Uyuni Salt Flats - 3 days / 2 nights -English speaking guide

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ID: GYG707096-1157369
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Country: Bolivia

Duration: 3 days


Description

Visit the majestic Salar de Uyuni, in a 4x4 vehicle. + Take the tour accompanied by a professional English-speaking guide. + Visit the famous red lake with thousands of flamingos.
Day 1
Uyuni Salt Flats
Begin your tour leaving Uyuni city at 10:30 a.m. m. with a visit to the Uyuni train cemetery. Then visit the small settlement of Colchani (salt miners' workshops), see crafts made of salt and textile art made of llama and alpaca. Next, visit “Ojos de Agua Salada” and a hotel made entirely of salt that is currently used as a museum. Next, take a short hike to "Isla Incahuasi" to see giant cacti and rock formations made of petrified coral. Then have lunch. Then, enjoy a unique experience of watching a beautiful sunset over the salt flats, and finally arrive at the town of Ajencha for dinner and overnight at the lodge (shared rooms).

Day 2
Andean Lagoons + Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve + Red Lagoon
Start at 7:00 a.m. m. for breakfast. First stop, Mirador de Ollagüe, which is still active and can be seen from the viewpoint. Then continue along the rocky path called “El Pasito Tuntún”. Later visit: Cañapa, Hedionda and Chiarcota Lagoons where you can see flamingos. Finally in the day, enter the “Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve” (NATIONAL PARK), visit the Siloli Desert (the highest and driest in the world), take a photo next to the 'Rock Tree' (a lava rock formation ). Before reaching the final destination, stop at the Red Lagoon viewpoint to see more pink flamingos in their natural habitat and admire this deep red lake. Spend the night in a hostel in Huayllajara.

Day 3
Morning Sun Geysers + Hot Springs + Viewpoint: Green and White Lagoon, Lincancabur Volcano.
Get an early start around 5:00am. m. to visit the Sol de Mañana geyser (5,000 m) and walk alongside fumaroles and smoking craters filled with clay pots boiling at 150-200 Cº. and then have the opportunity to take a bath in outdoor hot springs at a temperature of 35 Cº. The next places to appreciate are the Dalí Desert, where Salvador Dalí was inspired by the boulders scattered in the middle of the desert, and then the Laguna Verde (toxic copper water at the foot of the great Licancabur volcano at 6000 m, a few kilometers from the Bolivia-Chile border). Then return to Uyuni passing beautiful scenery along the way and eating a roadside picnic lunch. Along the way, pass through Rock Valley (Alota) and San Cristóbal Village. Arrival in the city of Uyuni around 6:30 p.m.

Highlights

  • walk past fumaroles and smoking craters filled with boiling clay pots
  • Cañapa, Hedionda and Chiarcota lagoons where you can see flamingos.
  • hike to "Isla Incahuasi" to see giant cacti

Guiding languages

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When should I book?

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.


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.