Cementerio de Trenes

Uyuni - The tour kicks off at 10:30 am from the Andes Salt Expeditions office. Traveling in a Toyota Land Cruiser 4 × 4 WD, we will visit the Train Cemetery, where you can see remnants of steam locomotives from the 19th and early 20th centuries. This spot is perfect for taking artistic photos.

Museo de la Llama y la Sal - Next, we head to the company’s base to use the hygienic facilities, which include 3 bathrooms and showers for both men and women. Here, we also try on our boots for the saltwater visit to see the mirror effect and pick up lunch for the group. We then arrive at COLCHANI, located on the edge of the Salar de Uyuni and home to the Rosario Cooperative, which has 15 rustic salt factories. You can observe the drying of salt in ovens, the crushing of salt, the mixing of iodine with salt, and the packaging of salt in bags for national and medicinal use.

Salar de Uyuni - We then arrive at the vast Salar de Uyuni, covering an area of 12 square kilometers. Here, we will visit the ‘eyes of salt’ (large holes in the salt flat where saltwater emerges under high pressure), the former Playa Blanca salt hotel made entirely of salt, the flags of the world, and the Dakar monument. We will also have a perspective photo session and shoot funny videos with our professional expert driver-guide. Lunch will be served on the salt flat, followed by a 15-minute walk. We will visit salt sculptures like the Hand of God and the salt pyramid, and later observe the mirror effect in the saltwater. We will then cross over 100 km of the salt flat, watch the sunset, and enjoy a snack with red wine, cookies, and Pringles. Overnight stay at the salt hostel includes dinner and rest.

Salar de Uyuni - After dinner, we will return to the Salar de Uyuni, an excellent spot for stargazing. The lack of light pollution, clean air, vast night skies, and breathtaking surroundings make this one of the best places in the world for stargazing. Our stargazing tours are available year-round but are subject to weather conditions and are not conducted on full moon nights due to the brightness affecting star visibility. Check the lunar calendar and stargazing tour plan to make all necessary preparations.

Day 2: Salt Hotel, Sunrise, Cactus Island, Tunupa Volcano

Uyuni - At 5:00 am, we will watch the sunrise from the salt flat, then return to the hotel for breakfast. Afterward, we will visit the Cave of the Galaxies, a now-dry sub-aqueous cavern formed before the freezing stage, resulting from volcanic eruptions in Lake Minchin (now Salar). Unlike typical terrestrial caves, this one features unique calcareous formations created when magma solidified upon contact with water.

Tunupa Volcano - After visiting the island, we will travel about 40 km to the Tunupa Volcano. At the foot of the volcano, on the edge of the salt flat, we will see small groups of flamingos and herds of llamas. We will then drive up to the vehicle parking platform at an altitude of 4200 meters. From there, we will walk to the cave of the mummies on the volcano. An optional 2-hour hike to the first viewpoint offers a panoramic view of the Uyuni salt flat and the volcano’s crater. We will then return to Uyuni, concluding the tour between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm.

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner

• entrance fees to parks and museums (150bob)