Uyuni Salt Flats and the Colored Lagoons

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Uyuni Salt Flats and the Colored Lagoons

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3

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

Package at a glance

Three days across the salt flats, the Siloli desert, Laguna Colorada, the Sol de Mañana geysers and the Eduardo Avaroa Reserve. Shared or private tour. Six passengers maximum per 4x4. Sale desde Uyuni y termina en Uyuni, or a coordinated connection on to San Pedro de Atacama.

    Itinerario día por día

    Día 1 · 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

    Día 2 · 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

    Día 3 · 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

    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

    Not included

    • 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

    Lodging

    Two nights in standard lodging 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.

    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.

    Entrance fees to the sites are paid on the spot. See the terms and conditions.

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