Uyuni Salt Flats Tour+ Tunupa Volcano+ Galaxy Caves + Stargazing & Sunrise Tour with spanish-speaking driver guide.
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| 9 Consecutive certifications of excellence 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 by Tripadvisor |
Shared transportation along the tour, lunch, Spanish speaking driver guide.
| Description | 1 Person | 2 Person | 3 Person | 4 Person | 5 Person | 6 Person |
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| Shared tour with Spanish Speaking driver guide standard accommodation | 155 USD | 155 USD | 155 USD | 155 USD | 155 USD | 155 USD |
Uyuni Salt Flats Tour, expeditions with Spanish speaking driver guide, standard accommodations is operated by our company Andes Salt Expeditions, with daily departures, company with good reputation for more than 38years of experience, with 7 consecutive certifications of excellence 2015-2021 by Tripadvisor ,the first night sleep in Salt hotel in double , matrimonial, quadruple room.
Uyuni Salt Flats Tour+ Sunrise & Stargazing Tour +Tunupa Volcano +Galaxy Caves,with spanish-speaking driver guide.Shared Standar-Range tour.
From Andes Salt Expeditions office the tour leaves at 10:00 am. In a Toyota land cruiser 4×4 drive. We are going to visit the Train Cemetery, where you can see the remains of nineteenth and early 20th century steam locomotives and which is a good place to take artistic photographs. Arrival at COLCHANI, lies beside the Salar de Uyuni and is the home of the Cooperative Rosario – the main plant for the iodization of salt. It is the best place to observe the methods of salt extraction from the Salar. Here ovens are used to dry the salt, which is then formed into cakes. We will visit the salt refinery where you will witness the iodization of salt for national consumption, taken to the great salt flat of Uyuni (salar de uyuni) where you first will see the salt mining and the piles of salt (pyramids of salt) after this you go to see the eyes of the salt ( big holes in the salt flat where the water from underneath of this lake still comes out by high pressure) later you go straight to the ex-salt hotel Playa blanca made out salt (the only hotel allowed inside of the salt flats) where you take time for pictures taking a look of the rooms, salt sculptures and the lobby of the hotel and having Lunch in the same place llama meat optional veggie (omelette )after lunch lunch , see how big is it the unusual formations in the salt flat that look like ,hexagons and pentagons on top and something that you definitely have to do here are the pictures with the huge perspective where people looks so tiny and funny with Funny photos and funny videos .the Toyota land cruiser goes to Visit of Devil’s cave, galaxy cavern, It’s a sub aqueous cavern at the moment dries and formed in the previous stage to the freezing, corresponding to volcanic eruptions on waters of the Minchin lake (today Salar).Displays a conformation very different from terrestrial grottos, because instead of customary stalactites and stalagmites it projects from the ceilingcalcares bodies with capricious forms of solidification of the magma to the contact with water.
After galaxy caves you go west direction to salt accommodations with (electricity, hot whower, dinner, breakfast). Arriving in there you will enjoy some hot coffee or chocolate tee time and later a delicious dinner. Where pass the night rest.
The tour starting 05:00 am, the Land Cruiser goes to salt flat to see sunrise then Incawasi Island is located in the center of the salar at 100 km from Uyuni . This is the main destination for most salt-desert tours. It is a remarkable and otherworldly place – a hilly outpost covered in trichocerus cacti and a flat, white sea of hexagonal salt tiles. A large population of stranded viscachas (Andean rodents) inhabits its rocky slopes which also afford views of the salt flats that are reminiscent of the Polar region, dominated by the colors blue and white, but with images of hills turned to one side by 45°. Fish Island or incawasi is an oasis with a unique and isolated ecosystem that is populated by cacti up to 10 meter high. Photographers will find that cactus island is one of the best sites in the world to indulge their passion. ,after lunch, the Land Cruiser goes to Tunupa volcano view point 4200 meter height to see the mummies of Coquesa then climbed the volcano to reach the first or second viewpoim, Itself climbing for super view, of salt return trip to Uyuni and end service at 17:00 pm.
