OVERVIEW
TRIP LENGTH
Full Day
SEASON
January/December
ADVENTURE TYPE
Nature, Treckking, Culture
DESTINATION
Uyuni
MIN.AGE
12 years old (children under 12 must be accompanied by a tutor or parent)
TRIP BEGINS/ENDS
UYUNI
The Uyuni Salt Flats –or Salar de Uyuni- is the highlight of any trip to Bolivia, as it represents a unique experience, impossible to equal anywhere else in the world. This legendary prehistoric lake, called Lago Minchín, went dry between 30,000 to 42,000 years ago, leaving behind the most dazzling desert-like landscape of glistening bright-white salt flats, cacti-studded islands and rock formations.
Located in the southwest of Bolivia, the Salt Flats is the largest salt desert in the world. With an altitude of 3653 meters above the sea level, denoting a cold desert climate, the area goes through two distinct seasons: the dry season (between May and October) and the rainy season (between November and April), during which the desert floods creating a natural mirror and a one-of-a-kind scenery.
ITINERARY
The tour will start in the town of Uyuni at approximately 10 A.M. depending on your preferences, we can pick you up directly from the bus terminal or your accommodation in Uyuni. We will then start the day by visiting the Train Cemetery -an immense train graveyard eroded by the salt winds located in the shores of the Salt Flats- continuing towards the indigenous community of Colchani to observe the elaboration of iodized salt in its rustic form.
We then enter to the white deserts in their fullness, driving straight in the middle of the magical Salar de Uyuni. Here, we will visit the typical landscapes of extraction, the Piles of Salt; the unique “eyes of salt”; and the first salt hotel, now a museum; you will be able to enjoy and wonder around the Salt Flats, take perspective and reflection pictures. Lunch will later be served in the heart of the Salt Flats, giving you the incredible opportunity of enjoying traditional food immersed in this unique white desert.
In the afternoon, we will take a short trek through the Incahuasi Island, an ancient island of volcanic rock located in the middle of the Salt Flats and home to millenary giant cacti. From here we will enjoy the incredible view of the sun setting on the immense salt desert.
We will finally make our way back to Uyuni, where our tour will end t approximately 6 P.M.
DATES & RATES
Dates
Rates
Supplementary Information
Included:
• Transportation on a 4x4 jeep
• Skilled Driver
• 1 box lunch
• English speaking guide
Not Included:
• Transportation from/to La Paz (can be arranged)
• Entrance fees (Incahuasi Island: 5 USD)
• Tips and Extras not mentioned in the Program
What to bring:
• Warm clothes
• Sunglasses and sunscreen
• Water
• Camera
• Trekking shoes
• Enough cash (local currency)
Comments:
• At any activity, we recommend you to bring enough cash in Bolivianos (BOB), try to usually bring some bills of short value (10 BOB, 20 BOB, 50 BOB)
