Uyuni Salt Flats tour 1 Full Day

Uyuni Salt Flats tour 1 Full Day

We start the tour in a TOYOTA LAND CRUISER 4WD jeep, this FULL DAY on the UYUNI SALT FLATS, will take us through the main attractions of this unforgettable region.

The tour starts at 10:30am and the places to visit are the following:
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 Uyuni Salt Flats 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. (manual salt processing, handicrafts, salt museum).
Continuing with the trip entering the salt flat of Uyuni (12.000 kms2) we can see the salt eyes, the white beach, the salt hotel, the Toyota Land Cruiser goes to Incawasi Island ( Inca house 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 Uyuni 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°. Isla incawasi(Inca house) is an oasis with a unique and isolated ecosystem that is populated by cacti up to 8 meter high. In the afternoon we will be able to observe the impressive sunset on the Salar de Uyuni, accompanied by some snacks (potatoes, cheese, and a glass of wine), where you can enjoy the sunset and take great pictures.
The tour ends at approximately 19:30 pm, returning to the city of Uyuni at approximately 20:00 pm.