Uyuni Salt Flats Tours
Uyuni Salt Lake, located at 3 hours from Potosi and a flight (every day except Saturday) or 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. 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.
UYUNI SALT FLAT 2 Day ADV 140 Day 1:Transfer to the Airport of La Paz for your flight to Uyuni. Arrival to Uyuni and transfer to the hotel; upon arrival, enjoy an excursion to the Salt Lake and Isla Pescado.
Uyuni is 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. The sound of silence makes the heart beats faster and the surreal pentagons of crystalline salt, the pure sky, the color lagoons, the cacti and the flamingos, certainly makes you feel that there is no other place like this in the whole world. Lunch at Isla Pescado, also called "Incawasi", an oasis with formations of algae and fossils. It is covered by thousands of giant columnar cacti, which can be more than a hundred years old, growing to a height of over 12 mtrs. The landscape against the background of the salt pans extending to the horizon makes it an ideal place for photography hunters. Return to your hotel. Dinner and overnight at a unique Salt Hotel at the shores of the Uyuni Salt Lake. Day 2:Transfer to the airport for your flight back to La Paz; upon arrival, transfer to your hotel 2024 Price per person in US$: (flights not included)
Tour ADV 240 - 3 DayDAY 1: LA PAZ - UYUNI
Pick up from your hotel in La Paz and transfer to the airport to fly to Uyuni. Uyuni: Arrival transfer in Uyuni. Departure to Colchani, a village where the majority of the salt consumed in Bolivia is produced located about 21 kilometers from Uyuni. The Uyuni Salt Flats is the largest on earth: miles and miles of dazzling pentagons of crystalline salt and the noise of silence makes the heart beat faster. Certainly, there is no place like this on the planet. After visiting "Ojos de Agua" in the border of the Salt Flats, continue to Isla Pescado or Incawasi. Upon arrival, you will visit the Island and have lunch at the local Restaurant Isla Pescado (Fish Island): The island, located in the middle of the Salt Flats. Nature here is endowed with a flower of very singular characteristic, a cactus that grows to six meters high. The ground contains fossilized seaweed known as Estromatolitos. There are also some indications of pre-Hispanic culture in the area. After lunch transfer to Hotel Luna Salada on the shores of the Uyuni Salt Flats. Dinner. Overnight at Hotel Luna Salada (Sal hotel) -/L/D DAY 2 UYUNI After breakfast, visit to Tahua a small village around the Salar which survive mostly from growing quinua and raising herds of llamas. Then visit to the Thunupa Volcano. This is an extinct volcano, considered sacred by local people, and revered by the Aymara culture. It is one of the most important pre-Hispanic sanctuaries, containing some 24 identified archaeological sites. In the lagoon at the base of the mountain one can observe the pink and brown flamingos. The nearby populations are very old and typically Andean. Finally visit interesting sites with mummies. Around the Salar all this villages provide an out of this world landscape. Dinner Overnight at Hotel Luna Salada (Sal hotel) B/BL/D DAY 3 UYUNI - LA PAZ Breakfast. Transfer from hotel to airport for flight to La Paz. La Paz: Transfer from airport to hotel in La Paz. La Paz Airport is located at 25 minutes from any hotel downtown. Includes: transportation, bilingual guide, assistance on arrival and porterage at the Airport. B/-/- 2024 price per person in US$: $899 with 2 people, $1089 with 3, $786 with 4. Single supp. = $199 Cost of flights is not included in prices above. 3 Days - 2 Nights Uyuni to San Pedro or Vice Versa Day 1: SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA - TRANSFER TO HITO CAJÓN- NATIONAL PARK EDUARDO AVAROA- LAKE LAGUNA VERDE- LICANCABUR VOLCANO- GEYSERS- RED LAGOON - UYUNI
Transport from your hotel in San Pedro de Atacama to Hito Cajón border post. Visit the Eduardo Avaroa National Andean Fauna Reservation (REA), which covers an area of 7147 km2 and is south west of the city of Potosí, in the Province of Sud Lípez. Its extraordinary fauna contains singular species that have adapted to the extreme conditions in the region. Some of them are in danger of extinction. Its lakes, salt flats, volcanoes, snow-capped mountains, plains, thermal springs, rivers rich in algae and plankton, geothermal springs, flora and landscape in general give this zone its unique character and make it the perfect place in which to forget your daily routine and immerse yourself in the natural world. Transport to Green Lagoon, whose waters are as green as a giant emerald. From the shore you can see the majestic beauty of Licancabur volcano (5865 m), and the dazzling colour of the lake at sunset is caused by its high magnesium content. Then a visit to the Sol de Mañana geyser, fumaroles and volcanic pools that form a spectacular sight in the strong wind that gives the visit seem more of an adventure. This area covers 1 square kilometre and is on the road to Chalviri salt flats. You can see boiling lava in the craters and the fumaroles throw out a mixture of hot water and steam to a height of 80 to 100 metres. A primitive landscape of boiling mud and lava, a throwback to the beginnings of time. This geothermal region is located at 4900 m.a.s.l. An hour from the geysers we come to Red Lagoon: covering 60 square kilometres at an altitude of 4278 m, its beauty takes one's breath away. Its waters are reddish and it is home to flocks of pink-feathered tokokoo flamingos; the similarly pink jututu and chururu, whose plumage is almost white. The birds' synchronised movements seem like an improvised ballet that you can watch for hours. Vicuñas, llamas and vizcachas can also be seen here. Box lunch en route. Arrival at Uyuni, dinner and overnight stay in a local hotel in Uyuni. Day 2: UYUNI SALT FLATS – ISLA PESCADO You will be picked up from the hotel for a fabulous excursion to Uyuni salt flats and Isla Pescado. Uyuni is the world's largest salt flat, on Bolivia's Andean plateau, and covers an area of 12 000 square kilometres. The deep silence makes your heart beat faster and plunges you into a surreal landscape where the sky is reflected by the land, playing with your sense of perspective and imagination. Lunch at Isla Pescado, also called Inkawasi, an oasis surrounded by islands full of algae formations and fossils. It is covered by thousands of giant cacti, some more than a hundred years old, growing more than 12 metres high. The landscape of Uyuni merges into the horizon, making this an ideal place for serious photographers. Return to your hotel. Dinner and overnight stay night in an authentic salt hotel on the edge of the salt flats. Day 3: UYUNI- FLIGHT TO LA PAZ Transport to the airport for your flight to the city of La Paz 2024 Price per person in US$: (flights not included)
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