Departures can be scheduled everyday depending on previous client confirmation.
Q) Does the tour have daily departures?
A) Yes. The departures are all every day of the year, upon confirmation of the client.
Q) How much time in advance should I book the tour?
A) Due to high demand of the tour, we recommend to book at least a week in advance.
Q) What kind of car is used to do the tour?
A) The tour is made on a 4x4WD (Toyota Land Cruiser,Nisan patrol)
Q) How likely is suffer “sorocchi” or altitude sickness during the tour?
A) The most of the tour is made above 3665 meters to 4,000 meters high, so it is quite likely to suffer “sorocchi”, especially the first day of the tour.
Q) When is it possible to see the mirror effect on the Uyuni Salt Flat?
A) The mirror effect occurs when there is water on the salt flat. This happens only in rainy periods January, February and March.
Q) Is it possible to do the tour in private service?
A) Yes. To request rates, click on the superior package hotel and English guide service
Salty desert expeditions is an unforgettable experience, operated by experienced chauffeur guides for more than 10 years each, with extensive knowledge of mechanics, hostels and services are not of high quality, but it is much better with 20 years ago, it is advisable to take this adventure spirit, the mid-range expeditions of Potosi Department -Bolivia, white desert 3665 meters higt, volcanoes with more than 500 meters high, with pyroclastic with wonderful colors, inhospitable deserts. The tours are “mid-range expeditions” is done by 4×4 Toyota Land Cruisers, Nisan patrol among 6 people, with a driver-mechanic-tour guide. Is visited by 2 days to the Salt flat of Uyuni.
The Accommodation is included in salt hostel based on double, triples, and quadruples beds, 2 days food.
Expeditions to salt flat begins in the office of Andes Salt Expeditions located in Uyuni city. To reach Uyuni we have means of transportation buses, airlines like Amazonas, BOA, train, more information in the transport section.
The transfer services from the airport, bus terminal is included in our costs, for this you only need to notify us your arrival in Uyuni 1 day before via email or by calling the mobile 591 72414748 to coordinate your transfer to the hotel or our office, likewise We will transfer you to the airport, bus terminal at the end of the tour.
The capacity of the Toyota land cruiser is 6 tourists 1 driver guide, with the following distribution 1 passenger ahead with driver-guide, 3 passengers in the middle of the vehicle seat and 2 pax in the row of seats in the 3 Days of tour the passengers are rotating of seat.
We also organize tours in private for your comfort in the vehicle only for you, your friends or family, with more space, from 1 pax up to 5 pax, likewise with luxury hotels with the hotel line Tayca, hotel Salty moon, hotel Palacio de sal, hotel cristal samaña with heating, restaurant, wi fi, based on double, triple, quadruple beds, with private water, private bathroom, heating with the difference that the price would have to pay for 6 passengers with additional cost.
The months of January, February, in Uyuni it is rainy weather because of this the salt flat is flooded with 20 centimeters of water because of this is complicated and dangerous the view to the incawasi island of 80 Km , For the foresight and safety the tourist p is not visited incawasi island in this rainy season, is also recommended between the months of May, June, July, August is winter time where the temperature drops to 15 degrees below zero in Laguna Colorada during At night and at dawn, on the day the temperature is 20 degrees above zero, so it is advisable to wear warm clothing, such as leggings, hats, scarves, thermal mountain shoes, jackets, gloves, sunglasses, sweaters.
The most important thing for the tour of 2 days, is required to bring, winter clothes, sleeping bag with option to rent at the tour operator, mineral water 2 liters, sunglasses, snacks like chocolate, sweets , Biscuits to eat before lunch, dinner, camera, iPod, all this in a separate suitcase, the large suitcase that is not used in the 2 days of tour can deposit it in the office of Andes Salt Expeditions without any charge, the reason is That the way of the tour is very bad way of the desert, to avoid breaking the suspension of the Toyota land cruiser.
