3-Days Private Tour Salar de Uyuni to San Pedro de Atacama Chile with Pickup

The Salar de Uyuni is one of the most overwhelming natural wonders on the planet, in few places can you better feel the greatness of nature... Your tour will begin at 10:00 AM (approximate time according to the flight itinerary) we will pick you up from your hotel in Uyuni or from the Joya Andina de Uyuni airport, you will meet your professional guide and your private driver. In Uyuni you will enjoy a delicious American buffet in one of the most popular restaurants in the area.

The Train Cemetery in Uyuni is a major tourist attraction. It is a desolate place full of abandoned railway machinery. When we see that pantheon of twisted iron and disused locomotives, we think of the glorious past they had at the beginning of the 20th century. The rise of silver mining demanded the construction of railways and Uyuni was the place in Bolivia where the whistle of a train was heard for the first time. You will have a visit with photo stops.

The population of Colchani has 580 inhabitants whose economic activities are linked to the extraction of salt, agriculture (real quinoa), crafts and tourism. It is the mandatory stopping point on the way to the majestic Uyuni salt flat, one of the peculiarities of the place is the construction of small houses made of salt bricks and one of its attractions, in addition to the salt factory, are the craft stalls located on the street major. Activities: * Purchase of handicrafts at the zero point of the population of Colchani. * Visit to the salt processor and the Salt Museum in Colchani. * View of the first Salt Hotel "Playa Blanca" today known as the main salt museum in the area.

ni: * Salt Stairs: Designed with the purpose of allowing the taking of photographs with special optical effects. An overwhelming saline ensemble loaded with the most authentic beauty. * Dakar Rally Monument and the endless forest of flags: You will observe the flags worldwide, the central symbol of Bolivia, the heart of Latin America. * Salt Pyramid: From this point, you will observe the mountains outlined on the horizon, minimized by the distance and by the majesty imposed by the infinite salt plateau. * Polygons and Ojos de Sal: In the upper crust of the Salar, you will distinguish the so-called brine eyes. These are small holes formed by fine and sharp crystals like needles, accompanied by polygonal figures in the immense whiteness of the Salar.

Our guide will accompany you to Incahuasi Island, characterized by being one of the high altitude islands whose soil is made up of fossils of algae, mollusks and other organisms known as stromatolites. There a vegetation composed of cactaceous plants develops. It is located in the central part, 74 km from Colchani. It has a steep surface of 24 hectares and the highest point is 40 meters above the salt level.

Your tour will continue to the Thunupa Volcano and its surroundings, with sighting of Andean Flamingos and panoramic views of the Salar de Uyuni. You will learn the history and myths of this mysterious tourist attraction that, according to the community, there was a time when the mountains walked, talked and had human forms.

You will enjoy a special toast in the middle of the Salar de Uyuni with sandwiches and hot drinks while watching a wonderful sunset, which by nature is painted with surreal colors and landscapes. Without a doubt... a special and unforgettable experience.

It is formed on the remains of a petrified limestone volcano. It has a variety of cactaceans from shrubs with large thorns to large cacti.

the journey to San Pedro de Quemes where you will be able to taste the lunch of the day.

The same species of flora and fauna have been recorded within; flamingos, suris, several species of ducks and foxes.

The stinking lagoon is a salty lake located near the Salar de Uyuni. It is most famous for its migratory species of pink and white flamingos. This lake has a high salt content of 66-80% and an average depth of just under a foot.

You will observe the Cañapa Lagoon, a beautiful lake characterized by being surrounded by Andean plants, whose shores have whitish edges as a result of the saline remains of the waters. In the lagoon you will take surreal photos of the Andean landscape and observe the flocks of flamingos close to you. You will also be surrounded by Andean gulls, wild vicuñas and some vizcachas.

ost active volcanoes in the Western Cordillera. From there you will observe fumaroles approximately 100 meters high. You will be immersed in volcanic rocks that present particular shapes.

ilean border, surrounded by volcanoes in shades of gray, silver, red and white.

You will enter a desert area, collecting many different colors that are successively displayed at each turn of the journey.

l Reserve, a protected area in Bolivia that has a unique ecosystem that combines incredible phenomena from the universe we inhabit. You will visit one of the most arid places on the planet, a desert characterized by strong winds and very interesting volcanic rock formations in their various forms such as the Stone Tree.

You will visit the Laguna Colorada, the most important nesting site in the area for three species of flamingos. The red color of the lagoon is produced by the presence of an algae that reacts to solar radiation and wind.

You will cross the Geysers, rare vapors on earth in the area are named as the Geysers of Sol de Mañana, because all its splendor occurs in the morning, with the first rays of light.

f the snow with the reddish brown of the desert and the blue of the water. There you will have the opportunity to swim in the Polques hot springs.

in the middle of the desert, an impressive sight.

that seems to take us back to the planet Mars: there is the encounter with the Green Lagoon; another of the wonderful high Andean lagoons of Potosí; Crowning the beauty of its emerald waters, the Licancabur Volcano seems to embrace our country from our southern border. This is Bolivia! It will go to Hito Cajones where a change of vehicle will be made.

You will continue your journey to your hotel in San Pedro de Atacama, arriving at approximately 3:00 p.m.