3 DAYS / 2 NIGHTS SHARED SERVICE / DRY SEASON

FIRST DAY

From RED PLANET EXPEDITION office, leaving at 10:30 am. The train’s graveyard to see the first locomotives in Bolivia.  afterwards  you  go to the small village of Colchani (Salt miners workshop next to the salt flats)  visit  the  factories and see the rustic  way of table salt production…… after this  you will be taken  to the  great  salt flat of Uyuni (Salar de Uyuni)  where  you first  will see  the salt mining and the piles of salt (pyramids of salt)  after this  you go to see the  eyes of the salt ( big holes in the salt flat where the water from underneath of this death lake still comes out  by  high pressure) later you  go straight  to the hotel made out of salt (the only hotel allowed inside of the salt flats)  where you take your time for pictures taking  a look of the rooms, salt sculptures and the lobby of the  hotel (Playa Blanca) and having  Lunch in the same place…….. after lunch you will  go  forward to the central point of the salt which is the  Inca Wasy  island (fish island)  where you  see the giant  cactus and the coral  Rock formations  ……… There will be always time to stop in the middle of the salt to see how big it is the unusual formations in the salt flat that look like (hexagons and pentagons) on top of it……. And something that you definitely have to do here are the pictures with the huge perspective (where people looks tiny and funny). Last that day you will see the Sunset and finally you go west direction to the small Village of VILLA CANDELARIA to spend the first night. Arriving in there you will enjoy some hot coffee or chocolate at the tee time and later a delicious dinner.

ACCOMMODATION:

• Salt hostel
• Rooms Mmatrimonial and twin or triple beds (Room according to passenger’s requirements private or shared
• Hot showers and Toilets for sharing
• 24 hours’ power (for outlets)

 

 

SECOND DAY

This day starts at 7:00 am.  Waking up for breakfast   and then get ready to begin   an amazing day (check out the rooms when packing up don’t leave anything).

The second   day starts visiting the small desert of Chiguana south side of Uyuni salt flat. This desert is surrounded for many volcanoes…like dormant ones, extinct ones and one Semi active called Ollague (5840 high) which you see from the lookout and enjoy the steam that still comes out from the top of it.  Afterwards taking the way south direction you will get the Andean lagoons where flamingos are hanging around in hundreds   (along  the year three spices of flamingos can be seen) after this nice  landscapes, going  farther south  you will get the big desert of Siloli  at 4550 high (highest  and driest in the world)…ones you  crossed this desert in the other side of it  you will see  the  Rock tree  (lava cooled- rock formation).  Later that day the last stop will be in the amazing Red Lagoon to see some pink flamingos and the redness of the water from the view point. Afterwards the car will take you to the  top of a big volcano called Sol de Mañana  5000 high  where  you get in  to the  crater  and  will see the fumaroles  and boiling mad pots (volcanic activity  100 Cº  hot)…after the volcano you go  down the hill to our   shelter  point to spend the second night (hot coffee, or chocolate at the tee time and a delicious supper) will be waiting for you when arriving there. We recommend after dinner in order to relax and drink a glass of wine to go to the hot springs, we have 150 meters next to the shelter and enjoy the stars in darkness. Nice clean water 35 Cº hot  so  don’t forget you swimming suit for this.

ACCOMMODATION

• basic accommodation (ecological toilets)
• no tube system (running water)
• big dorms for 4 or 6 people ( Room according to passenger’s requirements private or shared)
• Generator power for 3 hours
• Hot springs pool

 

 

THIRD DAY

This day starts around 6:00 am. Taking a  breakfast to get energy for the rest of the day. This day starts visiting  first  the Salvador Dali Desert (small colourful nice desert).  And then forward to the Green Lake (toxic copper water at the foot of the big volcano Licancabur 6000 high) from green lake you take the way back to Uyuni  7 hours ride. Stops  in the way for legs stretching, toilets, and lunch.  6:00 pm.  you will be back  In uyuni