Private Tour Sucre - Uyuni Salt Flat and Lagoons

Day 1 - Sucre

• The tour starts by picking you up from your Hotel in Sucre or Sucre Airport.
• During this day we will take you to visit the most relevant touristic sights in Sucre. Our first stop will be the Recoleta Convent founded by Fray Francisco Morales in 1600 as the Convent of the Franciscan Priests. From here you will have beautiful views of the city.
• Later we will take you to the ASUR/Textile Museum. ASUR is an acronym for Anthropologists of the Andean South, who are trying to recover the lost handicraft techniques of the local population. This museum does an excellent job displaying some magnificent pieces of art, mainly in the form of textiles that provide a real insight into these local cultures.
• Lunch will be provided at the best restaurant in town.
• After Lunch we will visit La Casa de la Libertad. It was in this historic place on August 6, 1825, that the freedom fighters of Bolivia declared independence from Spain. You can visit the very room where the liberators met. The first Bolivian congress was held in the Salon de la Independencia, originally a Jesuit chapel.
• At the end of the tour we will visit the 25 de Mayo square and take you back to your Hotel.

Day 2 - Private transportation Sucre - Uyuni

• 9:00 Pick up from your Hotel in Sucre.
• Private transportation from Sucre to Uyuni. The travel time is about 7.5 hours. Depending on the size of the group we will use a Minivan or a 4x4 vehicle for this ride.
• 12:30 We will make a quick stop in Potosí city for lunch. You can take some free time in Potosí to visit the main square and look around before continuing your trip to Uyuni.
• 14:00 We will continue our trip to Uyuni
• 18:00 Arrival in Uyuni. We will drop you at your Hotel.

Day 3 - Uyuni Salt Flat and Lagoons Private Tour

• 10:30 The Private tour to the Uyuni Salt Flat will start by picking you up from your Hotel.
• The first stop of the tour is the Train Cemetery, located about 3kms. from the town of Uyuni. These trains were purchased during the administration of President Aniceto Arce, a great visionary of the mining industry. Unfortunately the exportation of minerals from Bolivia to Europe failed due to the resistance of the natives who did not want their lands invaded.
• After a brief visit to the abandoned locomotives, we will take you to the village of Colchani, at the entrance of the Uyuni Salt Flat. Here you can buy some handicrafts made from salt and observe the manual processing of the salt extracted from the salt flat.
• Continuing the journey we will show you the "ojos del salar" (eyes of the salt flat), small openings where the water flowing beneath the salt is revealed. This water has some healing properties due to its high mineral content. We will extract some salt crystals formed inside these eyes.
• On our way to the Incahuasi Island we will make a short stop at the former Salt Hotel Playa Blanca, now converted into a cafe. This Hotel has been closed by the authorities due to the environmental impact it had inside the salt flat. Here you will have some free time to take spectacular photos of the salt flat. Close to the former Salt Hotel is a small mound with many flags from all over the world. These flags have been left by travelers passing by the Majestic Uyuni Salt Flat.
• Lunch. The lunch includes a main course, dessert and drinks (sodas, water). Vegetarian menu is available at no extra charge.
• After lunch we will visit the Incahuasi Island, home to hundreds of giant cacti gracing the landscape. The island is in the middle of the salt flat, visiting it means little physical effort. From the peak of the Incahuasi Island there are outstanding views of the Uyuni Salt Flat and the Tunupa Volcano.
• There will be some extra time here for resting and taking even more pictures.
• At the end of the journey we will transport you to your Hotel.
• Accommodation of choice. We can offer you accommodation in a basic hotel in Atullcha with double and triple rooms with private bathroom, hot water showers located outside the room and no heating, or we can provide you accommodation in one of the iconic Salt Hotels: Hotel Luna Salada, Hotel Palacio de Sal, Hotel Cristal Samaña, Hotel de Sal Tayka. The selected accommodation will depend on your budget and preferences.
• Dinner will be served at the hotel in Atullcha if it is the one you choose. If you decide to stay at one of the Salt Hotels, you can order dinner in the restaurant of the selected hotel.

