Explore the Salar de Uyuni on a 4x4 tour, with a reliable agency and years of experience that overwhelm us.
We know the special tastes of each tourist who comes to visit us!
Our tour covers all the highlights of the city and its surroundings, from the train cemetery, the largest salt desert in the world, lagoons with volcanoes that give a unique view, valley of volcanic rocks and giant cacti that demonstrate a vegetation admirable.
You will be able to enjoy meals, lodging, guide, all the entrances and special stops. Time to take classic photos in perspective on the huge salt flats and many surprises that you can only see LIVING THIS MAGICAL MOMENT, with people you know about the place, its people, history and culture.
You will find some more details below.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Accommodations
✔ All entries
✔ Lunch
✔ Dinner
✔ Breakfast
Pickup Locations
1. Hotel Jardines de Uyuni
2. Hotel Boutique Andina
3. Hotel Marith
4. Almudena Suites Uyuni
5. Hotel Sal Andina
6. Hotel Kachi de Uyuni
7. Cristales Joyas de Sal
8. Hostal Terra
9. Hotel Sal Andina
10. Hotel Jerian
11. Hotel Nichkito
12. Los Girasoles Hotel
13. Hotel Rey David
14. Nativa Hotel Boutique
15. Hostal Cagnapa Restobar
16. Uyuni Joya Andina Airport
17. Hotel Joya Andina
Additional Info: We provide you with the transfer from the airport or from the bus terminal to the city center so that you can walk and/or have breakfast on your own at ease. Until the start time of the tour (approximately 10:30 a.m.).
Itinerary
Train Cemetery- Colchani- Salar- Incahuasi Island
1
Train Cemetery
We begin the tour knowing an open-air museum of the Old Train Cemetery that is located on the edge of the city; where we can remember and imagine the glorious mining era of the region.
Duration: 45 minutes
2
Colchani
In the town of Colchani we will be able to appreciate how the locals take part of the extracted salt and, being carried away by the imagination, they use it in the elaboration of handicrafts. Creating different things such as picture frames, jewelry boxes, local animals and other accessories where they capture the Andean landscapes. You can also find beautiful textiles, traditional fabrics and functional or decorative ceramics.
Duration: 2 hours
3
Salar de Uyuni
The wonderful Salar de Uyuni known as the largest salt desert in the world, is like a mirror that reflects the sky. Surrounded by mountains and volcanoes that reach 5000 meters above sea level. Where on our way we can observe fantastic optical illusions that are accentuated in the rainy season and also the “Ojos de Agua”, small eruptions of salt that will help us to know the process of formation of this infinite sea of salt.
We will also visit the “Hotel de Sal”, the first of its kind, which currently functions as a museum.
Duration: 3 hours
4
Isla Incahuasi
We arrive at Incahuasi Island in the center of the salt flat,
where we can observe large populations of cacti, sea rock fossils, local fauna and spectacular views of the salt flat from the top of the island.
Then we will go to the hostel "La Cabaña de Sal"
in the town of San Juan, where we will rest until the next day
Duration: 2 hours
Volcano- Desert- Lagoon
1
Volcan Ollague
We will have breakfast and then leave at around 8:00 am. A.M.
Starting with a visit to the Ollagüe Volcano, located on the border of Bolivia and Chile, in the Andes Mountains with a height of 5868 meters above sea level.
To the south are the lagoons of Cañapa, Hedionda, where there are a large number of flamingos and other species of birds, such as geese and Andean seagulls.
These lagoons surrounded by snow-capped volcanoes, accompanied by a green skirt, are a wonderful landscape where you can take very beautiful photos.
Duration: 2 hours
2
Siloli Desert
It is characterized by its rock formations as a result of the strong winds that the region presents, such as the stone tree. The desert is considered one of the driest in the world due to the low rainfall that occurs in the area.
Duration: 60 minutes
3
Laguna Colorada
The red lagoon is characterized as the main center
of nesting of three different species of flamingos. Where also algae and plankton, activated by solar radiation and the wind, give them their characteristic color.
Then we will conclude our day by going to the LATITUDES Shelter
Duration: 2 minutes
Morning Sun - Salar - Polques Hot Springs - Licancabur Volcano
1
Geiser Sol de la Manana
Inside the Eduardo Abaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, we will go in search of the well-known Sol de Mañana Geysers. This is the highest point on the route, at about 5000 m. The cold is intense. You will see pools where the earth seems to boil in a mixture of red, gray and scarlet mud.
We will cross its banks very carefully where you can take photos of that unique landscape if you want
Duration: 60 minutes
2
The desert and Salar de Chalviri is another scene of great landscape value that combines white snow, Ocher desert, blue water and white borax. In one corner, we can take a bath in the Termas de Polques and enjoy a wonderful lunch.
Duration: 3 hours
3
Laguna Verde
Finally, leaving this desert valley, we will visit another charming place such as the Green Lagoon, at the foot of the Licancabur Volcano.
The white color of the salt flat, the brown of the volcano, which depending on the time of year may be snowy and the emerald green salty water, is a whole set, which make the place a true postcard.
Finally we will finish with our tours, some if they wish, can do it in Pedro de Atacama Chile or return to Uyuni at approximately 6:00 p.m.
Duration: 60 minutes
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Additional info
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
