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Uyuni Salt Flats Tour | Itinerary & Highlights


Playing with perspective in Bolivia
3 days starting at $315/Person

Why you'll love this Uyuni Salt Flats tour!

Playing with perspective in Bolivia

3 days country(ies)

Salar de Uyuni is located in the southwestern region of Bolivia, below the Andes Mountains. It’s the world’s largest salt flats and is what remains of a prehistoric lake that dried up thousands of years ago.

These stunning salt flats are beautiful no matter what time you visit. With the look of white desert sand in the summer, and a highly reflective glass-like water that covers the salt flats in the winter, it’s often referred to as the place where heaven meets earth. So here’s everything you need to know about your up-and-coming Uyuni Salt Flats tour.

This Bolivian salt flats tour takes you to explore the natural diversity and beauty of this wonderful country. The atmosphere and surrounding landscapes are captivating, the journey to the Uyuni Salt Flats is spectacular and the white canvas of Uyuni’s Salt Flats is out of this world.

Our local specialists and tour guides have designed and dialed in all the secret stops that any local would approve of on an Uyuni Salt Flats private tour.

From

$ 315 USD

Per person based on Double Occupancy

From

$315 USD

Per person
  • Package valid for trips to be made between 3rd of January 2022 and 15th of December 2022, not including special holiday seasons.
  • Hotel categories do not adhere strictly to international ratings; Encounter Latin America has evaluated the hotels according to destination and availability.
  • Package subject to availability at time of booking.
What you can expect in every tour:
  • Choose any date, all tours have daily departures
  • Hand picked guides specialized for every excursion
  • 7 regional offices with 24/7 in country support
  • Transfers with English guide to/from all airports
  • Local specialists who live and guide the destination
  • Personal dining recommendations for food lovers
  • Incredibly comfortable authentic accommodations

TOUR DETAILS “Uyuni Salt Flats Tour | Itinerary & Highlights”

What’s included

NIGHTS

MEALS

TRANSPORTATION


Wow experiences

EXPERIENCES INCLUDED


Highlights

3 Day Travel Itinerary

Our Uyuni Salt Flats tours depart any day of the year, there are no fixed departure dates. It’s really simple, we’ve designed some of the best experiences that cover your “bucket list” and must-see stuff in each destination. You can trust in our 20 years of experience, that everything will run just like clockwork.

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DAY 1 - UYUNI TO SAN JUAN

Exploring Uyuni Salt Lake Flats

On day one of any of our Salar de Uyuni tours, this is what you have in store for you.

For Comfort and Superior Class: You will depart from Uyuni at 10.30 am in 4×4 vehicles. Your trip starts with the train cemetery visit, where you’ll find nineteenth-century locomotives. And then head to the Colchani village, to see salt handicrafts and small factories where salt is processed.

You’ll continue towards the salar where you’ll find salt piles, waterholes, and the old Salt Hotel (Hotel de Sal). The next stop will be the Incahuasi Island where you’ll do a short hike to see the giant cactus and spectacular viewpoints to the salt flats, then you’ll continue towards San Juan village where you will spend the night.

Included: Private transfer from your hotel to La Paz airport with assistance; Group excursion with 4×4 Jeep and Guide in Uyuni for Comfort class; Private excursion with 4×4 Jeep, Guide and Entrance fees in Uyuni for Superior class; Accommodation in Uyuni. (Meals – Lunch, Dinner).

Note for Comfort Class: The accommodation is at Refugios which is basic accommodation. The entrance to Incahuasi Island and E.Avaroa National Reserve are not included, they must be paid on spot.

Note for Superior class: Accommodation at Hostal Lipez.

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For Luxury Class: You will be met in Uyuni and will depart at 10 am on this unforgettable experience towards the town of Villamar. On the way, you will visit the train cemetery, where you can see the remains of the locomotives of the 19th and 20th centuries. Later, you will visit the church of San Cristobal and the towns of Culpina K and Alota. As well as the Valley of Rocks, a famous group of rock formations caused by wind erosion. You will continue with the visit to Catal and Vinto lagoons. In the afternoon, you will arrive at the village of Villamar and visit the Cave Paintings and the Tomas Lakjas Necropolis’ Fort.

All of these stops along the way make up some of the best highlights of Bolivia. So be sure to enjoy the journey just as much as the destination. The salt flats in Bolivia are the most magnificent in the world, but there’s far more to the country than just that. Scattered with quaint towns and villages, as well as beautiful scenery, there’s hardly an inch of this country you won’t want to photograph.

Included: Private excursions in 4×4 Jeep, Guide, and Entrance fees in Uyuni; Accommodation in Uyuni. (Meals – Lunch, Dinner).

Note: Due to the weather and road conditions the routes and hotel reservations can sometimes be changed without notice. This itinerary is only for reference and is not to be taken as an exact itinerary. Rain, snow, ice, and strong winds for example can cause some parts of the route to be temporarily impassable and may oblige us to make changes in the itinerary. This can lead to certain disappointments, but we always ensure that our guests are making the most of the weather conditions provided.

