

by Red Planet Expedition Day Trip
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Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.$740Uyuni is home to the largest salt flat in the world, located in the high, dry desert of southwest Bolivia. This 3-day tour travels across the vast white salt flats and surrounding desert landscapes in Toyota 4x4 vehicles driven by experienced drivers. The tour includes accommodations for two nights, meals from afternoon tea to dinner, and breakfast each day. An English-speaking professional guide and photographer accompany the group throughout the trip. The itinerary covers visits to small villages isolated in the tundra among colorful mountains and lagoons inhabited by flamingos. The tour also includes stops at the Sol de Mañana geyser and ends with a visit to thermal hot springs in the evening, where temperatures reach about 38°C. Nighttime activities include star gazing and viewing the Milky Way. Hotel pickup is provided. It is possible to finish the tour in San Pedro de Atacama for an additional fee if requested. Safety equipment such as satellite phones, oxygen bottles, and sleeping bags are included in the vehicles. Fuel surcharges are covered by the tour price. Entrance fees to Inca Wasi Island and the national park, as well as alcoholic drinks, are not included and must be paid separately.
From our office we will be leaving at 11:00 am. in a Toyota land cruiser. We will head towards the first stop "The train’s graveyard" and see the first locomotives in Bolivia. Afterwards you go to the small village of Colchani visiting the factories and the handy-craft market.
120 min
Finishing your lunch in the village of Colchani, you will be taken to the great Salar de Uyuni to go straight to a hotel made out of salt. Playa Blanca (the only hotel allowed inside the salt flats) surrounded by salt sculptures, flags and the Dakar Statue. Moving on towards the center of the salt flats you will fully enjoy the vastness of the landscapes and have a photo session of funny perspective pictures with the tour guide who's got plenty of experience in this field of photography.
180 min
Hike in the Inca Wasy island (Cactus Island). Awaits for you after that, where you see the giant cacti and coral Rock formations. The hike itself is a loop of approximately 1h and will take you all the way to the top where a great 360* view can be appreciated. Once you finish this little hike, west will be your next direction to the small Village of Villa Candelaria to spend the first night but just before your leave the salt flat a breathtaking Sun-Set will be seen at its very shore. Arriving to the accommodations, you will enjoy some hot coffee and chocolate with some cookies and snacks. At tea time you will enjoy a delicious dinner.
240 min
Waking up at 6:30 am, your journey into the hightest and driest desert will be filled with breathtaking landscapes of dormant volcanos and lagoons coloring the vast andean desert of Bolivia. Different Flor and Fauna are on the menu like Llamas,Vicunas, Viszcachas, Andean Foxes and of course Flamingos ! Those animals will be most commonly seen in the national park Eduardo Avaroa which is 720000 hectares big, and where the Laguna Colorada awaits for you, one of the highlights of the entire tour ! Last but not least, we drive you into a volcanic crater where you can see some geological activities. Afterward the hotel and hot springs awaits for you
600 min
This day starts around 6:30 am. taking a good breakfast (some pancakes, yogurt, milk, corn flakes etc) to get energy for the last day of this trip. Starting by visiting first the Salvador Dali Desert and then followed by the Green Lake right next to the border of Chile where you can be dropped off at the immigration office. If you wanna come back to Uyuni, North would be your course crossing back threw stunning landscapes from a different road and making some stops in the way for legs stretching, toilets, and lunch. 17:00 pm Approx arrival in Uyuni at our office.
420 min