The months are flying past and we’re now 6 months in! A quarter of the way along the Pan Am and a quarter of our goal… that’s a crazy stat!
This month we tackled some big off-road adventures including the rarely driven section of the Ruta 40 and the Lagunas Route in Bolivia. Thanks to sharing the road with @landrography we felt more confident to tackle some wide water crossings and remote sections…he only had to winch us out once!
Entering Bolivia we felt a huge shift in culture, one we welcomed, colourful markets, more chaos and lots to see!
We first explored Uyuni where we got everything out of the car so we could show you what we packed for a 2 year overlanding trip! You can watch the Youtube Video here.
March 2026: Budget Email
It’s time for our March Pan American Highway Budget round up!
This month we started travelling with a friend, that means a few more campsites (we can’t complain if they have warm showers) and loads more fun! We also crossed into our third country Bolivia, where things start to get cheaper… but we had a lot of maintenance on the car tipping us over budget and making us question whether we’re going to make it to Alaska.
Bolivia so far has been unreal, Uyuni is otherworldly, Potosi a culture shock as we entered an active silver mine and currently we’re just about to enter the Amazon rainforest.
We hope to swim with pink river dolphins, see caiman, sloths and try our hand at piranha fishing!
Our Journey So Far:
| 3 Country | 17,500 kms | 25% PanAm | BO Location |
Click here to follow our journey on the PanAm Explorer App!
March Total: $2,122
Overall Total:$9,240 or Ā£6,879
We’ve gone over budget this month…big time! Mainly due to the running costs of the car. With a service, stocking up on spare parts, a new battery and an all important mosquito net most of our budget this month went on Yoti! Let’s hope it pays off.
Let’s break March down…
March (Argentina/Bolivia):
šļø Accommodation: $170 (We spent 6 nights in campsites enjoying amazing asado in Salta and exploring Sucre)
š Food & Drink: $187 (Food was cheap this month thanks to the Bolivian Markets)
š Petrol: $626
š Activities: $114 (A tour into Cerro Rico Mine, Lagunas Route National Park & Uyuni)
š°ļø Starlink Mini: $84 (Get one month free!)
š Car Upgrades: $880 (This one is eye watering however we had a full service, stocked up on spare parts, new car battery, custom mosquito net & paid for our tax and insurance for Chile)
š¤·āāļøRandom: $130 (parking, tolls, Bolivia insurance, more camping gas)
Tip: We use Revolut to keep transaction costs low abroad and AMEX to book flights (we’re slowly building back up our air miles after spending them on our flight to Santiago.) šŖ Gym Gear: $150
After looking for camping gas in Bolivia we found out it was $8-$10 a bottle! This is crazy expensive considering in Chile it was $3-$4! We need to find an alternative otherwise it’s going to be sandwiches for dinner. š
Until next time, from somewhere along the Pan American Highway,
K & M
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