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Bolivia Tours and Travel

Best of Bolivia / La Paz / Lake Titicaca / Sucre-Potosi / Santa Cruz-Missions
Uyuni Salt Lake / Bolivian Pantanal / Madidi National Park / Amazon cruise

Uyuni Salt Lake Tours

Uyuni Salt Lake, located at 3 hours from Potosi and at a day bus-train connection from La Paz, an area of magnificent beauty. It looks like an ocean of salt, impressive in its vastness and smooth white surface. It contains the largest bed of lithium of the world. Nearby, large sculptures of eroded rocks can also be seen. Experience the highest and largest Salt Lake in the world (10.000 Km2) surrounded by an impressive panorama. On its edge, visitors can see natives extracting salt with lost in time methods. Drive across this salt flats to “Isla Pescado” an oasis, where you can find unique flora and fauna, which was completely isolated for thousands of years by a vast plain of salt. Uyuni is roughly 25 times the size of the better-known Bonneville Salt Flats in the United States. Salar de Uyuni is estimated to contain 10 billion tons of salt of which less than 25,000 tons is extracted annually. All miners working in the Salar belong to Colchani's cooperative. They work from dawn to dusk and most of them do not take a lunch break in order to take advantage of time, getting energy by chewing coca leaves. Every November, Salar de Uyuni is also the breeding grounds for three species of South American flamingos - Chilean, James's and Andean.

Uyuni Salt Lake 2 Day Camping Adventure

Day 1 - Land Rover Jeep transfer from La Paz to Oruro and Huari 4.5 hours on asphalt road, then continue 2.5 hours on dirt road to Jirira. Free time to explore the area before you enjoy the unique sunset on the shores of the lake. Accommodation in deluxe tents with heaters, electric blankets, beds and private bathrooms. All meals included.

Day 2 - breakfast, then excursion to the Isla Pescado and the Incahuasi Island. Lunch in the middle of the salt lake. Return to La Paz, to arrive by 8pm.

2009 price per person in US$: $519 with 2, $486 with 3, $469 with 4.

Uyuni Salt Lake 3 Day Camping Adventure

Day 1 - Land Rover Jeep transfer from La Paz to Oruro and Huari 4.5 hours on asphalt road, then continue 2.5 hours on dirt road to Jirira. Free time to explore the area before you enjoy the unique sunset on the shores of the lake. Accommodation in deluxe tents with heaters, electric blankets, beds and private bathrooms. All meals included.

Day 2 - breakfast, then full day excursion to the Isla Pescado, Incahuasi Island, Ojos de Agua and Thunupa Volcano. Lunch in the middle of the salt lake. Travel on to Colchani to visit the salt factory, observe the ways of salt recollection and the cold water springs. Arrive to your lodge.
Dinner and overnight at Hotel Luna Salada (built of salt). B/L/D

DAY 3 UYUNI/LA PAZ
After breakfast return drive to La Paz by 4x4 vehicles. Lunch is Included. Drop-off at your hotel. B/L/-

2010 price per person in US$: $732 with 2 people, double occupancy

SERVICES INCLUDED
- Accommodation based on DOUBLE room
- Excursions as noted in the itinerary with local English speaking guide.
- Entrance fees to the sites mentioned in the itinerary
- Meals as noted (B: breakfast, L: lunch, D: dinner, BX: Box Lunch)
- Permanent assistance by the guide

SERVICES NOT INCLUDED
- Tips of any kind
- Baggage tip at hotels

Camping Adventure Escape (3D/2N)

DAY 1 - Afternoon transfer from La Paz to Oruro Overnight in Oruro at a local Hotel -/-/-

DAY 2 - Breakfast, then full day visit to Salt Lake and Isla Pescado. The largest salt flat on Earth, located on the Bolivian Andean Altiplano with 12.000 square Km; the Bolivian Andes offer stunning sceneries which can be hardly matched. It has to be -a once in your life time journey-. The noise of silence makes the heart beat faster and the surreal pentagons of crystalline salt, the pure sky, the cacti and the flamingos, will certainly make you feel that there is not place like this in the whole world Drive to "Isla Pescado" an oasis with unique fauna and flora in the middle of the Salt Lake
Box lunch Overnight at Luxury Tents. B/BX/D

DAY 3 - Breakfast, morning Thunupa Volcano activities. Box Lunch. Transfer from Uyuni to La Paz passing through Oruro. Arrive to La Paz B/BX/-

2010 price per person in US$: $532 with 2 people, double occupancy

SERVICES INCLUDED
- Accommodation based on DOUBLE room
- Excursions as noted in the itinerary with local English speaking guide.
- Entrance fees to the sites mentioned in the itinerary
- Meals as noted (B: breakfast, L: lunch, D: Dinner; D: Dinner )
- Permanent assistance by the guide

SERVICES NOT INCLUDED
- Tips of any kind
- Baggage tip at hotels

Escape to Titicaca and Uyuni

Day 1 - depart Puno Peru overland to Copacabana Bolivia. Hydrofoil cruise to Moon and Sun Islands. Visit Pilcoaina Sun Temple and experience a LLama trek on Inca Trails. Overnight Posada Del Inca Eco Lodge. Lunch and dinner included.

Day 2 - breakfast, then descend and visit the Inca Steps and Sacred Fountain. Lunch. Return to Copacabna and then overland to Huatajata to visit the famous totora-reed boat builders before continuing on to La Paz for overnight.

Day 3- Land Rover Jeep transfer from La Paz to Oruro and Huari 4.5 hours on asphalt road, then continue 2.5 hours on dirt road to Jirira. Free time to explore the area before you enjoy the unique sunset on the shores of the lake. Accommodation in deluxe tents with heaters, electric blankets, beds and private bathrooms. All meals included.

Day 4- breakfast, then full day excursion to the Isla Pescado and the Incahuasi Island. Lunch in the middle of the salt lake. Return to La Paz, to arrive by 8pm and overnight.

Day 5 - breakfast, then city and Moon Valley tour before being transferred to the airport.

2010 price per person in US$: $986 with 2, $930 with 3, $906 with 4, $849 with 5-9.