3-Days Tour to the Uyuni Salt Flat and Coloured Lagoons +Sunset+Mirror Effect
By Andes Salt Expeditions Tour Operator
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Features
- Free cancellation available
- 3d
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
- Selective hotel pickup
- Multiple languages
Overview
On this 3-day/2-night expedition you will get to know this magical Uyuni salt flat, the largest in the world with a route of more than 200 km long and 80 km wide, with more than 64 billion tonnes of salt, more than 21 million tonnes of lithium. Of astonishing natural beauty, an amazing island of giant cacti in the middle of the salt flat, a giant mirror in the rainy season , from an impressive sunset, volcanoes in the western mountain range such as the Licancabur, Ollague, Tunupa and other volcanoes, where can practice trekking from 3600 metres high to 5000 metres high, enjoy their hot springs in different places, Laguna Polques hot springs, Laguna Blanca hot springs, etc., inhospitable deserts such as the Siloli desert, Salvador Dalí desert, and observe the fauna and flora of the south west of Potosí, come to know and enjoy a great unforgettable adventure with Andes Salt Expedition with 8 consecutive Awards of Quality Excellence Certifications of service by TRIPADVISOR 2015-2023.
Activity location
- Salar de Uyuni
- Uyuni, Bolivia, Bolivia
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Andes Salt Expeditions Tour Operator
- Avenida Ferroviaria
- Uyuni, Departamento de Potosí, Bolivia
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3-Days Tour to the Uyuni Salt Flat and Coloured Lagoons +Sunset+Mirror Effect
- 3d
- English
Pickup included
Starting time: 10:00 am
Price details
AU$394.45 x 1 AdultAU$394.45
Total
Until Thu, 19 Dec
What's included, what's not
- Lunch
- Transfer out ticket to San Pedro de Atacama Chile of 20 USD
- Entradas 186 bob
- saco de dormir 10 USD
- Agua
Know before you book
- Public transport options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travellers
- Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- no recomendado para viajeros con mal de altura deven aclimatarse en Cuzco Peru
- No recomendado para viajeros con diarrea y neumonia
- No recomendado para viajeros con sobre peso
Activity itinerary
Day 1: Uyuni Salt Flats to Salt Hostel (Train cemetery Colchani Salt craft shops and salt factory)
- 4 stops
- Meals: lunch
- Accommodation: Overnight at Hostel Piedra Andina In San Juan town
Salar de Uyuni
- 9h
- Admission ticket not included
From the office at 10:00 am. We will visit the Train Cemetery, where you can see the remains of steam locomotives from the 19th centuries. Arrival in COLCHANI, we will visit the salt refinery where iodine is mixed with salt, in its different stages for national consumption, visit the salt craft shops, on the shore of the salt flat we will visit the salt eyes,visit ex- salt hotel Playa Blanca where we have lunch roast llama,beef,Vegetarian food for vegetarians, then the we go to INCAWASI ISLAND which is located in the middle of the salt flat, 100 km from Uyuni ,It is an extraordinary place seems to be out of another world a mountainous island covered in trichocerus CACTI and a flat white sea of salt with hexagonal shapes . In the middle of the salt desert we will have a perspective photo,videos session with our expert driver guides for 1-2 hours, sunset,after we go to the 3 star salt hotel with private toilet. Upon arrival you can enjoy a tee, coffee, hot chocolate, dinner, rest.
Train Cemetery
- 30m
South of Uyuni, 3 kilometres from Uyuni, the Train Cemetery, where you can see different types, models, remains of steam locomotives from the 19th and early 20th centuries, locomotives made in North America, England, is a place where you can appreciate, the high technology of the nineteenth century, which impacted on industrial development and mining in Potosi and passengers, who replaced the caravan of llamas that transported silver from the Huanchaca-Pulacayo mine to Antofagasta, is a good place to take pictures artistic, the driver guide will help to take pictures and information, the time is 30 minutes.
