Bolivia, Chile · Geological Wonders

4-Days Experience at Uyuni Salt Flat From San Pedro de Atacama

4 Days Round trip from Pickup service provided in San Pedro de Atacama. Moderate pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Travel from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni on a 4-day 4x4 adventure
  • 02 Visit Green Lagoon, Red Lagoon, and the Hot Springs of Polques
  • 03 See geysers, volcanic landscapes, and the Stone Tree formation
  • 04 Explore Incahuasi Island with its giant cactuses
  • 05 Discover the Uyuni Salt Flat and the village of Colchani
  • 06 Stay overnight in desert hotels and a salt hotel
  • 07 Enjoy included lunches and admission fees to visited sites

Discover the dramatic landscapes of Bolivia and northern Chile on this 4-day journey from San Pedro de Atacama to the Uyuni Salt Flat. Travel by 4x4 through high-altitude deserts, colorful lagoons, steaming geysers, volcanic viewpoints, and remote villages, with overnight stays in desert and salt hotels along the way.

From the emerald waters of Green Lagoon and the striking Red Lagoon to the giant cacti of Incahuasi Island and the salt-processing village of Colchani, this experience brings together some of the region’s most remarkable natural wonders. Relax in the Hot Springs of Polques, admire unique rock formations shaped by the wind, and take in the vast beauty of the world’s largest salt flat.

Discover the dramatic landscapes of Bolivia and northern Chile on this 4-day journey from San Pedro de Atacama to the Uyuni Salt Flat.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Moderate
Accommodation Included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
Cities San Pedro de Atacama, Uyuni
Languages English, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

San Pedro de Atacama - Hito Cajon - Laguna Colorada - DesertPick up from San Pedro de Atacama hotel and transfer to Hito Cajon (border line Chile-Bolivia), transfer to start our tour: visit the Green Lagoon where we can see its impressive emerald color and the Licancabur Volcano, Hot Springs of Polques where we can enjoy nature and a refreshing and energetic bath in the middle of the desert, lunch on route, the Geysers (lava boiling intensely and steam which reaches up to 50 meters high), the Red Lagoon where the red of its waters is due to sediments from algae as well as zooplankton and phytoplankton which have the peculiarity of changing with the temperature, the Stone Tree (geomorphological formation from the mushroom rock type, due to the erosion caused by the wind. It outstands from a set of volcanic rocks).Overnight in desert hotel

2
Day 02

Desert - Uyuni - ColchaniBreakfast at hotel. 07:30 Visit Hedionda and Kañapa lagoons, the Ollague volcano viewpoint and 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).Overnight in Colchani, salt hotel

3
Day 03

Colchani - DesertBreakfast at hotel. 09:30 Visit 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, San Cristobal Church, Rocks valley, Mysterious lagoon, the lost city of Italy, Camel Stone.Overnight hotel

4
Day 04

Desert – Hito Cajon – San Pedro de AtacamaBreakfast at hotel. 06:00 visit Red Lagoon, Geyser, Hot springs of Polques and Green Lagoon.Transfer to Hito Cajon and then, transfer to San Pedro de Atacama.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Pickup service provided in San Pedro de Atacama. 2 cities · 4 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Lunch
  • 2-Nights Accommodation in desert hotel
  • 1-Night accommodation in Colchani
  • Bilingual Driver Guide in all tours
  • Transportation (4x4 truck)
  • Admission fee to places visited

What's Not Included

  • Travel Insurance
  • Gratuities (optional)

Know before you go

  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • PASSPORT REQUIRED
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Pickup service provided in San Pedro de Atacama.
Tour start
Pickup service provided in San Pedro de Atacama.
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 4 days finish where they began, in Pickup service provided in San Pedro de Atacama..

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