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3-Days Tour to the Uyuni Salt Flat and Colored Lagoons +Sunset+Mirror Effect

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Duration

3 days

Group Size

1 to 6 people

Ages

1 - 70 yrs

Languages

English

Tour Overview

On this 3-day/2-night expedition you will get to know this magical Uyuni salt flat, the largest in the world with a route of more than 200 km long and 80 km wide, with more than 64 billion tons of salt, more than 21 million tons of lithium. Of astonishing natural beauty, an amazing island of giant cacti in the middle of the salt flat, a giant mirror in the rainy season , from an impressive sunset, volcanoes in the western mountain range such as the Licancabur, Ollague, Tunupa and other volcanoes, where can practice trekking from 3600 meters high to 5000 meters high, enjoy their hot springs in different places, Laguna Polques hot springs, Laguna Blanca hot springs, etc., inhospitable deserts such as the Siloli desert, Salvador Dalí desert, and observe the fauna and flora of the south west of Potosí, come to know and enjoy a great unforgettable adventure with Andes Salt Expedition with 8 consecutive Awards of Quality Excellence Certifications of service by TRIPADVISOR 2015-2023.

Additional information

Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
no recomendado para viajeros con mal de altura deven aclimatarse en Cuzco Peru
No recomendado para viajeros con diarrea y neumonia
No recomendado para viajeros con sobre peso

Pickup

What's included

Lunch

Breakfast: 2

Other

Itinerary

Day 1: Uyuni Salt Flats to Salt Hostel (Train cemetery Colchani Salt craft shops and salt factory)

From the office at 10:00 am. We will visit the Train Cemetery, where you can see the remains of steam locomotives from the 19th centuries. Arrival in COLCHANI, we will visit the salt refinery where iodine is mixed with salt, in its different stages for national consumption, visit the salt craft shops, on the shore of the salt flat we will visit the salt eyes,visit ex- salt hotel Playa Blanca where we have lunch roast llama,beef,Vegetarian food for vegetarians, then the we go to INCAWASI ISLAND which is located in the middle of the salt flat, 100 km from Uyuni ,It is an extraordinary place seems to be out of another world a mountainous island covered in trichocerus CACTI and a flat white sea of salt with hexagonal shapes . In the middle of the salt desert we will have a perspective photo,videos session with our expert driver guides for 1-2 hours, sunset,after we go to the 3 star salt hotel with private toilet. Upon arrival you can enjoy a tee, coffee, hot chocolate, dinner, rest.

Overnight at Hostel Piedra Andina In San Juan town

Lunch: day 1 ,lunch,dinner

Day 2: Day 2: Salt Hostel / Laguna Colorada

On day 2 is covered a distance of 350 km, altitude of 3660 to 5000 meters, in a time of 9 hours. "Laguna Colorada", the rich red coloration is derived from the algae, and the plankton, which is nourished by its minerals, is lined with bright white deposits of magnesium, borax. The following attractions will be visited on day 2: • Chullpas cemetery, chiguana desert, ollague viewpoint • Chain of lagoons, cañapa, hedionda (Lunch), Chiarcota, honda lagoons. • crossing the Siloli desert, you can see 7 colors of volcanoes. • visit the stone tree, visit the red lagoon, the 2 viewpoints, a) the Puntas Negras viewpoint b) the Aguas Calientes viewpoint, from where you can see the 3 types of flamingos, Chilean, Andean Jamesi. • Later visit to the Sol de Mañana volcano, where you will appreciate the geysers and fumaroles, arrival at the hot springs of Laguna Polques, where you will enjoy the hot springs, tea, dinner, and spend the night in a 2-star hotel.

overnights at hostel Luna Dorada in Huallajara Town

Breakfast: Day 2 includes breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 3: Salvador Dali Desert, Laguna Verde,Transfer out to san Pedro or Uyuni.

We shall depart from Hot springs after breakfast to Laguna verde at 08:00 AM.Cross Salvador Dali Desert,we make stop, laguna verde,the green colour of this lake arises from high concentrations of lead, sulphur and calcium carbonate., Licancabur Volcano 5960 metres, you Have two Option: 1st OPTION CONTINUES ENDING IN SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA – CHILE AT 13:00 PM. 2nd OPTION BACK TO UYUNI, VISITING THE VILLAMAR COMUNITY (LUNCH TIME), We headed to the town of San Cristobal where we can observe a church of colonial times and then go through the barrel of Villa alota continue the Valley of Rocks to observe volcanic lava petrified then we went to the canyon of Catal to observe pretty much llamas and birds , continuing headed to the lagoon Villa Mar and Italy lost natural formation of giant rocks, and end Uyuni at 17:00pm.

Breakfast: day 3 breakfast,lunch

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