Upon arriving in Tarija, Mansi and I headed to the bus terminal to buy our tickets for Tupiza. There were only 3 bus companies that drove there, and two of them didn’t even have tickets until two days later. Finally, we checked out the last bus company, and they had tickets for that day at 7:30. We bought the tickets and then headed to the central plaza to check it out and try to find a taxi that would take us to the wine vineyards. But everything was closed. It was around 2 PM, and we realized just how seriously Bolivians take their siesta. We found a place to grab a snack, and then searched for some more taxis. Luckily, after about 7 tries, we found a cab willing to take us to our favorite wine vineyard, Kohlberg. Well, just in case, we got the cab driver’s phone number so he could come back and pick us up to take us to the bus station. However, as soon as we got out of the cab, we met one of the owners of the vineyard. He told the cab driver he would drive us back into town and then he gave us a private tour of the vineyard. It was amazing to be given a private tour by the owner, and, on top of that, it was absolutely gorgeous. He then opened a bottle of white wine, which we all shared while overlooking the vineyard.
He then took Mansi and I to the factory where the wine is made and gave us another private tour of the factory and the packaging place. Finally, he drove us back into town and dropped Mansi and I off at a café on the plaza principal. We had a coffee, and then headed to the bus station. The night was spent on the bus to Tupiza.
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