Road to Bolivia Rendezvous

Nomadic Road's October 2023 Road to Bolivia Rendezvous was an 11-day, 2,600-kilometre 4x4 expedition across the Bolivian altiplano, run in the Rendezvous format that brings together a larger-than-standard convoy of overlanders for a shared route. October sits at the very end of Bolivia's dry season, with the altiplano at its most photogenic and the air clear enough to see hundreds of kilometres on a good day. The route worked across the Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat at over 10,000 square kilometres, and pushed south into the southern lagunas region. The Laguna Colorada, with its red water and resident flamingo population, was a highlight. The Siloli Desert and its scattered rock formations sat under volcanoes that looked permanent in a way few things do. The Rendezvous format meant the convoy was bigger and more social than a standard edition. Evenings carried the energy of a larger group, with longer dinners, more shared stories and a wider mix of nationalities. Participants ranged from Nomadic Road repeat travellers to first-timers drawn specifically by the Rendezvous concept. Several days the convoy spread out across open salt flat for the kind of photography session that is genuinely impossible in any other landscape. By the end of the 2,600 kilometres, the October 2023 Rendezvous had delivered Bolivia at the scale and intensity Nomadic Road runs it: surreal landscapes, cold high-altitude nights, and a community of overlanders gathered around a route that few other operators run. The Rendezvous format proved an excellent fit for Bolivia in 2023, with the country's scale and visual surrealism matching the energy of a larger gathering of Nomadic Road overlanders on the same route at the same time.