Visit to Uyuni Salt Flats from La Paz Bolivia by Bus
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From $249.00
10 reviews (5.00)
Price varies by group size
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Duration: 24 hours
Departs: La Paz, La Paz
Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Free cancellation
Overview
Welcome to Bolivia.
Visit the famous Salar de Uyuni, with personalized service from La Paz, Bolivia En Turistico Bus.
The Tour is organized from the pick-up and drop-off from the Hotels of La Paz, Bolivia.
We enjoy an overnight trip from La Paz to Uyuni, upon arrival after a delicious breakfast, we visit the great Salar de Uyuni, Isla Incahuasi, and the tour ends with a spectacular sunset on the salar of Uyuni enjoying reflection in the water .
At the end of the Tour we return to La Paz in our touristic bus to travel another 8 hours.
What's Included
Bottled water
Bus ticket La Paz - Uyuni - La Paz
Food and drinks (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Private transportation 4WD in Uyuni.
Professional English guide (only in private service)
What's Not Included
Entrance fees (fish island BOB 3O, Momias Coqueza BOB 30)
Traveler Information
- ADULT: Age: 12 - 90
Additional Info
- Face masks provided for travellers
- Face masks required for travellers in public areas
- Gear/equipment sanitised between use
- Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
- INSURANCE:
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
- Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- For the rainy season (December to March) the itinerary can be modified with no entry to the Incahuasi Island, taking another route as an alternative but visiting the Salar de Uyuni.
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- It is the responsibility of the tourists themselves to contract travel or accident insurance, as well as carry the necessary documentation at the time of travel.
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
What To Expect
La Paz Department
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Uyuni
Upon arrival, you will be waiting for a private mobility to take us to a cafe to enjoy a delicious breakfast, and also an option to take a hot shower.
8 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Train Cemetery
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Colchani
We start at about 10:00am, in our 4wd car and a professional guide, and visit the train cemetery before heading to the Great Salt Lake. Meet on the way the people of Colchani, where we will see an artisan salt processing plant.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Salar de Uyuni
4 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Isla Incahuasi
Visit then the Sal Flats, to know about waterholes and to observe how the salt is being extracted.
Then proceed to Incahuasi Island (known as Fish Island) where you can observe the famous giant cactus, and you can enjoy a delicious lunch. Lunch will be served in the middle of the Great Salt Lake, at the convenient time.
Then we go to Coquesa and visit the cave of the mummies, which is located on the slopes of the Tunupa volcano, where you can see a beautiful landscape and enjoy the beauty of the Great Uyuni Salt Flats.
60 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Reviews
Few things in the beginning: in the ticket pick up time was 7pm but when we asked our hotel reception to call and confirm the pick up point, they told us that they will come at 8pm. So I would recommend calling them in the morning to confirm the pick up location and time. The driver arrived at 8pm and took us to the bus station. Unfortunately we had to wait an hour or so to get into the bus but after that everything was PERFECT!
The bus was very comfy, big seats and they bend almost into a bed. There was also a toilet on the bus. When we arrived to Uyuni there was a driver to pick us up and took us to a hotel. At the hotel they gave us breakfeast and our own room so we could take a shower and rest for a bit. The tour started at 10am. It was so great!! We saw so much and the salt flats were amazing. We had our own car the whole time, so just us two + guide + driver. We had lunch in the middle of the salt flats (!!!) Super cool. Our guide and our driver were so nice. Our guide was amazing and spoke very good English. She told us also so much about Bolivian history. She took so many great pictures of us and we had so much fun. In the end of the tour we get to enjoy some local red wine with tapas and look at the sunset. Could have not asked for more. Then they drove us back to the bus station and in La Paz there was driver waiting to drive us back to the hotel. This experience was so great 5/5!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!
They booked our overnight bus tickets to La Paz for us, picked us up directly from our hotel and guided us all the way onto the bus.
The bus itself was really comfy, and the seats reclined basically into beds. We were picked up straight from the bus doors at Uyuni and taken to a nice hotel where we met Jose, the manager, and were given access to a room for a couple of hours whilst we waited for our tour to start at 10am. We were also given breakfast here.
Our guide Israel collected us from this hotel lobby and took us around the Train Cemetery, the salt processing and the markets at Colchani and then onto the Salt Flats. Israel explained to us about how the flats were formed and also described how the locals process salt. We had a really nice lunch in a secluded spot on the salt flats and then Israel helped us take lots of fun photos with the perspective! After lunch we did a hike of the Incahuasi island which had amazing panoramas across the flats at the top.
Even though it was the dry season when we were there, Israel knew where there was still some water left at the south of the flats so we were lucky enough to enjoy the reflections as well, with cheese and wine at sunset!
We were taken back to the room we had in the hotel to wait an hour for our bus and then transferred to the station and back to our hotel at the other end.
Overall, a really easy and comfortable way to see the salt flats in a day with a great guide and lots of small touches that created an amazing experience!
Entire trip LaPaz -Uyuni -LaPaz was flawlessly organized with every little detail carefully considered. Nice surprises not mentioned in trip description contribute to the unforgettable memories from Uyuni.
Our guide Juan Carlos had profound knowledge of Bolivian culture, history and folklore which expanded from ancient centuries to contemporary times. Highly recommended tour.
One hiccup at the end - no taxi at the bus station at 6:00 am next morning - luckily hotel was close
