2-Days Private Tour Salar de Uyuni and Tunupa Volcano with Lunch

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
From the Salar de Uyuni to Tahua
7 stops
1
Your tour will begin with the pick up from your hotel in Uyuni, bus station or with the pick up from the Uyuni Airport at approximately 10:00 AM. In the city you will enjoy a buffet breakfast in one of the most important cafes in the area.
45 minutes • Admission ticket included
2
Train Cemetery
The Train Cemetery in Uyuni is a major tourist attraction. It is a desolate place full of abandoned railway machinery. When we see that pantheon of twisted iron and disused locomotives, we think of the glorious past they had at the beginning of the 20th century. The rise of silver mining demanded the construction of railways and Uyuni was the place in Bolivia where the whistle of a train was heard for the first time. You will have a visit with photo stops.
40 minutes • Admission ticket included
3
Colchani
The population of Colchani has 580 inhabitants whose economic activities are linked to the extraction of salt, agriculture (real quinoa), crafts and tourism. It is the mandatory stopping point on the way to the majestic Uyuni salt flat, one of the peculiarities of the place is the construction of small houses made of salt bricks and one of its attractions, in addition to the salt factory, are the craft stalls located on the street major. Activities: * Purchase of handicrafts at the zero point of the population of Colchani. * Visit to the salt processor and the Salt Museum in Colchani. * View of the first Salt Hotel "Playa Blanca" today known as the main salt museum in the area.
50 minutes • Admission ticket free
4
Your visit will be guided by the following cultural heritage of the Salar de Uyuni: * Salt Stairs: Designed with the purpose of allowing the taking of photographs with special optical effects. An overwhelming saline ensemble loaded with the most authentic beauty. * Dakar Rally Monument and the endless forest of flags: You will observe the flags worldwide, central symbol of Bolivia, heart of Latin America. * Salt Pyramid: From this point, you will observe the mountains outlined on the horizon, minimized by the distance and by the majesty imposed by the infinite salt plateau. * Polygons and Ojos de Sal: In the upper crust of the Salar, you will distinguish the so-called brine eyes. These are small holes formed by fine, sharp crystals like needles, accompanied by polygonal figures in the immense whiteness of the Salar.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
5
Isla Incahuasi
Our guide will accompany you to Incahuasi Island, characterized by being one of the high altitude islands whose soil is made up of fossils of algae, mollusks and other organisms known as stromatolites. There a vegetation composed of cactaceous plants develops. It is located in the central part, 74 km from Colchani. It has a steep surface of 24 hectares and the highest point is 40 meters above the salt level.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
6
Tunupa Volcano
Your tour will continue to the Thunupa Volcano and its surroundings, with sighting of Andean Flamingos and panoramic views of the Salar de Uyuni. You will learn the history and myths of this mysterious tourist attraction that, according to the community, there was a time when the mountains walked, talked and had human forms. You will visit the city of Coqueza located at the foot of the Tunupa volcano on the shores of the salt flat You will enjoy a special toast in the middle of the Salar de Uyuni with sandwiches and hot drinks while watching a wonderful sunset, which by nature is painted with surreal colors and landscapes. Without a doubt... a special and unforgettable experience.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
7
After dinner at the Tayka Salt Hotel, you will enjoy a night walk through the Uyuni salt flats to observe the stars of the magical saline desert.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 2
From Tahua to Uyuni
4 stops
8
On the second day of your tour you will be able to watch the sunrise near the Hotel Tayka de Sal and enjoy your breakfast.
45 minutes • Admission ticket included
9
Your tour will continue with a visit to the Chantani museum and the town of Coqueza. From there you will ascend to the top of the Thunupa volcano to get a 360° view of the Salar de Uyuni.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
10
Tunupa Volcano
You will visit the cave of the mummies before making the descent to the base of the Volcano.
1 hour 20 minutes • Admission ticket included
11
Uyuni
You will continue your journey to Uyuni, enjoying snacks along the way, as well as the impressive sunset in the middle of the majestic Salar de Uyuni. Finally at approximately 6:30 p.m., you will enter Uyuni, our team will be in charge of taking you to your hotel in the City or making the transfer out to the Joya Andina Airport and/or Uyuni bus station.
2 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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