Experience the Stunning Uyuni Salt Flat Tour from San Pedro de Atacama

$4,817
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4 days
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About This Tour

If you want to experience the incredible richness of natural beauty and diverse landscapes that Bolivia has to offer, a tour of El Salar de Uyuni is a great way to do it having in mind it is the world's largest salt flat.

The best time to go really depends on your preference of what you want to see, as each season offers different visuals.

Most people say it is best to go from May to November when the weather is mild, but keep in mind that the Bolivian salt flat plains will be dry. One thing's for certain – the scenery here is breathtaking all year round.

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    Inclusions

    Lunch
    2-Nights Accommodation in desert hotel
    1-Night accommodation in Colchani
    Bilingual Driver Guide in all tours
    Transportation (4x4 truck)
    Admission fee to places visited
    • Food & drinks

    Exclusions

    Travel Insurance
    Gratuities (optional)

    Tour Plan

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    Day 1 San Pedro de Atacama - Hito Cajon - Laguna Colorada - Desert

    Pick up from San Pedro de Atacama hotel and transfer to Hito Cajon (border line Chile-Bolivia), transfer to start our tour: visit the Green Lagoon where we can see its impressive emerald color and the Licancabur Volcano, Hot Springs of Polques where we can enjoy nature and a refreshing and energetic bath in the middle of the desert, lunch on route, the Geysers (lava boiling intensely and steam which reaches up to 50 meters high), the Red Lagoon where the red of its waters is due to sediments from algae as well as zooplankton and phytoplankton which have the peculiarity of changing with the temperature, the Stone Tree (geomorphological formation from the mushroom rock type, due to the erosion caused by the wind. It outstands from a set of volcanic rocks).

    Overnight in desert hotel

    Day 2 Desert - Uyuni - Colchani

    Breakfast at hotel. 07:30 Visit Hedionda and Kañapa lagoons, the Ollague volcano viewpoint and the Incahuasi Island (a rocky island in the middle of the salt flat where we can observe giant cactuses, some of them are more than 100 years old, from the top you can see the salt flats in its entirety).

    Overnight in Colchani, salt hotel

    Day 3 Colchani - Desert

    Breakfast at hotel. 09:30 Visit the village of Colchani, where the processing of salt can be observed (drying, grinding and packaging of salt) you will also have the opportunity purchase handicrafts made of salt, San Cristobal Church, Rocks valley, Mysterious lagoon, the lost city of Italy, Camel Stone.

    Overnight hotel

    Day 4 Desert – Hito Cajon – San Pedro de Atacama

    Breakfast at hotel. 06:00 visit Red Lagoon, Geyser, Hot springs of Polques and Green Lagoon.
    Transfer to Hito Cajon and then, transfer to San Pedro de Atacama.

    Meeting / Pickup

    Pick-up only: Customers must be picked up from selected pick-up locations.

    Know Before You Go

    • Public transportation nearby
    • Passport required

    Please Note

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Not stroller accessible
    • Not suitable for pets
    • Infants must not sit on laps
    • Infant seats unavailable

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