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1 Day

Uyuni Salt Flat - Full Day

Embark on an extraordinary journey to the Salar de Uyuni, spanning 10,582 square kilometers and situated at an elevation of 3,656 meters above sea level. This immense salt flat is composed of approximately 10 billion tons of salt. Beneath the salt crust lies a brine lake, holding between 50% and 70% of the world's lithium reserves, positioned at depths ranging from 2 to 5 meters. Located in the southern Bolivian department of Potosi, the Uyuni salt flat promises a truly unique and captivating experience.

Travelers on the Uyuni salt flat
Meals
Breakfast
Language
English/Spanish
Departure
From City of Uyuni
Best season
From May to October and part of December is the most advisable, but January and February is reflection season

Trip details

Highlights

  • The train cemetery.
  • Salt extraction factory.
  • Salt handcraft.
  • Nice salt pyramid.
  • Incredible salt eyes.
  • Inkahuasi Island.
  • Vizcacha viewing.
  • Fossil and algae deposits.
  • Giant cacti on the Inkahuasi Island.
  • Amazing sunset on the salt flat.

Services

Included

  • Transport by 4x4 vehicle
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Entrance fee
  • English-speaking guide

Not included

  • Snacks
  • Beverages

Itinerary

Day 1: Visit the Uyuni Salt Flat and surroundings

The trip starts in Uyuni with our 4x4 Jeep, stopping first at the train cemetery, then in the village of Colchani, an old salt extraction factory that belongs to the local community. In Colchani we will visit salt handicraft stores and see the manual processing of salt. Afterwards, we will visit the salt mines and salt piles (salt pyramids). After this, you will see the salt eyes, large holes in the desert where water from underneath the ancient lake still comes out at high pressure. Then you go directly to the first salt hotel in Uyuni, built entirely with salt blocks extracted from the salt flat and now a museum. Afterwards, we will visit Inkahuasi Island, which is characterized by its unusual and fragile coral structures, fossil and algae deposits, colonies of the rabbit-like vizcacha, and giant cacti. You will return to Uyuni at approximately 6:00 pm.

Gallery

Uyuni salt flat landscape

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