Uyuni Salt Flat full day
- Tour TypeNature
- DifficultyEasy
- Duration1 Day
- LanguagesEs, En,
- Best TimeMarch - Nov.
- Group Size12 people
The Salar de Uyuni is lately one of the most spectacular adventure destinations of our Earth, with more than 10,000 million tons of salt that extend through an endless desert. The Salar de Uyuni has an extension of 10,582 square kilometers of white salt, this was the inheritance of the ancient salt lake called Coipasa that dried up thousands of years ago.
Uyuni Salt Flat is the largest in the world and is at an altitude of 3,656 meters above sea level.
Whats Included / Not Included
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4×4 vehicle.
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Lunch
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Water
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Driver Guide in Spanish
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Support team:
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First aid kit.
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Drinks.(sodas, beers)
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Admittions to museums.
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admittions to isla incahuasi 30bs.
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Tips.
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Travel health insurance (obligatory)
Full Itinerary
We will start the tour with the pick up of our clients from their arrival to Uyuni at the bus station, then we will have breakfast in a restaurant in the city, at 10:30 am we will start the trip in our 4×4 vehicle and our guide to the first stop which is the train cemetery.
Here we will be able to observe the old abandoned locomotives, these trains fulfilled their function in the transport of materials and people from many years ago, then we will visit the town of Colchani place to buy native crafts of Bolivia and see the extraction and processing of salt.
Later we will visit the first hotel built entirely of salt, we will have an important stop to take pictures in the same UYUNI SALT FLATS, and then continue to the Incahuasi island which is an island of Cactus with thousands of years. We will walk to the top where we can see the great Salar de Uyuni with a great view.
Here we will wait for the sunset and its reflections that sometimes are like mirrors.
Return to Uyuni Salt Flat at 07:00 PM approximately.
What to Bring? - Packing List
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Small backpack from 30 to 40 liters
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Hiking boots
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Hat or cap
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Sun glasses.
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Sunscreen
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Original Passport
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Personal medicines
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Flashlight
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The most friendly and positive attitude possible.