Colchani
- 30m
Arrival in the town of COLCHANI, it is next to the Uyuni salt flats where Cooperativa Rosario works, the main salt iodization plant. It is the best place to observe the different stages that salt undergoes, which is extracted from the salt, such as the drying of the salt, the crushing of salt, the mixing of iodine to the salt, the packing of the salt to the bags for its commercialization in Bolivia.Our expert guide will also explain this process of salt iodization.In the same town, the artisanal salt market will be visited, for example flamingos, llamas, carved in blocks of salt, medicinal salt mixed with made in salt, which can be photographs, bought as souvenirs and others.
Isla Incahuasi
- 1h
Later we will enter the majestic Uyuni Salt Flats , on the shore of the Salar, you can visit the salt eyes, which It is medicinal for rheumatism, arthritis, visit the Dakar monument, visit to the flags of the salar, visit ex-salt hotel Playa Blanca, , considered as a salt museum, made with blocks of salt. At noon lunch, later time to take photos and perspective videos, explained by our expert bilingual driver guide, arrived at Incawasi Island (Casa del Inca ) is located in the centre of the salt flat 100 km from Uyuni, a mountainous island covered with giant cacti surrounded by a white sea with hexagonal shapes, volcanoes such as the Tunupa, populated by vizcachas, dominated by the colours blue and white, is an oasis with a unique and isolated ecosystem that is populated by cacti from a few centimetres up to 7 metres high.We went to the shore of the salt flat on the west side to wait for the sunset, then we went to the 3-star salt hostel to spend the night, dinner, rest.
Day 2: Day 2: Salt Hostel / Laguna Colorada
- 8 stops
- Meals: breakfast
- Accommodation: overnights at hostel Luna Dorada in Huallajara Town
Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve of Andean Fauna
- 10h
- Admission ticket not included
On day 2 is covered a distance of 350 km, altitude of 3660 to 5000 metres, in a time of 9 hours. "Laguna Colorada", the rich red coloration is derived from the algae, and the plankton, which is nourished by its minerals, is lined with bright white deposits of magnesium, borax. The following attractions will be visited on day 2:
• Chullpas cemetery, chiguana desert, ollague viewpoint
• Chain of lagoons, cañapa, hedionda (Lunch), Chiarcota, honda lagoons.
• crossing the Siloli desert, you can see 7 colours of volcanoes.
• visit the stone tree, visit the red lagoon, the 2 viewpoints, a) the Puntas Negras viewpoint b) the Aguas Calientes viewpoint, from where you can see the 3 types of flamingos, Chilean, Andean Jamesi.
• Later visit to the Sol de Mañana volcano, where you will appreciate the geysers and fumaroles, arrival at the hot springs of Laguna Polques, where you will enjoy the hot springs, tea, dinner, and spend the night in a 2-star hotel.
Volcan Ollague
- 3h
We will have a breakfast. Departure at 7:30 am. On day 2 a distance of 350 km is covered, altitude of 3660 to 5000 metres, in a time of 9 hours. Departure to the "Laguna Colorada", it is located 151 km south of the Population of San Juan at an altitude of 4278 metres and covers an area of 60 km2. We will pass through the town of San Juan, we will make a stop in the middle of the Salar de Chiguana from where you can see a chain of volcanoes that surround the plain, later you begin to climb the slope of the Ollague volcano that borders Bolivia -Chile, from the viewpoint we will appreciate this semi-active volcano, you can also do a short walk Among the lava of giant stones of this volcano, which presents figures of animals such as serpent, eagle, etc., later our expert driver guide will drive to visit the altiplanic lagoons such as the Cañapa lagoon, the hedionda lagoon along with a legendary Toyota land cruiser.
Laguna Canapa
- 1d
The Cañapa Lagoon is the first in the circuit of the Uyuni 3-day tour, it is the second day after sleeping in the hotel of the salt. The road from Uyuni is long by trail and with little signposting. The cold is intense and on the way the incredible scenery. Later, more lagoons continue, culminating in the Laguna Colorada and Polques hot springs.
you will literally see snow-capped mountains, hills of brown and reddish colours and a large lagoon with many flamingos in it. We go around the lagoon to have the best shots of the flamingos, the lagoon and the snow-capped mountains, all this great landscape looks like a postcard. They can stay as long as they want, flamingos perceive that someone is approaching and immediately take flight in a flock, that image is beautiful, the birds flying in the celestial sky contrasting with their peculiar and stylized shape accompanied by those beautiful colours that adorn themt ,3it is the first stop where you will see these beautiful birds.
