3-Day Uyuni Salt Flats Tour: Experience Bolivia's Scenic Landscapes with Top-Rated Operator
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Uyuni
Embark on a thrilling 3-day Uyuni Salt Flats tour in Bolivia. Explore stunning landscapes, visit remote villages, and marvel at natural wonders with the top-rated operator.
Duration: 3 days
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Train Cemetery - From our office we will be leaving at 11:00 am. in a Toyota land cruiser. We will head towards the first stop “The train’s graveyard” and see the first locomotives in Bolivia.

Afterwards you go to the small village of Colchani visiting the factories and the handy-craft market.

Salar de Uyuni - Finishing your lunch in the village of Colchani, you will be taken to the great Salar de Uyuni to go straight to a hotel made out of salt. Playa Blanca (the only hotel allowed inside the salt flats) surrounded by salt sculptures, flags and the Dakar Statue.
Moving on towards the center of the salt flats you will fully enjoy the vastness of the landscapes and have a photo session of funny perspective pictures with the tour guide who’s got plenty of experience in this field of photography.

Necropolis & Museum Kawsay Wasy - Hike in the Inca Wasy island (Cactus Island). Awaits for you after that, where you see the giant cacti and coral Rock formations. The hike itself is a loop of approximately 1h and will take you all the way to the top where a great 360* view can be appreciated. Once you finish this little hike, west will be your next direction to the small Village of Villa Candelaria to spend the first night but just before your leave the salt flat a breathtaking Sun-Set will be seen at its very shore.

Arriving to the accommodations, you will enjoy some hot coffee and chocolate with some cookies and snacks. At tea time you will enjoy a delicious dinner.

What's Included
  • 2 nights in a comfortable hotel
  • Guided tours with a professional guide
  • Delicious meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
  • Convenient hotel pickup service
  • Capture your memories with a professional photographer guide
  • Enjoy a delightful afternoon tea experience
  • No added costs - fuel surcharges included
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees (30 bs for the Inca wasi island and 150 bs for the nacional park)
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Additional Information

Embark on an unforgettable journey through the world’s largest salt flat with Bolivia’s most dependable and highly-rated operator. Our tours, led by knowledgeable guides proficient in English, ensure a comfortable and enjoyable experience throughout your trip.

All travel groups are transported in comfy Toyota 4x4s driven by seasoned experts. Additional amenities include a satellite phone, an oxygen bottle, and a sleeping bag.

Experience a remarkable three-day adventure through the expansive white Salt flats of Uyuni, and delve into the southwestern Bolivian desert, among the driest and loftiest globally. Explore quaint villages tucked away in the frosty wilderness amidst multicolored mountains and flamingo-laden lakes. Witness the Sol de Manana geyser, soak in thermal hot springs at night with temperatures hovering around 38°C (100°F), and cap off the day stargazing at the Milky Way. Add a stop at San Pedro de Atacama to your itinerary for an extra $10 USD!

