The Salar de Uyuni, the largest salt sea in the world, is one of the great wonders of Bolivia's nature. With more than 10 thousand square kilometers and located at about 3500 meters altitude, it is an important tourist center for the region, as well as a source of minerals such as lithium, magnesium, potassium and sodium, a lot of sodium.
What's Included
Transportation by 4x4
Admission tickets to the attractions
Lunch
Transportation to and from Uyuni
Accommodation in Uyuni
Drinks in restaurants and hotels
Departure & Return
Departure Point
Uyuni, Bolivia
Traveler pickup is offered **Please confirm accommodation details in Uyuni **Pickup & Drop off in Uyuni **Shared Service tour
Departure Time
9:00 AM
Return Details
Returns to original departure point
What To Expect
Itinerary
Stop At:
Uyuni Salt Lake
Pick up from your hotel in Uyuni, approximately 10:00am, we will initially visit the Train Cemetery and Population of Colchani, places to learn about the mining past and present craft of the population of Uyuni, then enter the wonderful Salar de Uyuni and arrive at the "Hotel de Sal" the first its genre, which currently functions as a museum. On our way we can see fantastic optical illusions that are accentuated in the rainy season (between December and March), and also the "Ojos de Agua", which are small eruptions of salt that will help us to know the process of formation of this infinite sea of salt At noon we arrive at the Incahuasi Island in the center of the salt lake, where we can observe large populations of cacti, fossils of sea rocks, local fauna and the spectacular 360 degree panoramic views of the salar from the top of the island. We continue towards the northern part of the salar, where we will visit a local museum for the observation of pre-Columbian mummies and later arrive at the viewpoint of Salar at the foot of the impressive Thunupa Volcano. Finished the afternoon, we return to Uyuni.
* The itinerary can be altered without previous notice due to the climatic conditions.