Uyuni Salt Flats and the Colored Lagoons
Uyuni Salt Flats and the Colored Lagoons
Three days across the salt flats, the Siloli desert, Laguna Colorada, the Sol de Mañana geysers and the Eduardo Avaroa Reserve.
- Origen
- From Uyuni
- Duración
- 3 days / 2 nights
- Modalidad
- Shared or private tour
- Capacidad
- Six passengers maximum per 4x4
- Alojamiento
- Two nights in standard lodging
About this tour
Shared or private tour. Six passengers maximum per 4x4. Sale from Uyuni y termina en Uyuni, or a coordinated connection on to San Pedro de Atacama.
Worth knowing: Access to Incahuasi Island depends on the water level and on local rules. During the rainy season the route may be changed for safety. Tickets are paid in cash, in bolivianos.
Places it visits: Uyuni Salt Flats · Incahuasi Island · Train Cemetery · Laguna Colorada · Laguna Verde and the Licancabur volcano · The Árbol de Piedra and the Siloli desert · Salt hotel in Colchani · Uyuni
The highlights
What is and is not included
- Tourist transport in a 4x4, six passengers maximum
- Spanish-speaking driver-guide
- Two nights of standard lodging
- The meals listed in the programme
- Digital photographs to take home
- A simple breakfast before departure, by arrangement
- Storage for the luggage you are not taking along
- Somewhere to charge your devices before leaving
- A hot drink on your return and a discount at BlueMoon Café Restobar
- First aid kit
- Entrance fees to Incahuasi Island, the Eduardo Avaroa Reserve and the hot springs
- Use of bathrooms along the route
- A private room, a room with a private bathroom or an upgrade
- A professional English-speaking guide
- A professional camera or photographer
- A shower before or after the trip and a large towel
- Extra drinks, travel insurance, personal expenses and tips
Add-on services available: Private room · Room with a private bathroom · Suite or upgraded category · English-speaking guide · Professional photography · A shower before leaving or on your return · Large towel · Private service · Transfer to the Chilean border · Transfer to the airport or bus terminal
Day-by-day itinerary
- DAY01
Day 1
Uyuni Salt Flats
Train Cemetery · Colchani · Ojos del Salar springs · The old Salt Hotel · Dakar monument · Plaza de las Banderas (flags square) · Incahuasi Island, when it can be reached · Perspective photographs · Sunset · Lodging
- DAY02
Day 2
High-Andean lagoons
The Chiguana desert · The Ollagüe volcano viewpoint · Laguna Cañapa · Laguna Hedionda · Laguna Chiarcota · The Siloli desert · Árbol de Piedra (the Stone Tree) · Laguna Colorada · Lodging
- DAY03
Day 3
Eduardo Avaroa Reserve
Sol de Mañana geysers · Hot springs · The Dalí desert · Laguna Blanca · Laguna Verde · Valle de las Rocas (the rock valley) · The village of San Cristóbal · Back to Uyuni
What to bring
Regular lodging may mean a shared room, a shared bathroom, basic facilities, limited electricity, hot water subject to availability and patchy phone signal. A private room, or one with a private bathroom, has to be requested when booking; it carries an extra cost and is only confirmed once the accommodation confirms it.
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