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Itinerario
Uyuni Salt Flat Tour from San Pedro de Atacama
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Day 1
The tour starts with the pick up from your accommodation at 7:00 am (varies according to the hotel). Once the whole group is together we will leave in a minibus from San Pedro de Atacama to go to the border between Chile and Bolivia. After passing through the offices and completing the corresponding formalities, we will change to a 4×4 vehicle for 6 people.
The first day we will visit places of the Bolivian altiplano, such as the Blanca and Verde lagoons, located at the foot of the Licancabur volcano. We will continue visiting the Salvador Dali desert and the Polques hot springs, where we will have some time for a swim. We will also visit the Sol de Mañana geysers, intermittent springs of water gushing at 90 °C.
Finally, we will visit the Colorada Lagoon, nesting centre of more than 30.000 flamingos.
The first night we will stay in a hostel in Villamar.
Valley of the Rocks – Vinto Lagoon – Anaconda Canyon
Day 2
The second day we visit the Valley of Rocks, the World Cup, Italia Perdida; a place where the volcanic rock took the shape of what seems to be an abandoned city.
Then we will visit the Camel, where you can see animals of the area. We will visit Laguna Misteriosa or Catal where you can walk and see the typical flora and fauna of the Bolivian Altiplano, Laguna Vinto, Mirador; Cañon de la Anaconda, at the end of the day we will transfer to the Salt Hotel in Colcha K, where we will spend the second night.
Uuyuni Salt Flat – Incahuasi Island – Colchani
Day 3
We will get up early to take our vehicle and transfer to the salt flat.
We will see the sunrise over the white mantle formed by the accumulation of salt, and then move on to Incahuasi Island. Here, we will be able to take a short walk through this calcareous rock formation, which contains giant cactus and from where we have a great perspective of the salt flat.
Afterwards, we will visit the Salt Museum and leave the salt flat through the village of Colchani, where we will make a stop to buy handicrafts.
Afterwards, we will pass by the train cemetery to take some pictures, before arriving in Uyuni. In Uyuni, we will say goodbye to our driver-guide, who accompanied us for the previous three days, and then we will have some free time for lunch and to explore part of the town. Afterwards, we will meet the driver who will take us back, stopping in Villamar for dinner and rest.
Villamar – San Pedro de Atacama
Day 4
We will get up very early in the morning to continue our return journey to the border of Chile and Bolivia. Once here, and after the corresponding formalities, we will change vehicle to a minibus to return to San Pedro de Atacama.
