UYUNI SALT FLATS TOUR – 3 DAYS / 2 NIGHTS (UYUNI → UYUNI)
A breathtaking 3-day adventure across the Uyuni Salt Flats, colorful lagoons, deserts, geysers, and surreal high-altitude landscapes, including an unforgettable sunset.

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Highlights

🚂 Train Cemetery – Explore Bolivia’s historic locomotives, a captivating open-air relic of the country’s railway era.

🏜️ Colchani Village – Discover traditional salt production and finely crafted local artisanal goods.

🧂 Uyuni Salt Flats – Capture breathtaking perspective photos and, in season, witness the iconic mirror effect.

🌵 Incahuasi Island – Walk among towering giant cacti while enjoying sweeping 360° views of the salt desert.

🍽️ Gourmet Salt-Flat Lunch – Savor a beautifully prepared meal in one of the world’s most surreal natural settings.

🌅 Premium Sunset Experience – Conclude your day with an unforgettable sunset over the endless white horizon.

Itinerary

DAY 1: Uyuni – Train Cemetery – Colchani – Salt Flats – Sunset – Colcha K

Departure: 10:30 a.m.
Meeting point: SALTY DESERT Office
Transport: Toyota Land Cruiser or Nissan Patrol 4×4

  • Visit the iconic Train Cemetery, filled with old rusting locomotives.

  • Continue to Colchani Village to see the salt-processing methods and iodized salt refinery.

  • Enter the Uyuni Salt Flats, stopping at:

    • Salt mining areas and salt piles

    • Ojos del Salar, natural holes where underground water emerges

  • Visit the original Playa Blanca Salt Hotel (now a museum) with salt sculptures. (Lunch here)

  • Head to the center of the Salt Flats for creative, fun, and perspective photos — including mirror-effect pictures during rainy season.

  • Move to the edge of the flats to enjoy a beautiful sunset.

  • Continue to Colcha K, where we stay in a Salt Hostel with private rooms and shared bathrooms for 2–3 people.
    (Dinner included)

DAY 2: Ollagüe Volcano – Altiplanic Lagoons – Siloli Desert – Laguna Colorada – Huayllajara

Departure: 07:00 a.m. (after breakfast)

  • Visit the Ollagüe viewpoint, overlooking a semi-active volcano.

  • Explore several altiplanic lagoons including Cañapa, Hedionda, and Chiarkota, home to large populations of flamingos. (Lunch by the lagoon)

  • Drive through the Siloli Desert to the famous Stone Tree (Árbol de Piedra).

  • Continue to the stunning Laguna Colorada, known for its deep red waters and the three species of flamingos.

  • Arrival in Huayllajara Village around 5:30 p.m.

    • Overnight in a basic hostel, shared rooms & shared bathrooms.
      (Dinner included)

DAY 3: Geysers – Hot Springs – Salvador Dalí Desert – Laguna Verde – Return to Uyuni

Departure: 05:30 a.m.
(Breakfast included)

  • Visit the Sol de Mañana Geysers (4,850 m), an active geothermal field with boiling mud, fumaroles, and volcanic steam.

  • Continue to Polques Hot Springs for a relaxing thermal bath at 37°C.

  • Drive through the surreal Salvador Dalí Desert with dream-like rock formations.

  • Arrive at the spectacular Laguna Verde, located at the foot of the Licancabur Volcano.

  • Begin the return journey to Uyuni via a different route.

    • Lunch in Villa Mar

    • Visit San Cristóbal Village with its picturesque colonial church

  • Arrival in Uyuni around 18:00, perfect timing for night buses to La Paz.

Tour Details

Included

  • 2 nights’ accommodation

  • Comfortable 4×4 transport (Toyota Land Cruiser or Nissan Patrol)

  • Spanish-speaking guide

  • Meals during the tour (vegetarian option available)

  • Oxygen tank in the vehicle

Not included

  • Entrance fees:

    • 150 Bs National Park

    • 30 Bs Incahuasi Island

    • 10 Bs Hot Springs

    • 30 Bs Hot Shower

    • 30 Bs WiFi

  • Mineral water (We recommend 3 liters per person)

  • Snacks and drinks

  • Tips

We recommend bringing at least 300 Bs per person for all expenses.

If you want a private room with private bathroom, add +250 Bs per person for both nights.

What to bring

  • Sunblock

  • Sunglasses

  • 2–3 liters of mineral water

  • Snacks

  • Camera / phone

  • Toilet paper

  • Sleeping bag (available for rent at the office for 50 Bs)

  • Towel

Prices

  • 1250 Bs per person – Shared tour with Spanish-speaking guide (6 people per car)

  • 1480 Bs per person – Shared tour with English-speaking guide (one guide for up to 3 cars / 18 people)

  • 7300 Bs – Private tour (4 people max), Spanish-speaking guide

  • +190 USD – English-speaking guide for private tour

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