Comments on: Bolivia’s southwest circuit, backwards

By: Bolivia Tours

Bolivia Tours — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:21:00 +0000

I think it’s one of the best tours of South America, and the Salar de Uyuni my favorite place. The across the street from the volcanoes and see wild animals in those remote lands is an unforgettable experiecia

By: C Alan

C Alan — Sun, 02 May 2010 19:25:13 +0000

This was my favorite trip in Bolivia! I highly recommend it and totally recommend not leaving from uyuni. Costing around 120 usd (better if u negotiate or maybe a group of around 6!) You can take a land cruiser from san pedro de atacama, chile! this is an awesome option and you dont need to back track! youll get to Uyuni in time to catch a bus to potosi or lapaz! Also be warned i heard of a few horror stories of bad guides,4×4, etc but i Highly recomend Cordilla travelers (have a base in uyuni and san pedro). Maybe 10usd more but your quality of travel and food will be lots lots better! O also 6 people in a land cruiser is easy plenty of room!

By: Hal Amen

Hal Amen — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:28:14 +0000

Hi Flic,

I believe our highest night was at ~4700m, at the base of Volcan Licancabur. However, you only sleep there if you’re going to climb the volcano.

The entire region is up there, but to be honest I don’t think altitude sickness is much of a concern because you’re not exerting yourself. You never even have to get out of the jeep if you don’t want to. Just drink plenty of fluids and you’ll be fine. Also, spending a couple nights in either Tupiza or San Pedro (both are at around 3000m) to acclimate couldn’t hurt.

Have fun!

By: Flic

Flic — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:17:03 +0000

Hi,

I was thinking of doing one of these tours either from San Pedro in Chile or Tupiza (which sounds like a good option!) but am a little worried about Altitude sickness which I´ve had before. Do you know at what heights you sleep on the tour??

Thanks!

By: Hal Amen

Hal Amen — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:52:35 +0000

Hi Becca,

I was in a group of 6, and we each paid 1,100 Bolivianos (around $160USD), which was more or less all inclusive. However, we added an extra day to climb a volcano, so that obviously upped the price. Check the website listed for current rates.

Enjoy your trip!

By: becca

becca — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:28:01 +0000

I’m going to bolivia in september for 3 months, how much does this tour cost?

By: Hal

Hal — Sun, 03 May 2009 17:04:20 +0000

Thanks for the correction, eileen! I actually wrote in ostriches meaning to go back later and find the correct term…it seems I forgot!

About the comments, all first-time posters (and this might have rolled over when we launched the new version) must be approved. Now that you have, you should be good to go.

By: eileen

eileen — Sun, 03 May 2009 01:25:49 +0000

oh sorry, and in English they’re rheas.

By: eileen

eileen — Sun, 03 May 2009 01:24:44 +0000

I’ve tried to comment a couple times and not had it show up yet, so I’ll keep this brief:

The trip, whether backwards or forwards is a definite must-experience, and I agree with a lot of what you had to say about it. I started from the Chile side, and we were most certainly not alone for many parts of the trip.

One small discrepancy though, ostriches are from Africa. What you saw were their tiny cousins, called ñandues (sing: ñandu).

By: Hal Amen

Hal Amen — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:39:32 +0000

I know, I know, that’s the risk we run as travel writers, right? The thing is, there are so many ways to approach the region, there should always be “one more” that hasn’t been overrun yet.