4-Day Uyuni Salt Flats from La Paz to Atacama in Chile

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Transfer to Uyuni (D)
1 stop
1
Salar de Uyuni
Enjoy a free day at your leisure. You will need to make your own way to the bus station to catch your overnight bus to Uyuni. Your bus departs at 9 PM, so make sure to be there in time. Overnight in the bus.
12 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Uyuni Salt Flats (L/D)
1 stop
2
Salar de Uyuni
We'll start our journey at 10:00 AM, departing from our starting point. At 10:30 AM, we'll visit the Train Cemetery, a fascinating graveyard located in the Uyuni Salt Flat. Then, we'll head to Colchani to see the salt extraction process. Next, we'll explore Salt Crafts and Salt Piles, witnessing the creative use of salt and the vast salt flats. We'll also see Salt Eyes, small water pools in the salt flats. Finally, we'll visit Incahuasi Island, home to cacti. By 8:00 PM, we'll check into the Hotel de Sal, constructed entirely from salt bricks, where we'll dine together and spend the night (shared bathroom).
1 day • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Uyuni, Bolivia (B/L/D)
1 stop
3
Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve of Andean Fauna
We will start the day with a 7:30 AM breakfast before departing at 8:00 AM. We will visit Volcán Ollague which is an active volcano, as well as Lagunas con Flamencos (Cañapa Hedionda - Honda), which are saltwater lagoons that are home to thousands of flamingos. We will also visit Desierto de Siloli (Siloli Desert) which is a desert that is located in the Andes Mountains and is known for its unique rock formations. After lunch, we will visit Montañas de 7colores (7-Colored Mountains), El árbol de Piedra (The Stone Tree) and Laguna Colorada (Huayllajara) which is a red-colored lagoon that is home to thousands of flamingos. We will spend our second night at the Albergue Laguna Colorada (shared bathroom).
1 day • Admission ticket not included
Day 4
Uyuni - Atacama, Bolivia (B/L)
1 stop
4
Salvador Dali Desert
Today we will depart at 05:00 am to visit the active geysers of Sol de Mañana, which are located at an altitude of 4,900masl. Marvel at the fumaroles or boiling lava at a temperature of 90° C. Then, we will continue to the thermal waters of Polques, where we can take a hot bath. We will pass through the Dalí desert until we reach the spectacular Laguna Verde and Laguna Blanca, located at the foot of the Licancabur volcano. We will pass through the Dalí desert until we reach the Laguna Verde and Laguna Blanca, located at the foot of the Licancabur volcano. After this, we will continue to the border of Hito Cajon. After the migration process, we will take a shared transportation to San Pedro de Atacama.
18 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• This itinerary is subject to change without prior notice according to weather conditions, strikes, roadblocks, or force majeure events which are beyond our control. We will always do our best to follow the itinerary as close as possible.
• During the rainy season from January to April, the salt flats fill up with water so it is not possible to cross them in the same way as during dry season. As a consequence, the itinerary is modified during that period. The main changes are usually as follows: Instead of stopping at the Incahuasi (Fish Island), we stop at a place where the water reflects the sky and where it seems that the sky and the ground merge into one. On day 2, we might sleep at another location. We visit the Sol de Mañana Geyser and hot springs at the end of day 3 instead of in the morning of day 4.

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