From Uyuni: Salt Flats Highlights Jeep Tour with Lunch
ID: GYG426313-768391
Category:
Country: Bolivia
Duration:
10:00 hours
Description
Discover the impressive 12,000-kilometer salt flats of Uyuni on a Jeep tour. Drive on the Salt Flats, see the train cemetery, the town of Colchani, Cactus Island, and the Salt Hotel on your day out.
Explore the famous Uyuni Salt Flats on a Jeep tour from Uyuni. Ride along the expansive salt flats, visit the abandoned trains at the train cemetery, and walk through a hotel made entirely of salt, and more en route. Enjoy a local lunch, too.
After your hotel pickup, head out to the iconic train cemetery, where all trains ended up once the local railroad company went out of business. Walk in and out of abandoned carriages, see leftover railroads, and more.
Then, go to the town of Colchani on the outskirts of the salt flats. This small town survives from the sale of salt souvenirs and hand woven textiles. Locals also extract salt and process it for consumption - a process you can observe.
Afterwards, enter the salt flats and drive towards the first salt hotel ever built. It no longer serves as a hotel but you can still see it standing proud, with its crystalline white walls, tables, and chairs - all made out of salt.
Then, head to the Incahuasi, or Fish Island, where giant cacti grow up to 12 meters tall. Enjoy lunch here before trying your hand at snapping those iconic distance and size perception pictures on the salt flats. Finally, head back to Uyuni.
Highlights
- Ride on the expansive and impressive Uyuni Salt Flats, surrounded by white salt
- Stand in and on top of abandoned train carriages at the eerie train cemetery
- Walk by giant green cacti that grow up to 12 meters tall on Fish Island
- Take photos sitting on chairs at tables made entirely of salt at the Salt Hotel
- Visit a local town of Colchani to see how salt is extracted from the Salt Flats
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Entrance fees must be paid in cash in local currency
No ATMs available
No cash exchange available
This tour is subject to weather conditions and might be modified or cancelled accordingly
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
Meet your driver/guide at your hotel in downtown Uyuni or from the airport or bus station.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.
