Uyuni Salt Flat in Tourist destinations
A magic outside this world in Bolivia
Uyuni Salt Flat
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Description
Imagine a white sea, so vast it disappears over the horizon. That is exactly what the Uyuni Salt flat is, wonder of Bolivia and the world.

This enormous area of 12 thousand square kilometers, located at 3700 m.a.s.l. to the southeast of Bolivia, was formed by the evaporation of ancient seas that washed the American continent. Formed by approximately 11 layers of salt, 2 to 10 meters thick each one, there is an estimated of 64 billion tons of salt in the Salt Flat. In addition, the Salt Flat has one of the largest lithium reserves of the world.

To get to the Salt Flat, one should head for the town of Uyuni, located in the middle of the department of Potosí, and then for the village of Colchani, whose inhabitants live on the exploitation of salt.

Ten kilometers to the east of Colchani is located the Salt Hotel, where everything is made of salt: chairs, beds, tables, walls and so on. Another attraction of the Salt Flat is La Isla del Pescado (Fish Island), a mound of earth that emerges from the white sea and contains an authentic ecosystem with own fauna and flora, among them is a cactus that grows more than 8 meters tall. A unique view could be enjoyed in the Salt Flat, which could only be compared to that of polar regions, blending blue and white with mirages in the horizon.

Go Bolivia offers you various possibilities to visit the Uyuni Salt Flat.

Old trains and volcanoes

Itinerary (4 days)
Day 1:
Departure from La Paz to Uyuni according to the schedule of the selected transport. We cross a wide extension of the high plateau located between the two mountain ranges: Cordillera Occidental and Cordillera Oriental. We can see both the high plateau fauna and flora, unique to the place: llamas, vicuñas, rheas, wild cats and Andean foxes, as well as Andean grass (ichu), yareta and thola, respectively. Hotel accommodation.
Day 2:
Visit to the Train Cemetery (antique English trains brought to Bolivia many years ago, no longer in use), the anthropological museum and the village of Colchani, located at the edge of the Salt Flat and where we can observe the salt extraction processes. Tour through the great Uyuni Salt Flat, a unique sight in the world. We visit a hotel totally made of salt, as well as deep wells known as “salt eyes”. We can also admire salt crafts and piles and blocks of salt until we arrive at the foot of Tunupa volcano, where the village of Jirita is located, in the other edge of the white sea. Accommodation.
Day 3:
Visit to the archeological sites of Tunupa volcano: ruins and mummies. Optionally, we can ascend the volcano at an altitude of 4600 m.a.s.l., where we have a view of the great Uyuni Salt Flat, its “islands” and the other no less spectacular Salt flat of Bolivia: Coipasa.
Day 4:
Return to La Paz according to the schedule of the selected transport.
   

Ruins, fauna, volcanoes and lagoons

Itinerary (5 days)
Day 1:
Departure from La Paz to Uyuni according to the schedule of the selected transport. We cross a wide extension of the high plateau located between the two mountain ranges: Cordillera Occidental and Cordillera Oriental. We can see both the high plateau fauna and flora, unique to the place: llamas, vicuñas, rheas, wild cats and Andean foxes, as well as Andean grass (ichu), yareta and thola, respectively. Hotel accommodation.
Day 2:
Visit to the Train Cemetery (antique English trains brought to Bolivia many years ago, no longer in use), trip southward through the high plateau, crossing Alota. The route shows spectacular landscapes with eolithic formations, such as the Stone Tree. Arrival at the village of Villamar. Accommodation.
Day 3:
We leave early to enter Eduardo Abaroa National Park. Visit to Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon), where various species of flamingoes live. Its reddish waters stand out at first sight and are a consequence of microorganisms that live there. At its edge, there are white deposits of borax and magnesium. Visit to hot springs. Walk by the geysers, known as “morning sun”. Visit to Challaviri lagoon with hot springs at its edge; Pampas of Dalí, with its impressive rock formations; and finally Laguna Verde (Green Lagoon), at the foot of Licancabur volcano, in the southern end of Bolivia. Its emerald-green waters are the result of the high magnesium content of the surrounding geological formations. Return to Villamar. Accommodation.
Day 4:
We leave in the morning for Alota through the great Uyuni Salt Flat. Visit to San Agustín and Incahuasi Island, with their typical giant cactus. Return to Uyuni. Hotel accommodation.
Day 5:
Return to La Paz according to the schedule of the selected transport.
   

