Breakfast at hotel.
Transfer to the airport to board the fight to Uyuni city.
Arrival and transfer to the Uyuni city.
09:30 Start the tour: Visit to the train cemetery (old steam locomotives that were used to transport minerals), we will then continue the journey to the village of Colchani, where the processing of salt can be observed (drying, grinding and packaging of salt) you will also have the opportunity purchase handicrafts made of salt. Then we will be able to see the Salt mounds (first stage in processing the salt, the drying), Eyes of water (groundwater that flow to the surface), the Salt Museum built from salt and visit of the Incahuasi Island (a rocky island in the middle of the salt flat where we can observe giant cactuses, some of them are more than 100 years old, from the top you can see the salt flats in its entirety)
Lunch in the center of the salt flats (only dry season).
We continue to the town of Coquesa, where we will visit its famous mummies (dated from the 700b.c. and which preserve almost intact part of the skin, hair and fingernails), and small walk around the viewpoint of the Tunupa volcano, where we will observe the flamingos in the wetlands. Transfer to Colchani to overnight in Salt hotel. (B,L)
INCLUDE: Transportation (4x4 truck), Driver-Guide English speaking guide, 1 Bottle of water, entrance´s fee, lunch and first aid kit
DURATION: Full Day
TIMETABLE: 09:30 am
SEASONS:
Dry Season from April to November
Rainy Season from December to March
NOTE:
Rainy Season: It`s not possible to visit Incahuasi Island and Town of Coquesa (mummies and Tunupa volcano)
4x4 truck capacity: we recommend maximum 4 people per truck to be comfortable
Transfer OUT in La Paz – only driver