Salar de Uyuni: From La Paz | 1 day and 1 night Salar de Uyuni: From La Paz | Full Day
ID: GYG629704-1053171
Category:
Country: Bolivia
Duration:
1 days
Description
The combination of beauty and solitude has never been more striking than in the arid and challenging landscape of the Uyuni salt flat.
The day before your departure, pick-up from your hotel in downtown La Paz will be arranged. The bus to Uyuni will leave around 8:00 pm.
Around 5:00 a.m. the following day, you will arrive in Uyuni, where our operator will be waiting for you to provide you with all the necessary indications for the tour. Afterwards, breakfast will be served (at the passenger's expense).
The adventure will begin with a visit to the Salar de Uyuni, including a stop at the train cemetery, an open-air historical museum that exhibits locomotives that once gave life to the town of Uyuni, located about 1 km from the city.
Continuing our tour, we will head to the town of Colchani, where salt is mined. Here we will visit a micro-factory of salt refining, where you can observe mounds and blocks of salt. You will also explore the local market, where you will find handicrafts made with salt, as well as llama or alpaca fiber textiles.
Next, you will enjoy a delicious lunch on Incahuasi Island, an amazing place in the middle of the vast salt flat, populated by giant cacti that reach more than 100 years of age. After lunch, you will have time to explore the island and capture spectacular photographs from its summit, with 360-degree views.
Continuing our tour of the salt flat, we will arrive at the isolated area of Atulcha, which resembles a large island. Here you will find a small and famous hotel built with salt blocks, as well as furniture also made of this material.
We will return to Uyuni, where you will have the rest of the afternoon free until the designated time to board the bus back to La Paz.
Highlights
- We will explore the market that sells unique handicrafts made from salt.
- We will visit the train museum.
- We will make a short stop at the saltpeter refining micro-factory.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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When should I book?
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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.