Day Trip to Uyuni Salt Flats
This is a 7 hours packed adventure to discover the biggest Salt Flat in the world. Amazing scenery and places to go, combined with a skillful crew and equipment, makes indeed the perfect day trip. Historical Trains, Massive Salt desert, Lost Island with Giant Cacti and more awaits for you to be seen in this journey into the ancient lands of Bolivia. All guides will share their stories of the area, and help you out with all kinds of crazy perspective pictures in a special location in the middle of the Salty desert.
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Day Trip to Uyuni Salt Flats
Pickup included
What's included in Day Trip to Uyuni Salt Flats
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Train Cemetery
Starting the day at approx. 10:30 am, our guide gives you a short briefing on some recommendation for the tour, and shortly after you'll hop on a 4x4 drive Toyota Land Cruiser that will firstly take you to the Train Cemetery where a full story of the first trains that arrived in Bolivia, and their purposes will be uncovered. Soon after the crew takes you to the small village of Colchani, where you could expect many handicraft shops for souvenirs, and also the salt factory, where the salt is being refined and packed for consumption. The lunch takes places in a Salt hotel with plenty of option for any taste.
Salar de Uyuni
Head toward the majestic Salar de Uyuni and start the real journey into the biggest salt flat on earth. Your first stop will be next to the only construction allowed in the Salar, which is called Playa Blanca, the first salt hotel build in the salt flat. Next, a 30mins drive toward the middle of nowhere into a special location to take the best pictures of yourself and your friend by your experienced guide who will tell you how to do everything perfectly. We'll then go to the Inca Wasy Island (Cactus Island) where will be able to see giant cacti and rock formations of petrified Coral. A short hike of 40mins. to the top and we'll reach the highest point of view in the trip with 3750 m.a.s.l (12,303.14 feet) where a 360* view of the hole Salt Flat awaits for you. After this amazing hike, it will be time for the breathtaking sunset to come, at approx 6pm, and your driver will choose to the best location for it. At the end of our tour we'll return back to Uyuni at approx 6:30 - 7pm.
Inclusions
- Hotel drop-off
- Professional guide
- Wine tasting
- Lunch
- Hotel pickup (selected hotels only)
- All activities
- Entrance fees to the park (30bs per person)
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- CHECK IN IS AT 10:00 AM
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
- It is important to understand that the Isla Inca Wasi is NOT available in the rainy season (January until March) unless specified by our company
- One guide is divided between two cars ( 1 Guide for 12 people max )
- All cars in the company are equiped with Radios to comunicate between eachother
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 30 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
we pick up from any hotel in Uyuni
Meeting / End Points
- MAIN STREET FERROVIARIA AVENUE
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Ticket Redemption
• Not recommended for participants with back problems Valid from the time of first use, for the duration selected.