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Uyuni Salt Desert Tour (7 days)7 days duration
This morning you will be transferred to La Paz Airport for your flight to Sucre, where you will be met and taken on a city tour. You will visit the House of Freedom Historical Museum; the Convent of La Recoleta Museum and its viewpoint; the facades of the churches of San Lazaro and Santo Domingo; the main historical monuments and Bolivar Park. After lunch you will travel by road to your hotel in Potosi, which is situated at over 4,000 metres above sea level. (LD)
After breakfast you will be collected from your hotel and taken on a guided tour of the Casa de la Moneda, followed by a comprehensive tour of Potosi. Afterwards you will embark on your journey over the Altiplano to Uyuni. On the way you stop to visit the small towns of Chaquilla and Tika Tika. On arrival in Colchani on the shores of the Uyuni Salt Flat, you will be taken to your hotel made almost entirely of salt bricks from the lake. (BLD)
This morning you will be driven towards Ojo de Perdiz. On the way you will visit the Train Cemetery, The San Cristobal miner town, Kulpina K town, Alota and the Valley of the Rocks famous by its gigantic rocky formations. (BLD)
Today you will travel from Ojo de Perdiz to the Green Lagoon, an impressive aquatic mirror that resembles a giant emerald. You continue south towards Sol de Manana (Morning Sun); a place of fumes and geysers before reaching the Red Lagoon, one of Bolivia’s most spectacular and isolated marvels. The shores and shallows of the lagoon are crusted with gypsum and salt, a bizarre arctic-white counter point to the flaming red waters. Continue the trip towards the Siloli desert where you will be able to observe the llamas and vicuñas, as well as an interesting rocky formation known as the Stone Tree. You will return to Ojo de Perdiz for the night. (BLD)
Today you will travel towards Tahua, visiting on the way the Galaxy Cave (famous for its geological formations), the Uyuni Salt Flat and Incahuasi Island. The island is filled with a species of cacti that grows up to 12 metres high, providing an impressive overview. When the lake has water in it, the blue sky merges into the blue water and the islands appear suspended in space. Some areas of the lake may be dry, in which case the salt crust is a brilliant white and looks like a perfect snowfield. In the afternoon you arrive in Tahua located at the base of the Tunupa volcano. (BLD)
Today you will be driven back to Potosi, visiting the Coquesa village and the Mummies at Tunupa Volcano on the way. On arrival into Potosi you will be taken to your hotel.
Potosi, declared a World Cultural Heritage site by UNESCO, was founded by the Spanish in 1545, after they discovered Indians mining silver in the hill at whose foot Potosi stands. Large parts of it are Colonial in style, with twisting, narrow streets and an occasional mansion, with its family coat of arms hanging over the front doorway. (BLD)
Today you will be collected from your hotel and transferred by road to Sucre Airport for your return flight to La Paz. (B)
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