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RE: Southwest Circuit Tours - a few questions

by jamesbrunker 28 October 2011

You're welcome! Makes sense if you can find a flight you like to San Pedro (Calama is the closest airport, regular shuttles to SP 1 hour…
RE: Southwest Circuit Tours - a few questions

by sal930 28 October 2011

jamesbrunker - extremely helpful, thank you! I think what we may do is start in San Pedro > Uyuni > Potosi > La Paz... heard good things…
RE: Southwest Circuit Tours - a few questions

by jamesbrunker 28 October 2011

Cant help with flights from Colombia, apart from that Avianca are due to start a new Bogota Bolivia route soon, might be worth checking…
From La Paz to Uyuni/Tupiza

by sal930 28 October 2011

Hi, Can someone recommend the best route to get from La Paz to either Uyuni or Tupiza? We are interested in doing a Southwest Circuit…
RE: Southwest Circuit Tours - a few questions

by sal930 28 October 2011

Thanks James. We are actually coming from Colombia, so I imagine we have to fly into La Paz? However, would consider flying to a nearby…
RE: Southwest Circuit Tours - a few questions

by jamesbrunker 28 October 2011

Personally I think the route up from Tupiza is the most interesting and varied, plus its a pretty area worth a visit in its own right.…
RE: Southwest Circuit Tours - a few questions

by caffetazza 28 October 2011

I started my tour in San Pedro Chile and ended in Uyuni Bolivia. I agree the town of Uyuni is not anything much, but not terrible if…
Re: Southwest Circuit Tours - a few questions

by vaneskaw 28 October 2011

Uyuni is crap. Tupiza is beautiful. I highly recommend a horse trip in Tupiza. In Uyuni, avoid sleeping there if you can, not to mention…
Southwest Circuit Tours - a few questions

by sal930 28 October 2011

Hi, After some reading, it seems the best way to find tour operators are to speak with folks who have done recent tours.... any recommend…
Bolivia In January: pls help

by Mais78 16 October 2011

I will fly to La Paz on 27 December and back 8 Jan, so a total of 12 days. I was thinking of visiting lake Titicaca and then head south…
Re: Tupiza to Uyuni Tours?

by mrnaasman 01 June 2011

My girlfriend and I have recently returned from a 4 day/3 night Salar tour with El Grano de Oro in Tupiza and would like to share our…
Horseback riding Tupiza-Uyuni

by ossen 11 February 2010

Hello all! We considering the possibility of going horseback riding from Tupiza to Uyuni, the southwest circuit more or less. Is this…
San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni (Bolivia)

by bonsai1 22 July 2009

Hello, I want to go from SPA to Uyuni and see Laguna Verde, Southwest Circuit and Salar de Uyuni. Is there in SPA an agency offering…
San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni (Bolivia)

by bonsai1 22 July 2009

Hello, I want to go from SPA to Uyuni and see Laguna Verde, Southwest Circuit and Salar de Uyuni. Is there in SPA an agency offering…
RE: Transport / itinerary La Paz, Sucre, Potosi, Uyuni, SW circuit

by ToadofToadHall 17 January 2009

Flight La Paz Sucre is quite reasonable - can't remember off hand bt it was unde $100. Sucre to Potosi is only 3hr bus ride. Potosi to…
7 weeks in Bolivia during a Round The World - Our experience

by GillesB 11 January 2009

Hi! We just came back from a Round The World. We went, amongst others, to Bolivia. Here you can find our travel report. I think I posted…
RE: Uyuni and Southwest Circuit in December

by schmuck 08 November 2008

So, maybe the tour operators lied again??? Been known to happen!!!
RE: Uyuni and Southwest Circuit in December

by Pigletinoz 06 November 2008

So, maybe the tour operators lied again???
Re: Uyuni and Southwest Circuit in December

by schmuck 06 November 2008

Just to clarify: I have visited Fish Island several times. I have yet to go there {always with a Uyuni driver and in his vehicle - not…
RE: Uyuni and Southwest Circuit in December

by Pigletinoz 05 November 2008

The standard tour is indeed 4 days 3 nights. The only way you will get on a shorter version, is if you have 4-6 people to fill a jeep…
RE: Uyuni and Southwest Circuit in December

by bscorrea 04 November 2008

So there are no tours at all on Christmas?
RE: Uyuni and Southwest Circuit in December

by schmuck 04 November 2008

Suggest you give your head a shake. You might wave 10 hundred dollar bills and maybe you might get a taker, on the spot! Not in advance…
Uyuni and Southwest Circuit in December

by bscorrea 04 November 2008

I plan to visit the Altiplano on December 24-26 this year. I'm interested in doing the circuit that includes Laguna Colorada and Laguna…
7 weeks in Bolivia during a Round The World - Our experience

by GillesB 10 August 2008

Hi! We just came back from a Round The World. We went, amongst others, to Bolivia. Here you can find our travel report. I think I posted…
RE: Salar or Inca trail?

by Kayden 23 June 2008

I did the 3 day Southwest Circuit (including Salar) trip in Bolivia and I can say that it's fantastic. It was without question my highlight…