El Collao

Having spent over two weeks in Peru (longer than we had planned to) we became quite attached to beautiful Peru 🇵🇪
It swiftly became our home - we didn't want to leave.

As with life you must continue to move on...our next stop will be Bolivia 🇧🇴
There are several routes to Bolivia from Peru (name routes) we opted for the Copabana route (via coach) some of our fellow coach passengers were going to Lapaz

Our first border crossing. We were handed papers to fill out in the coach - so keep a pen with you before boarding the bus #BoliviaTravelTip. The driver spoke very little English so we constantly perched over the seats like meerkats trying to figure out what we all are to do.

People stepped off the coach to a conveniently located photocopier shop to get a copy of their passport - no one told us this. Obviously one had to pay to use this copier. There is also a small toilet at the back (free to use)

It transpired that given that we arrived into Lima by air - we didn't need to get a copy of the passport - if we stepped into Lima by other means (I.e coach) a passport copy will be required #BoliviaTravelTip

The border crossing was quite straight forward (even though I felt a little nervous)

1. The Peruvian and Bolivian immigration posts are pretty close to each other
2. The bus dropped the passengers off on the Peruvian side and meets us on the Bolivian side (a few meters away)
3. We get an 'exit stamp' - this is very important from the Peruvian side
4. We then walk to the Bolivian side - and get the paper we completed stamped - don't lose this paper (you'll need it when exiting the country #BoliviaTravelTip) and also get a stamp in our passport

That's pretty much it! We then shuffle back on the bus 🚌

All of this takes some time because the two post stations are quite small with several tourists to 'process' but we were quickly on our way once these 'procedure' was completed

Make sure you don't lose any of the documents returned to you #BoliviaTravelTipEn savoir plus