ivan 2mo

I am flying from Paraguay

boris_k 2mo

Yellow fever vaccination is literally the easiest one to have (only one injection during lifetime + usually zero side effects)

boris_k 2mo

So I think that depends on whether Bolivia considers Paraguay to be a yellow-fever risk country. By the way, I was asked for a certificate on my flight TO Paraguay, lol.

ivan 2mo

Thanks. I have had the vaccine, just don't have the certificate

boris_k 2mo

Oh, I see. That's unfortunate

overflow10 1mo

Want to do Bolivia in 2025 for 2 months. Would stay in La Paz for a minimum of a month - worth it to do another city or rather do weekend trips and remain in La Paz?

silvan 22d

Hi everyone, I'm flying through Bolivia to get to Peru. After doing some research, I found out that the accommodation in Bolivia is not that bad, so I would like to stay longer. Do you know if this is possible and if a flight out of the country is necessary?

boris_k 22d

It's generally recommended to have a ticket out of the country in South America. And it's usually the airline asking for it, not the actual immigration.

boris_k 22d

Just buy a bus ticket back to Peru or something. Should be enough

silvan 22d

I see, thanks for the info

silvan 22d

Do you have a link where to buy tose bus tickets?

silvan 19d

Hey is someone around Santa Cruz for the month to come?

kindlymartin 14d

Hello! Anyone got experience with car rental in bolivia? The offers are quite expensive in comparison to neighboring countries. Which firm did you use and what was your experience?

boris_k 14d

May be easier to just hire a driver. In 2022 I paid around 350$ for a three day trip from La Paz to Uyuni and back (it's 1000km+ distance in total).

kindlymartin 14d

Hey Boris :) actually I heard this from other travelers too. The price is almost on par with the vehicle rental though. Was the car any good? I.e. 4x4 that could ride in uyuni

boris_k 14d

No it was a crappy sedan but I didn't care much. I was there in dry season, so you didn't really need a 4x4. In the rainy season ofc, 4x4 is a must. But I also suspect not every driver even on a 4x4 will agree to the salt flat itself. Maybe one of the options is to get there by any car and then just jump to an 4x4 offered by the locals (but I don't know if it's that easy or not)

kindlymartin 14d

There are locals offering tours near uyuni with appropriate vehicles. Actually good point it might not be worth to do the whole journey on a 4x4. anyway thanks for the info, I wasn't so sure about the state of the roads, if a crappy sedan can make it so can I.

boris_k 14d

The road from La Paz to Uyuni is fine (if you're planning on going from there)

boris_k 14d

The surface of the salt field may be quite tricky, it might not be the best idea to go by yourself anyway.

kindlymartin 14d

actually a close acquaintance of mine got stuck there and almost froze in the minus degrees during the night lol so I am not planning to hahah

kindlymartin 14d

maybe not minus but far below comfortable

boris_k 14d

I know, I actually walked on the field alone in the middle of the night for like three hours, it was definitely minus 😂 but it was a colder season as well

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