Overview
Trip Highlights
- Discover the sublime beauty of the Eduardo Avaroa National Park filled with unique Andean fauna, deserts, colored lagoons, geysers and volcanos
- Bathe at the Polques hot springs
- Marvel at the idyllic turquoise waters of the Green Lagoon
- See the adorable viscachas (Andean rabits)
- Witness pink flamingos lounging in their natural habitat at Colorada (Red) Lagoon
- Explore the Salar de Uyuni, the largest salt flat in the world!
- Stay in a unique Salt Hotel!
- Enjoy a beautiful sunset at the Uyuni Salt Flat followed by an unforgettable stargazing
Detailed Itinerary
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San Pedro de Atacama - Border crossing at Hito Cajones - Green Lagoon - Licancabur Volcano - Salvador Dal� Desert - Polques thermal water - Sol de Ma�ana geysers - Colorada (Red) Lagoon - Stone Tree / Distance travelled: approximately 260kms
Your journey will start in San Pedro de Atacama. We will pick you up from your hotel to transport you to Hito Cajones border.
Once the immigration process is complete, you will board a 4×4 vehicle that will transport you to Bolivian territory.
During the trip you will appreciate landscapes truly out of this world.
We will visit the Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve which is home to wonderful Andean fauna. Pink flamingos, vizcachas, Andean foxes, llamas, alpacas, vicu�as: all living in their natural habitat.
The first stop of your tour will be the Laguna Verde (Green Lagoon), a wonderful turquoise coloured lake that reflects the imposing Licancabur volcano.
After a short visit to Laguna Verde we will enter the Dal� Desert, named this way because it is similar to some landscapes painted by the Spanish painter Salvador Dal�, although he never knew of the existence of this enigmatic place.
We will take a break to enjoy a delicious lunch followed by a relaxing bath in the Hot Springs of Polques.
The most prominent tourist attraction during our expedition in the Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve of Andean Fauna is the Laguna Colorada, breeding place of the pink Andean flamingo. If you are lucky, you can see thousands of them feeding in the red waters of the lake. The peculiar red color of the lagoon is due to sediments and pigments of the algae living in the lake. The shades of water vary from brown to intense red.
We will conclude our day by visiting the Stone Tree, a rock formation similar to a tree forged by the erosion of the wind.
Lodging at the Tayka Desert Hotel. This unique and very remote hotel is located in an inhospitable location just outside the Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve. The Hotel has comfortable rooms with private bathroom, hot water and heating until 21:30 hrs.
Dinner will be served at the hotel restaurant.
Overnight
Hotel
Flight
Arrival to Bolivia
Driving
1 Hours approx
Hiking/Tour
1 Hours approx.
Meals
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Hedionda Lagoon - Ca�apa Lagoon - Ollague viewpoint - Uyuni Salt Flat / Distance travelled: approximately 250kms
After breakfast and with fresh energy you will continue your journey in the Uyuni region.
We will travel on dirt trails until we reach the Laguna Hedionda (Stinky Lagoon, a name earned by the sulphuric gases emanating from the waters), home of hundreds of pink flamingos. Then we will cross a difficult rocky area until we arrive at the Laguna Ca�apa.
This lagoon is considered unique due to the large amount of Andean fauna that it shelters.
We will take advantage of the beautiful landscape to enjoy a delicious lunch.
Then we will continue the adventure by heading towards a privileged viewpoint to observe the active Ollague volcano towering at a height of 5868 meters above sea level.
The Ollague Volcano has a crater of 1250 meters in diameter, partially eroded on the southern section leaving traces of lava. Also, from the air, two fumaroles can be recognized: the main, which measures about 100 meters and the second located at the top of the volcano.
You will travel a few kilometers to the North, from where the Majestic Salar de Uyuni will welcome you.
We will cross this white desert until to arrive at the village of Colchani where the Salt Palace (Palacio de Sal) Hotel is located. This was one of the first salt hotels built in the region.
Hotel Palacio de Sal has comfortable rooms equipped with private bathroom, hot water, heating and Wi-Fi.