Laguna Hedionda
- 1h
This is another wonderful lagoon in the highlands. It provides the opportunity to see a lot of flamingos, but it is also great to see it in the surrounding snow-capped hills and volcanoes. This is pretty remote and it's cool.Incredible landscape of lake, birds, delimited by mountains and volcanoes.Lots of birds, especially Andean flamingos.
The Hedionda lagoon has some structure to receive tourists. There is a restaurant, bathrooms and even outdoor tables to receive visitors, with lunch prepared by our company Ande Salt Expeditions, it is here where we have lunch.after lunch we continue through the desert to climb up to 5000 metres high in the siloli desert
Arbol de Piedra
- 1h
After lunch we continue through the desert to climb up to 5000 metres high in the Siloli Desert. The route passes through spectacular landscapes with multicoloured volcanic rock formations, and reaches a height of 5000 metres and then enters the Eduardo Abaroa National Reserve where the Stone Tree is located whose natural form is petrified volcanic lava eroded (volcanic Ignimbrite) by the wind. and the rain for what to reach the most important of the second day attractive red lagoon a lot of flamingos.
We will stop in the middle of this desert to observe the 7 colours of volcanoes with their pyroplasts of this desert, in Bolivia called Siloli, in Chile this same desert has the name of the Atacama desert.
Laguna Colorada
- 2h
Then we go we will arrive at Laguna Colorada at approximately 04.00 p.m. Laguna Colorado is located 151 km south of San Juan at an altitude of 4278 metres and covers an area of 60 km2. The rich red coloration is derived from algae and plankton, which thrives on its minerals and the shoreline is lined with bright white deposits of sodium, magnesium, borax.This lagoon has a red tint due to algal blooms and being notice clearly. There are many miles of flamingos when you can walk along the side of the lagoon. Great place for bird watching and a beautiful mountainous backdrop.
We will visit this lagoon from 2 viewpoints, Puntas Negras viewpoint, Aguas Calientes viewpoint.
Laguna Colorado is known for its beautiful colours and its pink flamingos, then we will continue along the slopes of the Pabellon volcano until we reach the Sol de Mañana volcano to meet the geysers and fumaroles.
Geiser Sol de la Manana
- 1h
- Admission ticket not included
We continue visiting the volcanic area of Geysers "Sol de Mañana". Here, at 4850 metres, is a geyser basin with bubbling clay pots, infernal fumaroles and a thick aroma of sulphur fumes. This is a site of intense volcanic activity. Inside a small crater we will observe boiling lava, reminding us of the time when the earth was formed.
You can take videos, photos, accompanied by our driver guides, observe bubbling mud, they look great (especially in slow motion), and you can get good photos and videos coming out of the fog that comes out of the ground, a very impressive place in this region, a place so Do not forget to bring warm clothes at sunset, otherwise you will literally freeze!
This geyser in the middle of the desert is an incredible sight, the columns of steam rise in the air and it is quite a spectacle,and then descend to the Polques lagoon where we will enjoy the hot springs and where we will spend the night in a 3-star hostel in the Piedra hotel.
Aguas Termales de Polques
- 14h
- Admission ticket not included
We will arrive at this magical place of the hot springs of Laguna Polques at 6:30 pm, we will take our beds before enjoying the hot springs.
You are in the middle of nowhere surrounded by surreal beauty and you have the opportunity to immerse yourself in thermal pools at a height of 4410 metres. You can enjoy the thermal water after or before dinner or the next day before continuing the tour.
This place is truly magical and should not be missed. Enjoy the views while in the water or if you stay at the nearby hostel, enjoy the night sky while in the water.
The hot springs themselves are beautiful and have a great view of the lagoon with flamingos in the vicinity the experience is as if you were together with the flamingos in the hot spring water.
