From Atacama | Uyuni salt flat 4 days the largest salt flat
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 4d
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
- Selective hotel pickup
Overview
- The tour has confirmed departures every day of the week, all year round.
- We will travel along rocky roads to the beautiful altiplanic lagoons.
- we will visit the Siloli Desert, where the enigmatic Stone Tree stands out.
Activity location
- San Pedro de Atacama
- San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta, Chile
Meeting/Redemption Point
- San Pedro de Atacama
- San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta, Chile
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From Atacama | Uyuni salt flat 4 days the largest salt flat
- 4d
- Spanish
What's included, what's not
- Hotel pick up in San Pedro de Atacama.
- Drop off in the centre or bus terminal in San Pedro de Atacama.
- Meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner).
- Driver - Guide in Spanish.
- Shared transport (minibus in Chile and 4x4 for 6 people in Bolivia).
- Basic lodging:
- The first night in a Villamar hostel, in a shared double, triple or quadruple room, according to availability) with shared bathroom (shower with cold water. To have hot water, you must pay an extra Bs. 10 per person).
- The second night in a hostel in Colcha K, in a double, triple or quadruple room (according to availability), with shared bathroom (shower with hot water).
- The third night in a hostel in Villamar, in a shared double, triple or quadruple room (according to availability) with shared bathroom (shower with cold water). To have hot water, you must pay an extra Bs. 10 per person).
- Drop off at the hotel.
- Transfer in/out between Calama airport and San Pedro de Atacama.
- Border tax (Bs. 17 per person).
- Entrance fees to parks (Bs. 186 per person).
- Entrance to Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve (Bs. 150 per person).
- Entrance fee to Polques Hot Springs (Bs. 6 per person).
- Entrance to Incahuasi Island (Bs. 30 per person).
- Access to bathrooms on the way (approximately Bs. 6 each access).
- Wellington boots (required in case of rain; rental for Bs. 20 per person).
- Medical insurance.
- Sleeping bag.
- Water.
Know before you book
- Not allowed: Alcohol and drugs, Prams, Pets
- Not suitable for: Children under 6 years, People over 65 years, People with back problems, People with heart problems, People with respiratory issues, Pregnant women
What you can expect
Itinerary
Start: Day 1 at 07:00 at your hotel in San Pedro de Atacama.
End: Day 4 at 13:00 in the centre or bus terminal of San Pedro de Atacama (this end time could be modified due to weather conditions or force majeure, so we recommend you to leave your departure from San Pedro de Atacama for the next day after the end date of the tour).
Day 1: We will pick you up at your hotel and depart in a minibus from San Pedro de Atacama to the border with Bolivia, passing through the border offices of Chile and Bolivia. Once at the border, we will change vehicles to a 4x4 for 6 people. On this first day we will visit places of the Bolivian altiplano, such as Laguna Blanca and Laguna Verde, located at the foot of the Licancabur volcano. We will continue visiting the Salvador Dalí desert, the Polques hot springs, with some time for swimming, and the Sol de Mañana geysers, intermittent springs of water that gush at a temperature of 90 °C. We will end the day at Laguna Colorada, nesting centre of more than 30,000 flamingos. Tonight we will stay at the Villamar lodge.
Day 2: After breakfast, we will take the route to Tomás Lakha, where you can see some pre-Inca cave paintings. Afterwards, we will visit Italia Perdida, a place where the volcanic rock took the shape of what seems to be an abandoned city. Then, we will go to the Vinto Lagoon and the Catal Lagoon, where you will be able to walk and see the typical fauna of the Bolivian Altiplano. Afterwards, we will visit the Anaconda canyon and also the Sora canyon, before continuing to the Chiguana salt flat and arriving at Colcha K where you will spend the second night.
Day 3: Very early in the morning, we will start our last day of the tour with a sunrise view of the Salar de Uyuni. After this experience, we will move to Incahuasi Island, a limestone rock formation located in the centre of the salt flat that we will be able to walk around and get another perspective of the salt flat. We will continue to the Salt Museum and the town of Colchani, already outside the salt flat. From here we will move to Uyuni, passing by the train cemetery, where we will make a short stop to take pictures. In Uyuni, we will say goodbye to our driver-guide, who accompanied us during the previous three days, and then we will have some free time to have lunch and walk around part of the city. Afterwards, we will meet the driver who will take us back, stopping in Villamar for dinner and rest.
Day 4: We will wake up very early to continue our return trip and reach the border of Chile and Bolivia. Once here, and after the corresponding formalities, we will change vehicles to a minibus to return to San Pedro de Atacama.
Location
Activity location
- San Pedro de Atacama
- San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta, Chile
Meeting/Redemption Point
- San Pedro de Atacama
- San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta, Chile