REFERENCE PROGRAM
This reference program is based on a tour with basic hostels. These hostels have no warm water and no heating. Sometimes the first night in the salt hostel there is warm water available paying like $1,5 extra but we cannot guarantee this.

Salar Tour 3D/2N Uyuni – Uyuni (Reference Program Salar de Uyuni)

Day 1
You will leave Uyuni around 10.30 AM. First stop is the train cemetery where you can see the rusty old trains lined up. Next stop is at ´Colchani´ where you can observe the process of extracting the SALT. From there you will ´enter´ the salar and drive to ´Isla Pescado´ where you can see giant cactuses. The island is called Isla Pescado because the island looks like a fish when you see it from a distance. It is the only sign of life for miles. You will have lunch here.

  

After lunch you will continue your trip to San Juan where you will spend the night in a SALT hostel.


Day 2
At 07.30 (right alter breakfast) you will visit salar de Chiguana and the Ollague volcano which is semi active. Afterwards you will see some small lakes with different colours where you can observe flamingos. Lunch time! Alter lunch you will drive through the Siloli desert where you can see the tree made out of stone. Next stop is the spectacular Laguna Colorada (red coloured lake) where you can see 3 different species of flamingos. After visiting Laguna Colorada you will continue your journey to Huayllajara where you will spend the night in a VERY BASIC refuge. I cannot emphasize enough how basic this place is more there are no alternatives apart from the LOT more expensive Tayka Desert Hotel. It can get very cold at night (in the winter – 20 degrees Celsius!).

Day 3(B, L)
Today very early at 05.30 you can observe the geysers of Sol de Mañana and you can take a bath in the hot springs of Polques (the temperature of the water is approx. 30 degrees Celsius). After this relaxing bath you will have breakfast and you will continue your journey to the desert of Salvador Dali where you can see surreal landscapes. From there on you will go on to Laguna Verde, although Laguna Verde is not that green early in the morning. We are really close to the Chilean border now. People travelling onwards to San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) will take transport from here to San Pedro (around 10.00 AM but subject to change) by either public bus or private transport. The public bus will arrive in San Pedro around 11.00 / 11.30. The people returning to Uyuni will take the same way back with the addition of visiting the rock valley of San Cristobal with its picturesque colonial church. You will be back in Uyuni around 18.30.

Please take notice that due to climate and road conditions these routes may vary and can sometimes be changed, reason for which this the itinerary above is a reference itinerary. In case of too much water on the Salar it is not possible to reach Fish Island and to cross the Salar by car. You can still visit the shores of the Salar though. Sometimes with too much water on the Salar it is not possible either to sleep in the salt hostel.


Tour includes:
- Overnight stay in basic hostels (one of them made of salt).
- All meals with mineral water as indicated in the program (B= Breakfast, L= lunch, D= diner)
- Transport in a 4X4.
- Spanish speaking driver.

Tour does not include:
- entrance fees
- alcoholic drinks, personal snacks and tips.

Optional:
- Bus tickets to Sucre, Potosi or La Paz
- Hotel reservations in Uyuni
- Bilingual guides
- Private transport in a 4WD from Uyuni to either Potosí, Sucre or La Paz
- Rent of a sleeping bag

The route to the salt lake is cold, windy and with high solar radiation. The days are generally sunny and the weather is pleasant but at night it can get very cold. Our recommendations on what to bring with you are:
- Warm clothes.
- Gloves.
- Wool socks.
- Hat covering your ears and to protect you from the sun.
- Boots.
- Towel.
- Swimming suit.
- Lips moisturizer.
- Sun block 30+.
- Sun glasses.
- Lantern.
- Raincoat (From December to March)
- Sleeping bag (you can rent one from our operator)
- Extra drinking water
- Snacks

Note: Don’t forget to bring a copy of your passport.

Make sure to make your reservation on time so we can guarantee availability with our operator.

Apart from the basic tour as described above, we also offer a more upmarket tour on the Salar de Uyuni, with better hotels and private transport.

Please read what our clients say about their trip to Uyuni Salt flats!

We also offer tours from San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) to Uyuni and vice versa. Check out our programs for the Uyuni tours from/to San Pedro de Atacama.

Check our page about how to travel to Uyuni.

Contact our tour agency for more information or to make a reservation for Salar de Uyuni.

Please read what our clients say about their trip to Uyuni Salt flats!