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I want to give a fair review to this campsite as it is a beautiful conservancy with a great hike and some super climbing. However the campsite is terrible, a half finished building, a rusty water truck abandoned in the middle and way below standard ablutions for 2300 ksh pppn!!!!! on top of that it is 2000 ksh pppd for conservancy fees and 2000 ksh pp for a guide to do the hike. I don't mind the conservancy fees or the guide fee but the camping fee for what is on offer is way too expensive. We had planned to stay 3 nights but ended up staying 1 night because we really wanted to hike up Ololokwe. The camp manager was lovely and we ended up camping in a parking spot at the lodge and having use of a bathroom in one of the posh tents which was much better. I have been travelling a year full time and am not precious but I do believe in value for money. Come on Sabache if you want to charge those prices for camping you need to sort the campsite out.

atayed here two nights. It's a big area. There are Porta John's at the south and the north end. locals come here in the evening. I was parked on the beach. No problems.

Very special camping possibility with wood panelling, narrow but well organized.
500.- pesos pp, showers from 8pm to 8am! Clean bathrooms. Interesting museum about dinosaurs. Small market with good handycrafts.
Amazing tour of 3 hours in selfdriving convoi.

Excelente camping. Karen y su madre son un amor de personas, super hospitalarias. Los baños excelentes en limpieza, comodidad. Agua caliente exquisita. Te ofrecen agua calentar agua las veces que necesites. Nos ofrecieron hasta un colchón inflable para dormir mejor. Cobran 7000 por persona para acampar. RECOMENDADISIMO

Llegamos a acá preguntándole a los lugareños. Doña francisca tiene un patio fantástico para poner carpa en un césped muy acolchonado. No sé si aceptan campers. Tiene baño y ducha con agua fría. Ella es muy amable y atenta. Nos cobro 6mil pesos chilenos por dos personas. Recomendado por que es el único camping disponible en este lado de la isla

We took the road from "Mano del desierto" to San Pedro the Atacama via B55 and B355. It was mostely paved and busy to Mina Escondida. After that dusty, washboard ripio but doable without 4x4. We had the altiplano all to ourselves, beautiful scenery after the mines. Lot of Guanaco’s, some vicuñas and rhea's. From Peine to San Pedro it is asphalt again.
There is still fresh water here coming from a pipe. Good place to overnight and adjust to the hight.

Excellent place between river and waterfall, level, absolutely quiet at night, passed 3 nights here, noone bothered us, police said safe - true :-)

While the day, just a few tourists will come along, but at night this area will get totally crowded and littered. The place itself is just beautiful, but better search for the other one, we put on iOverlander, which is better in any way.

Very nice campsite, feels natural and it’s spaces. Very quiet, nice views and the river is crystal clear. There are many blocks over the campsite with toilet, shower and sink, so there is always one close to where you stay. Very hot water, even at the sink! Chickens walking around and a neighbouring dog visited us. We gave our laundry around 1pm and picked it back up around 6pm. A full bag (including bedsheets) for 10.000 CLP and one night for 7.000 CLP pp (including the picnic table place with roof). Very friendly family running the place.

This has become a tourist attraction. There were four tour buses there on a Thursday. Not sure about camping. New fences and parking area defined. Brand new whisky bar and souvenir shop. Large dining room restaurant with great price on all you can eat lamb or trout. Sled dog thing around back, but not open at the moment.
There’s a lot going on here. Watch for changes and post what you find.

This is currently blocked off (at the other pin) and under construction. Closed.

This would be difficult to use. Most of this parking area has been closed off. Barricaded and under construction. Maybe a very small rig could fit, but you would never be alone.

shop that sells alcohol 96%. it is not sold by supermarkets or farmaciad.

they do not allow sleeping in the camper anymore.

Nice quiet place with shelter from the wind. Camped here with car and rooftoptent and two friends with there motorcycle and tents.

very nice café with good coffee and breakfast as well as other food for dinner and lunch available. you have a fantastic view and wifi there.

Very beautiful and windy. Almost nobody here, we spent 2 nights. The police drove by multiple time both nights and were very friendly but also annoyingly shining their bright light in our van. Woke us up a couple of times. Otherwise felt very safe.

Nice spot front of the lake. Lots of tabanos (normal in January..). Few family came and leave. Few dogs during the night. Some comings and goings during of car during the night that were going to the camping I guess. But anyway I was at peace most of the time. Recommend if you want Wildcamp (possible easily with van also).

Former football field with place for more then 50 campers. They are making a nice camperplace. Free water and dump. Electra too (we came too late in so think somebody is coming for opening the electra system) small café in town for drink and lunch

went here to do the permit but they sent me back to the border. direct at the border there is another police building with flags in front. the policeman explained to me that the paper is mandatory and I could either get a permit for the area of Santa Cruz for 50 or for all Bolivia for 100. seems to be more of a regional thing that they want to see it at the control points so probably the one for Santa Cruz would be enough but I got the one for whole Bolivia and the next check point was super fast and easy. didn't get any further yet but I prefer this over arguing even with the doubt of that paper being legit.

here we were able to fill our built-in gas tank, but had to wait 1 day for the tanker truck to arrive

We have 2 Baskets and Pax 1200 pesos, very friendly woman

Good place on the side of town. Easy to walk to town and close to the beach. We stayed here with a lot of other campervans.

No place for tents!

Little cafeterias, with all you want (tea, coffee, cold drinks…). I slept in the first cafeteria (going to the south, right side) run by Agar, a lovely Ethiopian woman (and her 4yo son). Beds available. Toilets.

Nice camping site. Plenty of space. No facilities

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n front of the restaurant Beira Rio, and along the river. Shaddow, quiet and safe place. we paid by eating at the restaurant (excellent !). The owner are nice and generous and told us we can add their place on Over Lander

Real deal. Exit is right at marker km84. Google maps from iOverlander puts you too far south. After descending the hill head all the way left to the last spot with a pile of pink scallop shells at the back. Killer view. Worth the mesquite scratches? That’s up to you. Probably 10 or more spots. Was one other van there when we were there.

Local seguro, bom restaurante e Lanchonete BRmania 24 horas, Internet, banho quente.

Posto muito bem estruturado para pernoitar, perfeito para estacionar seu motorhome. Os funcionários são super solicitos e gentis.
Tem uma conveniência que fecha às 22h e os banheiros são ótimos! Limpinhos, com chuveiros com água quente e super arrumadinhos. Tem uma lanchonete no canto esquerdo do posto com sanduiches deliciosos e com preço justo. Foi super tranquilo e nos sentimos muito seguros.

Great gas station to sleep in! Super equiped, perfect to park with your motorhome. The staff is super friendly and generous. They have a convenience store that’s open until 10 pm and the bathrooms are great. Super clean and near, with hot showers and very tidy. There’s a small place on the left where they make very good sandwiches that don’t cost much. It was a calm night and we felt super secure.

almost everything north of Spence hot springs is buried under a few feet of snow. you can chance it and camp in “day-use only” spots like picnic areas and trailheads but that’s up to you.

between Santa Fe and the hot springs there’s basically nowhere dry to camp for free. i had to head up to Cuba for a good spot with service.

very tricky to camp near the hot springs in winter!