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Please dress appropriately for the weather conditions ( Mostly Cold temperatures)
  • One guide is divided between two cars ( 1 Guide for 12 people max )
  • All cars in the company are equiped with Radios to comunicate between eachother
Location
Red Planet Expeditions
Avenida Ferroviaria
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Newideal17
Mar 12, 2024
Great experience, unforgettable! We were well taken care of - The tour was great. Carlos was our guide, funny and full of knowledge, and made sure we were well taken care of. The drivers were awesome too - we were 2 Land Cruisers touring together. I loved that it was all English speakers on the tour since my Spanish is not good. The food was delicious and abundant. The salt flats were great, esp. at sunset. The lagunas on the 2nd day were amazing and all different. We saw so much wildlife! It was a lot of driving on the 2nd and 3rd days but totally worth it! Loved the geysers and the hot springs soaking. I'd definitely recommend this tour with Red Planet Expeditions! Thanks for the great photos and memories.
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Elina53
Feb 26, 2024
An unforgettable little trip - A wonderful trip throughout. Nice group, great comfort in the jeep, safe driver, knowledgeable guide who took us to the most amazing places, somewhat improvised and adapted due to weather, the sun and the fog build up. The hostels are basic, but totally fine as long as you don't expect luxury. Good vegan options for dinner. Had a lovely time. Also good communication and lots of information from Maria prior to the trip.
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Ramazl
Feb 6, 2024
Wonderful experience! - It was a great experience, packed with different sights each day. I'm so glad I chose the 3-day tour, as it was so much more than Salt flats: Lagoons, deserts, fauna, geysers... I liked the food, and the salt hotels we stayed at were fun too. Gazing at the stars from the hot spring pools was majestic. Had luck getting a lovely company of co-travelers, which made a lot of driving just a breeze. The drivers were friendly and professional, Peter was a great guide.
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A6143hi_
Feb 3, 2024
Amazing unique experience! - This was an amazing experience! Thank you our guide-Rodrigos,the man who really likes his country! Was pleased to travel with this company! Also would like to praise our driver Carlos who drove very safely! Unforgettable experience unique places and nice people! Thank you guys!
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735vadymz
Feb 3, 2024
3 days spent on another planet - Very interesting, cool, exciting experience 3 days spent on another planet Everything was top notch!! Highly recommend
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Simone_k
Jan 21, 2024
Amazing Trip - The trip was amazing! The drivers and guide were awesome and very gently. The food was excellent. I would book it again!
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Nomadicku
Jan 20, 2024
Amazing Adventure! - Had the most amazing few days taking in the salt flats and Bovilian Altiplano. Our guide Bismarck was excellent! We were lucky enough a great group of people. Everyone at the office was helpful too.
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Mylov2022
Dec 15, 2023
3 Days tour Uyuni - For 3 days we went trough the Salt Flats. The tour was rich off beautifull places. The food was great. Roderigo was the best guide! His English was amazing. He was very clear and interesting. Would defently recommend!
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Abogacorpa
Jan 19, 2024
Nice adventure, not physically demanding but tiring and uncomfortable, 100% worth it, even once in a lifetime - If the weather and road conditions favor, then you get everything they advertise. It is not a comfortable tour, but more of an adventure type. You make the sacrifice to get the reward of seeing the places, the sights and memories in photos and videos. They are magnificent places. It is worth the sacrifice of 3 days (you travel great distances) and the price ($850 private family; and $130 US per person on a shared tour with strangers). Cons: spend the night in some precarious accommodations where even hot water has reduced hours
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Looorzz
Apr 25, 2024
Worst guide ever - Let me start off by saying that the trip is definitely worth it. The sights are incredible, almost magic at some points. I have no regrets going on this tour but rather regret the company/guide. The lady in the office was very nice, no bad things about her. But the tour guide, Dani, was just awful. From the beginning it seemed like he didn’t want to be with us; sighing the whole time, not wanting to interact with us, etc. At the first stop (train cemetery) he explained that at every stop, he first wanted to give a short briefing and we shouldn’t go off on our own immediately. Fair enough so we didn’t, but then at all the following stops he just said “we’re here, you have 30 mins” and then disappeared. Barely any explanation about the places. In the beginning he told us about the opportunity to take funny perspective pictures at the salt flats. We arrive there and boom, he’s gone. We had to find out ourselves that you have to pay people there to take pictures with the props. (It’s 10 BOB each for multiple pictures so that was fine.) At the next stop, Incahuasci Island, we confronted Dani about his attitude. After that he got a bit more involved but still explained the bare minimum about all the places we went to. His knowledge seemed incorrect too; at some point he explained we were at 4500m altitude, but the smart watch of one of the group members told otherwise (3500m). When confronted he just shrugged it off. The worst part was at the end of the tour when we crossed into Chile. Our passports didn’t get stamped when entering Bolivia (and we just found that out) so we had to pay a fine. The customs guy asked if our tour guide could come to explain fully in Spanish what was going on. I called Dani, he walks up clearly very annoyed and literally shouts out loud: “WHY ME??” Well maybe because you’re our tour guide and you’re supposed to assist us??? Disgusting behavior. Luckily, another tour guide, Jaime/James, was there to assist us. He is so sweet and funny, we wish he was our tour guide! We met him at the hot springs the night before and he is the absolute best! Last but not least, the morning we left from the hot springs (the last day) our driver, Esteban, got into a fight with one of the tour guides (not Dani). Esteban started the fight. His nose got busted and it was a very awkward situation when in the car, because he was clearly still upset but didn’t want to talk about it. I advise everyone to pick another tour agency with RELIABLE tour guides and drivers. This agency is definitely not worth the almost €200…
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