You will have dinner at the hotel restaurant.
Overnight
Hotel
Flight
Arrival to Bolivia
Driving
1 Hours approx
Hiking/Tour
1 Hours approx.
Meals
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Uyuni Salt Flat - Eyes of the Salt Flat -Incahuasi Island - Sunset - Train cemetery - Uyuni town / Distance travelled: approximately 185kms
The day you have been waiting for. After breakfast you will begin your excursion to the wonderful Salar de Uyuni.
We recommend the use of sunscreen, dark glasses, comfortable shoes, slippers (in case there is water in the salt flat) and a cap.
We will make the first stop at the «eyes of the Salar»: small holes that reveal the water flowing below the Salar de Uyuni. These waters have rich healing properties due to the minerals they contain.
Next we will travel to the Hotel Playa Blanca, an old salt hotel closed due to the environmental impact it had on the Salar. You can take some great photos and enjoy the scenery.
We will travel through this huge white desert and reach Incahuasi Island: an «island» located in the middle of the white salt desert that shelters a large number of giant cacti, some over a thousand years old.
We will enjoy a delicious lunch.
After lunch you make a light trek towards the first viewpoint of the Incahuasi Island. On the way you will be surrounded by the hundreds of cacti that inhabit the place.
After contemplating the view of the salar from the hilltop of Isla Incahuasi, we will travel to a great place to take photographs; these fun pictures will be the envy of all your friends back home!
You will watch a beautiful sunset in the Salar de Uyuni. A true spectacle of nature, this will be one of the best highlights of your trip!
We will visit the Train Cemetery located on the outskirts of the salt flats. This tourist destination concludes our journey through beautiful landscapes of the South West region of Potos�.
We will conclude the expedition in the city of Uyuni at approximately 19:30 hrs.
Overnight
Hotel
Flight
Arrival to Bolivia
Driving
1 Hours approx
Hiking/Tour
1 Hours approx.
Meals
-/-/-
Accomodation
First night: Tayka Desert Hotel – Hotel del Desierto Tayka
The Hotel Tayka del Desierto (Ojo de Perdiz) may be the most remote hotel in existence. Located 220 km from Uyuni and 200 km from San Pedro de Atacama in Chile , there is literally nothing anywhere within many miles of this place. You are almost on the Chilean border. The hotel exists solely to support the tours of Bolivia’s remote and rugged desert southwest, and the supplies are all shipped in from Uyuni.
The hotel was built by four local families and is very much in tune with its environment, the impressive Siloli desert expanse with its untouched towering mountains in the background. The hotel offers friendly service and local food.
Second night:
Stay in one of these unique salt hotels: Hotel Palacio de Sal.
The Palacio de Sal Hotel & Spa was recently remodeled, and is built entirely of salt: walls, floors, ceilings, and much of its furniture and decoration: chairs, tables, beds and sculptures are made of salt, so it is considered unique in the world.
Luna Salada Hotel
Designed to entertain visitors on adventure or pleasure trips, the Luna Salada Hotel is one of the most extraordinary hotels in the world. Located in the Salt Flats of Uyuni, the Hotel and its furniture has been constructed from blocks of salt and there is granular salt sprinkled on the floor.
Services
Include
- Pick up from your hotel in San Pedro de Atacama
- Private transportation San Pedro de Atacama – Hito Cajones (Border Chile / Bolivia)
- Private transportation Hito Cajones – Uyuni
- Food as described in the itinerary
- 2 nights lodging
- English / Spanish tour guide from Hito Cajones to Uyuni
- Entrance Tickets to Incahuasi Island and the Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve
- Oxygen bottle
Not Include
- Drinks and beverages during the dinners/
What to bring
- Comfortable and warm clothing.
- Comfortable footwear (ideally for trekking).
- Swimsuit and towel (to bathe in the thermal waters of Polques).
- Sunglasses.
- Sunscreen.
- Cap or hat
- Additional beverages and water
- Pills to alleviate altitude sickness
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