Day 3: Salvador Dali Desert, Laguna Verde,Transfer out to san Pedro or Uyuni.
- 5 stops
- Meals: breakfast
- Accommodation: Not included
Salvador Dali Desert
- 9h
- Admission ticket not included
We shall depart from Hot springs after breakfast to Laguna verde at 08:00 AM.Cross Salvador Dali Desert,we make stop, laguna verde,the green colour of this lake arises from high concentrations of lead, sulphur and calcium carbonate., Licancabur Volcano 5960 metres, you Have two Option:
1st OPTION CONTINUES ENDING IN SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA – CHILE AT 13:00 PM.
2nd OPTION BACK TO UYUNI, VISITING THE VILLAMAR COMUNITY (LUNCH TIME), We headed to the town of San Cristobal where we can observe a church of colonial times and then go through the barrel of Villa alota continue the Valley of Rocks to observe volcanic lava petrified then we went to the canyon of Catal to observe pretty much llamas and birds , continuing headed to the lagoon Villa Mar and Italy lost natural formation of giant rocks, and end Uyuni at 17:00pm.
Salvador Dali Desert
- 30m
- Admission ticket not included
we continue with the expedition, we leave for the Laguna Verde, we will have a stop in the Salvador Dali desert, a beautiful desert that bears the name of the famous artist. The mountains, their shapes and colours create something unique, where we will stop to observe the panorama of volcanoes, pyrophlasts, giant rocks. Dalí's famous painting with the previous title coincides with the location of the rocks in this desert landscape . Surrounded by towering volcanoes, the setting is as surreal as Dalí's paintings. The rocks placed indiscriminately in the desert sand could easily be Dalí's painting. You would only be in this place on a 3 day / 2 night tour accompanied by our expert guides from Andes Salt Expeditions with a great stop and viewpoint. Colours and otherworldly things have to be seen to be believed. But the trip itself is not for the sick or faint of heart. Altiplano, at over 10,000 feet, it gets very cold at night and none of the places to stay is hot, just lots of blankets.
Laguna Verde
- 1h
- Admission ticket not included
After visiting the Salvador Dali desert, we reached the edge of the Laguna Verde, this is the last stop on the tour, before reaching the border with Chile Hito Cajones, it has a beautiful green colour and is a great opportunity to take pictures together With the Licancabur volcano in the background, there are no flamingos here because the water contains arsenic. The green colour of this lake arises from the high concentrations of lead, sulphur and calcium carbonate, arsenic from the Licancabur Volcano 5960 metres Laguna Verde is together with Laguna Blanca with some flamingos. The Licancabur volcano borders Bolivia to the south with Argentina to the west with Chile, it is a truly surreal sight.Then clients are transferred to the Hito Cajones border to make the transfer out, for some tourists of the group, then they return to Uyuni with other clients of the group.
San Pedro de Atacama
- 1h
From the Laguna Verde, we will travel about 20 minutes to the Hito Cajones between Bolivia-Chile, from where those who finish the tour in Chile will pass through the migration of Bolivia and Chile, the height in this part is 4400 metres high, For this, tourists have 2 options which are: 1st OPTION CONTINUES ENDING IN SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA - CHILE AT 13:00 PM. 2nd OPTION RETURN TO UYUNI, VISITING THE VILLAMAR COMMUNITY (LUNCH TIME), continuing towards the Villa Mar lagoon and lost Italy natural formation of giant rocks where we can see some flamingos, many llamas and other birds.
Laguna Negra
- 2h
Black lagoon of Catal (villa Mar) It is a beautiful place with beautiful views, vegetation, llamas, colours were impressive the dark blue of the water, with yellow and green plants growing around it, in addition to the llamas and wonderful rock formations nearby. A very quiet place. and then passing through the Villa Alota canyon, we continue to go to the town of San Cristóbal where we can see a colonial-era church and finish in Uyuni at 17:00 pm.
Location
Activity location
- Salar de Uyuni
- Uyuni, Bolivia, Bolivia
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Andes Salt Expeditions Tour Operator
- Avenida Ferroviaria
- Uyuni, Departamento de Potosí, Bolivia
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