Salares of Uyuni, Bolivia
Trip Highlights
Experience Uyuni: One Of The True Wonders Of The Natural World.
The eerie cactus formations of Isla del Pescado.
Limitless space in the world's biggest Salar.
Description
The Bolivia salt flats are one of the true wonders of the natural world, the biggest in the world, and visible from space.
Experience an unforgettable tour of the Salar de Uyuni, where the lack of artificial light means there is always a breath-taking night sky.
This trip also includes an excursion through the multi-coloured Quebrada de Humahuaca, and can be combined with the Chilean Atacama desert.
Click here to view map route.
Tour info
Why take this tour?
We set out heading north through the varicoloured rockscape of the Quebrada de Humahuaca, spending a day and a half exploring the multiple highlights of this UNESCO protected area.
Rightly known for the Seven Coloured Hill of Purmamarca, rising to 4,350m altitude is the lesser known Fourteen Coloured hill at the Serrania de Hornocal, a spectacular limestone depression formed hundreds of millions of years ago. We’ll arrive to see it in the perfect late afternoon light.
The Quebrada de Humahuaca is packed with history: old colonial churches constructed from adobe and cactus wood (including one at Uquia with a rare cuzqueño art collection), a Spanish fort now converted into a museum dedicated to the War of Independence, and pre-Inca ruins at Tilcara.
We cross the border at La Quiaca into Villazon, Bolivia, a country with an almost entirely indigenous population where you’ll feel a world away from the westernized sophistication of Buenos Aires (or even Salta, for that matter).
Your departure point for a four-day trip to the Salares of Uyuni is Tupiza, a small jewel of a town in the Bolivian lowlands. At 2,850m altitude, it's perfect for acclimatization before your high altitude adventure.
On your 4x4 trip, you will see flamingo-flocked lagoons of myriad colours, spitting geysers, the strange rock formations of Arbol de Piedra, and the oasis-like Isla del Pescado before arriving at the legendary Bolivian salt flats: the biggest and highest in the world: the Salares of Uyuni. Pure white salt meets blue sky as far as the eye can see: a truly unforgettable experience.
Our partners in Tupiza can arrange private tours finishing in San Pedro de Atacama if you want to travel on through Chile or return to Salta that way. They also do group tours finishing in Uyuni if you are heading further north towards La Paz and Peru.
Bear in mind that this is a gruelling journey in which you will be reaching altitudes of 4,000 meters above sea level: and accommodation in the Salaries can be quite basic. Sunglasses, sunscreen and loads of warm clothes are essential.
Read our guide to the Salares of Uyuni here.
Included
Local Tour Guide
Accommodation
Meals during Salares trip
Tour agency specialising in the Salares of Uyuni
Excluded
Sun Protection
Warm Clothes
Meals on days 1 & 2
Things to know
Things to bring
Bear in mind that this is a gruelling journey in which you will be reaching altitudes of 4,000 meters above sea level: and accommodation in the Salares can be quite basic. Sunglasses, sunscreen, and loads of warm clothes are essential.
Bear in mind that this is a gruelling journey in which you will be reaching altitudes of 4,000 meters above sea level: and accommodation in the Salares can be quite basic. Sunglasses, sunscreen, and loads of warm clothes are essential.
Pricing
Headline price based on four people travelling together in ONE WAY six day trip from Salta to Tupiza.
Below are our DAILY rates PER PERSON excluding food and accommodation: valid to end 2024.
One person - US$350
Two people - US$200
Three people- US$150
Four people (one vehicle) - US$125
Four people (two vehicles) - US$200
Headline price based on four people travelling together in ONE WAY six day trip from Salta to Tupiza.
Below are our DAILY rates PER PERSON excluding food and accommodation: valid to end 2024.
One person - US$350
Two people - US$200
Three people- US$150
Four people (one vehicle) - US$125
Four people (two vehicles) - US$200
Group Size
We operate with comfortable 4x4s which can accommodate up to four people, but if you’re travelling with a larger group, please contact us and we will do our best to accommodate.
We operate with comfortable 4x4s which can accommodate up to four people, but if you’re travelling with a larger group, please contact us and we will do our best to accommodate.
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