Rainy season: the rainy/wet season is roughly from January to April (subject to change). During this period parts of the Uyuni Salt Flats may be covered with water. It’s still possible to do the trip, to visit the Uyuni Salt Flats and the beautiful lagoons, the highlights of the trip for most people. However, with water on the salar you cannot cross it for hours like in the dry season and you generally cannot get to Isla Incahuasi / Fish Island.

However, we still firmly believe that it’s worth the trip. So if you can only make it during this period, be sure to still book the trip. It’s not a site that you ever want to miss out on.

On day one of any of our Salar de Uyuni tours, this is what you have in store for you.

For Comfort and Superior Class: You will depart from Uyuni at 10.30 am in 4×4 vehicles. Your trip starts with the ...

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DAY 2 - SAN JUAN TO LAGUNA COLORADA

Colorful Landscapes & Lagoons

As if the beautiful journey hasn’t been enough, day two of your Bolivia Salt Flats tour has even more incredible scenery in store for you.

For Comfort and Superior Class: At 8 am you’ll start the day going to the Chiguana Salar, the Ollague Volcano viewpoint, and the Cañapa, Hedionda. You’ll also visit Chiarcota lagoons, located at 4300 meters above sea level, where you will observe flamingos, vicunas, and other animals. You’ll continue visiting the Siloli desert, the Rock tree (Arbol de Piedra), and the Red-colored lagoon (Laguna Colorada) before arriving at your accommodation.

Included: Group excursion in 4×4 Jeep with Guide for Comfort class; Private excursion in 4×4 Jeep with Guide for Superior class; Accommodation in Uyuni. (Meals – Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).

Note for Comfort class: Accommodation at Refugios is basic.

Note for Superior class: Accommodation at Hostal Piedritas.

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For Luxury Class: After breakfast, you will depart to Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon) where the famous James Flamingos, unique to its species in the world, will be appreciated. The trip continues to the ‘Sol de Mañana’ geysers to admire the spectacular colors of the hot mud. You will continue heading north and visiting the Siloli Desert and the Stone Tree. As well as the smaller lagoons circuit: Hedionda, Cañapa, Ramaditas, Chiar Khota, and Honda. Afterward, you will start your trip back to the town of Colchani, where you will spend the night.

Included: Private excursion in 4×4 Jeep with Guide; Accommodation in Uyuni. (Meals – Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).

As if the beautiful journey hasn’t been enough, day two of your Bolivia Salt Flats tour has even more incredible scenery in store for you.

For Comfort and Superior Class: At 8 am you’ll start the day going to the Chiguana ...

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DAY 3 - LAGUNA COLORADA TO UYUNI

Return to Uyuni

On day three of your salt flats tour you may have to depart early, but early mornings always come with a wonderful surprise.

For Comfort and Superior Class: Today you will depart early in the morning, at 5 am, to visit the Geysers or active volcanoes of Sol de Mañana. These are located at an altitude of 4.900 meters, where you can observe the ‘fumaroles’ or boiling lava at a temperature of 90C°.

Continuing with the trip, you will arrive at the Polques hot springs, where you can take a hot bath, afterward you will pass through the Dali desert to later visit the Green and White lagoons located at the foot of the Licancabur volcano. After this last visit, you will begin the return trip to the city of Uyuni, an approximate journey of 7 hours without stops, except at noon for lunch and the visit to the Rocks Valley in the sector of Villamar. You will arrive in Uyuni at 5 pm approx.

Included: Group excursion in 4×4 Jeep and Guide with drop off at the airport for Comfort class; Private excursion in 4×4 Jeep and Guide with drop off at the airport for Superior class. (Meals – Breakfast, Lunch).

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For Luxury Class: At 10 am, you will head to Colchani town, where you will see an artisanal salt processing plant, you will visit the Great Salt Flat and its waterholes, in addition to observing both the way of extraction and the production of salt blocks. You will continue to Incahuasi Island (also known as Fish Island), where you will have the chance to observe the famous giant Cactus.

The trip continues to the north, to the skirts of the Tunupa volcano, to visit the Pucara Ayque, where you will observe the pre-Columbian fort and the mummies. Lunch will be served in the middle of the Salar and, after watching the dazzling sunset at the salt flats’ shore, you will be transferred to Uyuni to continue with your planned itinerary.

Included: Private excursion in 4×4 Jeep and Guide with drop off at the airport; Accommodation in Uyuni. (Meals – Breakfast, Lunch).

On day three of your salt flats tour you may have to depart early, but early mornings always come with a wonderful surprise.

For Comfort and Superior Class: Today you will depart early in the morning, at 5 am, to visit ...

ACCOMMODATIONS “Uyuni Salt Flats Tour | Itinerary & Highlights”

Comfort

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Superior

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Luxury

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ACCOMMODATION & PRICING

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$315

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$732

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$1,335

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