After breakfast we will continue driving at the north part of the salt flat towards Thunupa volcano, we arrive to a

panoramic viewpoint from where we will observe the Salt Flat. We will also visit a local community museum in the town of Coquesa where we will be able to see pre-Columbian mummies.

Leaving the salt flat behind we begin going south, we get to a viewpoint to observe Ollagüe Volcano at the distance, this volcano remains a natural border with Chile is, it has smoke near the top because is an active volcano.

Now it is time to go to the “Joyas Andinas” a group of beautiful lagoons, the first one is Cañapa Lagoon is surrounded by mountainous terrain and extinct volcanoes, its green color water contrasts majestically with the flamboyant colored flamingos that inhabit the area. Then Laguna Hedionda (Smelly Lagoon) is a rather strange lagoon, the sulfur saturated waters give off an odor, this lagoon is also home of flamingos, finally “Laguna Honda” (Deep Lagoon), it has a great variety of wild ducks and partridges.

Overnight at our ecolodge “Los Flamencos” at 4500 masl, located  in a place in which landscape  has colors

combined magnificently.

Includes: Accommodation at “Los Flamencos Ecolodge”, Shared transportation 4x4 (4 passengers per vehicle),

Audio guide in English

Meals:  Breakfast, Picnic lunch, Dinner 

Departure around 6 am, today we will visit Eduardo Abaroa National Reserve, on the way we will visit the Árbol de

Piedra (Stone Tree), a very particular eolic formation in the heart of Siloli Desert at 4.600 m.a.s.l.

We get into the Eduardo Abaroa National Reserve, to get close to the highlight of the day, the color lagoons, we begin the visit at the beautiful Red Lagoon (Laguna Colorada), which receives its name from the reddish colored waters (especially in winter), caused by the presence of “plankton”, a microscopic algae of the specie called Dunaliella Salina.

We continue to Sol de Mañana, where we can observe the bubbling mud “fumaroles” emerge from the depths of the earth. Then we drive through Dali’s Desert (the name was given because it resembles a painting of Salvador Dali, the Spanish painter). Later we stop again at Laguna Verde in the foothills of Licancabur Volcano, this lagoon has a surface of more than 17 Km2 of salt water with an elevated content of magnesium, arsenic, lead and calcium carbonate, giving this lagoon a brilliant emerald green color.

We are very close with the Bolivian-Chilean border of “Hito Cajón”, we will wait a few minutes until our trip partners which continue to San Pedro de Atacama-Chile make the migration procedures (the transfer Hito Cajón – San Pedro de Atacama is not included in the price).

Before we start our return drive to Uyuni we will enjoy a quick refreshing bath at the Polques hot springs. The return trip to Uyuni takes around 6 hours, we will pass by the great Valley of the Rocks and the nice town of “San Cristobal”.

Arrival to Uyuni at 6 pm approximately.

 

Includes: Shared transportation 4x4 (4 passengers per vehicle), Audio guide in English

Meals:  Breakfast, Picnic lunch (except passengers that continue to San Pedro de Atacama)