Uyuni Salt Flats Tour

UYUNI SALT FLATS TOUR OVERVIEW

This Uyuni Salt Flats Tour is an express 2-day tour of Bolivia’s most iconic destination.

• Live the ultimate off-road experience in the Uyuni Salt Flats, the world’s largest & highest Salt Desert!
• Play in the eerie yet beautiful train cemetery.
• Enjoy a picnic lunch in the middle of the salt desert.
• Stay overnight at an amazing salt hotel.

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Salt Piles

Playing with Perspective & Proportion is a MUST at the Salar

UYUNI SALT FLATS TOUR ITINERARY

DAY 1

Flight La Paz – Uyuni (BoA OB-302 departing at 08:10 and arriving at 09:00 or Amaszonas Z8-302 departing at 07:30 and arriving at 08:15 ).

Full Day Uyuni Salt Flats:
Morning pick-up from the Uyuni airport and departure to the amazing Uyuni Salt Flats, the world’s largest salt desert. Visit the train cemetery, and take playful and artistic pictures on board old 19th and 20th century steam locomotives. Next, visit the town of Colchani (20 min. from Uyuni) to learn the artisanal salt extraction process from local artisans. Also, see piles of extracted salt and the “ojos del salar” or mineralized water springs bursting from the salt flat.

Make your way to Incahuasi Island, located in the middle of the Uyuni Salt Flats, an oasis with a unique and isolated ecosystem where giant cacti thrive (up to 10m. or 32ft. high). Afterwards, enjoy a unique picnic experience, as lunch will be served in the middle of the salt desert. Use this time to take fun pictures, using the extraordinary flatness of the desert to play with proportion and perspective.

After lunch travel to the Tunupa Volcano to explore the Pre-Columbian ruins and mummies found there, and then visit the Chantani Museum. After witnessing an amazing sunset on the salt flat, return to Uyuni or Colchani where you will be transferred to your hotel in Colchani – Uyuni.

NOTE:  Incahuasi Island, Tunupa Volcano, and Chantani Museum will not be visited during rainy season. Tunupa Volcano and Chantani Museum can be replaced for Chiquini Caves, only in dry season.

Please note that Incahuasi Island will not be visited during the rainy season.

Evening free.

Overnight at Luna Salada (hotel made of salt).
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DAY 2

Pick up from the lobby of your hotel and transport WITH DRIVER to the airport. Take the flight Uyuni – La Paz (BoA OB-303 departing at 09:40 and arriving at 10:30; or Amaszonas Z8-301 departing at 08:15 and arriving at 09:05; or Amaszonas Z8-303 departing at 08:40 and arriving at 09:30).

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The Uyuni Salt Flats Tour is customizable. If you prefer to travel for fewer days or add extra days or destinations to your trip, please let us know in the Notes section of  the Get Free Quote form. You can also fill out our Design Your Trip form or Contact Us form with your specific requests.

UYUNI SALT FLATS TOUR PRICES

* Domestic flights: US$ 200 per person. Domestic airfares are subject to change at any time until we book them for which we need your personal information and payment. Prices include credit card payment fees. Four people per 4×4.

INCLUDED IN UYUNI SALT FLATS TOUR

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External Links:

• Exploring Bolivia: From Salt Flats to a Salt Hotel (Condé Nast Traveler)
• Salt Flat Tours Bolivia (Bolivian Life)

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