Salar de Uyuni 1 day + photo session + Sunset (English)

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ID: GYG879131-1382965
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Country: Bolivia

Duration: 1 days


Description

Discover the otherworldly landscape of the Salar de Uyuni with this small group tour. Travel by 4x4 with your licensed guide for a sightseeing tour of the salt flat.
Train cemetery 1 Place where we see more than 20 old locomotives and wagons scattered on the frozen ground of the high plateau, rusty iron... In 1899 the first railway line in the country was laid there, which linked Uyuni with Antofagasta and was used to transport minerals such as tin, silver and even gold. The potential of the silver mines of Huanchaca meant that the railway soon became the backbone of industrial development. 2 Colchani The city of Colchani, 23 km. Uyuni is the stopping point especially where we can see the salt factory, salt craft shops and also crafts made from llama and alpaca fibre, a perfect place to buy souvenirs from the Salar de Uyuni. 3 Salar de Uyuni We enter the largest salt flat in the world, Salar De Uyuni, a place where we will see the piles of salt or the extraction of salt. Continuing, we visit the Ojos del Salar, a place where you can see the movement of the waters with the emission of gases. We arrive at the Hotel or Salt Museum of Playa Blanca to see the flags of the different countries, the monument to Dakar (lunch) we continue to the center of the Salar, a perfect place where we take photos in perspective. (funny photos) 4 Incahuasi Island Perfect place where we take a tour of more than 1 hour to see the ancient Giant Cactus and a panoramic view around the Salar, you can also see the Coral Window. (The visit to this place depends on the rainy season) Then we return to the edge of the Salar and look for a place with water to enjoy the sunset. We arrive in Uyuni at 20:00. You can leave it at the Airport or at the Hotel, Bus Stop.

Highlights

  • See remains of steam locomotives from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • We will take a walk along the path of this island full of giant cacti
  • The largest salt flat in the world, formed by evaporated prehistoric lakes

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Cancellations

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.