DAY 01.- TRANSFER FROM LA PAZ – UYUNI (NIGHT TRAVEL)
19:45 PM – Personal pickup from our office in the center of the city of La Paz and transport to the La Paz bus terminal where you will take a comfortable bus to Uyuni.
21:00 PM – The bus will start its trip to Uyuni (travel overnight).
Included: Transfer out à bus terminal + touristic bus transport from La Paz – Uyuni.
NOTE: Please take with you warm clothing, sun glasses, sun block, a camera to take pictures, gloves, and warm hats; likewise, a rain coat during the months of December through March.
IMPORTANT: For the expedition to the Uyuni Salt Flats, there will be no tour guide due to the fact that the trip is landscapist and there is nothing to explain; the driver will give the necessary information in Spanish.
DAY 02.- UYUNI SALT FLATS EXPEDITION + INCAHUASI ISLAND + RETURN TO LA PAZ (NIGHT TRAVEL)
07:00 AM – Arrival to Uyuni (approximate arrival) and transfer to our office where you will have free time until we start our expedition.
11:00 AM – We will get started (utilizing a 4×4 Jeep Land Cruiser) on our adventure where we will visit the following touristic attractions:
Train Graveyard – Where we will observe very antique trains and locomotives that date back to the end of the 19th Century; the majority of the trains made their routes with wagons that carried minerals – but, they only lasted for so much time. These trains were part of an industrial past, but now they that have been naturally transitioned into a wonderful, but mysterious tourist attraction.
The Village of Colchani – Located on the outskirts of the Uyuni Salt Flats, the village of Colchani is the principal means of entrance to the Salt Flats where we will observe the activity of salt extraction in an artisanal form; the villagers will show us the extraction process which includes the drying, shaping, and bagging of salt for sale, and this process is now dedicated to the making of artisanal pieces which are made of different salt molds and textiles.
Salt Mounds – The salt mounds which you will be able to observe are little pyramids of salt; the villagers of Colchani make these mounds to dry the salt and then later transport them to the village to be processed. In addition to seeing these mounds, we will also pass what is called the “Ojos de Sal” which are different colorful eruptions of salt within the Salt Flats that are often filled with water, giving them their peculiar colors.
Salt Hotel – Located in the heart of the salt flats, this famous hotel is entirely made of blocks of salt; literally – from the inside and out – the walls, the floor, the beds, the tables, the chairs – everything is adorned in salt. The hotel hasn’t functioned as a hotel for a multitude of years, but it is definitely a wonderful museum to visit.
Incahuasi Island (Isla del Pescado in Spanish) – Located likewise in the middle of the Salt Flats, Incahuasi Island is a rocky formation in which is found a multitude of gigantic cacti with altitudes topping more than 10 meters; from the top of the island, the entire Salt Flats can be seen – a beautiful sight.
After visiting Incahuasi Island, we will have lunch and then continue to enjoy the dazzling white salt desert.
AFTERNOON – We will return to Uyuni.
20:00 PM – Transport via a comfortable bus from Uyuni – La Paz (night travel).
Included: Transfer in à Uyuni Office, shared transport (4×4 Jeep – Land Cruiser), lunch + touristic bus from Uyuni – La Paz.
