Uyuni Salt Flat Uturunco 4 Days
Uyuni Salt Flat Uturunco 4 Days
from $ 722.00
Overview
Salar de Uyuni is located in the Bolivian Altiplano, in the Andes Mountains. It is considered one of the 25 Natural Wonders of the Planet. Here we find the largest salt desert in the world with a surface of 10.500 km2. Uyuni Salt Flat Uturunco 4 Days ,This Salt Lake is the largest lithium reserve in the world with 50-70 % of the world’s lithium, and also contains important quantities of potassium, boron and magnesium.
Crossing this Salt Lake, especially during the winter, is an incredible experience because the sky is completely clear and bright blue, which makes the sky contrast with the salt.
Highlights
When you visit the Salar de Uyuni gives you the feeling of being on another planet, you will see salt for miles and miles, colorful lakes, flamingos, geysers … A landscape that seems from another world. In this post you will find practical information for the tour of the Salar de Uyuni. In my case I did the 3-day tour, but you can hire excursions for 1, 2, 3 or 4 days.
In contrast, on a cloudy day there is a “whitening” effect: the horizon seems to merge with the sky and you can barely see where the Salar de Uyuni ends.
Trip Details
Day 1: Uyuni – Uyuni Salt Flat – Tahua (09:00 – 18:00)
Day 02: Tahua – Perdiz Eye (07:30 – 17:30)
Day 03: Perdiz Eyes – Quetena Chico (06:30 – 17:30)
Day 04: Quetena Chico – Uyuni (06:00 – 17:30)
Itinerary
Day 1: Uyuni – Uyuni Salt Flat – Tahua (09:00 – 18:00)
Reception in airport or hotel, we start the tour in 4×4 vehicle (private) visited the Train Cemetery, visit the town of Colchani, walk through a rudimentary salt processing plant. Visit the small local market where you can buy salt crafts made by the locals.
Entrance to the largest salt flat in the world, an incredible journey observing the salt pyramids, salt eyes and the first salt hotel now a place museum, then enjoy a lunch in the middle of the Salt. We follow the tour of Incahuasi Island, walking in the middle of petrified coral, observing numerous millenary giant cactuses, from the top of the island you can see a wonderful panoramic landscape of the salt.
(Trekking 1 hour) Toast: In the middle of the salt flat, to enjoy an indescribable sunset. (Champagne, chips, cookies, chocolates, peanuts, olives, cheese, coffee, mate). Arrival to the town of Tahua, accommodation in Hotel of Salt.
Food: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Hotel: Of Salt (Tayka)
Day 02: Tahua – Perdiz Eye (07:30 – 17:30)
Very early we will see the sunrise, in the middle of the salt. To then return to the hotel for breakfast. Breakfast, trip through unusual landscapes such as the Army of Stone, point of entry to the Chiguana Salt Flat, a large borax deposit. Continue the journey and visit a valley of petrified lava with formations that still show movement and allow you to imagine past events.
From this point, admire the only semi-active volcano in the area, the Ollague Volcano. Lunch in Route. Continuing with the tour we visit the high plateau lagoons, where the Cañapa Lagoon and Smelly Lagoon stand out, for the flamingos that walk along the banks of the lagoons.
Entrance to the Siloli Desert and accommodation in the desert hotel.
Food: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Hotel: Perdiz’s Eye (Tayka).
Day 03: Perdiz Eyes – Quetena Chico (06:30 – 17:30)
Breakfast and departure from Hotel to the Stone Tree. Continuing through the Desert to the western part of Colored Lagoon, the most important site for the nesting of 3 classes of South American flamingos ideal for photographs by the beautiful panorama of reddish waters with flamingos flying over its surface.
Visit to the Fumaroles morning sun and continue on the way to Polques where, if you wish, you can take a dip in the hot springs of this region. Lunch in route, trip through the Dalí Desert with its fabulous ignimbrite forms, to Green Lagoon at the foot of the Licancabur Volcano (5910 m.a.s.l.) Arrival to the town of Quetena Chico and acomodación in Basic Refuge.
Food: Breakfast, and dinner
Basic refuge: Uturunco
Day 04: Quetena Chico – Uyuni (06:00 – 17:30)
At 6:00 hours after breakfast. We begin the vehicle tours by going to the first stop and make the ascent of the Uturunco volcano (6026 m.a.s.l.) accompanied by a local guide of ascent, lunch box. Return to our refuge, to collect our things.
Return and arrival to the city of Uyuni, transfer out airport, bus terminal, or hotel.
Food: Breakfast and Lunch box
Hotel: Not included
Notes Itinerario
PROPOSED VEHICLE:
- Nissan Patrol 4×4.
- Air conditioner.
Included
• Transport, private jeep 4×4.
• Driver / Spanish speaking guide for transfers, visits and tours.
• Cook / chef
• Hotels mentioned or similar, with breakfast included in the schedules of each hotel.
• Meals according to itinerary.
• Equipment for lunch, tables, chairs, umbrella, etc.
• Snack.
• Water.
• Oxygen.
No Included
- Services not specified in the program.
- Drinks and / or meals, not specified.
- Language guide: English or French (additional cost USD 55.- day / 1-4 Pax.)
- Entrances to parks and community enterprises (Cost per person)
- USD. 4,5 = Incahuasi Island
- USD. 2,8 = Galaxies Grotto
- USD. 22 = Eduardo Avaroa Park
- USD. 1 = Thermal waters (Polques).
- Guide to the Uturunco volcano. (Per group of 1-6 PAX)
- USD. 86 = Guide ascent to the Uturunco volcano
- Ascent team to the Uturunco volcano (canes, crampons, etc)
- Personal expenses. (Bathrooms, cigarettes, etc.).
- Insurance medical and life
- Tips
Recommendations:
- The program is valid for the period mentioned above, except during holidays and special dates in Bolivia.
- The itinerary may change for reasons beyond our control.
- The passenger must inform of any limitation or physical insufficiency, pre-existing medical conditions, as well as special nutritional requirements (vegetarians, allergies, etc.)
- For the tour in Uyuni Salt flat and Eduardo Avaroa Park.
What To Bring
- Sunglasses, gloves, scarf, sunscreen, lip balm.
- Warm clothes: pants and thermal jackets.
- Comfortable shoes.
- Hats for the sun and hats for the cold.
- Bathing suit, towels (hot springs).
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