If you cancel your reservation up to 30 days before the start of the activity, we will refund you 100% of the reservation payment. No refunds will be issued on cancellation requests received after the indicated anticipation.
You can reschedule your booking without any additional cost until 30 days before the beginning of the activiity.
3 days private tour to the Uyuni Salt Flat, beginning and ending in San Pedro de Atacama. It includes transportation, accommodation in hotels and all meals.
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*Even though the 4x4 vehicle has space for six passengers plus the guide, the last seat of the vehicle is more cramped that the other seats. Therefore, if you would like for all travelers to be able to sit comfortably, we suggest doing the tour in two groups of three each (two separate bookings).
Start: Day 1 at 7:00 am at your hotel in San Pedro de Atacama.
End: Day 3 at 6:00 pm in the bus station or downtown San Pedro de Atacama (this end time could be modified due to weather conditions or force majeure reasons, which is why we recommend you leaving San Pedro de Atacama the day after the end date of the tour).
Day 1: We will pick you up at your accommodation to go by a 4x4 vehicle to the border between Chile and Bolivia. After the border procedures we will begin the tour, starting with the Verde and Blanca lagoons that are located in the slopes of the Licancabur Volcano. After that, we will visit the Polques Hot Springs and the Sol de Mañana Geysers. Then, we will visit the Colorada Lagoon, nesting center of flamingos, before reaching our accommodation for dinner and rest.
Day 2: We will get up early to take the road that passes through the Bolivian altiplanic lagoons, before take the diversion to the Rocks' Valley. After visiting this place, we will pass by the Anaconda Canyon and we will take the route by Villa Alota that will take us to Villa Martín. From this place we will enter to the Uyuni Salt Flat, where we will be able to see the hexagonal formations of salt. After a little stop and the corresponding photos, we will visit the Incahuasi Island, with some time for going over, and the Salt Museum, before get settled to see the sunset in the salt flat. We will pass by Colchani and the Train Cemetery, before reaching our accommodation to rest.
Day 3: We will leave very early from Uyuni to begin our return to Chile in a direct transportation. We will pass by the border, to make the corresponding procedures, and we will arrive to San Pedro de Atacama to finish our tour.
*The visiting times of every one of the places in the two programs are reduced, because we will have less time than with the Uyuni Salt Flat (4 days), for example, to make the entire tour.
*The pickup service included does not operate to nor from accommodations located outside the urban area of San Pedro de Atacama, accommodations located in ayllus near San Pedro de Atacama (Quitor, Yaye, Checar, Sequitor, Solor, and Coyo), nor accommodations in the town of Toconao.
Altiplano winter
During the months from January to April, it takes place the weather phenomenon known as Altiplano winter, rain season in the central Andes. Due to this, it is possible that the described itinerary is modified as follows:
Force majeure changes
These are reference itineraries. The route to get to the salt flat, the places visited, the indicated order and the end time will always be subject to changes according weather conditions, demonstrations and accommodation availability. The confirmation of the itinerary is obtained in the briefing that the local supplier gives a day before the beginning of the activity, which does not mean that it will not be modified due to the happening of some of the situations already mentioned once the tour has already begun.
The vaccine against the yellow fever is demanded for all passengers who don't come back to San Pedro de Atacama and that hace to pay tourism visa in the border (passengers that present a travel document from a country of the group II).
Depending on the nationality of the passenger. Passengers from Chile and the rest of South America, and passengers from Western Europe do not need tourist visa, while passenger that come from United States, Central America, Asia, and Africa do need tourist visa that costs U$ 160. This visa is obtained directly in the border, where along with the payment of the visa in cash, you need to present your passport and other documents. In case you are a foreign person resident in Chile, besides your passport, you need your ID card with you so you can prove your residence with the police authorities in customs.
Yes, but only in English. The English-speaking driver service has an additional cost of US$ 150 per group. You can select it as an optional service during the booking process.
The activity is made on a minibus in Chile and on a 4x4 (Toyota Land Cruiser) in Bolivia, with capacity of maximum 6 people each.
The 3-star hotels have private double or queen room, with private bathroom, hot shower and solar panels heating.
The tour is made in the Altiplano area, at an altitude above 9,842.5 ft. Just with this, our body is submitted to an abnormal stress, which can cause discomfort and risk in people with the conditions mentioned in the restriction’s section. Moreover, the tour does not have health insurance and there are not health centers to treat this kind of situations in a proper manner on the route.
The mirror effect occurs when there is water on the salt flat. This happens only in rainy periods (January and February) and after them (March).
The meals are varied, and includes tea, coffee, bread, cookies and fruit for breakfast, and meat, pasta, rice, soup and vegetables for lunch and dinner. In case you need a vegetarian menu, you must mark your preference during the booking process.
We recommend to bring at least Bs. 500 per person for expenses not included in the tour, as entrances to parks, border tax, access to toilets and water.
The accommodations have sockets type C, compatible with the types E and F. Anyway, our recommendation is that you carry an adapter to avoid any inconvenience.
Each passenger may carry at most one bag or suitcase of 15 kilos which will go above the 4x4. Because it will be outside the vehicle, it is recommended to take a bag rather than a suitcase, as suitcases are fragile and could be exposed to potential damage. If you do choose to bring a suitcase, it must a maximum size of a cabin suitcase (55 x 40 x 20 cm).
Because of the hotel high demand in the area, we recommend you to book at least one or two months in advance.
The tour has confirmed departures all days of the week, the whole year.
