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Tupiza

Tupiza is a small town in Bolivia close to the border with Argentina.

Travel to Tupiza & Visa Requirements

By train

Tupiza has connections to Villazón on the Argentinian border and north to Uyuni and Oruro. Ask at the train station for the latest departure times.

Buses to Tupiza

Bus schedules tend to change regular. There are daily busses to Villazón. Busses direct to La Paz leave daily in the afternoon, stopping at Potosí and Oruro on the way.

Tupiza attractions and sightseeing

The beautiful surrounding of Tupiza is full of quebradas, cañones and valles. It's excellent for exploring by foot, but it's also possible to go on horseback, mountainbike or by jeep. Most tour agents have simple maps if you want to set out on your own.

  • Valle Hermoso [1] (Avenida Pedro Arraya nº478), offers excellent 4 days Salar de Uyuni jeep tours and horseback riding trips.
  • Tupiza Tours [2], (at Hotel Mitru), offers horseriding trips and 4-day Salar de Uyuni tours.

Tupiza city tours

There are great horseback riding tours of the surrounding landscape, which looks a lot like the American southwest of western movies. The tour agencies have a syndicate: 30 Bs per hour. Ask for leather leggings.

Tupiza souvenirs & shopping

Tupiza Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive

  • Pastipizza, moderate, bad service.
  • Restaurant California, has good a la carte food and pizzas, or you can just grab a beer.
  • Ristorante Italiana, Florida 272, for Italian food.
  • Il Bambino, Florida y Santa Cruz, the 10 Bs. setlunches are incredible popular with the locals.

Tupiza nightlife, bars, clubs & pubs

On weekends there could be some local fiesta, -ask around.

  • Diver...Gente, Florida(A block off the square). Lights of all colours are flashing, the DJ mostly trusts his DVDs.A bottle of booze 100 Bs.  edit*

Tupiza cheap and luxurious hotels, youth hostels & lodging

  • Hotel Mitru, Av Regimento Chicas 187, 02-694-3001, is probably the best spot in town. Rooms vary from budget (Bs.40) to luxury (US$25). There is a swimming pool and breakfast is included in the price.
  • Valle Hermoso, Avenida Pedro Arraya nº478 [3], run two HI hostels (and a travel agency). Cheap, clean and well maintained doubles and dorms.

Get out

There are several tour agents offering the four day trip to the Salar de Uyuni finishing in Uyuni. Make sure you are well acclimatized if you're doing the trip this way.

This page was last edited at 18:01, on 6 August 2008 by Wikitravel user Episteme. Based on work by Marius Mollersen, Tom Shenhav and Tom Holland, Wikitravel user(s) Texugo, Morph, W66LinkBot and Ronald and Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel.

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