Fauna, volcanoes and craters

Itinerary (5 days)
Day1:
Departure from La Paz to Uyuni according to the schedule of the selected transport. We cross a wide extension of the high plateau located between the two mountain ranges: Cordillera Occidental and Cordillera Oriental. We can see both the high plateau fauna and flora, unique to the place: llamas, vicuñas, rheas, wild cats and Andean foxes, as well as Andean grass (ichu), yareta and thola, respectively. Hotel accommodation.
Day 2:
Visit to the Train Cemetery (antique English trains brought to Bolivia many years ago, no longer in use), trip southward through the high plateau, crossing Alota. The route shows spectacular landscapes with eolithic formations, such as the Stone Tree. Arrival at the village of Villamar. Accommodation.
Day3:
We leave early to enter Eduardo Abaroa National Park. Visit to Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon), where various species of flamingoes live. Its reddish waters stand out at first sight and are a consequence of microorganisms that live there. At its edge, there are white deposits of borax and magnesium. Visit to hot springs. Walk by the geysers, known as “morning sun”. Visit to Challaviri lagoon with hot springs at its edge; Pampas of Dalí, with its impressive rock formations; and finally Laguna Verde (Green Lagoon), at the foot of Licancabur volcano, in the southern end of Bolivia. Its emerald-green waters are the result of the high magnesium content of the surrounding geological formations. Return to Villamar. Accommodation.
Day 4:
We leave in the morning to Alota through the great Uyuni Salt Flat. Visit to San Agustín and Incahuasi Island, with their typical giant cactus. Return to Uyuni. Hotel accommodation.
Day 5:
Trip in the morning crossing the zone of García Mendoza, visit to the Tambo Tambillo crater and the villages of Quillacas and Challapata. We head for the city of Oruro. Return to La Paz.
   

Fauna, volcanoes, craters and Potosí
Itinerary (6 days)
Day 1:
Departure from La Paz to Uyuni according to the schedule of the selected transport. We cross a wide extension of the high plateau located between the two mountain ranges: Cordillera Occidental and Cordillera Oriental. We can see both the high plateau fauna and flora, unique to the place: llamas, vicuñas, rheas, wild cats and Andean foxes, as well as Andean grass (ichu), yareta and thola, respectively. Hotel accommodation.
Day 2:
Visit to the Train Cemetery (antique English trains brought to Bolivia many years ago, no longer in use), trip southward through the high plateau, crossing Alota. The route shows spectacular landscapes with eolithic formations, such as the Stone Tree. Arrival at the village of Villamar. Accommodation.
Day 3:
We leave early to enter Eduardo Abaroa National Park. Visit to Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon), where various species of flamingoes live. Its reddish waters stand out at first sight and are a consequence of microorganisms that live there. At its edge, there are white deposits of borax and magnesium. Visit to hot springs. Walk by the geysers, known as “morning sun”. Visit to Challaviri lagoon with hot springs at its edge; Pampas of Dalí, with its impressive rock formations; and finally Laguna Verde (Green Lagoon), at the foot of Licancabur volcano, in the southern end of Bolivia. Its emerald-green waters are the result of the high magnesium content of the surrounding geological formations. Return to Villamar. Accommodation.
Day 4:
We leave in the morning to Alota through the great Uyuni Salt flat. Visit to San Agustín and Incahuasi Island, with their typical giant cactus. Return to Uyuni. Hotel accommodation.
Day 5:
Transfer to the city of Potosí. Visit to the Mint, the famous Cerro Rico (Rich Mountain) and other tourist attractions of the Villa Imperial of Carlos V. Hotel accommodation.
Day 6:
Return to La Paz according to the schedule of the selected transport.
   
Price
Itinerary 6 days. Cost per person is $us 762* American dollars.
Itinerary 5 days. Cost per person is $us 671* American dollars.
Itinerary 4 days. Cost per person is $us 580* American dollars.
Price calculated considering 4 people and double room accommodation at a five-star hotel in La Paz.

* Price subject to variation according to the number of people and selected hotel class.

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Recommendations
To participate in this tour a good physical condition is required, especially talking about high mountain climbing. This is an ideal route for those initiating in mountain climbing because it does not present further complications.

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