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From La Paz: Uyuni Salt Flats 5-Day Tour

By Todo Turismo
Free cancellation available
Price is P 25,434 per adult
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Overview

  • Take a photo at the Dakar Monument, made from salt, on the Uyuni Salt Flats
  • Visit the Train Cemetery and the Colchani Salt Mines on a guided tour
  • Explore the Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve and see the Laguna Verde
  • Visit the Sol de Mañana Geyser and take a dip in a hot spring
  • See the Laguna Colorada and the Laguna Blanca on a guided tour

Activity location

    • La Paz
    • La Paz, La Paz Department, Bolivia

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • GV66+46C, La Paz, Bolivia
    • La Paz, Departamento de La Paz, Bolivia

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From La Paz: Uyuni Salt Flats 5-Day Tour
  • Activity duration is 5 days5d
    5d
  • Spanish
Language options: Spanish
Starting time: 20:00
Price details
P 25,433.52 x 1 AdultP 25,433.52
Total
Price is P 25,433.52

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Bus from La Paz to Uyuni and return.
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    Meals on board the bus (Breakfast x2 and dinner x2)
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    Transportation in 4x4 with roof racks
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    Local driver
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    Tourist guide
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    2 nights lodging in a hostel
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Meals during the route: breakfast x2, lunch x3, dinner x2
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Entrance fees: Incahuasi Island (30 Bob) and Eduardo Avaroa Reserve Protected Area (150 Bob)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Natural hot springs (6 Bob)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Baths on the road (30 Bob)

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Alcoholic drinks in the vehicle, Littering, Smoking, Touching plants
  • Not suitable for: Children under 8 years, People with back problems, People with heart problems, Pregnant women, Wheelchair users

What you can expect

Embark on a 4-day tour from La Paz to Uyuni to see the best of the Bolivian salt flats. Visit the Train Cemetery, the Salar de Uyuni, and the Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve. Enjoy a picnic lunch and a hot spring bath.

Day 1:

Head to the “Todo Turismo” office at 8:30 PM for check-in; the bus departs at 9:00 PM. Onboard, enjoy dinner, breakfast, bottled water, one hot drink, heating, restroom, blanket, Wi-Fi, and a first aid kit.

Day 2:

Arrive in Uyuni at 7:30 AM. Free time to buy coffee, snacks, and water (free time until 10:30 AM when tourist sites open). Head to the office at 10:00 AM.

Tour starts at 10:30 AM. First stop: the eerie “Train Cemetery” outside Uyuni. Visit Colchani (salt miner workshops), where you can find salt crafts and textiles made from llama and alpaca wool—great souvenirs.

Lunch served around noon. Next, visit Salar de Uyuni: Saltwater eyes, Salt hotel-museum, World flags (bring yours to display for free), and a Dakar race monument. Then hike to Incahuasi Island for giant cacti and coral rock formations.

Take time for fun perspective photos on the dazzling white salt flats—capture memorable moments. Accommodation: 1st Night: Agencha Hostel: Shared rooms (3-6 beds) + shared bathrooms / No Wi-Fi.

Day 3:

Departure at 6:30 AM for breakfast. First stop: Chiguana Desert, south of Salar de Uyuni, surrounded by volcanoes like Ollagüe. Next, visit Cañapa, Hedionda, and Chiarcota lagoons to see flamingos.

After lunch, enter “Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve,” visit Siloli Desert (highest and driest in the world), and snap a photo by the “Rock Tree” (lava rock formation) and Laguna Roja with more pink flamingos.

Accommodation: 2nd Night: Huayllajara Hostel, shared rooms (6 beds) + shared bathrooms / No hot water for showers (to prevent contamination in the reserve) / No Wi-Fi.

Day 4:

Start early at 5:00 AM to visit Sol de Mañana Geyser and walk by steaming craters filled with boiling mud pots. Then enjoy an outdoor hot spring bath at 35°C. Next stops: Dalí Desert, Laguna Verde, and Laguna Blanca.

Return to Uyuni while enjoying scenic views and picnic lunch along the way. Arrive in Uyuni between 5:45 PM and 6:45 PM. Head to the Bus Office by yourself at 8:30 PM. Bus departs Uyuni for La Paz at 9:00 PM.

Day 5:

Arrive in La Paz between 6:15 AM and 6:35 AM. End of tour at La Paz Main Bus Station.

Location

Activity location

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    • La Paz
    • La Paz, La Paz Department, Bolivia

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • GV66+46C, La Paz, Bolivia
    • La Paz, Departamento de La Paz, Bolivia