Uyuni Salt Flats from La Paz to Atacama Chile by Flight

La Paz, Bolivia
Duration3 days
Instant confirmationYour booking is confirmed right away
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesPortuguese, English, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

Welcome to Bolivia.

Experience the breathtaking Uyuni Salt Flats on a private 3 Days / 2 Nights journey from La Paz, including domestic flights and ending in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.

Discover the immense white desert of salt, surreal landscapes, and unforgettable sunsets while staying at a beautiful 5-star salt hotel. Continue through the colorful lagoons and remote deserts of the Bolivian Altiplano, surrounded by volcanoes, native wildlife, and spectacular Andean scenery, with overnight at the unique Tayka Desert Hotel.

Along the way, enjoy geysers, hot springs, the stunning Red Lagoon, and some of the most extraordinary landscapes in South America.

This private experience is operated with professional bilingual guides, experienced drivers, and comfortable fully equipped 4WD vehicles, ensuring a safe, comfortable, and unforgettable journey through Bolivia’s most iconic destinations.

What's included

  • Admission fee
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Breakfast
  • Transfer to Chile
  • Flight ticket La Paz - Uyuni
  • Travel insurance

What to expect

Day 1: La Paz - Uyuni - Salar de Uyuni
  1. La Paz
    30m
    Pick up from the hotel in La Paz and transfer to the airport, to fly to Uyuni.
  2. Uyuni
    Pass by
    Upon arrival in Uyuni, pick up from the airport and visit the attractions.
  3. Train Cemetery
    30m
    Short visit to the old locomotives that date back to the previous century, deteriorated by the sun and time.
  4. Colchani
    45m
    Visit the local salt and textile artisans in the area, you will learn about the rustic salt manufacturing industries, in this place you can buy souvenirs
  5. Isla Incahuasi
    2h · Admission ticket not included
    You will visit the island of giant cacti, and you will see petrified corals.
    After a short hike to the top of the island, you can have panoramic views of the salt desert.
    You will enjoy a local picnic lunch in the middle of the desert with views of the volcano.
  6. Salar de Uyuni
    2h
    You will enjoy the visit to the largest salt desert in the world, an immense salt plain, where you can take perspective photos, fun photos, see constructions with salt blocks, you will know the salt hotels and you can see the volcano and meet pink flamingos, llamas and vicuñas.
Day 2: Colchani - Desierto de Siloli
  1. Pass by
    In the morning we go to the island fish and then continue to the Mala Mala Bay, at the opposite end of the Salar to head to Galaxy Cave, an extraordinary place where we can appreciate ancestral burials and petrified cactus. We arrived to Tayka Red Stone Hotel located in small town, where we will enjoy a unique dining experience with the flavors of regional food. To the south are Cañapa gaps, Stinking, Chiarkota, Honda and Ramadita, where large numbers of flamingos can be founded. Other birds, such as geese and Andean gulls accompany the flamingos in these lagoons flanked by snow-capped volcanoes that have a green skirt down (brava straw yareta and thola). Overnight at Hotel Tayka del Desierto, in private rooms with heating.
  2. Laguna Hedionda
    1h
    Named for the strong odor emanating from the minerals it contains where you can see many varieties of flamingos-
  3. Siloli Desert
    6h
    Overnight at Hotel Tayka del Desierto, in private rooms with heating.
Day 3: Day 3
  1. 5h · Admission ticket not included
    At dawn we will go in search of known geysers Sol de Mañana. They arrive at the first rays of light. This is the highest point of the route, about 5000 m. The cold is intense. You will see pools where the land seems to boil red, gray and scarlet mud can be traversed by us in their own shores. The desert and Salar de Chalviri is another scene of great landscape value that combines the white snow, ocher desert, the blue water and white of borax. In one corner we can take a bath in Termas de Polques and almost as an excess and to leave this desert valley, we will visit Laguna Verde, at the foot of the volcano Licancabur. We arrive at this lagoon just on time to see how the water go from emerald green to a duller. After enjoying these landscapes, we will have a private transfer from the border to San Pedro de Atacama Chile, in private mobility, and be able to leave it at your hotel of preference and the tour ends at approximately 2:00 pm. No one can forget the experience of this journey!
  2. Aguas Termales De Polques
    1h · Admission ticket not included
    Hot springs of natural origin, from the Volcanoes, suitable for swimming and relaxing in this arid desert
  3. Arbol de Piedra
    30m
    Curious rock formation carved by nature through time
  4. Geiser Sol de la Manana
    1h
    Geiser
  5. Laguna Colorada
    1h · Admission ticket included
    So called because of its coloration that presents by the mineral and the algae that it contains inside
  6. Laguna Verde
    1h · Admission ticket included
    So called because of its coloration that presents by the mineral and the algae that it contains inside
  7. San Pedro de Atacama Celestial Explorations
    3h · Admission ticket not included
    Transfer to San Pedro de Atacama Chile in private service

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

Pick up from any Hotels in La Paz, Bolivia
Dropp-off in Hotel in San Pedro de Atacama Chile

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • It is not necessary to print the confirmation voucher, all reservations are confirmed and guaranteed

Cancellation policy

If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.<br>If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
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