5 Days Uyuni Salt Flats with English Guide by Bus from La Paz

3.9 (10 reviews) La Paz, Bolivia
Duration5 days
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
Instant confirmationYour booking is confirmed right away
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Skip the linePriority entrance
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

Welcome to Bolivia.

Enjoy an unforgettable adventure visiting the Salar de Uyuni and colorful lagoons with collection from your Hotel de La Paz.

The service starts with pick-up from your Hotel in La Paz, to take a night bus to Uyuni on arrival we pick it up from the Bus, to start with the 3-day and 2-night tour of the Salar de Uyuni.

Join this private 3-day tour in Salar de Uyuni visiting this surreal landscape of desert and colored lagoons of the Eduardo Avaroa Reseve with your professional english speaking guide in a TOYOTA LAND CRUISER 4WD.

In winter, called dry season from May to October, when the surface hardens, geometric figures formed by the salt particles agglomerated into polygons appear. In summer, rainy season from November to March, the salt desert is transformed into a giant mirror that blends into the sky of the purest blue you've ever seen before.

What's included

  • Bus ticket La Paz - Uyuni - La Paz.
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • 2 nights accommodation
  • Professional guide
  • Accommodation as per itinerary
  • Food and drinks (4 breakfast, 4 Lunch, 4 Dinner)
  • Entrance fees

What to expect

Day 1: La Paz - Uyuni
  1. La Paz Department
    Pass by
    Day 1: La Paz - Uyuni (D)

    The service starts with pick up from your Hotel in La Paz City, (1 hour before the bus departure time) to take a night bus to Uyuni that leaves at 8:30 p.m.

    The bus that we select is TODO TOURISMO COMPANY, one of the most comfortable with reclining seats (semicama), with bath on board, assistance in English and small dinner included.
Day 2: Uyuni Salt Flats
  1. Uyuni
    Pass by
    Day 2 : Uyuni (B, L, D)

    After a 9-hour bus ride, we wait for you to transfer you to our offices and enjoy a delicious breakfast and then start with the 3-day and 2-night tour of the Salar de Uyuni.
  2. 30m
    Visit with photo stops
    Our adventure begins visiting an outdoor museum of ancient and impressive field trains.
  3. Salar de Uyuni
    2h · Admission ticket not included
    Visit with photo stops
  4. Isla Incahuasi
    1h · Admission ticket not included
    Visit with photo stops
    Enter the Salar by Colchani where we will see the salt processing and piles of salt, visit the hotel salt, eyes water and continue downtown to visit the Incahuasi Island of volcanic rock and giant cactus and a top that climb it becomes extraordinary viewpoint of the white salt plain.
Day 3: Uyuni - Laguna Colorada
  1. Salar de Uyuni
    Pass by
    Day 3:Uyuni - Laguna Colorada (B,L,D)
  2. Laguna Canapa
    30m · Admission ticket not included
    Visit with photo stops
    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.
  3. Laguna Hedionda
    1h · Admission ticket not included
    Visit with photo stops
  4. Arbol de Piedra
    30m · Admission ticket not included
    Visit with photo stops
  5. Laguna Colorada
    8h
    Visit with photo stops
    At night we came to stay overnight in private room with bathroom. LODGE POLQUES.

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Day 4: Laguna colorada - Uyuni- La Paz
  1. Laguna Colorada
    Pass by
    Day 4: Lagunas - Uyuni- La Paz (B,L,D)
  2. Geiser Sol de la Manana
    30m · Admission ticket not included
    Visit with photo stops
    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.
  3. Aguas Termales De Polques
    1h · Admission ticket not included
    Visit with photo stops.
  4. Salvador Dali Desert
    30m · Admission ticket not included
    Visit with photo stops
    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 enjoy a hearty breakfast outdoors.
  5. Laguna Verde
    1h · Admission ticket not included
    Visit with photo stops.
    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.

    In return we stop for lunch at Laguna Colorada, main nesting center of the three species of flamingos and whose algae and plankton activated by solar radiation and wind give both pink lagoon as part of the legs and plumage these exotic birds.
  6. Uyuni
    8h
    We return to Uyuni and upon arrival after a brief descent, we transfer it to the Bus for its return to La Paz, the bus company is the same, TODO TURISMO.

    No one can forget the experience of this journey!

    Arrival to Uyuni at 5:00 pm.
    take bus to La paz at 7:30 pm
Day 5: La Paz (arrival & transfer)
  1. La Paz
    Pass by
    Arrival La Paz, bus terminal pick up and transfer

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

We pick up all travellers from all La Paz Hotels.

Additional information

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Operated by a multi-lingual guide
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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