HU Travellers Mini-Meeting Bolivia 2017
Horizons Unlimited 1st Bolivia Travellers Mini-Meeting
Friday Apr 21 - Sunday Apr 23, 2017
Samaipata, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
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It's All About Overland Adventure
Whether you're a seasoned veteran with wisdom to share or a complete novice hungry for ideas and guidance, it doesn't matter if you ride a motorcycle, a bicycle, or drive an expedition vehicle...
Horizons Unlimited meetings are for everyone who dreams of adventure along the road less travelled.
Event Schedule and Costs
The event is taking place from Friday Apr 21 to Sunday Apr 23, 2017. Schedule subject to change depending on number of travellers!
Event price 70 Bolivianos including presentations and camping! Presenters get free entry and camping!
Please e-mail mika...@web.de to let them know you're coming and to ensure there is enough food, but please pay when you arrive!
Samaipata Motoclub Bolivia, pic by Bryan Fewkes
We are a small motorcycle club in the Bolivian mountain village of Samaipata - Samaipata Motoclub. And as one of our aims for the club is to help and connect travellers, we are organising this event here in Samaipata for the veteran traveller or for the novice looking for information and guidance. Please come on your motorcycle, bicycle or in your expedition vehicle ... but of course we don't mind if you arrive by taxi!
Friday 21. April 2017
After 2pm:
Reception of bikers and travelers at the local bar La Boheme, plaza central Samaipata. Welcome drink. We will show you the cabaña with camping area. Or the hotel/hostal that you wish to stay for the event.
Food - BBQ with salads at the cabaña.
Costs - about 30 - 40 Bs/person for food, drinks extra.
Local attractions, pics by Bryan Fewkes
Saturday 22. April 2017
around 8am to 9am:
Full breakfast buffet at the cabaña. Costs - about 25 Bs/person
around 9am to 10am:
Meeting at the cabaña for the ride to the waterfall La Pajcha with a stop in the picturesque Bolivian village of San Juan del Rosario. About 2 hours each way on gravel roads, 40km each way, so in total 4 hours slow riding and 80km.
Rideouts by the Samaipata Motoclub, pic by Bryan Fewkes
after 3pm:
Return from La Pajcha. Lunch in a restaurant in the village of Samaipata.
after 5pm:
Presentations and a little party after this at the cabaña. Price for presentation is included in the meetings costs. We want to have four presentations, each for about 45 minutes. Please tell us if you want to hold a presentation about your journey or about stuff that you learned traveling.
Around 7pm:
Dinner at the cabaña. About 45 Bs.
Localy brewed beer and Bolivian wine. About 20 Bs a big bottle or 15 Bs a glass of wine.
Sunday 23. April 2017
Schedule depends on number of travelers. Maybe Bike workshops or a visit to Pre Inca ruins El Fuerte (50 Bs ticket fee).
Around noon. End of the meeting.
Share your experiences, explore possibilities, get inspired and motivated!
Rideouts by the Samaipata Motoclub, pic by Bryan Fewkes
Please e-mail mika...@web.de to let them know you're coming and to ensure there is enough food, but please pay when you arrive!
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Comments
I wish I was there to join the ride. Currenlty in Arkansas, USA riding the Ozark mountains. I'm Bolivian, very familiar with that area, my wife is from Pena Colorada. It is beautiful and I'm glad you folks have an organized group. Hopefully i'll join you sometime on future rides...