Day 4 - Uyuni Salt Flat and Lagoons Private Tour

• The second day of the Private tour will start after breakfast.
• The expedition will take you to the Chiguana Salt Flat, a deserted spot with smaller salt concentration. From here, you will take a scenic drive through a countryside that features stunning deserts and breathtaking lagoons.
• You will make a short trek to the Ollague Volcano viewpoint with marvelous panoramic views of the Ollague Volcano and other high mountains. (This tourist spot cannot be visited during the rainy season.)
• Lunch. The lunch includes a main course, dessert and drinks (sodas, water). Vegetarian menu is available at no extra charge.
• After lunch we will take you to visit the minor Lagoons Cañapa, Hedionda and Honda. All of them feature a pink flamingo population that share the space with other Andean birds.
• Traveling south we will find the Siloli desert located at 4550 m.a.s.l. (highest and driest in the world) where the Stone tree / Arbol de Piedra is located. This rock is unique because it resembles a tree.
• Before ending this day we will pass through the viscachas canyon where you will have a wonderful time watching these cute animals. The viscachas that live in this canyon love the tourists and are always in good mood for pictures.
• We can offer you basic lodging in the Huayllajara shelter where we will provide you a room with shared bathroom and no hot water showers/heating or you can stay overnight at the Hotel del Desierto Tayka. The Hotel features double, triple and quadruple rooms with private bathroom, hot water and heating. The electricity, heating and hot water are available until 21:00 hrs. At this point of the tour you are in an isolated spot and the Hotel provides electricity with its own generators and hot water with solar heaters.
• Dinner will be served in the Huayllajara shelter if it is the one you choose. If you decide to stay at the Hotel del Desierto Tayka, you can order dinner in the Hotel restaurant.

Day 5 - Uyuni Salt Flat and Lagoons Private Tour

• The tour will start at 05:00 a.m. after breakfast.
• We will transport you to visit the Colorada Lagoon. This stunning Lagoon contains borax islands, whose white color contrasts with the reddish color of its waters, which is caused by red sediments and pigmentation of some algae. James's pink flamingos abound in the area. Also, it is possible to find Andean and Chilean flamingos, but in a smaller quantity.
• We will continue our trip taking you to Sol de Mañana, a volcanic zone where you can see geysers. This endless supply of water is spitted out of the ground at a temperature of 90 C, through fumaroles and cracks through which sometimes even volcanic lava erupts. It is recommended for everyone's personal safety to observe this from a distance, mostly because of the sensitivity and lack of stability of the ground.
• Continuing with our trip you will spend some time in the Polques hot springs where you can take a relaxing bath in a small pool of natural thermal water.
• Lunch. The lunch includes a main course, dessert and drinks (sodas, water). Vegetarian menu is available at no extra charge. The lunch this day will be simpler than the other days. At this point of the tour we are far away from everything so your driver will prepare lunch for you.
• The next stop in our trip is the Salvador Dali desert, the Laguna Verde / Green Lagoon located at the feet of the Licancabur Volcano (5,868 m.a.s.l.). The intensity of the green color in this Lagoon depends on the wind in the area. If there is no wind, then you will enjoy a clear reflection of the Licancabur Volcano in the Lagoon. The Licancabur Volcano is the landmark that indicates the border line between Chile and Bolivia.
• On the way back to Uyuni we will be passing by the Laguna Negra and Quetena Chico town. During this part of the trip you will see lots of llamas and vicuñas.
• The tour will end in Uyuni town by 18:00 p.m. approximately.

*** You can end the tour in Uyuni town or you can request transportation to La Paz. We can arrange bus tickets or Flight tickets from Uyuni to La Paz. Please do not hesitate to request additional information about this service.***

*** You can also choose to end the tour in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.***