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3-Days Tour to the Uyuni Salt Flat and Colored Lagoons +Sunset+Mirror Effect
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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 ...
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3 days
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Offered in English & Spanish
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Free Cancellation
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What's Included
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Lunch
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Breakfast
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Transfer out ticket to San Pedro de Atacama Chile of 20 USD
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Entradas 186 bob
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saco de dormir 10 USD
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Agua
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Itinerary
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Uyuni Salt Flats to Salt Hostel (Train cemetery Colchani Salt craft shops and salt factory)
4 Stops
1
Salar de Uyuni
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.
540 minutes
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Train Cemetery
South of Uyuni, 3 kilometers from Uyuni, the Train Cemetery, where you can see different types, models, remains of steam locomotives from the 19th and early 20th centuries, locomotives made in North America, England, is a place where you can appreciate, the high technology of the nineteenth century, which impacted on industrial development and mining in Potosi and passengers, who replaced the caravan of llamas that transported silver from the Huanchaca-Pulacayo mine to Antofagasta, is a good place to take pictures artistic, the driver guide will help to take pictures and information, the time is 30 minutes.
30 minutes
3
Colchani
Arrival in the town of COLCHANI, it is next to the Uyuni salt flats where Cooperativa Rosario works, the main salt iodization plant. It is the best place to observe the different stages that salt undergoes, which is extracted from the salt, such as the drying of the salt, the crushing of salt, the mixing of iodine to the salt, the packing of the salt to the bags for its commercialization in Bolivia.Our expert guide will also explain this process of salt iodization.In the same town, the artisanal salt market will be visited, for example flamingos, llamas, carved in blocks of salt, medicinal salt mixed with made in salt, which can be photographs, bought as souvenirs and others.
30 minutes
4
Isla Incahuasi
Later we will enter the majestic Uyuni Salt Flats , on the shore of the Salar, you can visit the salt eyes, which It is medicinal for rheumatism, arthritis, visit the Dakar monument, visit to the flags of the salar, visit ex-salt hotel Playa Blanca, , considered as a salt museum, made with blocks of salt. At noon lunch, later time to take photos and perspective videos, explained by our expert bilingual driver guide, arrived at Incawasi Island (Casa del Inca ) is located in the center of the salt flat 100 km from Uyuni, a mountainous island covered with giant cacti surrounded by a white sea with hexagonal shapes, volcanoes such as the Tunupa, populated by vizcachas, dominated by the colors blue and white, is an oasis with a unique and isolated ecosystem that is populated by cacti from a few centimeters up to 7 meters high.We went to the shore of the salt flat on the west side to wait for the sunset, then we went to the 3-star salt hostel to spend the night, dinner, rest.
60 minutes
Important 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
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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