Country Info
- La Paz /Sucre
- Capital
- Boliviano (BOB)
- Currency
- 8,300,463
- Population
- BO
- Country Code
Tupiza Slideshow
Tupiza
Travel Blogs from Tupiza, Bolivia
Tupiza and Horses
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
A Bump & Grind journey to Tupiza
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
South America's Poorest Country
This is a top pick! 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 ...
Thrashed Lorna at cards...and she lost a twix!
This is a top pick! ... 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!
This is a top pick! ... 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 & ...
entering "Tupiza", southern Bolivia
This is a top pick! ... 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, ...
The Long Road Ahead
This is a top pick! ... just 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 donīt like ...
Horsing around in Tupiza
This is a top pick! Today I decided to go horseriding !! Never been on a horse before and the girl we had met the night before at our hostel had fell off so I was rather nervous. Marc however was just having none of it he thinks he would end up with a run-away horse ...
Tupiza to Uyuni Salt Flats - 4 day jeep tour day 1
This is a top pick! So we booked our 4 day jeep tour through our hostel Los Salares in Tupiza, they had been recommended to us by an older couple we had met in Ushuia which was great as there are warnings in the Lonely Planet book of cowboy tour operators with rubbish jeeps ...
Salt Flat Jeep Tour - Day 2
This is a top pick! Well that was a night I don't think none of us will forget, with all of us in the same room the beds had 5 different old granny style blankets on them that’s how cold it was but the effects of altitude mean that you just don’t really sleep ...
Bus from Buenos Aires to Bolivia, We made it !!
This is a top pick! ... got our exit stamp and then walked through to Villazon the Bolivia side and in 5 mins got our entry stamp... WELCOME TO BOLIVIA. Altitude & another bus Already we noticed the effects of altitude, we were really short of breath carrying our ...
Horseback riding through the desert
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
Tupiza
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
On to Bolivia...a brief stop in Tupiza
... bus to the Argentinean/Bolivian border and as we arrive at 7am, a relatively smooth crossing into Bolivia. Next is a two hour minibus to our next location Tupiza. The journey started well with us being charged local prices (Ģ2.50 each – now ...
Ride 'em cowboy (and girl!)
... buses, taxis or combos going anywhere because there was a national election. It turns out that as voting is compulsory in Bolivia to ensure people actually go they are not allowed to work. They also can’t drink alcohol the night before ...
Tupiza, the wild, wild west
Set at 9,700 feet in an amazing landscape of hills, mountains and red rock canyons you feel as if you've been sent back in time to the American Wild West!! Vic and I spent 2 nights here and went horseback riding for half a day among cactus forests and ...
Do my legs still work?
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 ...
Tupiza - cowboy country
... sore bum we book our 4-day saltflats tour. The salt flats are supposed to be spectaculat and many peopleīs highlight of Bolivia. Its also supposed to be -20 degrees at points and only one shower over 4 days. Still its exciting to be ...
Another stamp on the passports
... the worldīs 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 ...
Siesta, Fiesta and Protesta!
... her poise and command of the horse, I was very impressed. Aching after the horse riding, the following day we sadly left Bolivia after three colossal fun packed weeks, what an amazing place. Next up is Puerto Iguazu, Argentina, to see the mammoth ...
Some salt with that?
... 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 ...
The wild west
... underwear to get us by until we were in somewhere that sold clothes other than size XS for kids, and then size XXXXL. Bolivia is not the place for clothes shopping! Our main reasons for coming to Tupiza was to do a horse back ride around the ...
Saddlin' up in Tupiza
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
... . 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 ...
Butch Cassidy eat your heart out!
... , 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 ...
