto the bus by the ...

Butch Cassidy eat your heart out!
Sep 5, 2005 (22 photos)

... a splash-out I think was justified!!). Tour 2, The Salar del Uyuni tour is the most famous and popular in Bolivia. 4 days in a jeep travelling around the most remote and beautiful scenery imaginable (actually it was not imaginable as there is nowhere ...

Tupiza
Feb 26, 2008 (9 photos)

 

What a difference a boarder makes!!
Jan 21, 2006 (1 photos)

... !! All the locals must think that i`m local coz they just keep staring at me!! The journey was incredible...loving Bolivia already.... Tapiza was an interesting and small town...i`m glad i`m was traveling with others...The altitiude was around 3600 ...

Butch Cassidy country: the wild west
May 7, 2009

... with the three officials standing up and shaking her hand laughing. They have a good sense of humour here it appears! Bolivia is waaay different to argentina: definitley the poorer cousin, but the people very very welcoming and friendly.  The ...

The Butch Cassidy - Sundance Kid ride in Tupiza
Apr 14, 2000

The very next day as early as we could we jumped on a bus to Tupiza, a town right in the south of Bolivia. The 10 hour, 100 mile bus ride was very scenic, yet it was probably the most uncomfortable ride I'd ever take. The journey took us thought mainly ...

Gaucho Fever.
Apr 14, 2006

... and the Canadian Couple. Today, Jess, I and the Canadians are going on a 5 hour horseback ride! In fact I have to go, cause we leave in 45 minutes. IŽll just say that so far Bolivia is awesome. Incredibly inexpensive, friendly, interesting and beautiful.

4 days in a 4x4
Sep 24, 2007 (10 photos)

The Salt plains tour was next on the agenda. The tour we took consisted of 4 days pretty much consisting of 10hours in a 4x4 jumping out everynow and again for photos of the spectacular scenery. Only the last day did we reach the salt plains which were ...

Tupiza Tours
Mar 30, 2007

Today we started on our 4 day jeep tour and headed south towards the Chilean border. We met some new travelling companions, a french canadian couple,Matt and Vicky, a brit,Simon and Mike from before.  We travelled through tiny adobe ...

Dunc Cassidy and the Sundance Lady
Oct 29, 2004 (3 photos)

... But I'm sure they felt right at home here, at least before they got shot, as the area is the wild west Bolivia style with tall cacti and steep narrow gorges surrounded by flat, scrub covered plains. It seemed somehow appropriate therefore that we slide ...

Horses!
Jun 7, 2008

... then go out to get some dinner. After dinner we watch Butch Cassidy and the Sun Dance Kid (as Tupiza is near where they were when they came to Bolivia( with the two English girls before going to bed. The next day we walk around the market after ...

Tupiza
Sep 17, 2005 (10 photos)

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The Wild West
May 20, 2007 (5 photos)

We arrived into Tupiza by train. Train travel in Bolivia is really cheap and much more comfortable than the buses. We checked into La Torres Hotel, which was as good as the Hilton (not that weŽ ...