The most popular month to go is november, which has the most number of tour departures. Enjoy a sunset of another planet with our tour to the moon valley, visiting the tres marias, the canon, the amphitheater and the coyote. The tour includes private transportation and accommodation at the famous salt hotels located on the edge of the salt flat. This 3day uyuni desert and atacama deserts tour combines the desert playgrounds of bolivia and chile. Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. Today we will have an unforgettable trip across 12 000 km2 of fantastic salt landscape. We were able to book right in uyuni without any problems. The scenery is unlike any other on earth as the flats expand for miles and miles of dazzling pentagons of crystalline salt. Compare below a list of the best uyuni salt flats 3 days 2 nights tours at cheap local prices. I did the exact same thing from san pedro to uyuni.
Tours will go north visiting points of interest in the region, the majestic uyuni salt flat and ending at uyuni town. Hi, weve recently just finished the san pedro to uyuni route with calque tours. Hi all, this is probably the hundred topic opened regarding altitude sickness, but nevertheless id still like to hear your advice. You must confirm in the calendar the times of the tours, according to the date you want to begin the program. This morning, you will travel to where the crevices of the earth exhale their millenary breath. Uyuni salar san juan in the morning, we visit the train cemetery on the outskirts of town. Ive searched and searched and apparently i can go to san pedro by a tour and just tell them i dont want to return bus to uyuni. But, to help you out, i did my homework and i found some excellent tour companies who do the same tour and will give you an amazing experience under the nights sky of chile. However, be warned they will probably upsell you on a salt flat tour from san pedro instead. There are other more luxurious salt hotel options which can also be explored if you are traveling on your own and want an even more comfortable place to stay whilst based on the flats. Discover the salt desert adventure trip includes accommodation as well as meals, transport and more. The beginning and ending times are subject to variation, according to the changes of time and seasons.
Discover all of the beauty that this truly unique landscape has to offer with a 3 days 2 nights tour. Book an itinerary with the most popular tours according to your days of stay and make the most of your time. Discover the salt desert adventure trip by say hueque. Little adobe houses and cozy restaurants are the base to explore one of chiles most spectacular sceneries. It felt bittersweet to be leaving the atacama desert, but there was only one way forward, and i knew it too would involve high altitudes and spectacular landscapes. With up to 6 passengers per vehicle and a spanishspeaking guide. I searched online and really couldnt find a lot of info and though a rough guide might be good, here goes. Then you must first take a bus to calama, which is around 1. Here, youll see 40 geysers and 70 hot springs fighting the super low temperatures.
Another safety concern for some people traveling to uyuni is the drivers on these tours. We want to finish the tour in uyuni and not return to san pedro. There are different types of tours of the salt flats and they have very different prices. My wife and i just arrived back from a salar tour starting in san pedro and finishing in uyuni. We had all the time to look at highlights and take photos. Tupiza, salo valley, the poronga, san miguel, salo, huaca huanusca place of last heist of legendary buch casidy and the sundance kid, atocha, uyuni. Custom tour itineraries, unique salt hotels, incredible scenery and attractions. We are going to be 2 french students, so it would be nice if there are tours organized with other young students. The cars are older but are very comfortable and the drivers of the two vehicles drove safely and didnt rush us anywhere. The uyuni salt flats in bolivia also known as the worlds largest mirror offers some of the most spectacular views in all of south america. Looking through some pretty impressive telescopes, we were shown a gaseous nebular, alpha centauri, a very impressive saturn rings and all plus a closeup. Tours are usually more recommended for when going from san pedro to uyuni or. The best way to get to bolivia from chile taking in the amazing salt flats, colored lakes, geysers and more.
Throughout the tour, youll see unusual rock formations caused by erosion. The bus leaves from calama and takes 8 hours to drive to uyuni plus an hour or so to cross the border. We did the 3 day salt flats tour from san pedro to uyuni and it was awesome. It is definately possible to travel from san pedo to uyuni without doing the 3 day tour. Basic lodging if you book private lodging, you will have a private double.
We just got off the tour one day earlier and didnt get the ride back. You can usually pay this in advance when you book the tour. The best way to book your bolivian salt flats tour is by visiting find local. San pedro to uyuni directly ie without doing the 3 day tour. The amazing white coat of the uyuni salt flats or thunupa looks like a. Please note that in order to reserve this tour, we need to pay the operator. In the middle of the deep aridity of the salt mountain range we find a landscape of salt and clay modeled by the water and wind for millions of years. Its dramatic surrounding landscape incorporates desert, salt flats, volcanoes, geysers and hot springs. Travel to chile, explore atacama tours with say hueque. I have read on this forum that there are 4 of which estrella del sur is one.
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